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Sailor · 2017–2026

Kay Niederfahrenhorst

m nchner yacht club e v H-BoatH-BootHandicap

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Events
33

128 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 8 of 33

Podium rate
52%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 64%–69%, 1,361 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in H-Boat · rating 382

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Benedikt Schulte

5 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate

Best trio
Benedikt Schulte & Steffi Ernst

3 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jörg Hesske

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steffi Ernst

Aug 2017 – Sep 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Holger Köhne

12–19 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Dirk Stadler

32–27 in 60 races

Best day
10 Sep 2022

2-2-1-1 · Bayern-Cup · about 1 in 6,488 by chance

Signature result
1st of 46

Sommerpokal H-Boote · H-Boat · 2 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Benedikt Schulte — 5 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate
  • Benedikt Schulte · Bini, Leni · H-Boat, H-Boot 13events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 39% win rate · 17 of 63 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Steffi Ernst · Bini, Leni · H-Boat, H-Boot 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 37 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Florian Wider · Bini, Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST, Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST · H-Boat, H-Boot 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 8 of 33 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – May 2022
  • Michael Hiebinger · Bini, Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST · H-Boat 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 18 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – May 2022
  • Jörg Hesske · Bini, Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST · H-Boat, H-Boot 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2021
  • Tom Schwab · Bini, Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST · H-Boot, Korsar 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2024
  • Fritz Niederfahrenhorst · Bini · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2020
  • Bastian Henning · Bini, Leni · H-Boot 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Hannes Jaenicke · Bini · H-Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 10th · May 2022 – May 2022
  • Joerg Hesske · Kay NIEDERFAHRENHORST · H-Boat 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2022

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

031462820182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Jul 2026MittwochsregattaMYCMittwochsregattaSkipper104th / 160
13 Jun 2026Harrasser Kanne und Bayerische MeisterschaftLeniH-BootSkipper3rd / 21
3 Sep 2025Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2025 - H-BootLeniH-BootSkipper2nd / 32
2 Aug 2025Sommerpokal H-BooteLeniH-BoatSkipper1st / 46
14 May 2025MittwochsregattaBiniMittwochsregattaSkipper90th / 153
5 Apr 2025Auerbräu 111er Zwickl CupLeniH-BootSkipper2nd / 13
14 Sep 2024Bayern-CupLeniH-BoatSkipper4th / 24
3 Aug 2024Sommerpokal H-BooteLeniH-BoatSkipper37th / 50
20 Jul 2024Störtebeker Preis und Ammerlander 420erKay NIEDERFAHRENHORSTKorsarSkipper5th / 23
10 Jun 2023Bootshaus-PreisBiniHandicapCrew3rd / 38
18 Sep 2022H-Boot Internationale Deutsche MeisterschaftBiniH-BoatSkipper4th / 54
10 Sep 2022Bayern-CupBiniH-BoatSkipper1st / 33
27 Jul 2022MittwochsregattaBiniYardstickSkipper120th / 145
28 May 2022Rambeck Preis 2022BiniH-BoatSkipper10th / 23
21 May 2022H-Boot BottleKay NIEDERFAHRENHORSTH-BoatSkipper1st / 15
14 May 2022Oberland-SchäkelSissiL95Crew1st / 11
7 May 2022Seeshaupter H-Boot-KanneBiniH-BoatSkipper5th / 20
17 Sep 2021IDM 2.4mR 2021Rote Zora2.4 MetreSkipper8th / 44
11 Sep 2021H-Boot Bayern-CupBiniH-BoatSkipper1st / 31
21 Aug 2021H-Boot Haferl und J70-RegattaBiniH-BoatSkipper2nd / 11
24 Jul 2021Robert-Huber Preis der H-BooteBiniH-BootSkipper1st / 35
23 Aug 2020H-Boot HaferlKay NIEDERFAHRENHORSTH-BootSkipper1st / 10
15 Aug 2020Bootshaus-Preis Aktuelle Infos unter Bekanntmachungen / DokumenteBiniHandicapSkipper18th / 46
9 Aug 2020SoPo H Boote Aktuelle Infos unter Bekanntmachungen / DokumenteBiniH-BoatSkipper11th / 27
3 Oct 2019IDM H-BooteBiniH-BootSkipper6th / 55

Helm rating across all classes: 554 (±212), #1,426.Crew rating across all classes: 94 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.