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Sailor · 2016–2026

Max Brauer

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Events
11

65 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
64%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 56%–67%, 202 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in German Open X-79 · rating 197

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Johannes Walther

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Paul Prochaska & Thorsten Seglitz

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Johannes Walther

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thorsten Seglitz

Sep 2016 – Jun 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Niels Bank

9–12 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Niels Gauter

15–13 in 28 races

Best day
18 Sep 2021

5-1-1-2 · 111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021

Signature result
1st of 15

111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021 · German Open X-79 · 17 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Johannes Walther — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Thorsten Seglitz · Equinox · 4: German Open X-79 (X-79), 8: German Open X-79 2025 (X-79), German and Danish Open X-79, German Open X-79 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 17 of 65 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Jens Zuppke · Equinox · 4: German Open X-79 (X-79), 8: German Open X-79 2025 (X-79), German and Danish Open X-79, German Open X-79 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Ulrich Prochaska · Equinox · German and Danish Open X-79, German Open X-79, Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 22 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Johannes Walther · Equinox · 4: German Open X-79 (X-79), 8: German Open X-79 2025 (X-79), German Open X-79 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Nadine Kessler · Equinox · German Open X-79, Handicap, X79 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 14 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Paul Prochaska · Equinox · German and Danish Open X-79, German Open X-79, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2026
  • Axel Seiffert · Equinox · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Nino Sandmeier · Equinox · Handicap, X79 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Jun 2026
  • Sydney Gottschalk · Equinox · German and Danish Open X-79 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Marie Hochkirch · Equinox · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 49th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

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Event history · 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 466, #2,197. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.