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Sailor · 2015–2026

Volker Linzer

norddeutscher regatta verein r v DragonDrachenDragon Holz

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Events
25

152 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 25

Podium rate
20%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–56%, 716 boats)

Best class ranking
#152

Crew in Dragon · rating 207

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sönke Bruhns

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Christiane Bruhns & Sönke Bruhns

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sönke Bruhns

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Christiane Bruhns

May 2015 – Oct 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
Jan Woortman

34–94 head to head in 132 races

Rival
Gerd Zachariassen

40–52 in 94 races

Best day
13 Sep 2026

1-2-3 · HVR II 2026

Signature result
3rd of 24

Herbstverbandsregatta I 2022 · Dragon · 11 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sönke Bruhns — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Christiane Bruhns · Christiane BRUHNS, Christiane DITTMERS, ISKAREEN, L I V · Drachen, Dragon, Dragon (IDM), Dragon Holz 16events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 87 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Oct 2026
  • Dirk Schörck · Christiane BRUHNS, L I V, LIV · Drachen, Dragon, Dragon (IDM), Dragon (North German Championship) 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 57 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Arnt Bruhns · Iskareen, ISKAREEN, LIV, Traum · Drachen, Dragon, Dragon (North German Championship) 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 56 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2026
  • Sönke Bruhns · ISKAREEN, LIV, Marotte · Drachen Classic, Dragon, Dragon Holz 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 33 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Sep 2026
  • Max Droege · Iskareen, Traum · Drachen, Dragon 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 12th · Apr 2017 – Aug 2018
  • Moritz Almes · Marotte · Drachen Classic 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Max Augustin · LIV · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Tilmann Reiss · ISKAREEN · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Sophie Opielok · Christiane DITTMERS · Drachen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 32nd · May 2015 – May 2015
  • Dr Philip Dohse · Puck IV · Drachen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 15th · May 2019 – May 2019

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

Rating history

-50133316201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Oct 2026Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft DrachenLIVDragon (IDM)Crew18th / 63
11 Sep 2026HVR II 2026LIVDragonCrew3rd / 23
5 Sep 2026HVR I 2026LIVDragonCrew7th / 22
23 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026LIVDragon (North German Championship)Crew8th / 15
17 Apr 2026FVR III 2026LIVDragonCrew8th / 24
11 Apr 2026FVR II ´Teddy Körting-Preis´ 2026LIVDrachenCrew18th / 30
10 Jul 2025IDM der Drachen Klasse 2025L I VDrachenCrew32nd / 45
22 May 2025NRV Stiftungsregatta DrachenMarotteDrachen ClassicCrew2nd / 9
11 May 2025Bajazzo-Preis 2025L I VDragonCrew4th / 26
11 Apr 2025FVR III 2025L I VDragonCrew11th / 30
16 Sep 2022Herbstverbandsregatta II 2022ISKAREENDragonCrew5th / 20
11 Sep 2022Herbstverbandsregatta I 2022ISKAREENDragonCrew3rd / 24
19 Aug 2022Revival der olympischen Segelregatten von 1972 - Revival of the 1972 olympic sailing competitionChristiane BRUHNSDragonCrew29th / 35
23 Apr 2022Frühjahrsverbandsregatta IV 2022Christiane BRUHNSDragonCrew20th / 30
16 Oct 2021Erhard-Brinckman-Gedächtnis-Preis 2021 (Drachen und Star) / Sünnschien-Preis 2021 (5.5mR)ISKAREENDragonCrew16th / 25
11 Sep 2021HVR I + II 2021MarotteDragon HolzCrew1st / 5
24 Jul 2021Bajazzo-Preis 2021MarotteDragon HolzCrew1st / 7
1 May 2019Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Drachen 2019 (RR)Puck IVDrachenCrew15th / 33
2 Aug 2018Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2018 - DrachenIskareenDragonCrew39th / 60
7 Apr 2018FVR II+III Drachen 2018TraumDragonCrew28th / 44
3 Jun 2017FSC Pfingst - Cup (Drachen, Stare, J-24)IskareenDrachenCrew12th / 30
22 Apr 2017FVR III+IV Drachen, Conger 2017TraumDragonCrew26th / 39
10 Oct 2015Erhard-Brinckman-Gedächtnis-Preis Drachen 2015MarotteDragonCrew20th / 30
1 Jul 2015Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2015IskareenDragonCrew5th / 32
23 May 2015FSC Pfingst CupChristiane DITTMERSDrachenCrew32nd / 40

Crew rating across all classes: 316, #6,843. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.