Sailor · 2017–2026

Claus Litzinger

kal vig b delaug Contender Scan-Kap 99 Contender VM

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Christian Grejs Pedersen
Best trio: Christian Grejs Pedersen & Jesper Vange
Biggest lift: Christian Grejs Pedersen
Longest-running crew: Christian Grejs Pedersen
Nemesis: Max Billerbeck
Rival: Jens Fast
Best day: 12 Sep 2022
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christian Grejs Pedersen — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Christian Grejs Pedersen · Nordlys · Handicap, Scan-Kap 99, Scan-Kap 99 DM 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 16 of 60 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2026
Jesper Vange · Nordlys · Handicap, Scan-Kap 99, Scan-Kap 99 DM 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 16 of 60 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2026
Peter Koch · Nordlys · Handicap, Scan-Kap 99, Scan-Kap 99 DM 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 35 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Sten Olesen · Nordlys · Scan-Kap 99 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 25 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jun 2026	Danmarksmesterskab Folkebåd (DIF) og Scan-Kap 99 (DS)	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99	Crew	1st / 14
28 Apr 2026	Pointsejladser 2026 Forår	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99	Crew	4th / 9
29 Apr 2025	Pointsejladser 2025 Forår	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99	Crew	7th / 9
5 Jul 2023	2023 Contender World Championship	niviaq	Contender VM	Skipper	92nd / 111
30 Jun 2023	Danish Contender Championship	niviaq	Contender	Skipper	72nd / 73
12 Sep 2022	Scan-kap 99 DM 2022	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99	Crew	1st / 15
26 Aug 2022	DH-DM 2022	Nordlys	Handicap	Crew	8th / 12
20 Aug 2021	Scan-Kap 99 DM 2021	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99	Crew	2nd / 15
14 Aug 2020	Scan-kap 99	Nordlys	Scan-Kap 99 DM	Crew	6th / 15
6 Oct 2018	DM Contender	niviaq	Contender	Skipper	19th / 27
9 Sep 2018	Aarhus Festuge Cup 2018	niviaq	Contender	Skipper	6th / 14
2 Sep 2017	Aarhus Festuge Cup 2017	Niviaq	Contender	Skipper	6th / 17
17 Jul 2017	Contender World Championship	niviaq	Contender	Skipper	60th / 106
3 Jun 2017	Sailxtreme-17	niviaq	Contender	Skipper	13th / 27

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	434 provisional	#2840 band 1281–5635	—
Scan-Kap 99 Crew	404 provisional	#1 band 1–4	+5.1
All classes Helm	44 provisional	#42964 band 24047–63992	—
Contender Helm	43 provisional	#97 band 67–142	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Scan-Kap 99 DM · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 83
Contender VM · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 0

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 69%

How they race

Closer	−18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	29%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jens Fast	53	26–23
Karsten Svenningsen	38	25–9
Christian Sune Andersen	38	24–10
Max Billerbeck	36	1–32
Jeppe Sørner	34	24–7
Christoph Homeier	31	4–27
Niels Jørgensen	30	20–6
Jacob Kristensen	30	3–24
Simon Svenstrup	30	25–1
Torben Bjørnholt	27	19–5
Anders Brandi Yde	25	19–6
Frank Hinsch	25	13–9

Most-beaten opponent: Simon Svenstrup (25–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	81%
2025	1	0	25%
2023	2	0	9%
2022	2	1	68%
2021	1	0	93%
2020	1	0	64%
2018	2	0	46%
2017	3	0	56%

Boats

Nordlys · Scan-Kap 99, Handicap, Scan-Kap 99 DM · 7 events · 2020–2026
niviaq · Contender VM, Contender · 7 events · 2017–2023

Where they race

Unknown · 14 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 434 (±195), #2,840.Helm rating across all classes: 44 (±238), #42,964. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.