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Sailor · 2016–2026

Sigried Bitzhenner

flensborg yacht club e v ORC handicapHandicap3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung)

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Events
37

182 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 11 of 37

Podium rate
49%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
85%

of boats faced (range 83%–87%, 943 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sven Christensen

5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate

Best trio
Matthias Matzen & Sven Christensen

4 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Horst Thiesen

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jan Assmann

Apr 2016 – Aug 2026 · 34 events

Nemesis
Gordon Nickel

5–29 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Dr Knut Freudenberg

43–30 in 86 races

Best day
13 Sep 2024

1-1-1 · Deutsche Bestenermittlung Seesegeln Inshore 2024

Signature result
1st of 83

Kieler Woche 2017 · ORC handicap · 17 Jun 2017

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sven Christensen — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate
  • Horst Thiesen · ALSYDBANK, Sydbank, SYDBANK, XEN · 3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung), Handicap, International 110, ORC handicap 34events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 29% win rate · 35 of 162 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Jan Assmann · ALSYDBANK, Sydbank, SYDBANK, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 34events 9 wins together · 16 podiums · 27% win rate · 39 of 178 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Torsten Bastiansen · ALSYDBANK, Sydbank, SYDBANK, XEN · 3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung), Handicap, International 110, ORC handicap 33events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 30% win rate · 40 of 170 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Thomas Mielec · ALSYDBANK, SYDBANK, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 27events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 22% win rate · 31 of 147 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Bernd Dreier · ALSYDBANK, SYDBANK, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 18events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 28% win rate · 24 of 106 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Jesper Baier · ALSYDBANK, Sydbank, SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 15events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 33% win rate · 24 of 64 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Nicolai Hamann · SYDBANK, XEN · 3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung), Handicap, International 110, ORC handicap 14events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 36% win rate · 14 of 67 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Jun 2022
  • Bo Andersen · ALSYDBANK, Sydbank, SYDBANK, XEN/SYDBANK · 3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung), Handicap, International 110, ORC handicap 13events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 39% win rate · 15 of 53 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Niels Christian Schjøth · Sydbank, SYDBANK, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 13events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 39% win rate · 20 of 65 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Luca Mayer · SYDBANK, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 15 of 59 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

029759320172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Blue Week 2026ALSYDBANKHandicapCrew9th / 9
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026ALSYDBANKHandicapCrew8th / 25
20 Sep 2025115. Flensburger Fördewoche 2025SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 11
20 Sep 2025115. Flensburger Fördewoche 2025SydbankHandicapCrew3rd / 7
19 Sep 2025115. Flensburger Fördewoche 2025SYDBANKORC handicapCrew3rd / 10
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025SYDBANKHandicapCrew2nd / 25
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025SYDBANKHandicapCrew4th / 21
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineSYDBANKHandicapCrew1st / 10
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 35
14 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024SYDBANKHandicapCrew3rd / 16
14 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024SYDBANKHandicapCrew4th / 11
13 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024SYDBANKHandicapCrew1st / 14
12 Sep 2024Deutsche Bestenermittlung Seesegeln Inshore 2024SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 17
24 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024SYDBANKORC handicapCrew5th / 16
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024SYDBANKORC handicapCrew14th / 67
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024SYDBANKORC handicapCrew2nd / 26
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023XENHandicapCrew21st / 67
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022XENORC handicapCrew5th / 21
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022XENORC handicapCrew5th / 58
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022XENORC handicapCrew4th / 25
7 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021XEN/SYDBANKORC handicapCrew2nd / 11
4 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021XEN/SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 59
12 Jun 2021Als Rundt 2021SYDBANKHandicapCrew15th / 27
19 Sep 2020110. Flensburger Fördewoche 2020SYDBANK3: Blaues Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung)Crew1st / 9
19 Sep 2020110. Flensburger Fördewoche 2020SYDBANKInternational 110Crew1st / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 517, #1,398. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.