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Sailor · 2016–2026

Thomas Appel

bayerischer yacht club e v StarHandicap

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Events
22

92 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 22

Podium rate
5%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–47%, 1,102 boats)

Best class ranking
#175

Helm in Star · rating 121

Biggest lift
Christian Knoll

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Christian Knoll

Jun 2017 – May 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Ludger Hüttermann

6–26 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Frank Thurner

37–31 in 68 races

Best day
24 Jun 2017

2-6-8-1-4 · Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-Preis/Spängler-Cup

Signature result
2nd of 21

Frühjahrsauftakt der Stare · Star · 9 May 2026

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Christian Knoll · 8534, Reggaestar · Handicap, Star 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 47 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – May 2026
  • Christoph Augustin · Reggaestar · Handicap, Star 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Stephan Wagner · Reggaestar, Thomas APPEL · Handicap, Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 65th · May 2016 – Jun 2019
  • Hannes Ramoser · Reggaestar · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-218719520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 May 2026Internationale Deutsche und Schweizer Meisterschaft der Starboote / BIG(3) SERIESReggaestarStarSkipper25th / 56
9 May 2026Frühjahrsauftakt der StareReggaestarStarSkipper2nd / 21
27 Apr 2024Frühjahrsauftakt der StareReggaestarStarSkipper18th / 19
1 Jan 2023Results are provisional as of RACE n.06 after the protests8534HandicapSkipper80th / 96
16 Sep 2022Oktoberfestregatta StarbootReggaestarStarSkipper8th / 25
10 Sep 2022Kronprinz-Rupprecht-von-Bayern-PreisReggaestarStarSkipper8th / 29
21 May 2022Frühjahrsauftakt der StareReggaestarStarSkipper16th / 17
24 Jun 2021IDM Star 2021ReggaestarStarSkipper8th / 36
19 Jun 2021Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-PreisReggaestarStarSkipper5th / 28
18 Jul 2020Starthaus-Preis BYC-ClubmeisterschaftReggaestarHandicapSkipper20th / 78
14 Sep 2019Kronprinz-Rupprecht-von-Bayern-PreisReggaestarStarSkipper5th / 24
13 Jul 2019Starthaus-Preis BYC-ClubmeisterschaftReggaestarHandicapSkipper21st / 86
15 Jun 2019Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-Preis/Spängler-CupReggaestarStarSkipper5th / 18
12 Jun 2019Mittwochsregatta StarnbergReggaestarHandicapSkipper133rd / 174
18 Sep 2018Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2018 - StarReggaestarStarSkipper26th / 42
15 Sep 2018Kronprinz-Rupprecht-von-Bayern-PreisReggaestarStarSkipper11th / 32
16 Jun 2018Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-Preis/Spängler-CupReggaestarStarSkipper9th / 21
26 May 2018Frühjahrsauftakt der StareReggaestarStarSkipper11th / 21
2 May 2018Mittwochsregatta StarnbergReggaestarHandicapSkipper146th / 182
24 Jun 2017Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-Preis/Spängler-CupReggaestarStarSkipper4th / 20
21 May 2017Maiauftakt StarReggaestarStarSkipper12th / 13
3 May 2016SSL City Grand Slam 2016Thomas APPELStarSkipper65th / 86

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 159, #25,738. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.