Sailor · 2011–2026

Michael Melzer

yachtclub scharbeutz ostsee e v Formula 18 College fleet racing Handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #102

Biggest lift: Fabian Syring
Nemesis: Jesse Lindstädt
Rival: Andreas Behem
Best day: 25 Jul 2026
Signature result: 4th of 20

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Fabian Syring · Akkurra · Formula 18, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+53 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Jenna Spangler · Jacksonville University (Dolphins), Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
Lily Everson · Jacksonville University (Dolphins), Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
Daniel Moore · Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011
David Greene · Jacksonville University (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2012 – Mar 2012
Siegfried Makowski · Akkurra · Formula 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 16th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Kyle Kavanagh · Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011
David Horton · Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011
Jan Rheindorf · Akkurra · Formula 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Arne Beckendorf · Akkurra · Formula 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 16th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jul 2026	137. Travemünder Woche 2026	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	4th / 19
15 May 2026	Cat Langstrecke Lübecker Bucht 2026	Akkurra	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 26
24 Jul 2025	136. Travemünder Woche 2025	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	4th / 20
7 Sep 2024	Nordlichtpokal 2024	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	6th / 16
10 Aug 2024	Mövensteinregatta 2024	Akkurra	Formula 18	Crew	5th / 14
27 Jul 2024	135. Travemünder Woche 2024	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	17th / 18
18 May 2024	Ostseepokal 2024	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	16th / 17
2 Sep 2023	Nordlichtpokal 2023	Akkurra	Formula 18	Skipper	16th / 18
17 Mar 2012	SAISA South Points #4	Jacksonville University (Dolphins)	College fleet racing	B Crew (2)	6th / 7
9 Oct 2011	SAISA South Points #5	Jacksonville University (Jacksonville)	College fleet racing	B Crew	6th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	113 provisional	#31302 band 18392–49194	—
Formula 18 Helm	115 provisional	#102 band 52–158	−2.5
Full-size sailing Crew	28 provisional	#39479 band 22462–55276	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Formula 18 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 102
College fleet racing · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating -78

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: B Crew (2) (1) · B Crew (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Martin Friedrichsen	57	22–35
Laura Sengebusch	54	39–14
Dirk Bleiker	54	13–40
Peter Melloh	52	31–20
Andreas Behem	52	28–24
Jan Hedmann Jensen	48	16–31
Dieter Maurer	46	26–20
Garloff Langenbeck-waldeck	44	25–19
Thomas Neudahl	44	29–14
Jesse Lindstädt	35	2–33
Alexander Wendeborn	33	31–2
Gerrit Backmann	31	20–11

Most-beaten opponent: Alexander Wendeborn (31–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	82%
2025	1	84%
2024	4	37%
2023	1	12%
2012	1	17%
2011	1	29%

Boats

Akkurra · Formula 18, Handicap · 8 events · 2023–2026
Jacksonville University (Dolphins) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2012
Jacksonville University (Jacksonville) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Unknown · 8 events
U. Miami · 1 events
New College · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 113, #31,302.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 28, #39,479. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.