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Sailor · 2015–2026

Arnold Dees

yachtclub ruhrland essen e v DrachenKangarooDragon

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Events
24

99 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
8%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 39%–47%, 424 boats)

Best class ranking
#146

Helm in Drachen · rating -23

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Heike Knipp

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Heike Knipp & Jens-Peter Sudhölter

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Heike Knipp

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jens-Peter Sudhölter

Apr 2016 – Sep 2018 · 5 events

Nemesis
Ben van Cauwenbergh

2–58 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Hans R Behr

15–16 in 33 races

Signature result
2nd of 29

Mittwochsregatta 29.07. · Kangaroo · 29 Jul 2020

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Heike Knipp — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Guido Wiebel · Aranphina · Drachen, Dragon 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2024 – May 2025
  • Jens-Peter Sudhölter · Aranphina · Drachen, Dragon 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Luca Huben · Aranphina · Drachen, Drachen (Norddeutsche Meisterschaft), Dragon 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Ewald Poggenpohl · Aranphina · Drachen, Drachen (Norddeutsche Meisterschaft) 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Heike Knipp · Aranphina · Drachen 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Wolfgang R Bays · Aranphina, CASAAR · Drachen 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 9th · Apr 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Kerstin Memering · Aranphina · Drachen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 12th · Oct 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Doris Wilke · Aranphina · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 45th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Bill Hunt · CASAAR · Drachen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Hans-Richard Dees · Aranphina · Drachen 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-73-2033201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jun 2026Mittwochsregatta 20260603DragonKangarooSkipper5th / 17
8 Apr 2026Mittwochsregatta 20260408DragonKangarooSkipper8th / 28
11 Jun 2025Mittwochsregatta 20250611DragonKangarooSkipper10th / 36
17 May 2025Mailüftchen 2025AranphinaDrachenSkipper8th / 11
12 Apr 2025Frühjahrswettfahrten 2025AranphinaDrachenSkipper5th / 10
12 Oct 2024Limburg Dragon-Finn Cup 2024AranphinaDragonSkipper13th / 20
6 Oct 2024Letzte PötteAranphinaDrachenSkipper6th / 10
18 May 2024NYC Pfingst-Cup 2024AranphinaDrachen (Norddeutsche Meisterschaft)Skipper16th / 16
4 May 2024Mailüftchen 2024AranphinaDrachenSkipper11th / 14
13 Apr 2024Frühjahrswettfahrten 2024AranphinaDrachenSkipper7th / 12
24 Sep 2021Norddeutsche Meisterschaft und LM NRWAranphinaDrachenSkipper20th / 23
10 Jul 2021JulilüftchenAranphinaDrachenSkipper9th / 11
10 Oct 2020Letzte PötteAranphinaDrachenSkipper12th / 16
29 Jul 2020Mittwochsregatta 29.07.DragonKangarooSkipper2nd / 29
1 May 2019Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Drachen 2019 (RR)CASAARDrachenCrew29th / 33
13 Apr 2019FrühjahrswettfahrtenCASAARDrachenCrew10th / 11
6 Oct 2018Letzte Pötte | 50. RitterhumpenSaluteDrachenCrew7th / 10
15 Sep 2018Flottenmeisterschaft Folkeboote, DrachendragonDrachenCrew4th / 16
2 Sep 201860. Essener SegelwocheAranphinaDrachenSkipper4th / 5
2 Aug 2018Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2018 - DrachenAranphinaDragonSkipper45th / 60
9 Sep 201759. Essener SegelwocheAranphinaDrachenSkipper1st / 3
6 May 2017Mailüftchen 2017AranphinaDrachenSkipper11th / 14
16 Apr 2016Frühjahrswettfahrten 2016AranphinaDrachenSkipper8th / 11
1 Jul 2015Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2015BOY TOYDragonCrew16th / 32

Helm rating across all classes: 21 (±175), #47,671.Crew rating across all classes: -29 (±225), #47,856. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.