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Sailor · 2015–2026

Walter Rothlauf

bayerischer yacht club e v YardstickVidi-PokalL95

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Events
32

74 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 7 of 32

Podium rate
31%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 73%–76%, 1,877 boats)

Best class ranking
#98

Helm in Yardstick · rating 138

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rainer Kathan

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Eddy Eich & Oliver Oczycz

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

Biggest lift
Olivia Schönhofen

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Edwin Eich

May 2018 – Jun 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Markus Glas

4–20 head to head in 24 races

Best day
8 Sep 2018

5-1-1-1 · Diessner Holzboot Regatta · about 1 in 6,002 by chance

Signature result
1st of 50

Starnberger See Classics: Vidi Pokal · Vidi-Pokal · 6 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rainer Kathan — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Hannes Brochier · Cumulus · Handicap, Yardstick 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 9 of 24 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – May 2022
  • Edwin Eich · Cumulus · Yardstick 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Paulina Rothlauf · Cumulus · Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Ludwig Geisweid · Cumulus · Handicap, Yardstick 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Jul 2025
  • Rainer Kathan · Cumulus · Handicap, Yardstick 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 6 of 10 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Kicker Schäfer · Cumulus, Musto Racing · Melges 24, Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Olivia Schönhofen · Blue Moon, Cumulus · Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Oliver Oczycz · Musto Racing, Mustoracing · Melges 24, Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Oct 2019
  • Severin Rothlauf · Blue Moon, Cumulus, Musto Racing · L95, Melges 24, Vidi-Pokal 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2019 – Jul 2024
  • Joseph Poch · Mustoracing, Walter ROTHLAUF · L95, Melges 24, Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

0144287201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jul 2026Starnberger See Classics: Vidi PokalCumulusVidi-PokalSkipper1st / 43
4 Jul 2026Starnberger See Classics: GoldpokalCumulusYardstickSkipper6th / 51
4 Jun 2026Geheimrat-Kustermann-Gedächtnis-RegattaCumulusYardstickSkipper5th / 112
12 Jul 2025Starthaus-PreisCumulusYardstickSkipper20th / 89
6 Jul 2025Starnberger See Classics: Vidi PokalCumulusVidi-PokalSkipper1st / 50
5 Jul 20252025 Starnberger See Classics: Serie für Traditionsklassen und moderne HolzbooteWalter RothlaufTradition Gruppe 1_Yst bis 100Skipper4th / 24
5 Jul 2025Starnberger See Classics: GoldpokalCumulusYardstickSkipper1st / 50
19 Jun 2025Geheimrat-Kustermann-Gedächtnis-RegattaCumulusYardstickSkipper50th / 110
29 May 2025Rund Roseninsel 2025 - Starnberger See ClassicsBlue MoonYardstickCrew5th / 53
7 Jul 20242024 Starnberger See Classics: Serie für Traditionsklassen und moderne HolzbooteCumulusClassic Spirit: Moderne HolzbooteSkipper5th / 21
7 Jul 2024Starnberger See Classics: Vidi PokalCumulusVidi-PokalSkipper7th / 42
9 Jun 2024L95-PinneBlue MoonL95Skipper14th / 20
9 Jul 2023GoldpokalCumulusYardstickSkipper25th / 43
7 Jul 202320qm Rennjolle BestenermittlungCumulusHandicapSkipper1st / 8
26 May 2022Rund Roseninsel 2022CumulusYardstickSkipper1st / 47
25 May 2022MittwochsregattaCumulusYardstickSkipper85th / 145
17 Jul 2021Starthaus-PreisCumulusYardstickSkipper2nd / 63
10 Jul 2021GoldpokalCumulusYardstickSkipper12th / 36
3 Jun 2021Geheimrat-Kustermann-Gedächtnis-RegattaCumulusYardstickSkipper74th / 88
12 Aug 2020Mittwochsregatta: Achtung! Haftungsauschluß Corona muß vorliegen, siehe Bekanntmachung/ DokumenteCumulusYardstickSkipper67th / 117
18 Jul 2020Starthaus-Preis BYC-ClubmeisterschaftCumulusYardstickSkipper8th / 74
8 Oct 20192019 Melges 24 World ChampionshipMusto RacingMelges 24Headsail Trimmer36th / 61
13 Jul 2019Starthaus-Preis BYC-ClubmeisterschaftCumulusYardstickSkipper12th / 82
20 Jun 2019Geheimrat-Kustermann-Gedächtnis-RegattaCumulusYardstickSkipper22nd / 84
30 May 2019Rund Roseninsel 2019CumulusYardstickSkipper3rd / 56

Helm rating across all classes: 287 (±244), #10,892.Crew rating across all classes: 114 (±241), #25,252. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.