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Sailor · 2013–2026

Bertil Balser

kieler yacht club e v ORC handicapHandicapJ/80

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Events
44

200 races · 60 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 8 of 44

Podium rate
39%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 69%–74%, 816 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gordon Nickel

5 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate

Best trio
Florian Heinze & Gordon Nickel

4 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gordon Nickel

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lennart Stegmann

Jul 2013 – May 2025 · 19 events

Nemesis
Kai Mares

16–28 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Dr Knut Freudenberg

16–19 in 44 races

Best day
25 Jun 2024

1-1-1-5 · Kieler Woche 2024 · about 1 in 427 by chance

Signature result
1st of 30

MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026 · ORC handicap · 1 May 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Gordon Nickel — 5 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate
  • Lennart Stegmann · BIGAMIST, DIXI 4, PIRANHA, QUIRON · Handicap, ORC handicap 19events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 16% win rate · 33 of 99 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – May 2025
  • Jörg Siebahn · BIGAMIST, QUIRON, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 14events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 25 of 82 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Sep 2019
  • Gordon Nickel · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 12events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 42% win rate · 41 of 84 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Axel Seehafer · BIGAMIST, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 65 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2015 – Sep 2019
  • Bendix Hügelmann · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, MELGES 24, QUIRON · Handicap, J/80, ORC handicap 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 33 of 66 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – May 2026
  • Jesper Radich · BIGAMIST, DESNA, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 21 of 63 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Florian Heinze · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 27 of 64 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jun 2026
  • Gunnar Bahr · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 18 of 54 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – May 2026
  • Thorben Strube · SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 47 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Jul 2019
  • Erik Stannow · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 18 of 46 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-242625482014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026DIXI 5HandicapCrew1st / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026DIXI 5ORC handicapCrew1st / 30
3 Sep 2025blueribboncup 2025BAJAZZOORC handicapCrew8th / 27
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025DIXI 5HandicapCrew5th / 25
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineDIXI 4HandicapCrew2nd / 12
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew8th / 35
24 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew1st / 16
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew31st / 67
19 May 2024Int. Deutsche Meisterschaft Offshore SeesegelnDESNAORC handicapSkipper4th / 17
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023DESNAHandicapCrew5th / 15
26 Aug 202250. Greifswalder Boddenetappen 2022IMAGINEORC handicapCrew1st / 13
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipIMAGINEHandicapCrew1st / 6
3 Jul 2022ORC Double Handed World Championship 2022SHARIFAHandicapOwner9th / 25
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022STARDUSTORC handicapCrew17th / 58
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnSPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew1st / 10
18 Sep 2020110. Flensburger Fördewoche 2020RAROTONGAORC handicapCrew6th / 10
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew3rd / 27
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew2nd / 14
20 Jul 2019130. Travemünder Woche 2019SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew2nd / 10
22 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew2nd / 20
3 May 2019Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2019SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew1st / 18
15 Sep 2018108. Flensburger Fördewoche 2018 + IDM Seesegeln 2018RAROTONGAHandicapCrew4th / 14
14 Sep 2018108. Flensburger Fördewoche 2018 + IDM Seesegeln 2018RAROTONGAHandicapCrew5th / 11
22 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018QUIRONORC handicapCrew4th / 14
16 Sep 2017107. Flensb. Fördewoche mit GO J/80, GO/DO X-79 (ORCi, ORC-Club, SWAN) u. FSC Club-CupQUIRONHandicapCrew14th / 15

Crew rating across all classes: 548 (±158), #1,069.Helm rating across all classes: 145 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.