Sailor · 2015–2026

Thorsten Abel

kieler yacht club e v ORC handicap 12 Metre Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 83%
Best class ranking: #51
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Simon Kosog
Best trio: Simon Kosog & Benedikt Spiegel
Biggest lift: Simon Kosog
Longest-running crew: Wilfried Beeck
Nemesis: Johan Blach Petersen
Best day: 2 May 2015
Signature result: 1st of 32

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Simon Kosog — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Fabian Haase · Trivia, X-DAY · 12 Metre, 12 mR, ORC handicap, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 9 of 66 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Aug 2022
Sven Gauter · Trivia, X-DAY · 12 Metre, 12 mR, ORC handicap, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 60 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Aug 2022
Kai Rohde-brandenburger · Trivia, X-DAY · 12 Metre, 12 mR, ORC handicap, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 8 of 53 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2019
Wilfried Beeck · Trivia · 12 Metre, 12 mR, Handicap, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Jun 2026
Christian Wesemann · Trivia · 12 Metre, 12 mR, Handicap, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Jun 2026
Adrian Budde · Trivia · 12 Metre, 12 mR, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 47 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Aug 2022
Benedikt Spiegel · Trivia, X-DAY · 12 Metre, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 26 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Aug 2022
Sven Klatt · X-DAY · ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2015
Toralf Feuchtenhofer · Trivia · 12 Metre, 12 mR, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Jun 2019
Torralf Köhler · Trivia · 12 Metre, 12 mR, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	Rendezvous der Klassiker 2026	Trivia	Handicap	Crew	5th / 50
19 Aug 2022	Wessel&Vett 2022	Trivia	12 Metre	Crew	4th / 10
13 Jun 2019	Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2019	Trivia	12 Metre	Crew	2nd / 10
7 Jun 2018	Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 12mR and Enoshima Trophy for 5,5 mR classic	Trivia	12 mR	Crew	4th / 12
29 Jun 2017	Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup, 12mR Europameisterschaft	Trivia	12 Metre	Crew	3rd / 11
18 Jun 2017	Kieler Woche 2017	Trivia	12 Metre	Crew	5th / 9
1 Sep 2016	Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2016 (22 sqm Skerry Cruiser, 12mR, 5.5mIC, Skerry Cruiser)	Trivia	Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open	Crew	3rd / 10
27 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	X-DAY	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 32
22 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	X-DAY	ORC handicap	Crew	5th / 8
20 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	X-DAY	ORC handicap	Crew	6th / 83
2 May 2015	Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2015	X-DAY	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 11
25 Apr 2015	Go4Speed Praxistraining	X-DAY	ORC handicap	Crew	16th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	318 provisional	#7675 band 4470–12770	—
12 Metre Crew	233 provisional	#51 band 11–76	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 111
12 mR · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 68

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	2 wins	beats 74%

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	95%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Patrick Howaldt	49	19–30
Josef Martin	40	32–8
Jacob Holst	34	34–0
Johan Blach Petersen	29	6–23
Christopher Rothe	28	18–10
Philipp Skafte-holm	26	10–16
Alexander Falk	24	15–9
Gorm Gondesen	21	18–3
Thomas Seelbach	20	20–0
Kai Mares	19	6–13
Kirsten Harmstorf-schönwitz	18	10–8
Ragna Thönnessen	16	10–6

Most-beaten opponent: Jacob Holst (34–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	92%
2022	1	0	67%
2019	1	0	89%
2018	1	0	73%
2017	2	0	65%
2016	1	0	78%
2015	5	2	72%

Boats

Trivia · Handicap, 12 Metre, 12 mR, Robbe & Berking 12mR German Open · 7 events · 2016–2026
X-DAY · ORC handicap · 5 events · 2015

Where they race

Unknown · 10 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 318, #7,675. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.