Sailor · 2013–2026

Nick Gottwald

kieler yacht club e v ORC handicap Handicap J/80

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 55%

Biggest lift: Volker Hein
Nemesis: Martin Menzner
Best day: 17 Jul 2018
Signature result: 1st of 49

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Lukas Heyde · Silence, VISARE · German Open J/80, J/80, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2016 – Jun 2025
Volker Hein · VISARE · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Tjark Mitzka · Silence · German Open J/80, J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Apr 2017
Sandra Hein · VISARE · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 45th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Florian Schlünder · ELLI, IMMAC FRAM · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – May 2024
Katharina Leukel · Silence · German Open J/80, J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Apr 2017
Bastiane Burger · VISARE · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 54th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Manuel Sazinger · VISARE · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 54th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Fritjof Richter · IMMAC FRAM · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
John Berke · VISARE · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	Kieler Woche 2026	VISARE	ORC handicap	Crew	54th / 68
12 Jun 2026	Ærø Rund 2026	VISARE	Handicap	Crew	45th / 126
21 Jun 2025	Kieler Woche 2025	VISARE	ORC handicap	Crew	5th / 51
3 May 2024	MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024	ELLI	ORC handicap	Crew	8th / 26
14 Jul 2018	The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018	IMMAC FRAM	Handicap	Crew	1st / 49
29 Apr 2017	Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017	Silence	J/80	Crew	7th / 13
9 Sep 2016	106. Flensburger Fördewoche mit German Open J/80 und Deutscher Expressenpokal	Silence	German Open J/80	Crew	10th / 19
29 Apr 2016	Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2016	Silence	J/80	Crew	8th / 8
31 Aug 2013	LJM SH	Nick GOTTWALD	Europe	Skipper	17th / 26
18 May 2013	YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2013	GOTTWALD Nick	Europe	Skipper	52nd / 62

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-86 provisional	#54878 band 40997–61890	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating -163
German Open J/80 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -8
Europe · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating -28
All classes · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating -28

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 26%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 56%

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−23 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Martin Menzner	23	1–22
Olav Jansen	23	4–19
Torsten Voss	23	7–15
Meinhard Braedel	19	7–11
Kai-Gunnar Kersten	17	9–8
Sören Hadeler	17	7–10
Christian Schuh	16	5–11
Arne Wilcken	15	6–9
Hauke Krüss	15	2–13
Inken Braunschmidt	14	5–9
Jan Meincke	13	12–1
Nils Utesch	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Jan Meincke (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	43%
2025	1	0	92%
2024	1	0	72%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	50%
2016	2	0	25%
2013	2	0	26%

Boats

VISARE · ORC handicap, Handicap · 3 events · 2025–2026
Silence · J/80, German Open J/80 · 3 events · 2016–2017
ELLI · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
IMMAC FRAM · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Nick GOTTWALD · Europe · 1 events · 2013
GOTTWALD Nick · Europe · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Unknown · 10 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -86 (±214), #54,878.Helm rating across all classes: -28 (±247). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.