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Sailor · 2013–2026

Heiner Wilkens

berliner yacht club e v ORC handicapHandicapJ/70

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Events
38

239 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 38

Podium rate
34%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–73%, 983 boats)

Best class ranking
#1844

Crew in J/70 · rating 38

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Max Gurgel

6 wins · 11 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate

Best trio
Kai Haserück & Moritz Bruhns

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

Biggest lift
Max Gurgel

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jens Kuphal

Jul 2016 – Jul 2026 · 32 events

Nemesis
Philipp Bruhns

1–29 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Torsten Bastiansen

39–38 in 86 races

Best day
30 Apr 2022

1-1 · MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022

Signature result
1st of 25

MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022 · ORC handicap · 29 Apr 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Gurgel — 6 wins · 11 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate
  • Jens Kuphal · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 32events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 19% win rate · 36 of 197 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2026
  • Daniel Frahm · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 22events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 24 of 135 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2026
  • Max Gurgel · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 22events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 27% win rate · 33 of 132 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Robert Stanjek · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 19events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 26% win rate · 32 of 129 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Moritz Bruhns · INTERMEZZO, Jukebox, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 18events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 22% win rate · 26 of 116 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
  • Karl Gurgel · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 16events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 31% win rate · 27 of 96 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Kai Haserück · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 36% win rate · 21 of 75 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Phillip Kasüske · INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 17 of 69 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – May 2024
  • Annie Lush · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 11 of 41 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Ludger Gawlitta · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 40 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-842235302014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026EXCITERORC handicapCrew1st / 17
6 Jul 202688. Warnemünder Woche 2026EXCITERHandicapCrew6th / 29
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026EXCITERHandicapCrew6th / 25
6 May 2026Mittwochsregatta 2026MEZZOFORTEHandicapCrew7th / 81
25 Apr 2026Frühlingswettfahrten 2026 inkl. BM FDMEZZOFORTEJ/70Crew12th / 23
9 Oct 2025Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft J/70MEZZOFORTEJ/70Crew32nd / 44
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025EXCITERHandicapCrew9th / 25
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025EXCITERHandicapCrew1st / 21
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineEXCITERHandicapCrew3rd / 12
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025EXCITERORC handicapCrew8th / 35
5 Sep 2024DH-DM 2024INTERMEZZOHandicapCrew6th / 46
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew3rd / 26
27 Apr 2024Frühlingswettfahrten 2024MEZZOFORTEJ/70Crew7th / 23
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023INTERMEZZOHandicapCrew4th / 29
21 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew1st / 7
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipINTERMEZZOHandicapCrew1st / 21
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew2nd / 21
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew1st / 25
16 Sep 20212021 Swan - The Nations TrophyTANGOClubSwan 50Floater8th / 14
24 Jul 2021132. Travemünder Woche 2021INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew2nd / 19
10 Oct 2020Senatspreis 2020MezzoforteJ/70Crew4th / 13
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew6th / 27
12 Oct 2019Senatspreis 2019MezzoforteJ/70Crew3rd / 16
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew6th / 14
20 Jul 2019130. Travemünder Woche 2019INTERMEZZOORC handicapCrew1st / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 461, #2,248. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.