Sailor · 2014–2026

David Manherz

yacht club meersburg Handicap Melges 24 ORC handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 27%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 45%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Bernd Schlotter
Biggest lift: Bernd Schlotter
Nemesis: Benjamin Stillfried
Best day: 20 Sep 2026
Signature result: 1st of 22

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bernd Schlotter — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Bernd Schlotter · David MANHERZ, SIGRID V · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – May 2026
Matthias Reusch · SIGRID V · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Dec 2018
Michael Landgrebe · SIGRID V · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Dec 2018
Tobias Bang-hansen · BROADER VIEW HAMBURG, NORDDEUTSCHE VERMOEGEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Sep 2015
Jan Bücher · Black Sheep, BLACK SHEEP · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Ole Sprakel · BROADER VIEW HAMBURG · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Maxi Kussatz · BLACK SHEEP · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 58th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Malte Maaß · BROADER VIEW HAMBURG · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Simon Walther · STOERTEBEKER · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Rene Quandt · STOERTEBEKER · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Sep 2026	Oktoberfestpreis J/70 - German Open Melges 24	Black Sheep	Melges 24	Crew	4th / 10
14 May 2026	43. Montfort Cup 2026	David MANHERZ	ORC handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
24 Sep 2025	Melges 24 World Championship 2025	BLACK SHEEP	Melges 24	Crew	58th / 68
9 Jun 2023	Færderseilasen 2023	STOERTEBEKER	Handicap	Skipper	25th / 100
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Haspa Hamburg	IRC handicap	Skipper	182nd / 269
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Haspa Hamburg	IRC handicap	Skipper	20th / 24
1 Dec 2018	43. Regatta der Eisernen	SIGRID V	Handicap	Crew	31st / 103
29 Jul 2017	West - Ost 2017	SIGRID V	Handicap	Crew	1st / 22
16 Apr 2016	Konstanzer Auftakt der 470er	Ilka BUCHMANN	470	Crew	22nd / 24
20 Sep 2015	Nord Stream Race 2015	BROADER VIEW HAMBURG	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 3
3 Oct 2014	Kiel-Travemünde-Regatta 2014	NORDDEUTSCHE VERMOEGEN	Handicap	Crew	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-14 provisional	#46298 band 28461–59062	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-54 provisional	#63677 band 43203–77500	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating -2
470 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -64

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 35%
As crew	7 events	3 wins	beats 66%

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	48%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Benjamin Off	21	11–10
Benjamin Stillfried	15	3–12
René Noack	15	8–7
Michael Schineis	15	5–10
Florian Rixner	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: René Noack (8–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	40%
2025	1	0	15%
2023	1	0	76%
2021	2	0	25%
2018	1	0	71%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	9%
2015	1	1	100%
2014	1	1	100%

Boats

Black Sheep · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2025–2026
Haspa Hamburg · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2021
SIGRID V · Handicap · 2 events · 2017–2018
David MANHERZ · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2026
STOERTEBEKER · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
Ilka BUCHMANN · 470 · 1 events · 2016
BROADER VIEW HAMBURG · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2015
NORDDEUTSCHE VERMOEGEN · Handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Unknown · 9 events
Trieste, Italy · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -14, #46,298.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -54, #63,677. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.