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Sailor · 2009–2026

Jens Altern Wathne

ask y seilforening Melges 24YnglingNm Yngling

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Events
31

257 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 31

Podium rate
7%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–62%, 786 boats)

Best class ranking
#82

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 276

Most successful partnership
Sindre Alvestad

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Sindre Alvestad

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Carl-Christian Stenrud

Jan 2014 – Aug 2019 · 7 events

Nemesis
Bruce Ayres

7–63 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Thomas Ritter

32–44 in 76 races

Best day
18 Apr 2009

8-2-1 · 2009 Charleston Race Week · about 1 in 106 by chance

Signature result
4th of 30

2009 Charleston Race Week · Melges 24 · 17 Apr 2009

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sindre Alvestad — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Carl-Christian Stenrud · HTB Racing - Party Girl, Party Girl · Melges 24 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 50 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Aug 2019
  • Tom Murray · Party Girl, Party Girl (c) · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 70 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Nov 2016
  • Kjell Cato Jensen · Party Girl · Melges 24 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 52 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Sindre Alvestad · Party Girl, Party Girl (c) · Melges 24 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 30 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Apr 2019
  • Erling Holler · Party Girl · Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 41 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
  • Henrik Rye Jakobsen · HTB Racing - Party Girl, Party Girl · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Mads Severin Hassum-olsen · Party Girl · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Simon Koch · Party Girl · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Åshild Samseth · Fryd · Yngling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Jan Inge Hellesmark · Party Girl · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

0188376201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Aug 2026Yngling Open World Championship 2026FrydYnglingSkipper22nd / 53
20 Jun 2026Norgesmesterskap YnglingFrydYnglingSkipper10th / 17
24 Sep 2025Melges 24 World Championship 2025PARTY GIRLMelges 24Skipper36th / 67
21 Jun 2025Norgesmesterskap YnglingFrydNm YnglingSkipper7th / 17
6 Sep 2024Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Party GirlMelges 24Skipper7th / 17
23 Aug 2024Norgesmesterskap ExpressMarie SAlbin ExpressSkipper11th / 29
27 Jun 2024Grundig Hankø Race Week 2024Party GirlMelges 24Skipper5th / 14
25 Aug 2023Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Party GirlMelges 24Skipper5th / 15
9 Sep 2022Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Party GirlMelges 24Skipper9th / 14
17 Sep 2021APL Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Party GirlMelges 24Skipper7th / 16
1 Jul 2021Grundig Hankø Race WeekParty GirlMelges 24Skipper6th / 9
8 Oct 20192019 Melges 24 World ChampionshipParty GirlMelges 24Helm41st / 61
30 Aug 2019Åpent Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Party GirlMelges 24Skipper9th / 27
10 Aug 2019Norgesmesterskap Oselvar spriklasseJeppeOselvarCrew14th / 22
28 Apr 2019Askøy Race Weekend 2019Party GirlMelges 24Skipper1st / 6
8 Jun 2018Norgesmesterskap Melges 24HTB Racing - Party GirlMelges 24Skipper9th / 40
8 Mar 20182018 Miami Sailing WeekParty GirlMelges 24Helm11th / 15
29 Nov 20162016 Melges 24 World ChampionshipParty GirlMelges 24Helm35th / 72
29 Nov 20162016 Melges 24 World ChampionshipParty Girl (C)Melges 24Skipper11th / 37
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekParty GirlMelges 24Helm11th / 29
18 Jan 2016Quantum Key West Race Week 2016Party GirlMelges 24Helm5th / 10
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekParty GirlMelges 24Helm3rd / 21
21 Jan 2015Quantum Key West Race Week 2015Party GirlMelges 24Helm5th / 12
11 Apr 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekParty Girl (c)Melges 24Helm6th / 23
24 Jan 2014Quantum Key West Race Week 2014Party GirlMelges 24Helm4th / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 344 (±148), #7,369.Crew rating across all classes: -13 (±246). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.