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Karl Otto Book

sg rdstrand seilforening HandicapSnipeORC handicap

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Events
41

230 races · 50 race wins

Win rate
32%

32% win rate · 13 of 41

Podium rate
51%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (90%: 82%–86%, 944 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in Snipe · rating 446

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Maren Magda Book

10 wins · 14 podiums in 27 events together · 37% win rate

Best trio
Stian ØStlund & Aage Hedegaard-larsen

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Stian ØStlund

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Maren Magda Book

Jun 2016 – May 2026 · 27 events

Nemesis
Yannick Laumans

6–19 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Kristoffer Spone

28–24 in 55 races

Best day
15 Oct 2021

5-1-1-1 · Mesternes Mester 2021 · about 1 in 2,244 by chance

Signature result
1st of 68

ORC DH World Championship · ORC handicap · 11 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Maren Magda Book — 10 wins · 14 podiums in 27 events together · 37% win rate
  • Maren Magda Book · Hotto, Jostein GRØDEM, Karl Otto BOOK, King One · 11:Metre, Handicap, J/70, Mesternes mesterskap 27events 10 wins together · 14 podiums · 37% win rate · 40 of 156 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2026
  • Eirik Rosenberg · Cubaneren, ORCi, White Shadow · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 11events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 36% win rate · 20 of 70 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
  • Torkjel Valland · ORCi, White Shadow · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 19 of 69 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
  • Aage Hedegaard-larsen · ORCi, White Shadow · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 9events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 44% win rate · 21 of 64 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
  • Thomas Kjennerud · Cubaneren, White Shadow · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 14 of 50 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
  • Stein-Åge Blakstad · White Shadow · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 15 of 56 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
  • Knut Einar Lie Wasbrekke · White Shadow · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 50 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Aug 2024
  • Håkon Sandvold · White Shadow · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 35 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2024
  • Stian ØStlund · ORCi, White Shadow · Handicap, J/70 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 12 of 41 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Martin Hope · White Shadow · Handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 29 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

0388775201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 2026Norgesmesterskap Doublehanded/Seilmakeren DoublehandedWhite ShadowHandicapSkipper7th / 39
29 Sep 20252025 Offshore Double Handed World ChampionshipSF30 NOR 1SF30Skipper4th / 11
25 Sep 20252025 Offshore Double Handed World ChampionshipSF30 NOR 1SF30Skipper3rd / 10
23 Aug 2025Norgesmesterskap Snipe MastersKarl Otto BOOKSnipeSkipper4th / 19
8 Aug 2025Norgesmesterskap NOR RatingWhite ShadowHandicapCrew1st / 10
19 Jun 2025Norgesmesterskap SnipeKarl Otto BOOKSnipeSkipper6th / 31
28 May 2025Raymarine Norgesmesterskap DoublehandedTipTopHandicapSkipper12th / 35
9 May 2025Norgesmesterskap i 1/2 tonKing OneHandicapCrew1st / 15
3 May 2025SAILWORKZ-Stellendam Regatta 2025Saffier 33 Grand PrixORC handicapCrew3rd / 14
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesDestinORC handicapTactician6th / 11
24 Aug 2024Norgesmesterskap ORCi og IOD PrincessWhite ShadowORC handicapCrew5th / 16
5 Aug 2024Half Ton Classics CupKing OneHandicapCrew1st / 30
2 Aug 2024Open Nordic Championship SnipeKarl Otto BOOKSnipeSkipper4th / 28
28 Jun 2024Norgesmesterskap SnipeKarl Otto BOOKSnipeSkipper3rd / 24
27 Jun 2024Grundig Hankø Race Week 2024King OneHandicapCrew2nd / 10
11 Jun 2024ORC DH World ChampionshipWhite ShadowORC handicapSkipper1st / 68
11 Jun 2024ORC Double Handed World Championship 2024White ShadowHandicapOwner1st / 15
24 May 2024RAYMARINE 2 STARWhite ShadowHandicapSkipper8th / 11
9 Mar 2024Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2024 - Powered by BE-NetworksHottoSnipeSkipper8th / 22
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023White ShadowHandicapCrew6th / 29
14 Oct 2022Mesternes MesterskapSNIPEMesternes mesterskapCrew5th / 36
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipWhite ShadowHandicapCrew1st / 21
15 Oct 2021Mesternes Mester 2021SNIPEJ/70Skipper1st / 34
24 Sep 2021Norgesmesterskap J/70Jostein GRØDEMJ/70Crew1st / 23
4 Sep 2021Norgesmesterskap 11 Meter ODSquid11:MetreCrew6th / 16

Crew rating across all classes: 775 (±188), #162.Helm rating across all classes: 508 (±200), #2,072. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.