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Sailor · 2003–2025

Niels Hentschel

m nchner yacht club e v StarJ/70Flying Dutchman

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Events
25

134 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 25

Podium rate
32%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 71%–76%, 726 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Crew in Star · rating 393

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Reinhard Schmidt

1 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate

Biggest lift
Reinhard Schmidt

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Reinhard Schmidt

May 2013 – May 2025 · 14 events

Nemesis
Gordon Nickel

13–29 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Daniel Fritz

18–14 in 32 races

Best day
10 Sep 2022

1-1-3-1 · Kronprinz-Rupprecht-von-Bayern-Preis

Signature result
2nd of 83

TWILIGHT RACE · Handicap · 15 May 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Reinhard Schmidt — 1 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate
  • Reinhard Schmidt · econ industries, R.E.D., Reinhard SCHMIDT · Beate Uhse-Gedächtnispreis (Starboot), Star, Star EHC 14events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 10 of 70 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2025
  • Andre Steuer · Steinhude · J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Florian Reichel · Steinhude · J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Uwe Bredthauer · Steinhude · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Roland Wensel · R‘entschel Spezial, Steinhude · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – May 2025
  • Alexander Gensch · Steinhude · J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Apr 2017
  • Thomas Schiffer · "Könnte klappen", “Könnte klappen“ · Flying Dutchman 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 16th · Apr 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Phillip Kadelbach · Steinhude · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Martin Fey · R‘entschel Spezial, Steinhude · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – May 2025
  • Carolin Hentschel · Steinhude · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-4320144520042007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 May 2025TWILIGHT RACER‘entschel SpezialHandicapSkipper2nd / 83
10 May 2025Heinz Nixdorf Pokal StarR.E.D.StarCrew2nd / 20
17 Aug 2024Late Summer Trophy 2024, LJM 420er, IC-Pokal.R-enntschel Spezial20er JollenkreuzerSkipper1st / 8
25 Jul 2024135. Travemünder Woche 2024econ industriesStarCrew7th / 31
10 May 2024Star Open Dutch & U30 Championship and Big 3 Act I MIDecon industriesStarCrew36th / 40
6 Jul 202385. Warnemünder Woche 2023econ industriesStar EHCCrew8th / 32
21 Jun 2023IDM KielzugvogelGefällt mirKielzugvogelCrew4th / 27
1 Oct 2022Star BIG(3) MID ACT III, Muiden -FINALS-econ industriesStarCrew5th / 25
14 Sep 2022Star BIG(3) SOUTH ACT II, Starnbergecon industriesStarCrew8th / 20
10 Sep 2022Kronprinz-Rupprecht-von-Bayern-Preisecon industriesStarCrew2nd / 29
19 Aug 2022Revival der olympischen Segelregatten von 1972 - Revival of the 1972 olympic sailing competitionecon industriesStarCrew3rd / 38
9 Jun 2022Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Star Klasseecon industriesStarCrew1st / 27
21 May 2022Frühjahrsauftakt der Stareecon industriesStarCrew3rd / 17
30 Jul 2021IDM Flying Dutchman 2021"Könnte klappen"Flying DutchmanCrew16th / 44
24 Jun 2021IDM Star 2021econ industriesStarCrew25th / 36
19 Jun 2021Jo-Pankofer-Preis/Falk-Volkhardt-Preisecon industriesStarCrew4th / 28
17 Apr 2021Internationale Trapezregatta der FD / RS Aero - Kehraus Korsar“Könnte klappen“Flying DutchmanCrew20th / 21
26 May 2018Frühjahrsauftakt der Stareecon industriesStarCrew2nd / 21
6 Jul 2017IDM J/70SteinhudeJ/70Crew13th / 41
22 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017SteinhudeJ/70Crew9th / 43
29 Apr 2017Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017SteinhudeJ/70Crew4th / 23
25 Mar 2017Budweiser Budvar Cup 2017SteinhudeJ/70Crew4th / 30
20 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015SteinhudeJ/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup FoxtrottCrew18th / 30
18 May 2013FSC Pfingst CupReinhard SCHMIDTBeate Uhse-Gedächtnispreis (Starboot)Crew4th / 19
1 Jan 20032003 Lower Saxony DN Championship (Steinhuder Meer)G 678DNSkipper18th / 18

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 445, #2,635.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 74. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.