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Sailor · 2016–2026

Paco Melzer

yachtclub berlin gr nau e v 420Optimist470

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Events
35

245 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 35

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 52%–56%, 1,708 boats)

Best class ranking
#1026

Helm in 420 · rating 224

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elias Falke

1 wins · 1 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate

Biggest lift
Theres Dahnke

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Elias Falke

May 2018 – Aug 2020 · 12 events

Nemesis
Vincent Bahr

8–53 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Jette Koep

30–24 in 56 races

Best day
2 Apr 2026

21-3-1-3 · 55 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía

Signature result
1st of 24

LJM SH - Landesjüngsten- und Landesjugendmeisterschaft 2018 · 420 · 1 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elias Falke — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate
  • Elias Falke · 1/3Trio2, Niklas KLIMKE, Paco MELZER · 420, Handicap 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 61 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Aug 2020
  • Lennart Tolzmann · Melzer PACO, Paco MELZER · 49er, 49erFX 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 58 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Theres Dahnke · GER 20, GERMAN SAILING TEAM/LIROS/ZHIK/BUNDESWEHR/SPORTHILFE, Theres DAHNKE · 470 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 45 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 6th · Apr 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Julius Frank · Paco MELZER · 420, 420er (1,1) 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 9th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Matthias Stockhaus · Quickly Bee · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Felix Sponholz · Paco MELZER · Yngling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2020 – Jul 2021
  • Jürgen Freiheit · Quickly Bee · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Juergen Brietzke · Quickly Bee · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Sebastian Kirschbaum · Paco MELZER · Yngling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020
  • Linus Klasen · Paco MELZER · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-1513428220172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Theres DAHNKE470Crew6th / 29
21 Apr 2026SOF 2026 - French Olympic WeekGERMAN SAILING TEAM/LIROS/ZHIK/BUNDESWEHR/SPORTHILFE470Crew13th / 47
31 Mar 202655 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGER 20470Crew26th / 64
1 Apr 202554 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGER 20470Crew19th / 55
3 Aug 20222022 Junior World ChampionshipPaco MELZER49erSkipper50th / 68
23 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022Paco MELZER49erSkipper84th / 91
31 May 2022Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta 2022Paco MELZER49erSkipper30th / 40
24 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 49er, 49erFx, iQFoil m/wMelzer PACO49erFXSkipper6th / 10
12 Aug 2021Internationale Deutsche Junioren-Meisterschaft der 49er/49erFXMelzer PACO49erFXSkipper8th / 14
27 Jul 2021OWC YNGLING 2021Paco MELZERYnglingSkipper20th / 51
2 Oct 202070. Internationaler NebelpokalPaco MELZERYnglingSkipper10th / 21
15 Aug 2020YCBG Vereinsmeisterschaft 20201/3Trio2HandicapSkipper11th / 24
27 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019Paco MELZER420Skipper28th / 62
8 Jun 2019YES - Young Europeans Sailing 20191/3Trio2420Skipper13th / 97
17 May 201926. Schweriner Sparkassen-Cup1/3Trio2420Skipper41st / 80
27 Apr 2019Wannseepokal 20191/3Trio2420Skipper5th / 20
9 Apr 2019YCBG Vereinsmeisterschaft 20191/3Trio2HandicapSkipper7th / 9
30 Mar 2019Frühjahrs-Cup 20191/3Trio2420Skipper5th / 14
20 Oct 2018Joachim-Hunger-Gedächtnispreis 20181/3Trio2420Skipper11th / 26
7 Sep 2018Bayerische Jugendwoche 20181/3Trio2420Skipper21st / 41
1 Sep 2018LJM SH - Landesjüngsten- und Landesjugendmeisterschaft 20181/3Trio2420Skipper1st / 24
22 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018Niklas KLIMKE420Skipper34th / 96
20 May 2018YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2018Niklas KLIMKE420Skipper33rd / 89
21 Apr 2018Wannsee-PokalPaco MELZER420Skipper2nd / 21
14 Apr 2018Frühlingserwachen II 2018Quickly BeeJ/70Crew13th / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 108, #34,364.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 150, #21,538. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.