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Sailor · 2013–2026

Gordon Nickel

segler vereinigung wilster e v HandicapORC handicapJ/70

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Events
50

371 races · 88 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 13 of 50

Podium rate
56%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 78%–82%, 1,244 boats)

Best class ranking
#121

Helm in J/70 · rating 367

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nils Fiege

5 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate

Best trio
Nils Fiege & Sebastian Röske

4 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nicolaus Schmidt

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Morten Nickel

Jun 2013 – Jun 2025 · 20 events

Nemesis
Christian Schwoerer

5–20 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Christian Soyka

29–28 in 57 races

Best day
25 Mar 2017

9-1-13-1-9-9-13-9-2-6-1-17-13 · Budweiser Budvar Cup 2017

Signature result
1st of 36

J/70 German Open 2016 · J/70 · 29 Sep 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Nils Fiege — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate
  • Morten Nickel · AQUAPLAY, DIXI 4, Gordon Nickel, HOMANIT · B/one, Handicap, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 20events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 26 of 165 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Nils Merten Färber · Gordon Nickel, HOMANIT, Just in Time, Kamlade · Handicap, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott, Melges 32 17events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 18% win rate · 22 of 144 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Sebastian Röske · Gordon Nickel, Just in Time, Kamlade, KAMLADE · B/one, Handicap, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 16events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 31% win rate · 31 of 136 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2018
  • Carl Rupp · AQUAPLAY, DIXI 4, DIXI 5, HOMANIT · Dragon, Handicap, J/70, Melges 32 15events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 19 of 107 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Nils Fiege · Gordon Nickel, Just in Time, Just In Time, KAMLADE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap, PLATU 25 OD 14events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 36% win rate · 18 of 101 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2019
  • Bertil Balser · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 12events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 33% win rate · 41 of 84 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Bendix Hügelmann · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, QUIRON, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 30% win rate · 33 of 62 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2026
  • Florian Heinze · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, HOMANIT, SPORTSFREUND · Handicap, Melges 32, ORC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 27 of 70 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jun 2026
  • Erik Stannow · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 23 of 58 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Lennart Stegmann · DIXI 4, SPORTSFREUND · ORC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 25 of 47 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025

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

Rating history

03436852014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Blue Week 2026DIXI 5HandicapCrew1st / 9
27 Jun 2026VC-Cup UristierNESSI-MM ExcellenceHandicapCrew4th / 9
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026DIXI 5HandicapCrew1st / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026DIXI 5ORC handicapCrew2nd / 30
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025DIXI 5HandicapCrew7th / 25
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineDIXI 4HandicapCrew2nd / 12
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew7th / 35
5 Sep 2024DH-DM 2024DIXI 4HandicapCrew16th / 46
24 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew1st / 16
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapCrew30th / 67
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023AQUAPLAYHandicapCrew6th / 67
22 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023AQUAPLAYORC handicapCrew2nd / 14
8 Oct 2022Erhard-Brinckman-Gedächtnis-Preis 2022 (Drachen) / Sünnschien-Preis 2022 (5.5mR)LeuDragonSkipper8th / 18
21 Sep 20222022 Melges 32 & Melges 20 World ChampionshipHOMANITMelges 32Skipper5th / 7
1 Sep 20222022 Melges World League Event 4 -- Sardinia Grand PrixHOMANITMelges 32Skipper5th / 6
5 May 20222022 Melges World League Event 2 -- Adriatic Sea Grand PrixHOMANITMelges 32Skipper1st / 7
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnSPORTSFREUNDORC handicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Sep 20212021 Melges 32 World ChampionshipHOMANITMelges 32Main Trimmer5th / 9
27 Aug 20212021 Melges World League Sardinia RallyHOMANITMelges 32Main Trimmer5th / 9
9 Aug 2021Alexela ORC World Championship 2021SPORTSFREUNDHandicapSkipper3rd / 34
22 Jul 20212021 Melges World League Garda Lake RallyHOMANITMelges 32Main Trimmer4th / 8
10 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020HALBTROCKEN 4.5ORC handicapCrew1st / 18
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapSkipper3rd / 27
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019SPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew2nd / 14
28 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019QUIRONORC handicapCrew1st / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 375, #6,097.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 368, #4,786. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.