Sailor · 2016–2026

Kicker Schäfer

bayerischer yacht club e v H-Boat Tempest H-Boot

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Events: 29
Win rate: 24%
Podium rate: 52%
Typically beats: 85%
Best class ranking: #24
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Hannes Trimpl
Best trio: Hannes Trimpl & Marcus Funke
Biggest lift: Marcus Funke
Longest-running crew: Marcus Funke
Nemesis: Lars Bähr
Rival: Kay Niederfahrenhorst
Best day: 2 Aug 2026
Signature result: 1st of 50

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hannes Trimpl — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Marcus Funke · Makani · H-Boat, H-Boot, H-Boote 14events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 29% win rate · 14 of 62 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Aug 2026
Gusti Trimpl · Kicker SCHÄFER, Rubber duck 3 · Tempest 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Andi Plettner · Makani · H-Boat, H-Boot 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 26 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2022
Walter Rothlauf · Cumulus, Musto Racing · Melges 24, Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Jul 2026
Kristin Wagner · Kristin WAGNER, Makani · H-Boat, H-Boot, H-Boote 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2016 – Jul 2019
Hannes Trimpl · Makani · H-Boat 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Olivia Schönhofen · Cumulus · Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Klaus Skripalle · FAY · L95, Yardstick 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2022 – Jun 2022
Thomas Thallmair · Makani · H-Boot 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Adrian Köstler · Eureka · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 29

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Aug 2026	Sommerpokal H-Boote	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	1st / 44
5 Jul 2026	Starnberger See Classics: Vidi Pokal	Cumulus	Vidi-Pokal	Crew	1st / 43
4 Jul 2026	Starnberger See Classics: Goldpokal	Cumulus	Yardstick	Crew	6th / 51
4 Jun 2026	Tempest German Open 2026	Rubber duck 3	Tempest	Skipper	2nd / 25
2 Aug 2025	Sommerpokal H-Boote	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	7th / 46
6 Jul 2025	Starnberger See Classics: Vidi Pokal	Cumulus	Vidi-Pokal	Crew	1st / 50
24 May 2025	Rambeck Preis H-Boot 2025 (RR)	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	1st / 25
14 Sep 2024	Bayern-Cup	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	6th / 24
3 Aug 2024	Sommerpokal H-Boote	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	1st / 50
22 Jun 2024	Simssee-Kanne KZV / Peter Stern Gedächtnispokal Tempest	Kicker SCHÄFER	Tempest	Skipper	1st / 10
31 May 2024	German Open Tempest	Kicker SCHÄFER	Tempest	Skipper	5th / 25
23 Sep 2023	Oktoberfestpreis J/70 & Melges20 // German Open Melges24	Eureka	Melges 24	Skipper	7th / 10
23 Sep 2022	German Open Tempest	Kicker SCHÄFER	Tempest	Skipper	3rd / 17
18 Sep 2022	H-Boot Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	5th / 54
10 Sep 2022	Bayern-Cup	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	2nd / 33
16 Jun 2022	Geheimrat-Kustermann-Gedächtnis-Regatta	FAY	Yardstick	Crew	35th / 70
28 May 2022	Rambeck Preis 2022	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	3rd / 23
14 May 2022	Oberland-Schäkel	FAY	L95	Crew	8th / 11
24 Jul 2021	Robert-Huber Preis der H-Boote	Makani	H-Boot	Skipper	5th / 35
3 Jun 2021	German Open 2021 - Tempest	Kicker SCHÄFER	Tempest	Skipper	4th / 15
19 Sep 2020	Oktoberfestpreis J/70	United Domains	J/70	Skipper	5th / 17
13 Sep 2020	H-Boot „Bayern-Cup“ 2020	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	1st / 32
8 Oct 2019	2019 Melges 24 World Championship	Musto Racing	Melges 24	Tactician	36th / 61
3 Oct 2019	IDM H-Boote	Makani	H-Boot	Skipper	8th / 55
17 Aug 2019	Elfi-Pokal	Makani	H-Boat	Skipper	2nd / 43

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	509 provisional	#2059 band 903–4446	—
H-Boat Helm	348 provisional	#24 band 8–46	+10.4
Tempest Helm	292 provisional	#7 band 2–15	+12.1
All classes Crew	139 provisional	#21796 band 10645–39195	—

10 more classes, not yet ranked

H-Boot · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating 72
Melges 24 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 10
Melges 24 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 43
J/70 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 55
H-Boot · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 53
Yardstick · Crew · 4 races, 2 events · rating 27
L95 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -7
H-Boat · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 32
Vidi-Pokal · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating 21
H-Boote · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 23

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	20 events	5 wins	beats 87%
As crew	9 events	2 wins	beats 78%

Positions: Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−23 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	60%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	89%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Walter Pulz	56	39–16
Klaus Greif	50	45–5
Michael Gebhard	48	42–6
Dieter Henning	46	37–9
Knut Viehweger	46	34–12
Kay Niederfahrenhorst	44	18–25
Andreas Kunze	43	35–7
Heinzi Krawczyk	38	35–3
Stefan Durach	38	22–13
Christoph Mehrwald	35	24–8
Florian Ender	34	29–5
Otto Hartmann	34	29–5

Most-beaten opponent: Klaus Greif (45–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	2	97%
2025	3	2	96%
2024	4	2	90%
2023	1	0	33%
2022	6	0	75%
2021	2	0	83%
2020	2	1	88%
2019	5	0	77%
2018	1	0	98%
2016	1	0	97%

Boats

Makani · H-Boat, H-Boot, H-Boote · 14 events · 2016–2026
Kicker SCHÄFER · Tempest · 5 events · 2019–2024
Cumulus · Vidi-Pokal, Yardstick · 3 events · 2025–2026
FAY · Yardstick, L95 · 2 events · 2022
Rubber duck 3 · Tempest · 1 events · 2026
Eureka · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2023
United Domains · J/70 · 1 events · 2020
Musto Racing · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2019
Kristin WAGNER · H-Boat · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Unknown · 28 events
Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 509 (±206), #2,059.Crew rating across all classes: 139 (±241), #21,796. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.