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Sailor · 2013–2024

Franco Niggeler

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Events
17

17 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 3 of 17

Podium rate
41%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (range 84%–88%, 796 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Diogo Cayolla

2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Longest-running crew
Diogo Cayolla

Oct 2014 – Nov 2019 · 6 events

Best day
18 Feb 2019

2-2 · RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2019

Signature result
3rd of 91

Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024 · IRC handicap · 19 Oct 2024

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Diogo Cayolla — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Diogo Cayolla · Kuka 3, Kuka Light, Kuka-Light · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Nov 2019
  • Mitch Booth · KUKA 3, Kuka-Light · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2013 – Oct 2024
  • Sandro Montefusco · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Di Caprio Francesco · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Max Farina · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Andrea Visintini · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Mangialardo Paolo · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Gabriele Olivo · KUKA 3 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-2242106201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Oct 2024Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024KUKA 3IRC handicapOwner3rd / 91
7 Jul 2024Aegean 600 2024KUKA 3IRC handicapSkipper6th / 51
21 Oct 2023Rolex Middle Sea Race 2023KUKA 3IRC handicapOwner31st / 91
18 Jun 2022SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race 2022KUKA3IRC handicapSkipper1st / 5
24 Nov 2019RORC Transatlantic Race 2019Kuka 3HandicapOwner1st / 2
24 Nov 2019RORC Transatlantic Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapOwner1st / 6
19 Oct 2019Rolex Middle Sea Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapOwner6th / 19
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapSkipper19th / 334
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapSkipper11th / 40
27 Jul 2019Channel Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapOwner3rd / 13
18 Feb 2019RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapSkipper5th / 19
18 Feb 2019RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2019Kuka 3HandicapSkipper2nd / 31
18 Feb 2019RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2019Kuka 3HandicapSkipper2nd / 15
18 Feb 2019RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2019Kuka 3IRC handicapSkipper5th / 52
17 Oct 2015Rolex Middle Sea Race 2015Kuka LightIRC handicapOwner7th / 11
18 Oct 2014Rolex Middle Sea Race 2014Kuka-LightIRC handicapOwner16th / 20
19 Oct 2013Rolex Middle Sea Race 2013Kuka-LightIRC handicapOwner9th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 65.Helm rating across all classes: 106. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.