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Sailor · 2013–2025

Mads Emil Stephensen Lübeck

kongelig dansk yachtklub 49erSpækhuggerHandicap

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Events
25

263 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 4 of 25

Podium rate
16%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–72%, 1,226 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in 49er · rating 347

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nikolaj Hoffmann Buhl

1 wins · 1 podiums in 19 events together · 5% win rate

Longest-running crew
Nikolaj Hoffmann Buhl

May 2017 – Feb 2020 · 19 events

Nemesis
Benjamin Bildstein

44–94 head to head in 142 races

Rival
Yannick Lefèbvre

88–98 in 189 races

Best day
13 Oct 2019

1-1-6-1-1 · Open Danish Skiff Championship (49er, 49erFX, 29er, Nacra 17,18FT Skiff)

Signature result
1st of 20

DS-Danmarksmesterskab for Spækhugger og Albin Express · Spækhugger · 15 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nikolaj Hoffmann Buhl — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 19 events together · 5% win rate
  • Nikolaj Hoffmann Buhl · DEN 132, LÜBECK - BUHL, LÜBECK / HOFFMANN BUHL, Lubeck/Buhl · 49er 19events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 5% win rate · 12 of 209 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Mads Hejlesen · Gimli, Legolas · Handicap, Spækhugger 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Christian Peter Lübeck · Gimli, Mads Emil LÜBECK · 49er, Spækhugger 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Thomas Møhl · Legolas · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Sebastian Wright Olsen · Gimli · Spækhugger 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Nick Andersen · Legolas · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Christoffer Falholt · Legolas · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Henrik Boye Petersen · Legolas · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

-16242499201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 2025DS-Danmarksmesterskab for Spækhugger og Albin ExpressGimliSpækhuggerSkipper1st / 20
16 Aug 2024Spækhugger DM 2024GimliSpækhuggerSkipper1st / 14
26 Aug 2022DH-DM 2022LegolasHandicapCrew17th / 19
10 Feb 20202020 World ChampionshipMads Emil LÜBECK49erSkipper16th / 78
3 Dec 20192019 World ChampionshipMads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper23rd / 88
25 Nov 20192019 Oceania ChampionshipLÜBECK - BUHL49erSkipper32nd / 84
12 Oct 2019Open Danish Skiff Championship (49er, 49erFX, 29er, Nacra 17,18FT Skiff)Mads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper1st / 10
27 Aug 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2020 | Enoshima, JPNLÜBECK / HOFFMANN BUHL49erSkipper17th / 37
17 Aug 2019SOG20 TEV19Lubeck/Buhl49erSkipper12th / 21
15 Apr 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Genoa, ITALÜBECK / HOFFMANN BUHL49erSkipper43rd / 65
2 Apr 201950 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTARDEN 13249erSkipper31st / 108
29 Jan 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Miami, USARoyal Danish Yachtclub49erSkipper15th / 42
10 Nov 2018Skiff DM for 29er, 49er og 49erFXMads Emil LÜBECK49erSkipper1st / 6
4 Aug 20182018 Hempel Sailing World Championships AarhusRoyal Danish Yachtclub, SAP, Trifork49erSkipper11th / 86
20 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018Mads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper31st / 86
2 Jun 2018AFI Dansk Sejlunion Grandprix 2018 - AarhusMads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper18th / 28
22 May 2018Medemblik Regatta 2018Mads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper17th / 45
24 Apr 20182018 World Cup Series | Hyères, FranceLÜBECK / HOFFMANN BUHL49erSkipper12th / 40
3 Apr 201849 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IberostarDEN 13249erSkipper12th / 91
23 Jan 20182018 World Cup Series | Miami, USALÜBECK / HOFFMANN BUHL49erSkipper16th / 38
30 Jul 2017Europeans 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17Mads Emil LÜBECK49erSkipper17th / 94
21 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017Mads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper9th / 69
23 May 2017Delta Lloyd Regatta 2017Mads Emil Stephensen LÜBECK49erSkipper17th / 31
18 Jan 20142014 North American Championship RegattaDEN 13249erSkipper10th / 31
23 Aug 201349er/49erFX German Open 2013Mads Emil LÜBECK49erSkipper10th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 499, #2,348.Crew rating across all classes: -83. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.