Sailor · 2014–2026

Simon Merz

klub am rupenhorn e v J/70 ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 33%
Podium rate: 42%
Typically beats: 72%
Best class ranking: #962
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Thilo Merz
Best trio: Thilo Merz & Malte Christophersen
Biggest lift: Malte Christophersen
Longest-running crew: Malte Christophersen
Nemesis: Carsten Kemmling
Rival: Jens Kuphal
Best day: 14 Oct 2017
Signature result: 1st of 78

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Thilo Merz — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Thilo Merz · Anakin, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, KaRat · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap, Streamline 9events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 44% win rate · 11 of 55 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Apr 2026
Malte Christophersen · Anakin, Darth Vader, FAIR DO'S, KaRat · J/70, ORC handicap, Streamline 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 9 of 54 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Apr 2026
Sebastian Salein · Anakin, Darth Vader, Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN · J/70 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 37 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Oct 2024
Wolfgang Koglin · Boba Fett · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Heiner Wilkens · INTERMEZZO, Jukebox · Handicap, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jun 2015 – Jul 2016
Heinrich Holk · INTERMEZZO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
Sven Rüggesiek · Jukebox · J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
Maria Spaan · FAIR DO'S · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014
Ramona Ziegfeld · FAIR DO'S · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014
Moritz Bruhns · INTERMEZZO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Apr 2026	Frühlingswettfahrten 2026 inkl. BM FD	KaRat	J/70	Crew	9th / 23
12 Oct 2024	Senatspreis 2024	Anakin	J/70	Crew	6th / 22
4 Sep 2021	Kieler Woche 2021	Boba Fett	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 78
27 Jul 2019	130. Travemünder Woche 2019	Boba Fett	Handicap	Crew	19th / 19
30 Mar 2019	Frühlingserwachen I J/70 2019	Darth Vader	J/70	Crew	13th / 15
13 Oct 2018	Senatspreis 2018	Anakin	J/70	Crew	1st / 18
14 Oct 2017	Senatspreis - 150 Jahre BYC	Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN	J/70	Crew	1st / 19
7 May 2017	Maibock Streamline / F16/18 Cat-Cup	Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN	Streamline	Crew	2nd / 7
1 Oct 2016	Senatspreis 2016	Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN	Streamline	Crew	1st / 9
18 Jul 2016	ORC Worlds 2016	INTERMEZZO	Handicap	Crew	19th / 59
20 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	Jukebox	J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott	Crew	21st / 30
20 Aug 2014	BlueRibbonCup 2014	FAIR DO'S	ORC handicap	Crew	4th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	227 provisional	#12557 band 6126–23937	—
J/70 Crew	146 provisional	#962 band 462–1828	+5.1

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Streamline · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 117
J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 3

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	4 wins	beats 69%

How they race

Closer	+20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jens Kuphal	42	21–13
Martin Fahr	32	13–9
Erik Witzmann	32	16–7
Carsten Kemmling	30	2–17
Mike Przybyl	29	5–14
Jost Haberland	28	15–5
Jan-Philipp Hofmann	28	9–9
Paul Ost	27	10–8
Jasper Wagner	24	5–9
Anna Krömke	24	11–5
Robert Remus	24	3–13
Maximilian Nickel	24	4–12

Most-beaten opponent: Jost Haberland (15–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	64%
2024	1	0	76%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	2	0	7%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	2	1	92%
2016	2	1	85%
2015	1	0	31%
2014	1	0	84%

Boats

Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN · J/70, Streamline · 3 events · 2016–2017
Anakin · J/70 · 2 events · 2018–2024
Boba Fett · ORC handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2019–2021
KaRat · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
Darth Vader · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
INTERMEZZO · Handicap · 1 events · 2016
Jukebox · J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott · 1 events · 2015
FAIR DO'S · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Unknown · 12 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 227 (±221), #12,557. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.