Sailor · 2013–2026

Thilo Merz

klub am rupenhorn e v J/70 Handicap Optimist

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Events: 15
Win rate: 33%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #962
Longest win streak: 3

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

Partnerships · 11 sailors

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

Simon 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(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Apr 2026
Malte Christophersen · Anakin, ANAKIN, Darth Vader, KaRat · J/70, Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott, Streamline 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 9 of 67 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – 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(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Oct 2024
Wolfgang Koglin · Boba Fett · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jun 2025
Sebastian Ibbeken · Vicuña · H-Boat, H-Boot 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2021
Cornelia Ibbeken · Vicuña · H-Boat, H-Boot 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2021
Katharina Guttenberg · ANAKIN · Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Olaf Hug · ANAKIN · Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Alexander Notny · ANAKIN · Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Jacob Alekian · KaRat · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Apr 2026	Frühlingswettfahrten 2026 inkl. BM FD	KaRat	J/70	Crew	9th / 23
14 Jun 2025	Rupenhorn Regatta	Boba Fett	Handicap	Crew	5th / 12
12 Oct 2024	Senatspreis 2024	Anakin	J/70	Crew	6th / 22
2 Dec 2023	Gallische Nikolaus Gaudi 2023	Winddancer	Optimist	Skipper	8th / 15
30 Oct 2021	Rolling Home 2021	Vicuña	H-Boot	Crew	28th / 30
4 Sep 2021	Kieler Woche 2021	Boba Fett	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 78
24 Oct 2020	Rolling Home 2020	Vicuña	H-Boat	Crew	23rd / 27
7 Dec 2019	Gallische Nikolaus Gaudi	Thilo MERZ	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 28
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
22 Jun 2013	Kieler Woche 2013	ANAKIN	Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott	Crew	13th / 22

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	59 provisional	#33673 band 19486–49211	—
J/70 Crew	146 provisional	#962 band 462–1828	+5.1

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott · Crew · 15 races, 1 event · rating -63
Streamline · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 117
H-Boot · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -74
H-Boat · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -40
Optimist · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 19
All classes · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 20

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	2 events	1 wins	beats 75%
As crew	13 events	4 wins	beats 59%

How they race

Closer	+20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	56%	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
Mike Przybyl	29	5–14
Jan-Philipp Hofmann	28	9–9
Jost Haberland	28	15–5
Paul Ost	27	10–8
Carsten Kemmling	24	2–11
Johanna Meier	24	5–10
Maximilian Nickel	24	4–12
Alexander Willsch	24	5–11
Anna Krömke	24	11–5

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

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	64%
2025	1	0	64%
2024	1	0	76%
2023	1	0	50%
2021	2	1	53%
2020	1	0	15%
2019	3	1	38%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	2	1	92%
2016	1	1	100%
2013	1	0	43%

Boats

Boba Fett · Handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2019–2025
Anakin · J/70, Melges 24 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott · 3 events · 2013–2024
Malte CHRISTOPHERSEN · J/70, Streamline · 3 events · 2016–2017
Vicuña · H-Boot, H-Boat · 2 events · 2020–2021
KaRat · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
Winddancer · Optimist · 1 events · 2023
Thilo MERZ · Optimist · 1 events · 2019
Darth Vader · J/70 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 15 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 59 (±209), #33,673.Helm rating across all classes: 20 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.