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Sailor · 2017–2026

Heiko Buhmann

yacht club meersburg e v ORC handicapLongtze8 Metre

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Events
18

106 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
56%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 71%–80%, 241 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Crew in 8 Metre · rating 238

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jens Lichtblau

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Marc Hartmann & Annette Rausch

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Seba Reischl

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eckhard Kaller

Aug 2017 – Oct 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jean Fabre

3–16 head to head in 20 races

Rival
Werner Deuring

16–18 in 35 races

Best day
13 Apr 2024

1-2-3-2-5 · SKS Longtze - Cup 2024

Signature result
2nd of 24

International 8 Metre Class World Cup · 8 Metre · 25 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jens Lichtblau — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Eckhard Kaller · Starling Burgess, wetfeet, Wetfeet, WM 8mR + German Open Trias · 8 Metre, 8mR Klasse, Einheitsklasse, International 8 Metre 10events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 10% win rate · 11 of 65 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Oct 2025
  • Stefan Rausch · MAGIC LADY · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 41 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Steffen Müller · MAGIC LADY · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Christina Hohner · MAGIC LADY · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Annette Rausch · MAGIC LADY · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – May 2026
  • Edi Romir · MAGIC LADY · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 25 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Marc Hartmann · MAGIC LADY · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 13 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Jun 2026
  • Selina Stihl · Starling Burgess, Wyvern · 8 Metre, 8mR Klasse, International 8 Metre 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 35 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Josch Schwendner · MAGIC LADY · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Thomas Zeller · Starling Burgess, Wyvern · 8 Metre, 8mR Klasse 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 28 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

031763420182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 202675. RUND UM 2026MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew5th / 19
14 May 202643. Montfort Cup 2026MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew5th / 18
25 Oct 202544. Meisterschaft der MeisterWM 8mR + German Open TriasEinheitsklasseCrew8th / 24
30 Aug 2025OD/ORC Cup 2025MAGIC LADYHandicapCrew9th / 9
3 Aug 2025International 8 Metre World Cup 2025Starling BurgessInternational 8 MetreCrew2nd / 21
5 Jul 2025Werni Hemmeter PokalStarling Burgess8 MetreCrew2nd / 7
24 May 2024Internationale Bodenseewoche 2024Starling Burgess8mR KlasseCrew2nd / 6
13 Apr 2024SKS Longtze - Cup 2024wetfeetLongtzeCrew2nd / 13
25 Jul 2022International 8 Metre Class World CupStarling Burgess8 MetreCrew2nd / 24
17 Jul 2021Überlinger Schatzkistle 2021MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew1st / 5
19 Jun 2021RVB Cup 1WetfeetLongtzeCrew3rd / 11
22 Aug 2020OD/ORC Cup 2020MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew6th / 16
11 Jul 2020Überlinger Schatzkistle 2020MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew2nd / 9
24 May 2019Internationale Bodenseewoche 2019MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew7th / 17
25 Aug 2018OD/ORC Cup 2018MAGIC LADYORC handicapCrew4th / 8
21 Jul 2018SegelwochewetfeetLongtzeCrew1st / 12
28 Apr 2018Zürcher FrühlingspreisWetfeetLongtzeCrew3rd / 12
14 Aug 20178mR World ChampionshipWyvern8 MetreCrew12th / 28

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 634, #498. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.