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Sailor · 2018–2026

Niklas Ganssauge

norddeutscher regatta verein r v Julius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis HolzdrachenOptimistDragon Classic

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Events
12

51 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 4 of 12

Podium rate
42%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 77%–84%, 332 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Helm in Julius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis Holzdrachen · rating 153

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Marcus Baur

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Marcus Baur & Sven Kruse

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Florian Spalteholz

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sven Kruse

Aug 2018 – May 2026 · 8 events

Best day
9 May 2026

1-1-1-1 · Bajazzo-Preis 2026

Signature result
1st of 28

30th Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2025 · Robbe & Berking Classic Dragon World Cup 2025 · 4 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marcus Baur — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Sven Kruse · flexi, Nortic, Sofia · Drachen Classic, Dragon Classic, Folkeboot, J/70 8events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 13 of 42 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – May 2026
  • Florian Spalteholz · flexi, Nortic · J/70, Julius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis Holzdrachen, Robbe & Berking Classic Dragon World Cup 2025 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 27 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2026
  • Marcus Baur · Nortic · Julius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis Holzdrachen, Robbe & Berking Classic Dragon World Cup 2025 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 16 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – May 2026
  • Jan Böttcher · flexi, Nortic · Drachen Classic, Dragon Classic, J/70 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2026
  • Malte Lutzenberger · Sofia · Folkeboot 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Sonja Krabbe · flexi · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

01863722019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 May 2026Holzboot-Regatta 2026NorticJulius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis HolzdrachenSkipper1st / 13
9 May 2026Bajazzo-Preis 2026NorticDragon ClassicSkipper1st / 10
7 May 2026NRV Stiftungsregatta DrachenNorticDrachen ClassicSkipper4th / 11
4 Jul 202530th Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2025NorticRobbe & Berking Classic Dragon World Cup 2025Skipper1st / 28
31 May 2025Holzboot-Regatta 2025NorticJulius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis HolzdrachenSkipper6th / 13
1 Jun 2024Holzboot-Regatta 2024NorticJulius-Gahde-Gedächtnis-Preis HolzdrachenSkipper1st / 9
19 Nov 202239. Kalte Kanne 2022 (ab 30)WildhexeOptimistSkipper4th / 28
22 Oct 202232. Schweriner Herbstpokal 2022Niklas GANSSAUGEEuropeSkipper18th / 71
20 Nov 202139. Kalte Kanne 2021 (ab 30)Kleiner HaiOptimistSkipper2nd / 28
9 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021flexiJ/70Skipper5th / 39
17 Nov 2018Kalte Kanne 2018UnbekanntOptimistSkipper5th / 37
15 Aug 2018Intern. Deutsch / Dänische Meisterschaften Nord. Folkeboote 2018SofiaFolkebootCrew28th / 57

Helm rating across all classes: 372, #5,964.Crew rating across all classes: -18. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.