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Sailor · 2018–2026

Philip Helms

norddeutscher regatta verein r v Optimist420JWC 49FX

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Events
30

193 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 30

Podium rate
30%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 70%–74%, 1,847 boats)

Best class ranking
#608

Helm in 420 · rating 293

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Leonard Kersten

3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Biggest lift
Leonard Kersten

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Leonard Kersten

Apr 2024 – Oct 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Vincenzo Reuter

12–38 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Jan Bruhns

56–43 in 101 races

Best day
1 Nov 2020

1-12-1-1 · Verlegt: Optimale / LJM Optimist Hamburg

Signature result
1st of 54

Verlegt: Optimale / LJM Optimist Hamburg · Optimist · 31 Oct 2020

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Leonard Kersten — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • Leonard Kersten · Philip HELMS, Stabiler, STABILER · 420 13events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 23% win rate · 15 of 93 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Karl Lander · Philip HELMS · 49erFX, JWC 49FX 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-211683562019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Jul 20262026 Junior World Championship 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17Philip HELMSJWC 49FXSkipper5th / 13
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Philip HELMS49erFXSkipper44th / 52
1 Oct 2025IDM 420er, 470er, 470er mixedSTABILER420Skipper14th / 80
27 Sep 202531. Schweriner Sparkassen-CupSTABILER420Skipper14th / 69
6 Sep 2025Strander KÜZ 2025 und LJM SHStabiler420Skipper1st / 15
26 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025STABILER420Skipper13th / 40
8 Jun 2025YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2025STABILER420Skipper2nd / 85
24 May 2025Strander JollencupSTABILER420Skipper2nd / 33
17 May 202562. Hamburger Jugendsegeltreffen (LJM Hamburg)STABILER420Skipper1st / 21
3 Oct 2024IDJM 420er 2024STABILER420Skipper29th / 81
28 Sep 202430. Schweriner Sparkassen-CupSTABILER420Skipper12th / 68
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024Philip HELMS420Skipper13th / 62
1 Jun 202461. Hamburger Jugendsegeltreffen (LJM Hamburg)Philip HELMS420Skipper2nd / 17
18 May 2024YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2024Philip HELMS420Skipper21st / 91
27 Apr 2024Frühjahrs-Verbands­regatta IIPhilip HELMS420Skipper1st / 11
3 Sep 2022LJM Schleswig-Holstein 2022Philip HELMSOptimistSkipper2nd / 65
12 Aug 2022Gemeinsame Int. Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaften 2022 - Combined Int. German Youth Championships 2022aim highOptimistSkipper67th / 269
6 Aug 2022Strander KÜZ Regatta 2022aim highOptimistSkipper26th / 141
25 Jun 2022Eddy-Beyn Gedächtnispreis 2022aim highOptimistSkipper40th / 47
23 Apr 2022Oortkaten Auftakt 2022Philip HELMSOptimistSkipper4th / 33
2 Apr 20228. Rüdiger-Weinholz-Preisaim highOptimistSkipper3rd / 94
21 Oct 2021IDJM Opti 2021aim highOptimistSkipper121st / 197
25 Sep 2021Trave-Breitling-Cup 2021aim highOptimistSkipper10th / 25
19 Jun 2021Eddy-Beyn Gedächtnispreis 2021aim highOptimistSkipper24th / 32
22 May 2021Opti Pfingst Regattaaim highOptimistSkipper11th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 356, #6,974. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.