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Sailor · 2017–2026

Horst Zimmermann

yc hard ORC handicapHandicapYardstick

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Events
28

71 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 28

Podium rate
29%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 49%–59%, 275 boats)

Most successful partnership
Manfred Mäser

2 wins · 6 podiums in 19 events together · 11% win rate

Longest-running crew
Manfred Mäser

Aug 2017 – Jul 2026 · 19 events

Nemesis
Benjamin Off

1–26 head to head in 27 races

Best day
25 Jul 2026

1-2 · Ost-West Regatta 2026

Signature result
1st of 12

West - Ost 2017 · ORC handicap · 29 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Manfred Mäser — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 19 events together · 11% win rate
  • Manfred Mäser · LA WALLY 4, LA WALLY 4_O · Handicap, ORC handicap 19events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 50 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Jul 2026
  • Herbert Denzl · LA WALLY 4, LA WALLY 4_O · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Nicole Mayer · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Stephanie Rauch · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – May 2026
  • Michalea Bitschnau · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Herbert Denzel · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • R Mäser · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Rudolf Eykmann · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
  • Michaela Bitschnau · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Andi Spiegel · LA WALLY 4 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-88-77320182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2026Ost-West Regatta 2026LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper1st / 6
25 Jul 2026Ost-West Regatta 2026LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper2nd / 11
14 May 202643. Montfort Cup 2026LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper8th / 9
2 May 202640. Internationaler Drei-Länder-Cup 2026LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper5th / 9
6 Sep 202519. Internationale Bodensee Quer 2025LA WALLY 4HandicapSkipper4th / 23
30 Aug 2025OD/ORC Cup 2025LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper9th / 11
26 Jul 2025West - Ost 2025LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper10th / 13
26 Jul 2025West - Ost 2025LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper8th / 9
3 May 202539. Internationaler Drei-Länder-Cup 2025LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper6th / 13
3 May 202539. Internationaler Drei-Länder-Cup 2025LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper2nd / 8
27 Jul 2024Ost-West Regatta 2024LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
29 Jul 2023West - Ost 2023LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper10th / 13
29 Jul 2023West - Ost 2023LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper11th / 14
27 May 2023Graf-Zeppelin-Regatta 2023LA WALLY 4_OORC handicapSkipper12th / 27
27 Aug 2022OD/ORC Cup 2022LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper3rd / 3
30 Jul 2022Ost-West Regatta 2022LA WALLY 4_OORC handicapSkipper8th / 12
28 Aug 2021OD/ORC Cup 2021LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
31 Jul 2021West - Ost 2021LA WALLY 4_OORC handicapSkipper5th / 10
22 Aug 2020OD/ORC Cup 2020LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper5th / 6
24 Aug 2019OD/ORC Cup 2019LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper7th / 7
27 Jul 2019West - Ost 2019LA WALLY CRORC handicapSkipper2nd / 9
25 Aug 2018OD/ORC Cup 2018LA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper6th / 8
10 Aug 2018TagNacht RegattaLA WALLY CRORC handicapSkipper4th / 6
28 Jul 2018Ost-West RegattaLA WALLY 4ORC handicapSkipper6th / 11
9 Jun 201811. Schoten und Knoten Regatta 2018LA WALLY CRYardstickSkipper7th / 29

Helm rating across all classes: -13, #54,247. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.