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Sailor · 2013–2026

Erik Heil

norddeutscher regatta verein r v F5049er49er M

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Events
57

464 races · 55 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 57

Podium rate
19%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 73%–77%, 1,581 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in 49er · rating 513

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Thomas Ploessel

+48 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas Ploessel

Jun 2013 – Aug 2022 · 19 events

Nemesis
Tom Slingsby

45–127 head to head in 172 races

Rival
Sébastien Schneiter

179–128 in 313 races

Best day
23 Jun 2013

1-3-1-5-7 · Kieler Woche 2013 · about 1 in 21,034 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 88

2019 World Championship · 49er · 3 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Thomas Ploessel · AUDI/ RedBull/ Mattfeld/ Salzbrenner-Würstchen/ Macs/ Zhik, Audi/ SAP/ RedBull/ EWE/ Mattfeld/ Salzbrenner/ MACS/ Kieler Nachrichten, AUDI/ SAP/ RedBull/ Mattfeld/ Salzbrenner-Würstchen/ Macs/ EWE, AUDI/ SAP/ Sailing Team Germany · 49er, 49er M 19events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 39 of 247 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
  • Max Böhme · RedBull/ Mattfeld/ Salzbrenner-Würstchen/ Macs/ Zhik · 49er 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018

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

Rating history

03036052014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 2026Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver11th / 13
5 Sep 2026Spain Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver10th / 13
22 Aug 2026ROCKWOOL Germany Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 13
25 Jul 2026Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver11th / 13
20 Jun 2026Canada Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver8th / 13
31 May 2026Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver11th / 13
9 May 2026Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver3rd / 13
11 Apr 2026ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver6th / 13
28 Feb 2026KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver8th / 13
14 Feb 2026ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver7th / 13
17 Jan 2026Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix 2026Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 13
29 Nov 2025Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand FinalGermany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 12
4 Oct 2025DP World Spain Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver3rd / 12
20 Sep 2025Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver1st / 12
12 Sep 2025ROCKWOOL France Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver4th / 12
16 Aug 2025Germany Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver4th / 12
19 Jul 2025Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver10th / 12
7 Jun 2025Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver10th / 12
22 Mar 2025Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver10th / 12
15 Mar 2025Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver7th / 12
8 Feb 2025KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 12
18 Jan 2025ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix 2025Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver8th / 11
23 Nov 2024Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix 2024Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 11
13 Jul 2024SailGP Season 4 Grand Final 2024Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver8th / 10
22 Jun 2024Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix 2024Germany by Deutsche BankF50Driver9th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 408 (±86), #4,576. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.