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Sailor · 2013–2026

Ulf Kipcke

kieler yacht club e v Nordic FolkboatNord. Folkeboote12mR Vintage

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Events
29

184 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 8 of 29

Podium rate
72%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
93%

of boats faced (range 92%–95%, 774 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Nordic Folkboat · rating 682

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gero Martens

7 wins · 18 podiums in 24 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Gero Martens & Kathrin Martens

2 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gero Martens

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gero Martens

Jun 2013 – Sep 2026 · 24 events

Nemesis
Per Jørgensen

14–33 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Walther Furthmann

44–33 in 80 races

Best day
1 Aug 2023

1-8-1 · 2023 Nordic Folkboat Gold Cup

Signature result
1st of 46

Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Folkeboot · Nordic Folkboat · 28 Aug 2017

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gero Martens — 7 wins · 18 podiums in 24 events together · 29% win rate
  • Gero Martens · Mad Mongoose, Ulf KIPCKE, Ylva, YLVA · Folkeboot Welcome Race, Folkeboote, Nord. Folkeboote, Nordic Folkboat 24events 7 wins together · 18 podiums · 29% win rate · 40 of 151 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2026
  • Dieter Kipcke · Mad Mongoose, Ulf KIPCKE, YLVA · Folkeboot Welcome Race, Folkeboote, Nord. Folkeboote, Nordic Folkboat 22events 6 wins together · 16 podiums · 27% win rate · 40 of 140 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2023
  • Kathrin Martens · Ulf KIPCKE, Ylva · Nordic Folkboat 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 39 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Jan Philip Kipcke · Ulf KIPCKE, YLVA · Nordic Folkboat 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 17 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
  • Maik Niclas Andritzki · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Stefan Matschuck · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Thomas Müller · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Robin Müller · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Fredy Conrad · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Frank Kuhlmann · Jenetta · 12mR Vintage 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

03597172014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Sep 2026Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft FolkebootYlvaNordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 35
21 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026YlvaNordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 39
27 Aug 2025IDM Nordische FolkebooteYlvaNordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 18
14 Jun 202549. Pokalregatta - Nordische FolkebooteYlvaNordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 16
31 May 202554. ECK DAYS 2025YlvaNordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 16
25 May 2025Commodorecup 2025Ulf KIPCKENordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 31
29 Oct 2023Rolling HomeMad MongooseNordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 32
1 Aug 20232023 Nordic Folkboat Gold CupYLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 56
25 Jul 2022133. Travemünder Woche 2022YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 17
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 48
30 Oct 2021Rolling Home 2021YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 43
13 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Nordische Folkeboot 2021YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 35
17 Aug 202112mR Evli 2021 World ChampionshipsJenetta12mR VintageCrew4th / 9
5 Oct 2019Bruno-Splieth-Pokal 2019YLVAFolkebooteSkipper1st / 13
23 Sep 2019IDM Nordisches FolkebootYLVANordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 39
7 Aug 2019Folkboat Gold Cup 2019YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper12th / 53
22 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019YLVAFolkeboot Welcome RaceSkipper1st / 11
11 May 201947. Glücksb.Pokalregatta & XVIII. Culix Cup 2019YLVANord. FolkebooteSkipper2nd / 13
15 Aug 2018Intern. Deutsch / Dänische Meisterschaften Nord. Folkeboote 2018YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 57
17 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 16
26 May 201846. Glücksb.Pokalreg.(Nord. Folkeb.), XVII.Culixcup(420er u. int14ft(GO), Laserdistr.Nord)YLVANord. FolkebooteSkipper1st / 21
28 Aug 2017Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft FolkebootYLVANordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 46
17 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 15
24 Jul 2015126. Travemünder Woche 2015YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 13
25 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015YLVANordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 687, #391.Crew rating across all classes: -10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.