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Sailor · 2013–2026

Ole Paulsen

pl ner segler verein von 1908 e v ORC handicapHandicapH-Jolle

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Events
39

156 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 39

Podium rate
31%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 73%–77%, 1,521 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in H-Jolle · rating 285

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sebastian Milinski

2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Birk Stoewer & Sebastian Milinski

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ulf Burmeister

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tobias Merkel

May 2019 – Aug 2026 · 25 events

Nemesis
Jens Kuphal

5–52 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Alf Henryk Wulf

25–19 in 46 races

Best day
26 Jun 2026

2-1-1-3 · Kieler Woche 2026 · about 1 in 658 by chance

Signature result
8th of 379

Rolex Fastnet Race · IRC handicap · 26 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sebastian Milinski — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Tobias Merkel · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 25events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 12% win rate · 4 of 105 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Walter Watermann · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 23events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 99 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Lars Hückstädt · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 18events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 50 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Jan-Henning Günther · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 18events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 78 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Katharina Sophie Tietz · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 15events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 76 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Birk Stoewer · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 14events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 51 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Laura Storch · X-DAY · ORC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Lars Hueckstaedt · Heizkörper, X-DAY · H-Jolle, Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 65 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Sven Klatt · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Merle Struck · X-DAY · ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

01452902014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Blue Week 2026X-DAYHandicapCrew8th / 9
25 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026VITESSEJ/24Crew2nd / 19
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026X-DAYHandicapCrew11th / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026X-DAYORC handicapCrew10th / 30
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceX-DAYIRC handicapCrew8th / 379
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25X-DAYHandicapCrew161st / 233
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)X-DAYIRC handicapCrew14th / 57
6 Jul 2025AEGEAN 600 2025BEST BUDDIESIRC handicapCrew1st / 36
26 Jun 202475. Blaues Band - H-Jollen - Goldpokal (German Open)HeizkörperH-JolleSkipper6th / 23
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew6th / 67
19 May 2024Int. Deutsche Meisterschaft Offshore SeesegelnTØSEN 2ORC handicapCrew8th / 17
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew14th / 26
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023X-DAYHandicapCrew11th / 15
21 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 7
20 Aug 2022blueribboncup 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew11th / 27
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipX-DAYHandicapCrew1st / 6
14 Jul 2022Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft H-JolleSommerwindH-JolleSkipper5th / 31
24 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew1st / 18
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew9th / 21
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew10th / 58
14 May 2022Samowar der Piraten und H-JollenSommerwindH-JolleCrew3rd / 11
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew6th / 25
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnX-DAYORC handicapCrew8th / 10
11 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 29
7 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021X-DAYORC handicapCrew8th / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 237 (±185), #11,758.Helm rating across all classes: 290 (±241), #10,663. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.