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Sailor · 2017–2025

Benedikt Knapp

yacht club seeshaupt e v Optimist42049er

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Events
30

214 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 30

Podium rate
23%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 73%–76%, 2,174 boats)

Best class ranking
#171

Crew in 420 · rating 308

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Riccardo Honold

2 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Riccardo Honold

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Riccardo Honold

Sep 2020 – Sep 2022 · 10 events

Nemesis
Florian Krauss

10–47 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Valentina Steinlein

71–60 in 137 races

Best day
5 Jun 2022

1-DNF-1-1 · YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2022

Signature result
1st of 62

27. Schweriner Sparkassen-Cup (September) · 420 · 24 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Riccardo Honold — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Riccardo Honold · Riccardo HONOLD · 420, BJM - 420 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 81 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
  • Carl Krause · Carl KRAUSE, GER 842 · 49er 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−58 vs. without) · best 38th · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Konstantin Knapp · Konstantin KNAPP · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

-251533302018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Jul 2025Junior World ChampionshipCarl KRAUSE49erCrew38th / 53
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025Carl KRAUSE49erCrew43rd / 74
1 Apr 202554 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGER 84249erCrew88th / 91
23 Sep 202228. Schweriner Sparkassen-Cup (September)Riccardo HONOLD420Crew8th / 56
17 Sep 2022Seglerhaus-Preis 2022 inkl. BJM 29er und 420Riccardo HONOLDBJM - 420Crew3rd / 42
5 Jun 2022YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2022Riccardo HONOLD420Crew3rd / 79
15 May 2022Silber 420erRiccardo HONOLD420Crew1st / 17
7 May 2022Münchner Kindl 29er und 420erRiccardo HONOLD420Crew2nd / 6
9 Oct 2021420er IDJM 2021Riccardo HONOLD420Crew3rd / 81
24 Sep 202127. Schweriner Sparkassen-Cup (September)Riccardo HONOLD420Crew1st / 62
4 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021Riccardo HONOLD420Crew7th / 84
11 Sep 2020FSN Cup 2020Riccardo HONOLD420Crew23rd / 68
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020Riccardo HONOLD420Crew16th / 83
3 Oct 2019IDJM 420er 2019 | WM-JEM-A 2020, WarnemündeKonstantin KNAPP420Crew40th / 102
29 Aug 2019Bayerische Jugendwoche 2019Konstantin KNAPP420Crew7th / 17
30 Jul 2019Internationale Deutsche Jüngsten Meisterschaft 2019 - OptimistBenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper43rd / 200
13 Jul 2019Jugendregatta Apfelcup 2019Konstantin KNAPP420Crew4th / 15
8 Jun 2019Pfingst-Festival - Opti ABenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper6th / 83
6 Apr 20195. Rüdiger-Weinholz-Preis / Opti-RegattaBenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper11th / 93
20 Oct 2018Herbstpokal des Südens 2018Benedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper9th / 60
7 Sep 2018Bayerische Jugendwoche 2018Benedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper3rd / 57
7 Apr 20184. Rüdiger-Weinholz-Preis / Opti-RegattaBenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper6th / 69
22 Oct 2017Opti Cup Chiemsee (RR)Benedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper14th / 80
23 Sep 2017Stanjek Sailing Cup BJüM Opti ABenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper40th / 122
24 Aug 201743. Bayerische Jugendwoche/Bayerische Meisterschaft OptimistBenedikt KNAPPOptimistSkipper11th / 45

Crew rating across all classes: 240, #11,743.Helm rating across all classes: 316, #9,236. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.