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Sailor · 2013–2026

Jan Kähler

altonaer segel club e v J/24LaserHandicap

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Events
27

193 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 27

Podium rate
44%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–65%, 814 boats)

Best class ranking
#35

Helm in J/24 · rating 467

Most successful partnership
Thorsten Glabisch

2 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Best trio
Olaf Zietz & Thorsten Glabisch

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Olaf Zietz

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Olaf Zietz

May 2013 – Jun 2022 · 13 events

Nemesis
Stefan Gründler

2–19 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Stefan Karsunke

44–55 in 99 races

Best day
28 Jun 2013

1-3-2 · Kieler Woche 2013 · about 1 in 750 by chance

Signature result
1st of 21

German Open der J/24 · J/24 · 3 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Thorsten Glabisch — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Ole Harder · United 5 · J/24, J/24 German Open, Melges 24, Melges24 (European Sailing Series) 14events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 122 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2020
  • Olaf Zietz · United 5 · J/24, J/24 German Open 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 4 of 113 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Jun 2022
  • Thorsten Glabisch · United 5 · J/24, Melges 24, Melges24 (European Sailing Series) 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 3 of 79 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Jun 2022
  • Roland Böhm · United 5 · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 32 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Aug 2014
  • Roland Boehm · United 5 · J/24, J/24 German Open 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Jörn Harms · United 5 · J/24, J/24 German Open 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Benjamin Voigt · United 5 · J/24 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 31 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Knud Stegelmann · United 5 · Melges 24, Melges24 (European Sailing Series) 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Nina Kähler · United 5 · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Apr 2017
  • Ino Petersen · United 5 · J/24 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

01683362014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jun 20262026 EurILCA Master GermanyJan KÄHLERLaserSkipper37th / 47
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Pacemaker (DH, Spi)HandicapCrew6th / 29
15 Nov 2025Letzte Helden 2025Jan KÄHLERHandicapSkipper28th / 76
7 Sep 2025Sanduhr-RegattaJan KÄHLERLaserSkipper3rd / 6
5 Jul 2025Woodstock 2.0Jan KÄHLERLaser OldieSkipper3rd / 24
5 Jul 2025Woodstock 2.0Jan KÄHLERLaserSkipper4th / 16
26 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025Jan KÄHLERLaser RadialSkipper103rd / 119
29 Sep 2024SVAOe-Elbe-Ausklang Regatta 2024Pacemaker (DH)YardstickCrew3rd / 22
30 Aug 2024German Masters ILCA 2024Jan KÄHLERLaserSkipper47th / 62
23 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022United 5J/24Skipper3rd / 17
19 Mar 2022Frühjahrs-Verbands­regatta IUnited 5J/24Skipper1st / 13
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020United 5J/24Skipper5th / 18
3 Oct 2019German Open der J/24United 5J/24Skipper1st / 21
27 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019United 5J/24Skipper9th / 28
17 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018United 5J/24Skipper2nd / 27
18 Nov 201735. Kalte Kanne 2017LeifstreamOptimistSkipper15th / 35
22 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017United 5Melges24 (European Sailing Series)Skipper3rd / 8
29 Apr 2017Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017United 5Melges 24Skipper3rd / 3
29 Sep 2016J/70 German Open 2016Tre MakrellerJ/70Skipper9th / 36
29 Apr 2016Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2016United 5Melges 24Skipper5th / 6
31 Aug 2015J/24 World ChampionshipUnited 5J/24Skipper15th / 51
24 Jul 2015126. Travemünder Woche 2015United 5J/24 German OpenSkipper3rd / 21
25 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015United 5J/24Skipper7th / 37
29 Aug 2014NRV Champions Week J24 & Platu 25United 5J/24Skipper4th / 26
7 Jun 2014FSC Pfingst CupUnited 5J/24Skipper11th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 277 (±162), #11,586.Crew rating across all classes: 48 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.