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Sailor · 2017–2025

Thomas Birchler

soci t nautique de gen ve HandicapSurpriseMonocoque jaugé SRS+

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Events
34

66 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 34

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 61%–63%, 3,815 boats)

Best class ranking
#143

Crew in Surprise · rating 25

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alec Ardin

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Simone Muller & Jaques-Henry Addor

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Anne Chiari-bory

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Christophe Weber

May 2019 – Nov 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Thierry Bottge

7–25 head to head in 32 races

Rival
Philippe de Weck

15–12 in 27 races

Best day
15 Sep 2018

1-5-4-6-1 · Critérium Surprise & J70 · about 1 in 91 by chance

Signature result
28th of 398

Bol d'Or du Leman · Handicap · 14 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alec Ardin — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jaques-Henry Addor · Black Swan, Vire Vent IV · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Christophe Weber · AigleNoir, Eole 7, Vire Vent IV · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 21st · May 2019 – Nov 2025
  • Olivier Perron · Black Swan, Luna, Vire Vent IV · "1602" l'Escalade 2017, Handicap, Surprise 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2017 – Aug 2021
  • Maxime Dieth · Black Swan, Vire Vent IV · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Lodovico Chiari Gaggia · Vire Vent IV · Handicap, Monocoque jaugé SRS+ 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 29th · May 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Snorri Haymoz · SKYRIM, Vire Vent IV · Handicap, Surprise 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Alexandre Soubira · Eole 7 · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 38th · May 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Alec Ardin · Black Swan · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Tristan Puig · Vire Vent IV · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 29th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Jean-Pierre de Sienbenthal · Black Swan, Vire Vent IV · Handicap, SRS 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 9th · Sep 2020 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-69431552018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Nov 2025La 1602 - Régate de l'EscaladeAigleNoirHandicapCrew21st / 32
14 Jun 2025Bol d'Or du LemanZénitudeHandicapCrew28th / 398
7 Jun 2025Genève-Rolle-Genève 2025ZénitudeHandicapCrew37th / 186
21 Sep 2024La Double North SailsVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper42nd / 86
26 Aug 2023Syz Translémanique en solitaireVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper117th / 135
10 Jun 2023Bol d'Or MirabaudVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper148th / 406
13 May 2023Ouverture du CdPL 2023Vire Vent IVHandicapSkipper6th / 42
3 Sep 2022Le JoranVire Vent IVBateaux jaugés SRSSkipper25th / 34
11 Jun 2022Bol d'Or MirabaudVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper110th / 421
14 May 2022Ouverture Championnat du Petit LacVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper34th / 34
5 May 2022Régates DELEN du Mardi, powered by AUTOBRITT VOLVO -Coupe de Printemps DELEN-Vire Vent IVHandicapSkipper44th / 53
2 Oct 2021Régate des Pirates 2021Vire Vent IVHandicapSkipper33rd / 62
25 Sep 2021La Double North Sails 2021Vire Vent IVMonocoque jaugé SRS+Skipper77th / 92
4 Sep 2021Le JoranBlack SwanHandicapCrew1st / 3
3 Aug 2021Régates Delen du mardi- Coupe d'été Europ'SailsVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper42nd / 44
3 Jul 2021La Soli-DoubleVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper9th / 15
28 Jun 2021Semaine de la Voile du CVSNGVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper29th / 37
12 Jun 2021Bol d'Or MirabaudBlack SwanHandicapCrew46th / 425
5 Jun 2021Genève-Rolle-Genève 2021Black SwanHandicapCrew150th / 185
18 May 2021Régates Delen du mardi - Coupe du Printemps Europ'SailsVire Vent IVHandicapSkipper38th / 52
15 May 2021Ouverture Championnat du Petit LacBlack SwanHandicapCrew9th / 31
5 Sep 2020X de Sciez - GeneraliVire Vent IVSRSCrew32nd / 53
21 Sep 2019La DoubleEole 7Monocoque jaugé SRS+Skipper73rd / 93
14 Sep 2019Critérium Surprise & J70SKYRIMSurpriseCrew10th / 11
31 Aug 2019Syz Translémanique en SolitaireEole 7HandicapSkipper15th / 99

Crew rating across all classes: 56 (±224), #34,136.Helm rating across all classes: -57 (±232), #62,162. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.