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Sailor · 2021–2026

Fred Schaffner

soci t nautique rolloise HandicapSurprise

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Events
14

86 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 2 of 14

Podium rate
36%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 66%–73%, 586 boats)

Best class ranking
#28

Helm in Surprise · rating 123

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Thibault Cretegny

2 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Best trio
Thibault Cretegny & Yann Kislig

2 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Thibault Cretegny

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Yann Kislig

May 2021 – Sep 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Daniel Bouwmeester

13–26 head to head in 39 races

Rival
Bernard Gianola

23–27 in 54 races

Best day
30 Jun 2024

3-1-1-2-2 · CNPr - Critérium Top Voiles Cup Surprise Act. 5

Signature result
1st of 18

Semaine du soir de Founex 2021 · Surprise · 16 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Thibault Cretegny — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate
  • Yann Kislig · Mango, MANGO · Handicap, Surprise 13events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 15% win rate · 12 of 85 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Jacky Cretegny · Mango, MANGO · Handicap, Surprise 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 74 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Thibault Cretegny · Mango, MANGO · Handicap, Surprise 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 10 of 65 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Samuel Gueissaz · Mango, MANGO · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Emilie Guisolan · MANGO · Surprise 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Amanda Landon · MANGO · Surprise 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Robin Kisslig · MANGO · Surprise 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-3314532220222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 2026Internationale Schweizermeisterschaften Drachen und SurpriseMANGOSurpriseSkipper9th / 12
21 Aug 2025Championnat de Suisse des SurpriseMANGOSurpriseSkipper9th / 20
5 Aug 2025Semaine du SoirMANGOHandicapSkipper2nd / 34
28 Jun 2025Critérium de Rolle Trophée Europ'Sails Act. 5MANGOSurpriseSkipper4th / 13
27 Apr 2025Championnat de saison SNR 2025MangoHandicapSkipper3rd / 29
30 Jun 2024CNPr - Critérium Top Voiles Cup Surprise Act. 5MANGOSurpriseSkipper1st / 12
8 Jun 2024Genève-Rolle-Genève 2024MANGOHandicapSkipper67th / 199
7 Aug 2023Semaine du SoirMANGOHandicapSkipper23rd / 37
9 Oct 2021Top Voiles Léman TourMANGOHandicapSkipper46th / 83
4 Sep 2021Criterium Surprise & Grand SurpriseMANGOSurpriseSkipper3rd / 17
16 Aug 2021Semaine du soir de Founex 2021MANGOSurpriseSkipper1st / 18
2 Aug 2021Semaine du Soir SNRMANGOHandicapSkipper9th / 35
10 Jul 20216 Heures de NernierMANGOHandicapSkipper7th / 64
12 May 2021Championnat de saison SNRMANGOHandicapSkipper8th / 27

Helm rating across all classes: 223, #16,701. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.