Heinz Nixdorf Memorial Trophy

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The Heinz Nixdorf Memorial Trophy

Awarded to winner of the fifth race of the World Championship.

The Heinz Nixdorf Memorial Trophy has been awarded to the Winner of the Fifth Race at the World Championship since 1987, the year after the great sailor and mentor died at the age of 60. Heinz Nixdorf is known as the “Godfather of German Star Sailing”. He led his own campaign and, more importantly, the campaigns of Alex Hagen/Vincent Hösch, and Achim Griese/Michael Marcour, who won several World Championships and Olympic Medals for Germany.

Beyond that, Heinz mentored and financially supported many young sailors such as: Michael Koch, Johannes Polgar, Alexander Schlonski, Joachim Hellmich, the Wrede Brothers, Hubert Merkelbach, Hansi & Hartmut Voigt, Reinhard Schmidt, Robert Stanjek, Matheus Kusznierewicz, Matthias Miller, and their crews.

Heinz Nixdorf was a German businessman who founded Nixdorf Computer, a successful German computer company, and was also a very keen Star sailor. He began sailing later in life at age 45 but was as driven in sport as he was in business and, with his crew Josef Pieper, finished eighth at the World Championship in Spain in 1974 and fifth at the North American Championship in 1980.

To encourage and financially support young sailors, Heinz founded the “Heinz Nixdorf - Verein zur Förderung des Segelsports e.v.” (HNV) (Association for the Promotion of Sailing). This association is credited with starting the successful U30 program in Germany that produced Max Kohlhoff and Ole Burzinski, winners of the 2023 Worlds in Scarlino, Italy; a fitting tribute to Heinz’ dedication and philanthropy that expanded opportunities for Star sailors.

YEAR	BOAT	SKIPPER	CREW	FLEET	ENTRIES	LOCATION	RESULTS
2025	#8594	Diego Negri	Sergio Lambertenghi	VE	101	Split, Croatia	Results
2024	#8538	Will Stout	Danny Cayard	SDB	64	San Diego	Results
2023	#8489	Max Kohlhoff	Ole Burzinski	KF	96	Scarlino, Italy	Results
2022	#8580	Eric Doyle	Payson Infelise	SDB	84	Marblehead, MA, USA	Results
2021	#8548	Mateusz Kusznierewicz	Bruno Prada	ISOL	82	Kiel, Germany	Results
2020	Not sailed
2019	#8533	Diego Negri	Sergio Lambertenghi	VE	63	Porto Cervo, Italy	Results
2018	#8533	Diego Negri	Sergio Lambertenghi	VE	60	Oxford, MD, USA	Results
2017	#8515	Diego Negri	Sergio Lambertenghi	VE	70	Troense, Denmark	Results
2016	#8497e	Diego Negri	Sergio Lambertenghi	VE	72	Miami, FL, USA	Results
2015	#8495	Marcelo Fuchs	Ronald Seifert	SP	39	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Results
2014	#8443	Augie Diaz	Arnis Baltins	BisB	87	Lake Garda, Italy	Results
2013	#8209	Andrew Campbell	John von Schwarz	SDB	66	San Diego, CA, USA	Results
2012	#8464	Hamish Pepper	Jim Turner	NZL	72	Hyeres, France	Results
2011	#8447	Mateusz Kusznierewicz	Dominik Zycki	ISOL	41	Perth, Australia	Results
2010	#8362	Rick Merriman	Phil Trinter	LH	73	Rio de Janiero	Results
2009	#8340	Robert Stanjek	Markus Koy	BF	86	Varberg, Sweden	Results
2008	#8345	Iain Percy	Andrew Simpson	SO	104	Miami, FL, USA	Results
2007	#8127	Robert Scheidt	Bruno Prada	GuB	62	Cascais, Portugal	Results
2006	#8256	Fredrick Loof	Anders Ekstrom	SC	66	San Francisco, CA, USA	Results
2005	#8144	Iain Percy	Steve Mitchell	SO	52	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Results
2004	#8129	Mark Reynolds	Steve Erickson	SDB	102	Gaeta, Italy	Results
2003	#8025	Iain Percy	Steve Mitchell	SO	83	Cadiz, Spain	Results
2002	#8093	Peter Bromby	Martin Siese	BER	103	Los Angeles Harbor, CA, USA	Results
2001	#7875	Torben Grael	Marcelo Ferreira	Gua	105	Medemblik, Netherlands	Results
2000	#7995	Mark Reynolds	Magnus Liljedahl	SDB	112	Annapolis, MD, USA	Results
1999	#7954	Vincent Hoesch	Florian Fendt	CBM	129	Punta Ala, Italy	Results
1998	#7875	Torben Grael	Marcelo Ferreira	Gua	95	Portoroz, Slovenia	Results
1997	#7759	Alexander Hagen	Marcelo Ferreira	Glu	71	Marblehead, MA, USA	Results
1996	#7763	Enrico Chieffi	Roberto Sinibaldi	PDV	61	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Results
1995	#7760	Torben Grael	Marcelo Ferreira	Gua	76	Loredo, Spain	Results
1994	#7737	Ross Macdonald	Eric Jesperson	EB	97	San Diego Bay, CA, USA	Results
1993	#7712	Benny Andersen	Mogens Just	DF	90	Kiel, Germany	Results
1992	#7657	Torben Grael	Marcelo Ferreira	Gua	53	San Francisco, CA, USA	Results
1991	#7488	Roberto Benamati	Mario Salani	Gar	119	Cannes, France	Results
1990	#7209	Vince Brun	Brian Ledbetter	SDB	95	Cleveland, OH, USA	Results
1989	#7338	Mats Johansson	Stefan Hemlin	Vin	105	Porto Cervo, Italy	Results
1988	#7288	Mark Reynolds	Hal Haenel	SDB	70	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Results
1987	#6378	Ed Adams	Thomas Olsen	NB	79	Chicago, IL, USA	Results

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