Marc Aurel Pickel
Born on 12th December 1971 in Wilhelmshaven
Single, living in Kiel
Free-lance boat builder
Starting for Kiel Yacht Club (KYC)
Marc Pickel has been sailing from when he was a child. Following successful regattas in the Pirate, he gained extensive experience in big- boat sailing and was a core member of the Aerosail team, a high-level initiative of the former Daimler-Benz group in the 90ties to support the sailing sport.
After winning Kiel Week in 1994 and the same year’s Sardinia Cup as part of the ILC 40 “Astro” crew, Marc Pickel then switched to the Olympic Star boat at the end of 1995, but never turned his back completely on offshore racing. With various crew in the Star, he won a string of top-class regattas ranging from Kiel Week to a European Championship.
A boat builder by trade, Pickel continues with his freelance work parallel to his Olympic campaign. His skills are not only very helpful for the maintenance and repair during regattas, but he also used them by purposely building a Star boat for his team.
2003
1st at Kiel Week (Star)
3rd at the Pre-Olympics, Athens, Greece
National Olympic team Star
2002
1st at Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (Star), USA
3rd at Star European Championships, Genova, Italy
1st at Dutch Star Championships, Medemblik, Netherlands
2000
1st Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (Star), USA
4th Bacardi Cup (Star), Miami, USA
1st Star European Championships, Gaeta, Italy
Qualification for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia
1999
3rd at Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (Star), USA
1st at American Star Boat Championships, Pass Christian, USA
1998
4th at Star Boat European Championships, Kiel, Germany
3rd at Kiel Week (Star)
1997
3rd at Star Boat European Championships, Varberg, Sweden
2nd at Kiel Week (Star)
1996
6th at Star Boat European Championships, Medemblik, Netherlands
1st at Gold Cup in the Dragon as crew, France
1994
1st at Sardinia Cup Offshore Racing (ILC 40 class), Porto Cervo, Italy
1st Kiel Week Offshore Course
1993
1st at Kiel Week (Mumm 36) as crew
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