Sailing and Windsurf at Wunstorf, Steinhuder Meer: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Steinhuder Meer, Lower Saxony, Germany
Most sessions at Wunstorf are recorded between April and August, with starts between 10:00 and 18:00. Sailing leads with 38% of sessions.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 401
- Riders, 12 months
- 58
- Sessions, 30 days
- 12
- Record, 12 months
- 30.8 kn
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Leaderboard
Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.
Sailing: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens | 18.5 kn 34.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Kostas Kourkoutas | 18.2 kn 33.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Frederik | 18.1 kn 33.5 km/h | |
| 4 | Malte | 14.8 kn 27.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Anonymous rider | 14.4 kn 26.6 km/h | |
| 6 | Christian Albrecht | 14.1 kn 26.2 km/h | |
| 7 | Anonymous rider | 12.0 kn 22.2 km/h | |
| 8 | Caro | 11.9 kn 22.0 km/h | |
| 9 | Elke Venjakob | 11.8 kn 21.8 km/h | |
| 10 | Pablo Matthes | 11.2 kn 20.7 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvid Abel | 30.8 kn 57.1 km/h | |
| 2 | arno gaudier | 30.5 kn 56.4 km/h | |
| 3 | Carsten | 29.0 kn 53.7 km/h | |
| 4 | De Gr | 28.8 kn 53.3 km/h | |
| 5 | Ulli | 28.1 kn 52.1 km/h | |
| 6 | Christoph van Hal | 27.2 kn 50.4 km/h | |
| 7 | Carsten | 27.0 kn 50.0 km/h | |
| 8 | axel94@arcor.de | 27.0 kn 50.0 km/h | |
| 9 | Marcus Schröter | 26.8 kn 49.6 km/h | |
| 10 | Nils Ranke | 26.3 kn 48.8 km/h |
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 22.5 kn 41.7 km/h | |
| 2 | Felix Neuling | 22.5 kn 41.7 km/h | |
| 3 | sandro jahn | 18.6 kn 34.5 km/h | |
| 4 | Jens Hellinga | 17.3 kn 32.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Marco Schindler | 17.3 kn 32.0 km/h | |
| 6 | axel94@arcor.de | 16.0 kn 29.6 km/h | |
| 7 | Nils Helle | 14.8 kn 27.4 km/h | |
| 8 | carsten kurmis | 5.8 kn 10.7 km/h | |
| 9 | Pierre Hommel | 3.6 kn 6.6 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- SailingAugust31
- WindsurfJune24
- Wing foilAugust22
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 10:00 and 18:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Neustadt am Rübenberge9.1 km67
- Hannover21 km58
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Wunstorf?
Sessions at Wunstorf are mostly between April and August. The busiest month is August, with 76 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Wunstorf better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 10:00 and 18:00, local time. 20% start before noon and 80% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Wunstorf?
Sailing (38%), Windsurf (27%), Wing foil (17%), Powerboat (4%), and Jetsurfing (2%). Waterspeed recorded 401 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Wunstorf?
30.8 knots (57.1 km/h), Windsurf, on July 2, 2026. It is the fastest session at Wunstorf on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Wunstorf?
Jens, with 18.5 knots on September 27, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.