Felix Oberle

⛵ Swiss Offshore-Sailor | 👨‍🎓Engineer EPFL | 🗣️Speaker |📍Aarau - Lorient

Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland

About

Having completed a 4 year Mini Transat Campaign I'm on the way to build my new project in the Figaro classAfter my studies at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, I had the opportunity to work on my Master’s thesis with Swiss-Ski, and later as a Data Scientist at Balgrist University Hospital.Working in this environment, alongside both elite athletes and scientists, sparked something deeper. It pushed me to pursue my own path in sports, not only by analyzing it, but by living it.I moved to Lorient in 2021, fully committed to offshore sailing. Driven by curiosity, passion, and performance, I competed in the Mini Transat in 2023 and 2025, finishing 4th and 6th respectively. These results were recognized by Swiss Sailing with the title of "Swiss Male Sailor of the Years 2023/2024".Today, I am building my Figaro class project for the coming years, aiming to compete in one of most competitive fleets.Alongside my sailing, I work with data and share my experience through keynotes on performance, decision-making, and risk management, translating lessons from offshore racing into insights for organizations.If you are interested in joining this project or bringing a new perspective on management, risk, and decision-making to your company, feel free to get in touch.

Experience

  • Offshore-Sailor at Lorient Grand Large
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Research Assistant at Universitätsklinik Balgrist
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Field Technical Engineer CRM at Abbott
    Jul 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Research Assistant at Universitätsklinik Balgrist
    Jan 2019 - May 2019 · 5 mos

  • Research Assistant at Universitätsklinik Balgrist
    Mar 2018 - Oct 2018 · 8 mos