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Sailor · 2015–2025

Willie van der Heijden

catclub zeeland Formula 18F18Formula 18 (World Championship)

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Events
7

69 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 7

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (90%: 32%–40%, 418 boats)

Best class ranking
#52

Helm in Formula 18 · rating 41

Longest-running crew
Arthur Moerman

Jul 2015 – Jul 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Hans van Dam

4–56 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Arjan Baas

29–38 in 68 races

Best day
17 Jul 2015

15-16-DNF · F18 World Championship 2015 · about 1 in 3 by chance

Signature result
7th of 16

2023 Open Dutch Championships Finn, Dart 18, F18 Class Event F16 · Formula 18 · 15 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Arthur Moerman · Dophin, Willie VAN DER HEIJDEN · F18, Formula 18, Formula 18 (World Championship) 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 69 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-5194320162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 7

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Jul 20252025 Formula 18 World ChampionshipWillie VAN DER HEIJDENF18Skipper69th / 96
16 May 2025F18 & F16 Belgian - Dutch - German NationalsWillie VAN DER HEIJDENF18Skipper12th / 22
15 Sep 20232023 Open Dutch Championships Finn, Dart 18, F18 Class Event F16Willie VAN DER HEIJDENFormula 18Skipper7th / 16
24 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023Willie VAN DER HEIJDENFormula 18 (World Championship)Skipper84th / 97
19 Sep 2020Open Dutch Sailing Championships 2020DophinFormula 18Skipper10th / 16
19 May 2018North Sea Regatta 2018DophinFormula 18Skipper8th / 11
14 Jul 2015F18 World Championship 2015DophinFormula 18Skipper86th / 167

Helm rating across all classes: -5 (±209), #52,627. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.