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Sailor · 2019–2026

Merlijn Rutten

rotterdamsche zeilvereeniging ORC handicapSB20J/22

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Events
20

120 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
20%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 54%–62%, 441 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Crew in SB20 · rating 215

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alexandra Siebels

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Floor de Boer & Alexandra Siebels

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Thomas Roggekamp

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jelle Lourens

Sep 2020 – Aug 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Marco van Driel

3–25 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Tim Spek

15–14 in 29 races

Best day
2 Oct 2021

10-1-1-7 · Van Uden Reco Medemblik Regatta 2021

Signature result
1st of 30

Warnemünder Woche 2019 · J/22 Pre-Worlds · 6 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alexandra Siebels — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Thomas Roggekamp · Team Heiner BLAUW, Team Heiner II, Team Heiner ROOD · Handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 62 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Jelle Lourens · Team Heiner blauw, Team Heiner BLAUW, Team Heiner II · Handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 59 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Thijs Veltman · TEAM HEINER 2, Team Heiner BLAUW, Team Heiner II · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 44 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Christopher Bol · Team Heiner II, Team Heiner ROOD · Handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 45 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Aug 2023
  • Joeri Snippert · Team Heiner II, Team Heiner ROOD · Handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 45 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Aug 2023
  • Lies de Rouw · TEAM HEINER 2, Team Heiner II · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Ivar Elstrodt · Team Heiner blauw, Team Heiner BLAUW, Team Heiner II · Handicap, ORC handicap, SB20 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 50 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Christiane Walta · Team Heiner II · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Frederik Burmester · TEAM JAGER, TEAM JAGER / ASZV Orionis, TEAM JAGER Amsterdam · J/22, J/22 Pre-Worlds 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Jul 2019
  • Floor de Boer · TEAM JAGER, TEAM JAGER / ASZV Orionis, TEAM JAGER Amsterdam · J/22, J/22 Pre-Worlds 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

01052102020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026J70 MIXED-PLUS World Championship 2026Hollandsch GlorieJ70 MIXED-PLUS WorldsCrew18th / 38
26 Jun 2025Mixed Plus World ChampionshipHollandsch GlorieJ/70Crew30th / 47
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023Team Heiner IIHandicapCrew20th / 29
19 May 2023North Sea RaceTEAM HEINER 2IRC handicapCrew16th / 58
19 May 2023North Sea RaceTEAM HEINER 2ORC handicapCrew17th / 35
16 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023Team Heiner IIORC handicapCrew4th / 23
19 Mar 2023Scheveningse Winterserie 19-03-2023Team Heiner IIORC handicapCrew3rd / 13
18 Mar 2023Scheveningse Winterserie 18-03-2023Team Heiner IIORC handicapCrew3rd / 13
22 Jan 2023Scheveningse Winterserie 22-01-2023Team Heiner IIORC handicapCrew10th / 13
16 Oct 2022Scheveningse Winterserie 2022-2023Team Heiner IIORC handicapCrew5th / 10
25 Aug 2022Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend IRC European Championship 2022Team Heiner IIHandicapCrew18th / 18
8 Oct 2021Allianz Regatta Open Dutch Sailing Championship 2021Team Heiner ROODSB20Crew6th / 19
2 Oct 2021Van Uden Reco Medemblik Regatta 2021Team Heiner ROODSB20Crew4th / 12
2 Jul 2021OPEN BELGIANS SB20 & OSTENDCUP 3: Discovery cupTeam Heiner BLAUWSB20Crew6th / 21
2 Oct 2020Van Uden Reco Medemblik Regatta 2020Team Heiner BLAUWSB20Crew3rd / 11
18 Sep 2020Open Dutch Sailing Championships 2020Team Heiner blauwSB20Crew7th / 18
6 Jul 2019Warnemünder Woche 2019TEAM JAGER / ASZV OrionisJ/22 Pre-WorldsSkipper1st / 30
6 Jul 2019Warnemünder Woche 2019TEAM JAGER AmsterdamJ/22Skipper19th / 31
9 Jun 2019North Sea Regatta 2019TEAM JAGER / ASZV OrionisJ/22Skipper8th / 12
20 Apr 2019Van Uden Reco Stellendam Regatta 2019TEAM JAGERJ/22Skipper7th / 10

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 102, #27,399.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 22, #48,660. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.