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Sailor · 2019–2026

François Bopp

club nautique de pully HandicapDragonYachten

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Events
40

115 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 6 of 40

Podium rate
20%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–67%, 3,864 boats)

Best class ranking
#105

Helm in Dragon · rating 168

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Marc Serge Ursenbacher

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Sophie Loobuyck & Jason Thomas

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Marc Serge Ursenbacher

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Benoit Rol

Jun 2019 – Jun 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Andrei Bals

3–14 head to head in 17 races

Rival
Pierre Fayet

11–14 in 28 races

Best day
5 Sep 2026

1-1-3-5 · Internationale Schweizermeisterschaften Drachen und Surprise

Signature result
1st of 19

Internationale Schweizermeisterschaften Drachen und Surprise · Dragon · 4 Sep 2026

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marc Serge Ursenbacher — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Benoit Rol · Belotti, Chocolate, Marguerite Cashmere OUTSIDER 5, WhitUBY · Handicap, Lestés A, SRS 13events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 15% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Raymond Sudan · Belotti, Chocolate, WhitUBY · Handicap, Lestés, Lestés A 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
  • Ivo Todorov · Belotti, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE 3, TRUE STORY · Dragon, Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Dorothée Body · Belotti, Chocolate, WhitUBY · Handicap, Lestés, SRS 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
  • Guy Pittier · Chocolate, Marguerite Cashmere OUTSIDER 5, WhitUBY · 2 copains 2020, Handicap, Lestés 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Jason Thomas · Chocolate, WhitUBY · Handicap, Lestés A, SRS 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
  • Sophie Loobuyck · Belotti, Chocolate · Handicap, Lestés, Lestés A, SRS 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jun 2024
  • Arnaud Gavairon · Marguerite Cashmere OUTSIDER 5, Pétrel · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Marc Serge Ursenbacher · Belotti, Treize étoiles · Handicap, Yachten 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 12 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Edward Wright · CHOCOLATE, Solomons, TRUE STORY · Dragon, Star 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

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— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Internationale Schweizermeisterschaften Drachen und SurpriseCHOCOLATEDragonSkipper1st / 19
29 Aug 2026Translémanique en solitairePétrelHandicapSkipper87th / 125
10 Aug 2026Pully - Semaine du soir 2026PétrelHandicapCrew8th / 14
6 Jul 2026AbendregattawocheTreize étoilesYachtenCrew1st / 6
30 Jan 2026COUPE DE L'AMITIE DRAGON 2026CHOCOLATEDragonSkipper7th / 11
7 Jul 2025AbendregattawocheTreize étoilesYachtenCrew1st / 5
14 Jun 2025Bol d'Or du LemanBelottiHandicapSkipper88th / 398
28 May 2025Internationale Schweizer Meisterschaft der DrachenklasseCHOCOLATEDragonSkipper6th / 21
1 Mar 2025EXTRA CUP DragonCHOCOLATEDragonSkipper5th / 15
6 Dec 2024COUPE D'HIVERTRUE STORYDragonSkipper4th / 21
21 Sep 2024La Double North SailsBelottiHandicapSkipper15th / 86
24 Aug 2024Translémanique en solitaireBelottiHandicapSkipper26th / 110
7 Jul 2024Aegean 600 2024CHOCOLATE 3IRC handicapSkipper8th / 51
15 Jun 2024Bol d'Or MirabaudBelottiHandicapSkipper138th / 399
8 Jun 2024Genève-Rolle-Genève 2024BelottiHandicapSkipper141st / 197
21 Oct 2023Rolex Middle Sea Race 2023CHOCOLATE 3IRC handicapSkipper23rd / 91
26 Aug 2023Syz Translémanique en solitaireEnotekaHandicapSkipper31st / 135
14 May 20232023 Open and U23 FINN EUROPEANSCHOCOLATEFinnSkipper43rd / 70
11 Jun 2022Bol d'Or MirabaudWhitUBYHandicapSkipper92nd / 421
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSolomonsStarOther20th / 57
12 Jun 2021Bol d'Or MirabaudWhitUBYHandicapCrew97th / 425
25 Oct 2020Régate des Feuilles MortesChocolateLestésSkipper5th / 15
11 Oct 2020Challenge RippsteinChocolateLestés ASkipper1st / 7
16 Sep 2020Régate des Pirates 2020ChocolateHandicapSkipper1st / 17
5 Sep 2020X de Sciez - GeneraliChocolateSRSSkipper6th / 53

Helm rating across all classes: 252, #13,589.Crew rating across all classes: 196, #15,342. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.