Sailor · 2012–2026

Jan-Paul Buis

cyca Handicap IRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 4
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 56%

Signature result: 34th of 81

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Ron Forster · Ariel · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2017
John Naylor · Ariel · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2017
Phil Damp · Ariel · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2017
J Forster · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 34th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
J Andrews · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012
Emmet Kerin · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 34th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
M Gentry · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 34th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
F Christensen · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012
M Scroop · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012
C Dagger · Ariel · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 34th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Apr 2026	Antigua Sailing Week - 2026	Westwind	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
6 Mar 2025	2025 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	Victoria	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 8
26 Dec 2017	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017	Ariel	IRC handicap	Crew	34th / 81
26 Dec 2012	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012	Ariel	IRC handicap	Crew	28th / 59

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 8 races, 2 events · rating 83
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating 8

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 46%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 56%

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	50%
2025	1	43%
2017	1	59%
2012	1	53%

Boats

Ariel · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2012–2017
Westwind · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Victoria · Handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Simpson Bay Bridge, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · 1 events
English Harbour, Antigua · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 83.Crew rating across all classes: 8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.