Sailor · 2015–2025

Wim Deca

royal north sea yacht club A Cat Handicap Formula 18

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 15%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #133

Most successful partnership: Astrid Janssens
Biggest lift: Astrid Janssens
Nemesis: Thomas Paasch
Rival: Eckart Kaphengst
Best day: 28 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Astrid Janssens — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Astrid Janssens · Ragazza III, SAIL4U, Triki · Formula 18, Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 30 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Oct 2018
Bert de Bie · Ragazza (4), Ragazza III · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2021
Alexis Malchair · Ragazza (4), Ragazza III · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2021
Stephan Flamand · Ragazza (4), Ragazza III · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2021
Jan Gabriël · Ragazza (4), Ragazza III · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2021
Karlien Asscherickx · Ragazza III · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Lieve Berghmans · Triki · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
Gaetan Verhegge · Ragazza III · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Ian Wittevrongel · Ragazza (4) · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Bart Gabriel · Triki · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 May 2025	A-Cat class event May	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	8th / 10
10 Sep 2024	A-Cat World Championship 2024	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	71st / 85
31 Aug 2024	Regata Nazionale Classe A	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	15th / 15
2 Jul 2023	Klasse event A-Cat	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	7th / 12
8 May 2022	Aarhus Spring Regatta 2022 // DS Grandprix	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	5th / 8
23 Apr 2022	Schweriner CAT CUP	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	4th / 11
18 Aug 2021	Woensdag Avond Race 10	Ragazza (4)	Handicap	Crew	1st / 14
14 Aug 2021	Mövensteinregatta 2021	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	9th / 11
21 Sep 2019	30. CATAMARAN CUP 2019 (FSC/CCFF)	Wim DECA	A Cat	Skipper	13th / 17
13 Oct 2018	AntwerpRace	Triki	Handicap	Crew	1st / 6
14 Jul 2018	The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018	Ragazza III	Handicap	Crew	25th / 27
14 Jul 2015	F18 World Championship 2015	SAIL4U	Formula 18	Skipper	25th / 167
25 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	SAIL4U	Formula 18	Skipper	11th / 42

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	17 provisional	#49750 band 32797–66415	—
A Cat Helm	-31 provisional	#133 band 92–160	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-77 provisional	#54770 band 37998–63073	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Formula 18 · Helm · 21 races, 2 events · rating 95

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	3 events	2 wins	beats 69%

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Paasch	29	0–29
Eckart Kaphengst	27	16–11
Wiro Zijlmans	24	14–5
Jörn Knop	24	7–12
Peter Boldsen	23	2–21
Alexander Zylka	23	14–5
Jens Uwe Tonne	21	16–5
Krzysztof Bassak	21	16–5
Martin Friedrichsen	21	15–6
Magnus Dahl Nicolaisen	21	10–11
Helge Sach	21	3–18
Sven Lindstädt	21	11–9

Most-beaten opponent: Martin Raben (18–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	22%
2024	2	0	8%
2023	1	0	46%
2022	2	0	56%
2021	2	1	60%
2019	1	0	25%
2018	2	1	54%
2015	2	0	81%

Boats

Wim DECA · A Cat · 8 events · 2019–2025
SAIL4U · Formula 18 · 2 events · 2015
Ragazza (4) · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
Triki · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Ragazza III · Handicap · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Unknown · 13 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 17, #49,750.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -77, #54,770. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.