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Sailor · 2020–2025

Gary Van Blerk

mbsc SandhopperHandicap

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Events
17

74 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
53%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 51%–63%, 161 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Crew in Sandhopper · rating 78

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Craig Beech

1 wins · 8 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate

Biggest lift
Craig Beech

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Craig Beech

Jan 2020 – Dec 2025 · 14 events

Nemesis
Kevin Whittle

5–39 head to head in 44 races

Signature result
7th of 31

Joint Winter Series 2022 · Handicap · 11 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Craig Beech — 1 wins · 8 podiums in 14 events together · 7% win rate
  • Craig Beech · 1600, 40, whisper, Whisper · Handicap, Sandhopper 14events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 7% win rate · 5 of 61 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Dec 2025
  • Paul Gray · 1600 · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 7th · Jan 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Rachel Moss · Whisper · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Craig Beach · Whisper · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Craig Bech · 40 · Sandhopper 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-89-9712021202220232024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Dec 2025Sandhopper Open 2025WhisperHandicapSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2025MBW Sandhoppers 2025WhisperHandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2024Maylandsea Bay Week Keelboat FleetWhisperSandhopperSkipper4th / 9
1 Jan 2024Sandhopper National Championship 2024WhisperHandicapCrew14th / 17
8 Jan 2023Maylandsea Bay WeekWhisperSandhopperSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 2023Keelboat Spring Series 2023WhisperSandhopperCrew3rd / 4
11 Jun 2022Joint Winter Series 20221600HandicapCrew7th / 31
4 Mar 2022Keelboat Spring Points 202240SandhopperCrew3rd / 8
1 Jan 2022Joint Winter Series 20221600HandicapCrew12th / 26
1 Jan 2022Keelboat Easter Egg SerieswhisperSandhopperCrew4th / 8
1 Jan 2022MBW22 Keelboats40SandhopperSkipper3rd / 7
1 Jan 2021Keelboat Autumn 2021WhisperSandhopperCrew1st / 4
1 Jan 2021Keelboat Summer 2021whisperSandhopperCrew2nd / 5
1 Jan 2021MBSC Joint Winter Series1600HandicapCrew10th / 20
1 Jan 2021MBSC Keelboat MBW202140SandhopperSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2021MBSCKeelboatSpringSeries2021whisperSandhopperCrew2nd / 5
1 Jan 2020MBW 202040SandhopperSkipper3rd / 3

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 62, #38,160.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 41, #60,189. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.