Sailor · 2020–2026

Olaf Ganzevles

wsv almere centraal 29er IRC handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #135
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Stijn Gast
Biggest lift: Stijn Gast
Longest-running crew: Stijn Gast
Nemesis: Robbert Huisman
Rival: Marlies Schouten
Best day: 29 May 2022
Signature result: 1st of 90

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stijn Gast — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Stijn Gast · GANZEVLES / GAST, Lady GaGa, NED 869, Olaf GANZEVLES · 29er, 29er (Euro Cup), 49er, 49er (Junior World Championship) 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 8 of 127 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Apr 2024
Laura van Veen · ROST - VAN UDEN, Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Daniel Heijning · ROST - VAN UDEN, Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Sjoerd Schouten · ROST - VAN UDEN, Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Florian Vreeburg · ROST - VAN UDEN, Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Michiel van der Vorm · ROST - VAN UDEN, Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Cas van Dongen · Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026
Koen Stein · Van Uden, VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026
Sterre van Wegen · Olaf GANZEVLES, SOS · 29er, 29er (Euro Cup) 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2020 – Jun 2021
Feico Huysinga · Van Uden · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2026	Channel Race	ROST - VAN UDEN	IRC handicap	Crew	2nd / 30
15 May 2026	North Sea Race	VAN UDEN	IRC handicap	Crew	10th / 26
12 May 2026	North Sea Regatta 2026	Van Uden	ORC handicap	Crew	6th / 14
2 May 2026	SAILWORKZ-Stellendam Regatta 2026	Van Uden	ORC handicap	Crew	9th / 11
3 May 2025	United4 Medemblik I	Olaf GANZEVLES - Arianne VAN DE LOOSDRECHT	49erFX	Skipper	4th / 7
1 Apr 2024	Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía	NED 869	49er	Skipper	81st / 85
11 Aug 2023	Allianz Sailing World Championships 2023	GANZEVLES / GAST	Men's Skiff	Skipper	61st / 83
24 Jul 2023	134. Travemünder Woche 2023	Olaf GANZEVLES	49er (Junior World Championship)	Skipper	24th / 56
3 Aug 2022	2022 Junior World Championship	Olaf GANZEVLES	49erFX	Skipper	12th / 52
10 Jul 2022	2022 Allianz Youth Sailing World Championships	GANZEVLES / GAST	Male Skiff	Skipper	8th / 24
26 May 2022	Dutch Youth Regatta 2022	Lady GaGa	29er	Skipper	1st / 90
14 May 2022	United4 Workum	Olaf GANZEVLES	29er	Skipper	4th / 15
8 Oct 2021	Allianz Regatta Open Dutch Sailing Championship 2021	SOS	29er	Skipper	4th / 22
25 Sep 2021	United4 Medemblik	SOS	29er	Skipper	5th / 19
9 Sep 2021	Kieler Woche 2021	SOS	29er (Euro Cup)	Skipper	32nd / 83
4 Aug 2021	Nordic 29er Meeting 2021 Open and Junior Nordic Championship 2021	SOS	29er	Skipper	15th / 80
12 Jun 2021	Allianz Regatta 2021	Olaf GANZEVLES	29er	Skipper	5th / 12
18 Sep 2020	Open Dutch Sailing Championships 2020	SOS	29er	Skipper	5th / 13
10 Sep 2020	Kieler Woche 2020	SOS	29er (Euro Cup)	Skipper	49th / 92

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	256 provisional	#13264 band 7204–22772	—
29er Helm	276 provisional	#135 band 58–263	+11.3
All classes Crew	-120 provisional	#57901 band 46358–63080	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

29er (Euro Cup) · Helm · 24 races, 2 events · rating -12
49erFX · Helm · 22 races, 2 events · rating 27
Men's Skiff · Helm · 15 races, 1 event · rating -9
49er (Junior World Championship) · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating -36
Male Skiff · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 48
49er · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -19

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	15 events	1 wins	beats 64%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 61%

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	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Robbert Huisman	113	37–76
Yanne Broers	84	31–51
Marlies Schouten	82	45–35
Esther de Jong	77	54–20
Gustav ÅSholm-bradley	73	36–36
Vera ter Horst	60	50–9
Felix Wichert	59	35–24
Loke Idriss Kise	55	31–23
Stach Vleeshouwers	55	39–15
Bente Zuidema	54	41–13
Carl Krause	52	24–26
Merel Tavenier	49	36–13

Most-beaten opponent: Vera ter Horst (50–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	61%
2025	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	5%
2023	2	0	43%
2022	4	1	82%
2021	5	0	74%
2020	2	0	57%

Boats

SOS · 29er, 29er (Euro Cup) · 6 events · 2020–2021
Olaf GANZEVLES · 49er (Junior World Championship), 49erFX, 29er · 4 events · 2021–2023
VAN UDEN · IRC handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2026
GANZEVLES / GAST · Men's Skiff, Male Skiff · 2 events · 2022–2023
ROST - VAN UDEN · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
Olaf GANZEVLES - Arianne VAN DE LOOSDRECHT · 49erFX · 1 events · 2025
NED 869 · 49er · 1 events · 2024
Lady GaGa · 29er · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Unknown · 18 events
Palma, Spain · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 256 (±192), #13,264.Crew rating across all classes: -120 (±214), #57,901. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.