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Sailor · 2013–2026

Sam Vandormael

vvw galgenweel SnipeILCA 7 (Laser)Handicap

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Events
26

201 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
39%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–65%, 1,105 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in Snipe · rating 524

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Daan Vandormael

2 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Biggest lift
Daan Vandormael

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Daan Vandormael

Mar 2022 – May 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Philipp Buhl

6–45 head to head in 51 races

Rival
Yannick Laumans

45–43 in 88 races

Best day
16 Jan 2016

5-1-1-6-3-4-2-12 · LYC OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (LOCR) - Competitor Registration

Signature result
1st of 46

LYC OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (LOCR) - Competitor Registration · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 16 Jan 2016

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Daan Vandormael — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate
  • Daan Vandormael · BGWIO, BGWO, Brothers gonna work it out, Sam VANDORMAEL · Handicap, Snipe 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 17 of 76 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2026
  • Marjolein de Decker · BGWO, Sam VANDORMAEL · Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Stijn van Hoye · Sam VANDORMAEL · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Marlein de Decker · BGWO · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Mira Vanroose · BROTHERS GONNA WORK IT OUT · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 13th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
  • Herman Vandormael · Sam VANDORMAEL · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2020 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

02765522014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 May 2026COPPER CUPThe brothers gonna work it outSnipeSkipper3rd / 23
6 May 2026VEZEGA MIDWEEK 2026Sam VANDORMAELHandicapSkipper51st / 71
7 Mar 2026Antwerp Snipe & Finn Cup 2026BGWIOSnipeSkipper7th / 21
20 Sep 2025CHAMPIONSHIPS REGATTA 2025The brothers gonna work it outSnipeSkipper1st / 19
17 Aug 202553th Benelux Championship 2025The brothers gonna work it outSnipeSkipper4th / 5
10 May 2025COPPER CUPBGWOSnipeSkipper2nd / 10
26 Apr 2025Royal Spring Cup 2025BGWOSnipeSkipper1st / 11
21 Sep 2024CHAMPIONSHIPS REGATTA 2024BGWOSnipeSkipper2nd / 18
9 Mar 2024Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2024 - Powered by BE-NetworksBGWOSnipeSkipper3rd / 22
11 Nov 2023KLYC - Marlin Spike Rum RegattaSam VANDORMAELSnipeSkipper2nd / 25
12 Mar 2023Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2023 - Powered by BE-NetworksBROTHERS GONNA WORK IT OUTSnipeSkipper13th / 30
5 Jan 2023Miami Snipe InvitationalBrothers gonna work it outSnipeSkipper9th / 28
9 Jul 2022Zeeland Regatta 2022BGWOSnipeSkipper3rd / 10
23 Apr 2022Royal Spring Cup 2022 & OBC Fireball 2022Sam VANDORMAELSnipeSkipper2nd / 14
12 Mar 2022Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2022 - Powered by BE-NetworksSam VANDORMAELSnipeSkipper10th / 22
26 Sep 2020OBK SNIPE 2020Sam VANDORMAELSnipeSkipper12th / 28
7 Mar 2020Antwerp Snipe CupSam VANDORMAELSnipeSkipper5th / 20
8 Aug 2017Hempel Sailing World Championships Test Event - Aarhus 2017Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper41st / 62
21 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper32nd / 132
23 May 2017Delta Lloyd Regatta 2017Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper21st / 100
25 Apr 2017World Cup Series | Hyères 2017Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper52nd / 60
24 Jan 2017Sailing World Cup | Miami 2017Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper25th / 59
24 May 2016Delta Lloyd Regatta 2016Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper9th / 53
16 Jan 2016LYC OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (LOCR) - Competitor RegistrationSam VandormaelILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 46
26 May 2015Delta Lloyd Regatta 2015Sam VANDORMAELILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper99th / 146

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 534, #1,760. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.