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Sailor · 2024–2026

Luka Hielkema

wakatere bc Sunburst FleetJack Brooke FleetHandicap

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Events
10

31 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 4 of 10

Podium rate
80%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
87%

of boats faced (range 82%–92%, 115 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Crew in Sunburst Fleet · rating 299

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Robbs Hielkema

3 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Longest-running crew
Robbs Hielkema

Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 9 events

Best day
1 Jan 2026

1-1-3-6-4-1 · WBC Season Points 2026-2027

Signature result
3rd of 27

2026 New Zealand Sunburst National Regatta · Jack Brooke Fleet · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robbs Hielkema — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate
  • Robbs Hielkema · 1807, Valtryek · Handicap, Jack Brooke Fleet, Sunburst Fleet 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 30 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Rob Hielkema · 1807 · Sunburst Fleet 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

017234420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 New Zealand Sunburst Invitational RaceValtryekSunburst FleetCrew6th / 39
1 Jan 20262026 New Zealand Sunburst National RegattaValtryekJack Brooke FleetCrew3rd / 27
1 Jan 2026Black Stick 20251807Sunburst FleetCrew1st / 7
1 Jan 2026WBC Club Champs 20261807Sunburst FleetCrew1st / 6
1 Jan 2026WBC Heritage Race Day 20261807Sunburst FleetCrew1st / 8
1 Jan 2026WBC Season Points 2026-20271807Sunburst FleetCrew2nd / 18
1 Jan 20252025 Club Champs1807Sunburst FleetCrew5th / 7
1 Jan 2025Autumn Sprint Series 20251807HandicapCrew2nd / 7
1 Jan 2025THURSDAY SUMMER SERIES 20251807Sunburst FleetCrew1st / 3
1 Jan 2024WBC Larchmont Sprints 20241807Sunburst FleetCrew2nd / 3

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 344, #6,322. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.