Sailor · 2015–2026

Leif Kristian Garvik

ran seilforening ILCA 7 (Laser)Yngling Albin Express

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Events: 15
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #33
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Chris Skogen
Best trio: Chris Skogen & Kurt Furnes
Biggest lift: Kjell Eirik Irgens Henanger
Longest-running crew: Kurt Furnes
Nemesis: Erik Holter
Rival: Petter Hermansen
Best day: 28 Aug 2021
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Skogen — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Kurt Furnes · Salt 6, Salt 8, Salt 9, YNGLING · Albin Express, Express, J/70, Melges 24 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
Chris Skogen · Salt 6, YNGLING · Albin Express, J/70, Melges 24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 21 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
Simen Guldberg · Salt 6, Salt 8, Salt 9 · Albin Express, Yngling 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
Kjell Eirik Irgens Henanger · Salt 6, Salt 8, YNGLING · Express, J/70, Yngling 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 22 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Martin Hope · Salt 6, Salt 9 · Albin Express, Nm Yngling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Jun 2025
Alexander Dahl Høgheim · Salt 6 · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Maria Valding Seim · Salt 6 · Albin Express 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Håvard Espeseth · Salt 6 · Express 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Aug 2026	Norgesmesterskap Express	Salt 6	Express	Skipper	8th / 38
21 Jun 2025	Norgesmesterskap Yngling	Salt 9	Nm Yngling	Skipper	6th / 17
23 Aug 2024	Norgesmesterskap Express	Salt 6	Albin Express	Skipper	18th / 31
10 Aug 2024	Norgesmesterskap ILCA Masters	Salt 8	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	10th / 16
10 Jun 2023	Ran Laser Masters 2023	Salt 8	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	1st / 9
3 Jun 2023	Norgesmesterskap Yngling	Salt 9	Yngling	Skipper	3rd / 19
20 Aug 2022	Norgesmesterskap Soling og Yngling - Soling Scandinavian Open.	Salt 8	Yngling	Skipper	12th / 20
18 Jun 2022	KM - Express	Salt 6	Albin Express	Skipper	1st / 10
29 May 2022	Norges Cup #3 ILCA	Salt 8	ILCA (rig not given)	Skipper	4th / 5
15 Oct 2021	Mesternes Mester 2021	YNGLING	J/70	Skipper	15th / 34
28 Aug 2021	Norgesmesterskap Yngling	Salt 8	Yngling	Skipper	1st / 16
6 Apr 2021	Ran Tirsdagsregatta for joller	Leif Kristian GARVIK	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	11th / 14
22 Aug 2020	NM 2020 Laser Standard (Herrer), Laser Radial (Damer) og Master	Salt 8	Laser Master Standard	Skipper	5th / 20
8 Jun 2018	Norgesmesterskap Melges 24	Salt 6	Melges 24	Skipper	14th / 40
11 Oct 2015	Mesternes Mesterskap 2015	Yngling	Mesternes Mesterskap 2015	Skipper	25th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	277 provisional	#11930 band 6194–21234	—
Yngling Helm	229 provisional	#33 band 16–64	—
ILCA 7 (Laser) Helm	10 provisional	#1943 band 1143–2614	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

Albin Express · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating 99
Nm Yngling · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 87
J/70 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 7
Melges 24 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 31
Express · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 45
Laser Master Standard · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 45
Mesternes Mesterskap 2015 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -10

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	15 events	3 wins	beats 62%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	75%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Petter Hermansen	34	14–20
Jan Rune Hopland	31	30–0
Kristian Nergaard	26	5–19
Knut Erik Hjorth	24	23–1
Joakim Skovly	24	5–19
Jens Altern Wathne	22	10–12
Chris Skogen	21	15–5
Erik Holter	21	1–20
Marit Godø-dempsey	20	20–0
Anders Pedersen	19	5–14
Kristoffer Spone	19	5–14
Thomas Imbert	19	19–0

Most-beaten opponent: Jan Rune Hopland (30–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	81%
2025	1	0	69%
2024	2	0	42%
2023	2	1	94%
2022	3	1	56%
2021	3	1	60%
2020	1	0	79%
2018	1	0	67%
2015	1	0	17%

Boats

Salt 8 · ILCA 7 (Laser), Yngling, ILCA (rig not given), Laser Master Standard · 6 events · 2020–2024
Salt 6 · Express, Albin Express, Melges 24 · 4 events · 2018–2026
Salt 9 · Nm Yngling, Yngling · 2 events · 2023–2025
YNGLING · J/70, Mesternes Mesterskap 2015 · 2 events · 2015–2021
Leif Kristian GARVIK · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Unknown · 15 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 277, #11,930. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.