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Sailor · 2018–2026

Damien Naef

club nautique de pully HandicapGrand SurpriseLestés A

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Events
40

127 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 40

Podium rate
5%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 47%–50%, 3,818 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bertrand Naef

1 wins · 1 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Biggest lift
Bertrand Naef

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bertrand Naef

Jun 2019 – Jun 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Yves Theuninck

13–44 head to head in 67 races

Rival
Philippe Hebeisen

17–18 in 45 races

Signature result
1st of 19

La Double de Pully 2020 · Handicap · 15 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bertrand Naef — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate
  • Bertrand Naef · Big Valhalla, Big Walhalla, Kallari · Grand Surprise, Handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Thierry Dubois · Kallari · Handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Gay Ubaghs · Big Valhalla, Big Walhalla, Kallari · Handicap, Lestés 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2021 – Nov 2025
  • Christian Viollette · Big Walhalla, Kallari · Handicap, Lestés 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2019 – Nov 2023
  • Guy Ubaghs · Big Valhalla, Big Walhalla, Kallari · Grand Surprise, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2022 – May 2026
  • Laurent Witschi · Big Valhalla · Grand Surprise, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Antoine Martinet · Big Walhalla, Kallari · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
  • Jean Glauser · Big Valhalla, Big Walhalla · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 126th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Michele Simoneli · Big Valhalla · Grand Surprise, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Frédéric Guex · Big Valhalla · Grand Surprise, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

-200-73532019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Translémanique en solitaireBig ValhallaHandicapSkipper111th / 125
10 Aug 2026Pully - Semaine du soir 2026Big ValhallaHandicapSkipper5th / 14
26 Jun 2026Pully - Les 2 Copains d'abord 2026Big Valhalla2 copains 2026Skipper3rd / 9
2 May 2026Criterium Surprise, Toucan et Grand SurpriseBig ValhallaGrand SurpriseCrew7th / 9
19 Apr 2026Régates du "MERCREDI" CNP - CNLy 2026Big ValhallaHandicapSkipper5th / 10
1 Nov 2025Challenge d'hiver 2025-2026Big ValhallaHandicapSkipper7th / 9
30 Aug 2025Translémanique en solitaireBig ValhallaHandicapSkipper104th / 117
21 Jul 2025Semaine du Soir de VidyBig ValhallaLestés ASkipper4th / 10
14 Jun 2025Bol d'Or du LemanBig ValhallaHandicapSkipper312th / 398
7 Jun 2025Genève-Rolle-Genève 2025Big ValhallaHandicapSkipper121st / 186
3 May 2025Trophée Europ'Sails Surprise, Critérium Gd-Surprise, Toucan et Esse 850Big ValhallaGrand SurpriseSkipper5th / 10
27 Apr 2025Régates du "MERCREDI" CNP - CNLy 2025Big ValhallaHandicapSkipper6th / 10
21 Sep 2024La Double North SailsBig WalhallaHandicapSkipper17th / 86
12 Aug 2024Pully - Semaine du soir 2024Big WalhallaHandicapSkipper10th / 19
15 Jun 2024Bol d'Or MirabaudBig WalhallaHandicapSkipper126th / 399
8 Jun 2024Genève-Rolle-Genève 2024Big WalhallaHandicapSkipper97th / 197
4 May 2024Top Voiles Cup 2024 acte 2 / Critérium Toucan & Grand Surprise VersoixBig WalhallaGrand SurpriseSkipper8th / 9
14 Apr 2024Régates du "MERCREDI" CNP - CNLy 2024Big WalhallaHandicapSkipper6th / 10
4 Nov 2023Challenge d'Hiver 23-24Big WalhallaLestésSkipper13th / 15
26 Aug 2023Syz Translémanique en solitaireBig WalhallaHandicapSkipper71st / 135
10 Jun 2023Bol d'Or MirabaudKallariHandicapSkipper215th / 406
15 Aug 2022Semaine du soir 2022KallariHandicapSkipper18th / 18
13 Aug 2022La Double de Pully 2022KallariBateaux jaugés SRS 2022Skipper4th / 18
11 Jun 2022Bol d'Or MirabaudKallariHandicapSkipper111th / 421
20 Jun 2021Cully-Meillerie-CullyKallariHandicapSkipper24th / 28

Helm rating across all classes: 53, #41,206.Crew rating across all classes: 14. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.