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Sailor · 2017–2026

Arnaud Gavairon

club nautique de pully HandicapSurprisePSAROS 33

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Events
42

185 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 42

Podium rate
31%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–69%, 4,387 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in Surprise · rating 268

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lan Divorne

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Mathieu Birbaum & Michael Wettstein

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Frank Reinhardt

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Fabrice Allaz

Oct 2018 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Kilian Wagen

0–16 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Daniel Bouwmeester

32–21 in 56 races

Best day
29 Aug 2020

1-1 · Syz Translémanique en Solitaire

Signature result
1st of 100

Syz Translémanique en Solitaire · Handicap · 29 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lan Divorne — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Charlotte Frei · Allegretto, Club Nautique de Pully, Petit Tabac, Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33, Surprise, Swiss Sailing Challenge League ACT I/2022 - Zürich 22events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 9% win rate · 17 of 130 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Sep 2026
  • Thaïs Armagnat · Allegretto, Petit Tabac, Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33, Surprise 19events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 92 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Sep 2026
  • Stéphane Bolognini · Allegretto, Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33, Surprise 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 9 of 64 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Michael Wettstein · Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 7 of 51 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Fabrice Allaz · Allégretto, Petit Tabac, Pétrel · Handicap, Surprise 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Jon Iturralde · Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Vincent Joliat · Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Frank Reinhardt · Petit Tabac · Handicap, Surprise 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 18 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Oct 2021
  • Mathieu Birbaum · Pétrel · Handicap, PSAROS 33 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • François Bopp · Marguerite Cashmere OUTSIDER 5, Pétrel · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-714529620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Internationale Schweizermeisterschaften Drachen und SurpriseAllegrettoSurpriseSkipper2nd / 12
10 Aug 2026Pully - Semaine du soir 2026PétrelHandicapSkipper8th / 14
27 Sep 2025Critérium Psaros 33PétrelPSAROS 33Skipper3rd / 8
30 Aug 2025Translémanique en solitaireBelami IIHandicapSkipper19th / 119
21 Aug 2025Championnat de Suisse des SurpriseAllegrettoSurpriseSkipper6th / 20
29 Jun 2025Critérium Psaros 33PétrelPSAROS 33Skipper1st / 6
28 Jun 2025Rives Challenge Pro YachtingPétrelHandicapSkipper8th / 26
14 Jun 2025Bol d'Or du LemanPétrelHandicapSkipper129th / 399
7 Jun 2025Genève-Rolle-Genève 2025PétrelHandicapSkipper24th / 190
25 May 2025Criterium des séries + Sparkman & Stephens CupPétrelPSAROS 33Skipper5th / 7
1 Sep 2024Critérium Grand Surprise & Luthi 870MakiLuthi 870Crew2nd / 6
24 Aug 2024Translémanique en solitairePétrelHandicapSkipper73rd / 115
12 Aug 2024Pully - Semaine du soir 2024PétrelHandicapSkipper12th / 19
15 Jun 2024Bol d'Or MirabaudPétrelHandicapCrew152nd / 401
8 Jun 2024Genève-Rolle-Genève 2024PétrelHandicapCrew29th / 199
1 Jun 2024Psaros 33 Grand-PrixPétrelPSAROS 33Skipper3rd / 8
26 Aug 2023Syz Translémanique en solitairePétrelHandicapSkipper71st / 135
10 Jun 2023Bol d'Or MirabaudPétrelHandicapCrew93rd / 406
27 May 2023PSAROS 33 Grand-PrixPétrelPSAROS 33Crew8th / 11
16 Sep 2022Swiss Sailing Challenge League ACT IV/2022 - Final - ThunClub Nautique de PullySwiss Sailing Challenge League ACT IV/2022 – FinalSkipper6th / 12
11 Jun 2022Bol d'Or MirabaudPétrelHandicapCrew87th / 422
21 May 2022Swiss Sailing Challenge League ACT I/2022 - ZürichClub Nautique de PullySwiss Sailing Challenge League ACT I/2022 - ZürichSkipper5th / 12
29 Oct 2021Européen Surprise 2021Petit TabacSurpriseCrew9th / 34
16 Oct 2021Critérium Surprise 2021Petit TabacSurpriseSkipper2nd / 19
28 Aug 2021Syz Translémanique en SolitairePétrelHandicapSkipper92nd / 108

Helm rating across all classes: 252, #13,560.Crew rating across all classes: 296, #7,819. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.