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Sailor · 2016–2026

Gert van der Heijden

wv breskens ORC handicapHandicapIRC 1

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Events
15

92 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 15

Podium rate
33%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 76%–81%, 758 boats)

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jeroen Rijnhout

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Marc Flamand & Peter Hamelink

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

Biggest lift
Eddy Lambert

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Claus Landmark

3–13 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Peter Peet

10–14 in 26 races

Best day
29 Aug 2025

1-1-1 · Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2025 · about 1 in 93 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 21

North Sea Regatta 2019 · ORC handicap · 9 Jun 2019

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeroen Rijnhout — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Marco de Bat · Bateleur · Handicap, IRC 1, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Oct 2025
  • Maarten de Pooter · Bateleur · Handicap, IRC 1, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Oct 2025
  • Jeroen Rijnhout · Bateleur · Handicap, IRC 1, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 12 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Eddy Lambert · Bateleur · IRC 1, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Peter Hamelink · Bateleur · IRC 1, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Marc Flamand · Bateleur · IRC 1, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Jaco de Bat · Bateleur · Handicap, IRC 1 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Oct 2025
  • Herman de Knop · Leeloo · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2016 – May 2018
  • Andreas Zwanenberg · Bateleur · IRC 1, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Gideon Mastenbroek · Leeloo · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2016 – May 2018

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

Rating history

014529020172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Aug 2026Star European Championship 2026GGBStarCrew37th / 65
18 Oct 2025ANTWERP RACE 2025BateleurIRC 1Crew2nd / 10
29 Aug 2025Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2025BateleurORC handicapCrew1st / 10
16 Jun 2025Finn World Masters 2025FN 21871. Finn World Masters 2025Skipper31st / 301
19 Oct 2024ANTWERP RACE 2024BateleurIRC 1Crew3rd / 11
25 Jul 2024135. Travemünder Woche 2024Thomas ALLARTStar (Int. German Championship)Crew6th / 31
4 Jul 2022Finn World Masters 2022FN 2187FinnSkipper19th / 120
14 May 2022NK Sprint Valken 2022Gert van der HeijdenValkSkipper11th / 17
18 Sep 2021ONK Finn/Finn MasterGert van der HeijdenFinnSkipper12th / 58
30 Aug 2019Damen Breskens Sailing WeekendBateleurHandicapCrew13th / 15
9 Jun 2019North Sea Regatta 2019ElkeORC handicapCrew2nd / 21
15 Jul 2018The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018mr. BrightsideHandicapCrew9th / 27
18 May 2018North Sea Regatta 2018LeelooORC handicapCrew9th / 21
29 Apr 20172017 Fast 40+ Spring RegattaHitchhickerIRC handicapNavigator1st / 7
18 Jul 2016ORC Worlds 2016LeelooHandicapCrew20th / 59

Crew rating across all classes: 269 (±224), #9,586.Helm rating across all classes: 49 (±239), #42,004. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.