Sailor · 2019–2026

Célestin Goubau

bruxelles royal yacht club J/80 Handicap IRC handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 21%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #37
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Julien Kupfermunz
Best trio: Julien Kupfermunz & Kato Desaever
Biggest lift: Winnie Berteloot
Longest-running crew: Jacques Lemaire
Nemesis: Jose Azqueta
Rival: Jacques Hubert
Best day: 26 Sep 2021
Signature result: 4th of 43

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julien Kupfermunz — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Julien Kupfermunz · INDEPENDENT BEAR, Ketje · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/80 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
Jacques Lemaire · Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1, Sea Jou2, SeaJou2, Waverider · Handicap, J/80 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 43 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2024
Winnie Berteloot · Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1, Sea Jou2, SeaJou2 · J/80 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 36 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Oct 2022
Yanic Darquenne · INDEPENDENT BEAR, Ketje · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/80 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
Kato Desaever · Ketje · J/80 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Lucie Daphnis · INDEPENDENT BEAR, Ketje · IRC handicap, J/80 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
Timothée Deplasse · Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1, SeaJou2 · J/80 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2022
Baptiste Marchal · INDEPENDENT BEAR, Ketje · IRC handicap, J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Esteban de Paz · Ketje, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1 · Handicap, J/80 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Oct 2024
Esteban de Paz Y Fuente · Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1, SeaJou2 · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jul 2026	Cowes Dinard St Malo Race	INDEPENDENT BEAR	IRC handicap	Crew	23rd / 72
8 Jul 2025	J/80 Worlds 2025	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	27th / 58
21 Jun 2025	Pre Worlds Flanders Throphy J-80	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	8th / 20
19 Oct 2024	ANTWERP RACE 2024	Ketje	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
30 Aug 2024	OBK J80	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	6th / 20
17 Aug 2024	Delen Regatta - Nieuwpoort-Oostende-Nieuwpoort	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	1st / 7
16 Aug 2024	Challenge Van de Velde - Up- & downwind races	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 7
5 Aug 2024	Half Ton Classics Cup	Waverider	Handicap	Crew	7th / 30
23 Apr 2023	Flanders Throphy	Ketje	J/80	Skipper	9th / 18
5 Oct 2022	2022 J80 World Championship	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1	J/80	Main Trimmer	12th / 48
24 Sep 2022	2022 J80 North American Championship	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1	J/80	Main Trimmer	9th / 31
25 Sep 2021	ONZK OSTEND SAILING WEEKEND	Sea Jou2	J/80	Crew	1st / 9
5 Jul 2021	J/80 Worlds 2021	SeaJou2	J/80	Crew	4th / 43
31 Aug 2019	Open Belgian Championship Laser Ostend	Célestin GOUBAU	Laser 4.7	Skipper	16th / 28

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	253 provisional	#13554 band 6634–25367	—
All classes Crew	385 provisional	#4094 band 1601–9453	—
J/80 Helm	231 provisional	#75 band 29–152	+10.7
J/80 Crew	306 provisional	#37 band 17–100	+10.7

1 more class, not yet ranked

Laser 4.7 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 15

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	2 wins	beats 69%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 82%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	65%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	70%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	92%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jacques Hubert	50	26–24
Jean Marc Fobert	46	24–22
Eric van Audenrode	43	37–6
Sébastien Ducatteeuw	38	17–21
Jeremy Florizoone	38	12–26
Manu Taevernier	33	15–18
Gael Lemanissier	30	28–2
Louis Alsteens	29	28–1
Goeffrey Thery	29	10–19
Paul Kersten	27	25–2
Peru Múgica Elorza	27	12–15
Esther Hillebrand	27	21–6

Most-beaten opponent: Eric van Audenrode (37–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	69%
2025	2	0	59%
2024	5	2	84%
2023	1	0	53%
2022	2	0	75%
2021	2	1	96%
2019	1	0	44%

Boats

Ketje · J/80, Handicap · 7 events · 2023–2025
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale 1 · J/80 · 2 events · 2022
INDEPENDENT BEAR · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
Waverider · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Sea Jou2 · J/80 · 1 events · 2021
SeaJou2 · J/80 · 1 events · 2021
Célestin GOUBAU · Laser 4.7 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 12 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 253 (±225), #13,554.Crew rating across all classes: 385 (±244), #4,094. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.