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Sailor · 2018–2025

Niek Spiljard

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Events
8

9 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 8

Podium rate
25%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 32%–37%, 831 boats)

Biggest lift
Jan Paul van der Meeren

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Signature result
7th of 58

North Sea Race · IRC handicap · 19 May 2023

Partnerships · 10 sailors

  • Jan Paul van der Meeren · Vanilla · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Martin Hauptmeijer · Vanilla · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Peter Vaes · Vanilla · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Luuk Vliegen · Vanilla, VANILLA · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Maarten Sjouke · Vanilla · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Alexander van Riet · Vanilla · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Bruno Donkevoort · Vanilla · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Bruno Donkervoort · Vanilla · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Maarten Spiljard · Vanilla · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Aad Moerman · Vanilla · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

-26-2212019202020212022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 8

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 2025ANTWERP RACE 2025VanillaHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceVANILLAIRC handicapSkipper262nd / 358
19 May 2023North Sea RaceVANILLAIRC handicapSkipper7th / 58
16 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023VanillaORC handicapSkipper20th / 31
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021VanillaIRC handicapSkipper182nd / 269
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021VanillaIRC handicapSkipper51st / 70
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021VanillaIRC handicapSkipper26th / 34
13 Oct 2018AntwerpRaceVanillaHandicapSkipper2nd / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.