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Sailor · 2017–2026

Guy Celis

royal yacht club van belgie DragonSnipeHandicap

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Events
42

223 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 42

Podium rate
41%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–73%, 683 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in Dragon · rating 426

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stijn Helsen

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Steven Vermeire & Willy Hambrouck

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Steven Vermeire

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Willy Hambrouck

Jun 2017 – Oct 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
Ben van Cauwenbergh

36–70 head to head in 106 races

Rival
Yannick Bongaerts

26–30 in 56 races

Best day
23 Jun 2019

2-4-1-3 · Challenge Sprot 2019 Sn

Signature result
1st of 19

Chocolade Race · Snipe · 13 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stijn Helsen — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Steven Vermeire · White Pearl · Dragon 16events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 10 of 90 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2024
  • Raf van Win · Guy CELIS, Nonkel, White Pearl, White Pearl 2 · Dragon, Handicap, Snipe 15events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 81 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Mar 2024
  • Katrien Lagey · White Pearl · Dragon 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 5 of 64 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Willy Hambrouck · White Pearl, X-Bie · Dragon, Draken, Handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Oct 2024
  • Stijn Helsen · White Pearl, X-Bie · Dragon, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 17 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jul 2023
  • Katia Royer · White Pearl · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Thomas de Schrijver · White Pearl · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Sonja Wyffels · White Pearl · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Michelle Celis · Guy CELIS, WHITE PEARL · Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Jun 2019
  • Julie Hens · Guy CELIS · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

024047920182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 2026Open Belgian Championship DragonWhite PearlDragonSkipper2nd / 14
10 Jul 2026Open Belgian's SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONWhite PearlDragonSkipper1st / 8
4 Jul 2026Ladies CupWhite PearlDragonSkipper2nd / 6
3 Nov 2025GRADE 1 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX CUP 2025White PearlDragonSkipper29th / 33
14 Aug 2025OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONWhite PearlDragonSkipper5th / 17
9 Aug 2025INTERNATIONAL BRUGSE ZOT CUP 2025White PearlDragonSkipper4th / 19
12 Oct 2024Limburg Dragon-Finn Cup 2024White PearlDragonSkipper3rd / 20
15 Aug 2024BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONWhite PearlDragonSkipper5th / 20
10 Aug 2024BRUGSE ZOT RACE DRAGON - SB20White PearlDragonSkipper3rd / 15
5 Jul 2024OPEN BELGIAN'S & NATION'S CUP SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONWhite PearlDragonSkipper2nd / 9
9 Mar 2024Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2024 - Powered by BE-NetworksWhite PearlSnipeSkipper12th / 22
4 Feb 2024Zomerzucht 2024White PearlSnipeSkipper12th / 12
5 Aug 2023OSTENDCUP 6: BRUGSE ZOT RACEWhite PearlDragonSkipper2nd / 12
2 Jul 2023OSTENDCUP 3: DUVEL CUPWhite PearlDragonSkipper3rd / 7
12 Mar 2023Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2023 - Powered by BE-NetworksWhite PearlSnipeSkipper12th / 30
20 Nov 2022Philip's Biscuits Speculaas Race 2022White PearlSnipeSkipper8th / 10
20 Aug 2022DRAGON GOLD CUP OSTENDWhite PearlDragonSkipper12th / 33
13 Aug 2022OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONWhite PearlDragonSkipper8th / 25
6 Aug 2022OSTENDCUP 5: BRUGSE ZOT RACEWhite PearlDragonSkipper4th / 14
12 Mar 2022Antwerp Sustainability Cup 2022 - Powered by BE-NetworksGuy CELISSnipeSkipper9th / 22
12 Feb 2022Zomerzucht 2022Guy CELISSnipeSkipper3rd / 13
25 Sep 2021OBK SNIPE 2021Guy CELISSnipeSkipper7th / 24
5 Aug 2021Open Belgian Championship DragonWhite PearlDragonSkipper4th / 20
31 Jul 2021OSTENDCUP 5: Brugse Zot RaceWhite PearlDragonSkipper1st / 12
20 Jun 2021Sprot Cup 2021Yellow PearlSnipeSkipper8th / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 436, #3,869.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 34. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.