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Sailor · 2019–2026

Richard van Rij

royal yacht club van belgie DragonSB20Handicap

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Events
16

111 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 5 of 16

Podium rate
56%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (90%: 74%–82%, 316 boats)

Best class ranking
#19

Crew in Dragon · rating 490

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nadia Deferm

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ben van Cauwenbergh & Nadia Deferm

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

Biggest lift
Nadia Deferm

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Floris Mortelmans

Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
John Pollard

0–16 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Ben van Cauwenbergh

23–19 in 42 races

Best day
10 Aug 2024

1-1-3-2 · BRUGSE ZOT RACE DRAGON - SB20 · about 1 in 267 by chance

Signature result
1st of 23

Norddeutsche Meisterschaft und LM NRW · Drachen · 24 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nadia Deferm — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Floris Mortelmans · Friendship · Dragon 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 34 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Alex Helsen · Friendship · Dragon 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 34 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Paul Gast · GT Yacht Brokers · Handicap, SB20 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 38 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Ben van Cauwenbergh · FL4T OUT · Drachen, Dragon 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 19 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Tjerk van Loenhout · GT Yacht Brokers · Handicap, SB20 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 38 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Nadia Deferm · FL4T OUT · Drachen, Dragon 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Guus de Groot · Furie, FURIE · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Henri Winters · Furie, FURIOUS · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Hay Winters · FURIE · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Frank Dobbels · FL4T OUT · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

02855692020202120222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 2026Open Belgian Championship DragonFriendshipDragonCrew1st / 14
11 Jul 2026Open Belgian's SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONFriendshipDragonCrew2nd / 8
29 Jun 2026Dragon Europeans 2026FURIOUSDragonCrew19th / 62
14 Aug 2025OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONFriendshipDragonCrew1st / 17
9 Aug 2025INTERNATIONAL BRUGSE ZOT CUP 2025FriendshipDragonCrew7th / 19
12 Oct 2024Limburg Dragon-Finn Cup 2024FriendshipDragonCrew4th / 20
15 Aug 2024BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONFURIEDragonCrew2nd / 20
10 Aug 2024BRUGSE ZOT RACE DRAGON - SB20FL4T OUTDragonCrew1st / 15
5 Jul 2024OPEN BELGIAN'S & NATION'S CUP SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONGT Yacht BrokersSB20Crew9th / 23
14 Oct 2023Winterwedstrijden 2023-2024GT Yacht BrokersHandicapCrew2nd / 12
27 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023GT Yacht BrokersSB20Crew19th / 26
19 Feb 2023Winterserie Braassemermeer incl Warming Up 2022_2023GT Yacht BrokersHandicapCrew5th / 19
20 Aug 2022DRAGON GOLD CUP OSTENDFurieDragonCrew10th / 33
24 Sep 2021Norddeutsche Meisterschaft und LM NRWFL4T OUTDrachenCrew1st / 23
10 Jul 2021JulilüftchenFL4T OUTDrachenCrew1st / 11
24 Aug 2019OSTENDCUP 6: Duvel CupFL4T OUTDragonCrew2nd / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 569 (±177), #871. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.