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Sailor · 2004–2025

Louis Ryckmans

cyca IRC handicap

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Events
19

19 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 45%–49%, 1,493 boats)

Biggest lift
Stan Schouten

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marc Ryckmans

Dec 2004 – Dec 2025 · 28 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

2–17 head to head in 19 races

Best day
26 Dec 2006

13-13 · Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006

Signature result
17th of 78

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Marc Ryckmans · Abbott Tout, Accenture Yeah Baby, GBP Yeah Baby, IMAREX · IRC handicap 28events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 13th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2025
  • Ola Strand Andersen · Abbott Tout, Accenture Yeah Baby, IMAREX, Star Dean - Willcocks · IRC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2025
  • Luca Antonini · Accenture Yeah Baby, IMAREX, PMA Yeah Baby, Star Dean-Willcocks · IRC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2025
  • Edgardo Vieytes · Abbott Tout, Accenture Yeah Baby, PMA Yeah Baby, Star Dean - Willcocks · IRC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 31st · Dec 2004 – Dec 2023
  • Nicki Hodgson · PMA Yeah Baby, Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 34th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2022
  • Stan Schouten · Titlespace Yeah Baby, Voltstar Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 17th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Olly Gill · Accenture Yeah Baby, PMA Yeah Baby, Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 34th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2022
  • B Dyakonov · Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 36th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2015
  • F Demesel · Abbott Tout · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 31st · Dec 2004 – Dec 2004
  • Aleksei Stupka · Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 36th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2015

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

Rating history

-51-2192005200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Titlespace Yeah BabyIRC handicapOwner48th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Voltstar Yeah BabyIRC handicapNavigator17th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023Voltstar Yeah BabyIRC handicapNavigator56th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Yeah BabyIRC handicapSkipper84th / 91
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019Ward Civil Yeah BabyIRC handicapOwner78th / 120
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017GBP Yeah BabyIRC handicapOwner27th / 81
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Yeah BabyIRC handicapCrew36th / 84
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Yeah BabyIRC handicapOwner36th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014PMA Yeah BabyIRC handicapOwner34th / 91
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011Accenture Yeah BabyIRC handicapCrew63rd / 72
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008J Steel (Yeah Baby)IRC handicapOwner46th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007IMAREXIRC handicapOwner37th / 65
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007IMAREXIRC handicapCrew37th / 65
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006Star Dean-WillcocksIRC handicapCrew13th / 59
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006Star Dean-WillcocksIRC handicapOwner13th / 59
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005Star Dean - WillcocksIRC handicapCrew61st / 62
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005Star Dean - WillcocksIRC handicapOwner61st / 62
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Abbott ToutIRC handicapCrew31st / 89
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Abbott ToutIRC handicapOwner31st / 89

Crew rating across all classes: -28, #47,721.Helm rating across all classes: -15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.