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Sailor · 2018–2026

Luc Springuel

royal north sea yacht club DragonHandicapShort Course

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Events
62

177 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 62

Podium rate
27%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
24%

of boats faced (range 21%–27%, 573 boats)

Best class ranking
#699

Crew in Dragon · rating -35

Most successful partnership
Fabian Deman

2 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Fabian Deman & Nicolas Elleboudt

2 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Freddy Desmet

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marc Fontaine

Jul 2018 – Jul 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Peter de Gryse

9–95 head to head in 110 races

Best day
4 Jul 2026

2-2-2 · Ladies Cup

Signature result
2nd of 6

Ladies Cup · Dragon · 4 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Fabian Deman — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate
  • Nicolas Elleboudt · Comme tu veux · 1, Handicap, Short Course 31events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Patrick Elleboudt · Comme tu veux · 1, Handicap, Long Course, Short Course 31events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Jo Dumortier · Comme tu veux, OLD VIC III · 1, Dragon, Handicap, Short Course 27events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 4% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Stefan Vanwynsberge · Comme tu veux · 1, Handicap 20events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Baptiste Maeyaert · Comme tu veux · Handicap, Short Course 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2024
  • Fabian Deman · Comme tu veux · 1, Handicap, Long Course 14events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Jan Rupus · Domino, OLD VIC III · 1. Dragon, Dragon 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 58 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – May 2026
  • Patrick Degrijse · Comme tu veux · Handicap, Short Course 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Marc Fontaine · Domino, OLD VIC III · Dragon 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2026
  • Patrick Degryse · Domino · Dragon 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 45 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-217-125-342019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 2026Open Belgian Championship DragonDominoDragonSkipper14th / 14
10 Jul 2026Open Belgian's SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper8th / 8
4 Jul 2026Ladies CupDominoDragonSkipper2nd / 6
17 Jun 2026Woensdagavond Race 1Comme tu veuxHandicapCrew9th / 11
23 May 2026LOWLANDS CUP 2026Domino1. DragonSkipper14th / 14
14 Aug 2025OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper14th / 17
9 Aug 2025INTERNATIONAL BRUGSE ZOT CUP 2025DominoDragonSkipper16th / 19
4 Jul 2025OPEN BELGIAN'S SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper6th / 6
9 Jun 2025LOWLANDS CUP 2025Domino1. DragonSkipper13th / 13
12 Oct 2024Limburg Dragon-Finn Cup 2024DominoDragonSkipper20th / 20
15 Aug 2024BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper20th / 20
10 Aug 2024BRUGSE ZOT RACE DRAGON - SB20DominoDragonSkipper14th / 15
7 Aug 2024WOENSDAG AVOND RACE 10Comme tu veuxShort CourseCrew2nd / 6
31 Jul 2024WOENSDAG AVOND RACE 9Comme tu veuxShort CourseCrew4th / 5
10 Jul 2024WOENSDAG AVOND RACE 6Comme tu veuxShort CourseCrew2nd / 5
7 Jul 2024OPEN BELGIAN'S & NATION'S CUP SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper5th / 9
26 Jun 2024WOENSDAG AVOND RACE 4Comme tu veuxLong CourseCrew10th / 11
10 Jun 2023OSTENDCUP 1: DEFENDER CUPDominoDragonSkipper2nd / 3
3 Sep 2022OSTENDCUP 7: FLINN CUPDominoDragonSkipper2nd / 2
17 Aug 2022RNSYC Woensdag Avond Race 10Comme tu veux1Crew11th / 12
13 Aug 2022OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONDominoDragonSkipper23rd / 24
6 Aug 2022OSTENDCUP 5: BRUGSE ZOT RACEDominoDragonSkipper12th / 14
6 Jul 2022RNSYC Woensdag Avond Race 4Comme tu veux1Crew10th / 11
2 Jul 2022OSTENDCUP 2: KEYWARE RACEDominoDragonSkipper2nd / 2
29 Jun 2022RNSYC Woensdag Avond Race 3Comme tu veux1Crew13th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: -185, #77,135.Crew rating across all classes: -103, #56,539. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.