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Sailor · 2007–2025

François Goubau

royal belgian sailing club IRC handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
38

67 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 38

Podium rate
26%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 70%–73%, 3,258 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Laurent Goubau

4 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Best trio
Laurent Goubau & Mathieu Goubau

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Laurent Goubau

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mathieu Goubau

Jul 2011 – Aug 2025 · 31 events

Nemesis
Didier Gaudoux

0–9 head to head in 12 races

Rival
Frans Rodenburg

15–11 in 26 races

Best day
1 Sep 2019

1-1-1 · Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend

Signature result
1st of 20

RORC Easter Challenge 2019 · IRC handicap · 19 Apr 2019

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Laurent Goubau — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate
  • Mathieu Goubau · Moana, MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 31events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 19 of 52 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Aug 2025
  • Thierry Duhameeuw · Moana, MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 10events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 19 of 39 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Michele Gelhausen · Moana, MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 19 of 37 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Alexis Goubau · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 13 of 30 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Laurent Goubau · Moana, MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 67% win rate · 19 of 36 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Victor van Heuverswyn · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Thierry van Wiele · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 8 of 18 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Francois Lambotte · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 21 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Luc Geirnaert · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – May 2025
  • Stijn Snelders · MOANA · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-1097203200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2025Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2025MOANAORC handicapSkipper1st / 10
29 May 2025Dover Strait Race OOSTENDE - RAMSGATE - OOSTENDEMOANAIRC handicapSkipper5th / 6
5 Jul 2024Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (IRC 2H Europeans Race 1)MOANAIRC handicapSkipper65th / 73
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceMOANAIRC handicapOwner271st / 358
25 Aug 2022Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend IRC European Championship 2022MOANAHandicapSkipper1st / 18
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021MoanaIRC handicapOwner31st / 48
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021MoanaIRC handicapOwner14th / 25
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021MoanaIRC handicapOwner182nd / 269
3 Jul 2021Light Vessel Race - Shielmartin Race 2021MOANAIRC handicapSkipper9th / 9
30 Aug 2019Damen Breskens Sailing WeekendMOANAHandicapSkipper1st / 15
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019MoanaIRC handicapOwner50th / 334
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019MoanaIRC handicapOwner5th / 30
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019MoanaIRC handicapOwner12th / 62
5 Jul 2019IRC National Championships 2019MoanaIRC handicapSkipper9th / 22
19 Apr 2019RORC Easter Challenge 2019MoanaIRC handicapSkipper1st / 20
13 Oct 2018AntwerpRaceMOANAHandicapSkipper4th / 11
24 Aug 2018Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2018MoanaHandicapSkipper1st / 15
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017MoanaIRC handicapOwner9th / 35
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017MoanaIRC handicapOwner15th / 60
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017MoanaIRC handicapOwner25th / 312
2 Jun 2017North Sea RegattaMOANAIRC handicapSkipper11th / 15
16 Aug 2015Rolex Fastnet Race 2015MoanaIRC handicapOwner54th / 309
16 Aug 2015Rolex Fastnet Race 2015MoanaIRC handicapOwner7th / 52
16 Aug 2015Rolex Fastnet Race 2015MoanaIRC handicapOwner6th / 30
10 Jul 2015Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race 2015MoanaIRC handicapOwner5th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 203, #18,738.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 105, #26,929. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.