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Sailor · 2018–2026

Alex Helsen

royal yacht club van belgie Dragon1. Dragon

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Events
22

130 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 5 of 22

Podium rate
77%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (90%: 81%–87%, 326 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in Dragon · rating 452

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Richard van Rij

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Floris Mortelmans & Richard van Rij

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Richard van Rij

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Floris Mortelmans

Jun 2018 – Aug 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Andy Beadsworth

1–15 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Ben van Cauwenbergh

51–55 in 106 races

Best day
14 Aug 2025

1-2-1 · OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGON · about 1 in 175 by chance

Signature result
1st of 20

BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGON · Dragon · 15 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Richard van Rij — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Floris Mortelmans · Friendship, Princess Sofie · 1. Dragon, Dragon 20events 5 wins together · 15 podiums · 25% win rate · 29 of 120 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Dries van den Abbeele · Friendship, Princess Sofie · Dragon 14events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 21% win rate · 13 of 82 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Richard van Rij · Friendship · Dragon 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 34 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Hendrik Tytgat · Princess Sofie · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Cornelius Tytgat · Princess Sofie · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Mortelmans Mortelmans · Princess Sofie · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

02294582019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 2026Open Belgian Championship DragonFriendshipDragonSkipper1st / 14
11 Jul 2026Open Belgian's SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONFriendshipDragonSkipper2nd / 8
23 May 2026LOWLANDS CUP 2026Friendship1. DragonSkipper3rd / 14
14 Aug 2025OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONFriendshipDragonSkipper1st / 17
9 Aug 2025INTERNATIONAL BRUGSE ZOT CUP 2025FriendshipDragonSkipper7th / 19
9 Jun 2025LOWLANDS CUP 2025Friendship1. DragonSkipper2nd / 13
12 Oct 2024Limburg Dragon-Finn Cup 2024FriendshipDragonSkipper4th / 20
15 Aug 2024BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONFriendshipDragonSkipper1st / 20
10 Aug 2024BRUGSE ZOT RACE DRAGON - SB20Princess SofieDragonSkipper4th / 15
5 Aug 2023OSTENDCUP 6: BRUGSE ZOT RACEPrincess SofieDragonSkipper2nd / 10
2 Jul 2023OSTENDCUP 3: DUVEL CUPPrincess SofieDragonSkipper2nd / 7
20 Aug 2022DRAGON GOLD CUP OSTENDPrincess SofieDragonSkipper18th / 33
13 Aug 2022OPEN BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONPrincess SofieDragonSkipper3rd / 24
6 Aug 2022OSTENDCUP 5: BRUGSE ZOT RACEPrincess SofieDragonSkipper1st / 14
5 Aug 2021Open Belgian Championship DragonPrincess SofieDragonSkipper3rd / 18
31 Jul 2021OSTENDCUP 5: Brugse Zot RacePrincess SofieDragonSkipper2nd / 12
13 Aug 2020Open Belgian Championship DragonPrincess SofieDragonSkipper7th / 17
8 Aug 2020OSTENDCUP 5: Brugse Zot RacePrincess SofieDragonSkipper3rd / 13
24 Aug 2019OSTENDCUP 6: Duvel CupPrincess SofieDragonSkipper3rd / 10
8 Aug 2019Open Belgian Championship Dragon OstendPrincess SofieDragonSkipper2nd / 21
3 Aug 2019OSTENDCUP 4: Brugse Zot RacePrincess SofieDragonSkipper1st / 15
23 Jun 2018OSTENDCUP 4 Brugse ZotPrincess SofieDragonSkipper2nd / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 458 (±159), #3,136. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.