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Sailor · 2017–2026

Willem Johannesma

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Events
26

53 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 26

Podium rate
23%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 49%–54%, 1,196 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Dieuwertje de Groot

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bart Smolders

May 2017 – May 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Jan Scholtes

1–21 head to head in 22 races

Best day
25 Aug 2018

1-1-DNF · Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2018

Signature result
3rd of 31

Kerstrace 2025 · SW_kerstrace · 13 Dec 2025

Partnerships · 24 sailors

  • Bart Smolders · Letitgo 3, Xpectation · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 12events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 41 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – May 2026
  • Rob Verwer · Letitgo 3, Xpectation · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Dec 2025
  • Christiaan Johannesma · Xpectation, XPECTATION · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Thijs Minderhoud · Xpectation, XPECTATION · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Pipi Kramer · Xpectation · Handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Jeroen van der Wolk · Letitgo 3 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2017 – May 2023
  • Mattijs Faber · Letitgo 3, Xpectation · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Lude Smolders · Xpectation · Handicap, ORC handicap, SW_kerstrace 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Anton Lamper · Letitgo 3, LETITGO3, XPECTATION · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 20th · May 2023 – May 2026
  • Timo Claassen · Xpectation, XPECTATION · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-911223320182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 May 2026North Sea RaceXPECTATIONIRC handicapSkipper20th / 26
15 May 2026North Sea RaceXPECTATIONORC handicapSkipper24th / 29
12 May 2026North Sea Regatta 2026XpectationORC handicapSkipper3rd / 25
2 May 2026SAILWORKZ-Stellendam Regatta 2026XpectationORC handicapSkipper7th / 15
13 Dec 2025Kerstrace 2025XpectationSW_kerstraceSkipper3rd / 31
18 Oct 2025ANTWERP RACE 2025XpectationHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
29 Aug 2025Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2025XpectationORC handicapSkipper7th / 10
24 May 202540 mijl van BruXpectationORC handicapSkipper14th / 16
3 May 2025SAILWORKZ-Stellendam Regatta 2025XpectationORC handicapSkipper7th / 14
19 Oct 2024ANTWERP RACE 2024XpectationHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
19 May 2023North Sea RaceLETITGO3ORC handicapSkipper29th / 35
19 May 2023North Sea RaceLETITGO3IRC handicapSkipper47th / 58
16 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023Letitgo 3ORC handicapSkipper24th / 31
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper16th / 36
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper77th / 269
8 Aug 2021Rolex Fastnet Race 2021Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper26th / 72
28 Sep 2019AntwerpRaceLetitgo 3HandicapSkipper2nd / 8
13 Oct 2018AntwerpRaceLetitgo 3HandicapSkipper9th / 11
24 Aug 2018Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2018Letitgo 3HandicapSkipper7th / 10
11 May 2018North Sea Race 2018Letitgo3ORC handicapSkipper2nd / 10
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper50th / 79
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper17th / 35
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017Letitgo3IRC handicapSkipper170th / 312
30 May 2017North Sea Race 2017Letitgo3ORC handicapSkipper7th / 16
27 May 2017Vuurschepen RaceLetitgo 3IRC handicapSkipper18th / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 233, #15,743. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.