Sailor · 2017–2026

Emiel van Hemeldonck

koninklijke liberty yacht club IRC handicap IRC 1 Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Tim Devloo
Best trio: Koen Vandecruys & Leon Devloo
Biggest lift: Jo Vandervoort
Longest-running crew: Jan van Hemeldonck
Nemesis: François Goubau
Best day: 1 Sep 2019
Signature result: 3rd of 19

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tim Devloo — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jan van Hemeldonck · Cleyne Keyzer, Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 22 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – May 2026
Koen Vandecruys · Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 27 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – May 2026
Arnaud Missiaen · Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 27 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – May 2026
Koen Smet · Cleyne Keyzer, Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – May 2025
Robin Derluyn · Cleyne Keyzer, Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – May 2026
Tim Devloo · Snelle Vliet · IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Jo Vandervoort · Snelle Vliet · IRC 1, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Aug 2025
Charles Cattoir · Cleyne Keyzer, Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Aug 2025
Paul van Hemeldonck · Cleyne Keyzer, Snelle Vliet · Handicap, IRC 1 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Sep 2019
Leon Devloo · Snelle Vliet · IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 May 2026	Dover Strait Race OOSTENDE - RAMSGATE - OOSTENDE	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
18 Oct 2025	ANTWERP RACE 2025	Snelle Vliet	IRC 1	Skipper	3rd / 10
13 Aug 2025	OPEN BELGIAN SAILING WEEK	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 19
29 May 2025	Dover Strait Race OOSTENDE - RAMSGATE - OOSTENDE	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
25 Aug 2022	Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend IRC European Championship 2022	Snelle Vliet	IRC 1	Skipper	13th / 18
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	14th / 22
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	110th / 269
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	25th / 50
28 Sep 2019	AntwerpRace	Cleyne Keyzer	Handicap	Crew	6th / 7
31 Aug 2019	Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend	Snelle Vliet	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 15
13 Oct 2018	AntwerpRace	Snelle Vliet	IRC 1	Skipper	2nd / 11
24 Aug 2018	Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend 2018	Snelle Vliet	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 14
24 Jun 2017	Deltaweekend 2017	Snelle Vliet	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	167 provisional	#22644 band 12548–38216	—
IRC 1 Helm	14 provisional	#1	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -13

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	12 events	1 wins	beats 60%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 17%

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jan Gabriël	27	15–8
Frans van Cappelle	23	9–14
François Goubau	18	1–9
Dirk Hellemans	16	9–2
Jan Alleman	14	13–1
Frans Rodenburg	12	3–8
Laurent Charmy	12	3–9
Astrid De Vin	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: Jan Alleman (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	3	1	89%
2022	1	0	29%
2021	3	0	50%
2019	2	0	48%
2018	2	0	80%
2017	1	0	33%

Boats

Snelle Vliet · IRC handicap, IRC 1, Handicap · 12 events · 2017–2026
Cleyne Keyzer · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 11 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 167 (±208), #22,644.Crew rating across all classes: -13 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.