Sailor · 2021–2026

Valentin Belles

val opti team Optimist Match racing

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 90%
Best class ranking: #3185
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Thélio Giannantoni
Rival: Felix Mulder
Best day: 29 Sep 2024
Signature result: 4th of 197

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Lucas Chatonier · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Macgregor Jones · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Marissa Mee · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Aristide Delin · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Armand Clabon · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Tom Picot · Tom Picot · Match racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Apr 2026	Ficker Cup 2026	Tom Picot	Match racing	Crew	1st / 4
28 Sep 2024	United4 Roompot	Belles VALENTIN	Optimist	Skipper	18th / 149
9 May 2024	Dutch Youth Regatta 2024	Belles VALENTIN	Optimist	Skipper	4th / 197
1 Oct 2023	Open Belgian Championship Optimist 2023 - Cadet Regatta	Valentin BELLES	Optimist	Skipper	19th / 78
23 Sep 2023	United4 Medemblik	Belles VALENTIN	Optimist	Skipper	26th / 149
26 May 2022	Dutch Youth Regatta 2022	Belles VALENTIN	Optimist	Skipper	27th / 253
18 Sep 2021	Open Belgian Championships Optimist 2021 - Cadet Regatta	Belles VALENTIN	Optimist	Skipper	8th / 63
3 Jul 2021	Nieuwpoortweek	Valentin BELLES	Optimist	Skipper	3rd / 64

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Optimist Helm	151 provisional	#3185 band 1534–6603	—
All classes Helm	152 provisional	#24678 band 12172–44937	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 119
Match racing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 121

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 89%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	85%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	89%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Maurits Melens	43	25–16
Emilie Landén	40	34–5
Maxime van Acker	40	34–6
Quintin Brouwer	39	32–6
Henri Lagrange	38	32–6
Maud de Bie	38	30–8
Felix Mulder	38	21–14
Luc van Rooij	34	28–5
Maurice de Beukelaar	34	30–2
Floris Vos	34	30–3
Remy Maris	32	30–2
Maud van Rooij	30	21–9

Most-beaten opponent: Emilie Landén (34–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2024	2	0	94%
2023	2	0	80%
2022	1	0	90%
2021	2	0	93%

Boats

Belles VALENTIN · Optimist · 5 events · 2021–2024
Valentin BELLES · Optimist · 2 events · 2021–2023
Tom Picot · Match racing · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Unknown · 7 events
Long Beach Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 152 (±250), #24,678.Crew rating across all classes: 119 (±199). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.