Sailor · 2015–2026

Samppa J Salminen

jyv skyl n veneseura Lightning Handicap Lightning Ranking Tampere

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #151
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Heikki Nurmi
Best trio: Heikki Nurmi & Tero Kotimäki
Biggest lift: Heikki Nurmi
Longest-running crew: Tero Kotimäki
Nemesis: Marvin Beckmann
Rival: Laura Pesola
Best day: 12 Jul 2025
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Heikki Nurmi — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Tero Kotimäki · FIN-14364, Nikea, Nikea II, SALMINEN SAMPPA J · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere 16events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 16 of 119 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2026
Heikki Nurmi · Nikea, Nikea II, SALMINEN SAMPPA J · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 12 of 78 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2025
Jari Vanhala · Nikea, Nikea II · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
Antti Kanninen · FIN-14364 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Jesse Hjelt · Nikea II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
Jaakko Korkeila · La Passion · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Rasmus Korkeila · La Passion · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Julius Korkeila · La Passion · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Linnea Virtanen · Nikea II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Timo Oinonen · La Passion · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	TPS Airisto Regatta 2026	Nikea II	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 5
16 May 2026	Kotka Ranking	Nikea II	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 6
27 Sep 2025	TP Syyspurjehdus 2025	Nikea II	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 13
9 Aug 2025	Lightning SM LAHTI	Nikea II	Lightning	Skipper	5th / 17
12 Jul 2025	Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailu	Nikea II	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 10
24 May 2025	Kevätmatkapurjehdus	La Passion	Handicap	Crew	3rd / 7
24 Aug 2024	Lightning ja 2.4mr Ranking 2024	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 4
8 Aug 2024	Lightning Europeans 2024	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	5th / 18
28 Jul 2023	Lightning SM / JVS	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	5th / 14
20 Aug 2021	Lightning SM 2021	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 18
19 Sep 2020	Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2020	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	6th / 9
5 Sep 2020	H ja Lightning Ranking Tampere	Nikea	Lightning Ranking Tampere	Skipper	1st / 11
21 Sep 2019	Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 12
14 Jun 2019	Lightning Class World Championship 2019	SALMINEN SAMPPA J	Lightning	Skipper	31st / 49
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	SALMINEN SAMPPA J	Lightning	Skipper	37th / 49
18 May 2019	Lightning Ranking M	Nikea	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 13
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	FIN-14364	Lightning	Other	56th / 63
17 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class International Masters Championship	FIN-14364	Lightning	Other	40th / 62

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	202 provisional	#18452 band 12196–27147	—
Lightning Helm	174 provisional	#151 band 98–220	−2.1

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Lightning Ranking Tampere · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 108
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 16

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	17 events	2 wins	beats 58%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 67%

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	28%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Laura Pesola	106	46–60
Esko Aalto	101	72–29
Sakari Pesola	97	38–59
Matti Leppänen	86	46–40
Juha Savela	69	62–7
Henry Elfving	68	46–22
Lauri Hemming	68	40–28
Sari Aalto	58	48–10
Kimmo Aromaa	57	35–22
Matti Aalto	47	17–30
Niko Lappalainen	36	23–13
Jari Kaplas	35	32–3

Most-beaten opponent: Juha Savela (62–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	43%
2025	4	1	83%
2024	2	0	55%
2023	1	0	69%
2021	1	0	82%
2020	2	1	69%
2019	4	0	46%
2015	2	0	24%

Boats

Nikea · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere · 8 events · 2019–2024
Nikea II · Lightning · 5 events · 2025–2026
SALMINEN SAMPPA J · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
FIN-14364 · Lightning · 2 events · 2015
La Passion · Handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Unknown · 16 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 202, #18,452.Crew rating across all classes: 16. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.