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Sailor · 2015–2025

Laura Björk

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat Lightning

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Events
23

167 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 5 of 23

Podium rate
70%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–66%, 306 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Crew in Lightning · rating 536

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elli Aro

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Elli Aro & Laura Pesola

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

Biggest lift
Elli Aro

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Laura Pesola

Jul 2015 – Sep 2025 · 23 events

Nemesis
David Starck

0–14 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Sakari Pesola

72–72 in 146 races

Best day
22 Sep 2019

1-1-1-3-1 · Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019

Signature result
1st of 13

Lightning Ranking M · Lightning · 18 May 2019

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elli Aro — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Laura Pesola · Boat 61755, Burgundy IV, PESOLA LAURA · Lightning 23events 5 wins together · 16 podiums · 22% win rate · 35 of 167 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Meeri Aro · Boat 61755, Burgundy IV, PESOLA LAURA · Lightning 12events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 20 of 97 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Johanna van Wonterghem · Burgundy IV · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Elli Aro · Burgundy IV · Lightning 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 21 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Matti Aalto · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Joonas Siltala · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Eeva Hemming · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Pirita Aromaa · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Risto Pesola · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-3725454420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 2025TP Syyspurjehdus 2025Burgundy IVLightningCrew3rd / 14
9 Aug 2025Lightning SM LAHTIBurgundy IVLightningCrew7th / 17
12 Jul 2025Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailuBurgundy IVLightningCrew5th / 10
3 May 2025On The Rocks 2025Burgundy IVLightningCrew3rd / 5
28 Sep 2024TP Syyspurjehdus 2024Burgundy IVLightningCrew1st / 8
24 Aug 2024Lightning ja 2.4mr Ranking 2024Burgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 4
8 Aug 2024Lightning Europeans 2024Burgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 18
19 Aug 2023ESF 606 FM/SM, Lightning RankingBurgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 7
28 Jul 2023Lightning SM / JVSBurgundy IVLightningCrew3rd / 14
8 Jul 2023Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon RegattaBurgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 4
20 May 2023Kotka Ranking 2023Burgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 6
3 Sep 2022H-vene lyhytrata SM & Lightning lyhytrata-LMBurgundy IVLightningCrew3rd / 6
5 Aug 2022M100-juhlaregattaBurgundy IVLightningCrew3rd / 12
18 Sep 2021Syyspurjehdus 2021Burgundy IVLightningCrew1st / 10
20 Aug 2021Lightning SM 2021Burgundy IVLightningCrew4th / 18
19 Sep 2020Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2020Burgundy IVLightningCrew2nd / 9
21 Sep 2019Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019Burgundy IVLightningCrew1st / 12
29 Jun 2019Helsinki Regatta 2019Burgundy IVLightningCrew1st / 5
11 Jun 2019Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European ChampionshipsPESOLA LAURALightningCrew30th / 49
25 May 2019EPSranking2019Burgundy IVLightningCrew4th / 10
18 May 2019Lightning Ranking MBurgundy IVLightningCrew1st / 13
4 May 2019On the Rocks 2019Burgundy IVLightningCrew5th / 11
21 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class World ChampionshipBoat 61755LightningOther53rd / 67

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 544, #1,144. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.