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Sailor · 2016–2019

Matteo Balestrero

Melges 32

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Events
19

126 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 5 of 19

Podium rate
58%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 75%–83%, 262 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Melges 32 · rating 348

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Branko Brcin

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Cristiano Giannetti & Giulio Desiderato

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Branko Brcin

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Leone Taddei

Apr 2016 – Oct 2019 · 19 events

Nemesis
Richard Goransson

26–28 head to head in 54 races

Rival
Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio

70–56 in 126 races

Best day
6 May 2017

2-1 · 2017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 2

Signature result
1st of 16

2018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 3 · Melges 32 · 26 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Branko Brcin — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Leone Taddei · GIOGI, LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAM · Melges 32 19events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 26% win rate · 16 of 126 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Cristiano Giannetti · GIOGI, LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAM · Melges 32 18events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 28% win rate · 16 of 119 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Elio Borio · GIOGI, LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAM · Melges 32 18events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 28% win rate · 16 of 120 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Andrea Casale · GIOGI, LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAM · Melges 32 14events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 21% win rate · 12 of 96 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Alessandro Siviero · GIOGI · Melges 32 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 7 of 52 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Oct 2018
  • Daniele Cassinari · GIOGI, LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAM · Melges 32 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Aug 2017
  • Branko Brcin · GIOGI · Melges 32 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Giulio Desiderato · GIOGI · Melges 32 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Matteo Ivaldi · GIOGI · Melges 32 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 32 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Stefano Orlandi · GIOGI · Melges 32 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 33 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

0224448201720182019Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 20192019 Melges 32 World ChampionshipGIOGIMelges 32Helm8th / 15
26 Sep 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 4GIOGIMelges 32Helm2nd / 15
5 Jul 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 3GIOGIMelges 32Helm2nd / 19
18 May 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 2GIOGIMelges 32Helm6th / 15
29 Mar 20192019 Melges 32 World League - Event 1GIOGIMelges 32Helm6th / 14
18 Oct 20182018 Melges 32 World ChampionshipGIOGIMelges 32Other2nd / 18
30 Aug 20182018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 4GIOGIMelges 32Helm1st / 14
26 Jul 20182018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 3GIOGIMelges 32Helm1st / 16
1 Jun 20182018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 2GIOGIMelges 32Helm6th / 15
14 Apr 20182018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 1GIOGIMelges 32Helm2nd / 14
23 Aug 20172017 Melges 32 World Championship // World League Event 5GIOGIMelges 32Helm7th / 17
20 Jul 20172017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 4GIOGIMelges 32Helm14th / 16
2 Jun 20172017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 3GIOGIMelges 32Helm5th / 16
5 May 20172017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 2GIOGIMelges 32Helm1st / 16
31 Mar 20172017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 1GIOGIMelges 32Helm1st / 15
7 Jul 20162016 Melges 32 Sailing Series Act 4 // 2016 Melges 32 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPGIOGIMelges 32Other2nd / 14
2 Jun 20162016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 3GIOGIMelges 32Other2nd / 11
29 Apr 20162016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 2GIOGIMelges 32Other1st / 11
8 Apr 20162016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 1LA SPEZIA SAILING TEAMMelges 32Other5th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 420, #4,152. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.