Sailor · 2013–2026

Max Salminen

gkss J/70 Finn Finn M

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Events: 35
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 49%
Typically beats: 83%
Best class ranking: #21
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Joachim Aschenbrenner
Best trio: Joachim Aschenbrenner & Richard Witzel
Biggest lift: Richard Witzel
Longest-running crew: Richard Witzel
Nemesis: Nicholas Heiner
Rival: Anders Pedersen
Best day: 9 Jun 2023
Signature result: 2nd of 90

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joachim Aschenbrenner — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Richard Witzel · Rowdy, ROWDY · J/70 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 10 of 107 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2026
Tomas Dietrich · ELVIS, Rowdy, ROWDY · J/70 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 9 of 106 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2026
Carlos Robles · ELVIS, Rowdy · J/70 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 77 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jan 2026
Filip Engelbert · Elvis, ELVIS · Etchells, J/70, Star 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Joachim Aschenbrenner · Rowdy, ROWDY · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Sep 2026
Flavio Marazzi · Ali-Baba · 5.5 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Grégoire Siegwart · Ali-Baba · 5.5 Metre 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Josefin Olsson · SSL TEAM SWEDEN · 1 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Johannes Pettersson · SSL TEAM SWEDEN · 1 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Jens Möller · Pilsner · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	Cascais 2026 J70 World Championship	ROWDY	J/70	Crew	14th / 100
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Extreme2 USA 2820	Club Swan 28	Floater	1st / 4
10 Apr 2026	J/70 Cup 2026 - Event 1 Scarlino	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	2nd / 16
20 Mar 2026	2026 Etchells 19th Annual Coral Reef Cup	Elvis	Etchells	Crew	5th / 17
21 Jan 2026	2026 Bacardi Winter Series 1 + (Melges 24 NA Championship)	ELVIS	J/70	Crew	8th / 27
16 Jan 2026	2025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker Cup	Elvis	Star	Crew	21st / 28
3 Dec 2025	2025 J/70 North American Championship	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	9th / 42
18 Jul 2025	J/70 Cup - Event 3	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	9th / 50
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	3rd / 20
28 Mar 2025	2025 J70 Midwinter Championship	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	7th / 50
26 Jul 2024	J/70 Italian Cup - Event 3 Malcesine	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	1st / 36
28 Jun 2024	J/70 Italian Cup - Event 2 Riva del Garda	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	3rd / 35
21 May 2024	European Championship	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	18th / 84
26 Apr 2024	J/70 Italian Cup - Event 1 / Pre Euros	Rowdy	J/70	Crew	3rd / 49
3 Dec 2023	COUPE D'HIVER Dragon et Tempest	Pilsner	Dragon	Skipper	7th / 17
31 Oct 2023	2023 J/70 World Championship	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	6th / 83
21 Sep 2023	2023 J/70 North American Championship	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	2nd / 45
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Rowdy	J/70	Strategist	1st / 24
18 Aug 2022	Internationaler RIGI Cup 5.5 Metre	Ali-Baba	5.5 Metre	Crew	1st / 15
16 Aug 2022	Internationale Klassenmeisterschaft 5.5 Metre	Ali-Baba	5.5 Metre	Crew	2nd / 16
13 Oct 2021	SSL Gold Cup Test Event #3	SSL TEAM SWEDEN	1	Crew	2nd / 4
10 Sep 2020	Kieler Woche 2020	Atlantica	Finn	Skipper	3rd / 20
17 Aug 2019	SOG20 TEV19	SALMINEN Max	Finn M	Skipper	12th / 22
4 Jun 2019	Hempel World Cup Series Final 2019 \| Marseille, FRA	Max SALMINEN	Finn	Skipper	3rd / 12
2 Apr 2019	50 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR	ATLANTICA/MODERNA FöRSäKRINGAR	Finn	Skipper	36th / 86

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	770 provisional	#171 band 95–322	—
All classes Helm	535 provisional	#1666 band 753–3520	—
J/70 Crew	472 provisional	#145 band 85–250	−2.4
Finn Helm	495 provisional	#21 band 13–44	—
Finn M Helm	193 provisional	#3 band 1–9	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

5.5 Metre · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 159
Etchells · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 60
1 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 79
Club Swan 28 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 143
Star · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -25
Dragon · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 22

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	15 events	2 wins	beats 78%
As crew	20 events	4 wins	beats 86%

Positions: Strategist (6) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	64%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	84%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Anders Pedersen	138	76–62
Nils Theuninck	95	58–37
Tapio Nirkko	93	44–49
Luke Muller	93	56–36
Jake Lilley	93	53–40
Nicholas Heiner	88	25–62
Ondrej Teply	88	54–34
Jorge Zarif	87	45–42
Jonathan Lobert	87	45–41
Johannes Pettersson	87	65–22
Tom Ramshaw	85	56–29
Josip Olujic	80	49–30

Most-beaten opponent: Lukasz Lesinski (52–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	6	1	76%
2025	4	0	85%
2024	4	1	92%
2023	4	1	89%
2022	2	1	97%
2021	1	0	67%
2020	1	0	90%
2019	4	1	72%
2018	6	0	75%
2017	2	1	98%
2013	1	0	90%

Boats

ROWDY · J/70 · 13 events · 2023–2026
Max SALMINEN · Finn, Finn M · 5 events · 2017–2019
Moderna Försäkringar/Atlantica · Finn · 4 events · 2018–2019
Elvis · Etchells, J/70, Star · 3 events · 2026
Ali-Baba · 5.5 Metre · 2 events · 2022
Atlantica · Finn, Finn M · 2 events · 2018–2020
Extreme2 USA 2820 · Club Swan 28 · 1 events · 2026
Pilsner · Dragon · 1 events · 2023
SSL TEAM SWEDEN · 1 · 1 events · 2021
SALMINEN Max · Finn M · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 18 events
Cala Galera · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Riva del Garda · 2 events
Palma, Spain · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 770, #171.Helm rating across all classes: 535, #1,666. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.