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Sailor · 2014–2026

Alessandro Saettone

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Events
64

441 races · 80 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 13 of 64

Podium rate
41%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–69%, 989 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Crew in ClubSwan 36 · rating 353

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Karlo Hmeljak

12 wins · 19 podiums in 24 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Saverio Cigliano & Karlo Hmeljak

12 wins · 19 podiums in 23 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Saverio Cigliano

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Saverio Cigliano

Dec 2015 – Apr 2026 · 53 events

Nemesis
Drew Freides

17–49 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Andrea Lacorte

85–62 in 147 races

Best day
10 Jun 2023

1-2-2-2 · Melges 24 Pre-Worlds Training Regatta

Signature result
1st of 15

2018 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 2 · Melges 32 · 1 Jun 2018

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Karlo Hmeljak — 12 wins · 19 podiums in 24 events together · 50% win rate
  • Saverio Cigliano · G - SPOT, G -SPOT, G SPOT, G-Spot · ClubSwan 36, Melges 24, Melges 32 53events 13 wins together · 26 podiums · 25% win rate · 78 of 368 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Apr 2026
  • Alessandro Franci · G - SPOT, G -SPOT, G SPOT, G-Spot · ClubSwan 36, Melges 24, Melges 32 51events 12 wins together · 23 podiums · 24% win rate · 70 of 357 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Apr 2026
  • Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio · G - SPOT, G -SPOT, G SPOT, G-Spot · ClubSwan 36, Melges 32 44events 13 wins together · 23 podiums · 30% win rate · 69 of 302 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Apr 2026
  • Karlo Hmeljak · G SPOT, GSPOT · ClubSwan 36 24events 12 wins together · 19 podiums · 50% win rate · 56 of 169 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Apr 2026
  • Michele Paoletti · G SPOT, G-SPOT · ClubSwan 36, Melges 32 22events 9 wins together · 15 podiums · 41% win rate · 47 of 158 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Roberto Strappati · G SPOT, G-SPOT, GSPOT · ClubSwan 36, Melges 32 21events 10 wins together · 16 podiums · 48% win rate · 49 of 146 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Apr 2026
  • Alessandro Frizzarin · G - SPOT, G -SPOT, G-Spot, G-SPOT · Melges 32 16events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 11 of 110 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Oct 2019
  • Giorgio Tortarolo · G - SPOT, G -SPOT, G-SPOT, Inner Circle · J/70, Melges 32 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 8 of 68 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Oct 2021
  • Peter Karrié · Nefeli, Nefeli 24 · Melges 24 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 72 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Simone Busonero · G - SPOT, G-SPOT · Melges 32 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 62 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

0263526201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Apr 20262026 Swan Bonifacio ChallengeGSPOTClubSwan 36Crew1st / 6
9 Oct 20252025 Swan The Nations TrophyGSPOTClubSwan 36Crew4th / 4
18 Jun 20252025 Swan One Design WorldsG SPOTClubSwan 36Other6th / 9
7 May 20252025 Swan Bonifacio ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other3rd / 8
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaNefeliMelges 24Other2nd / 21
24 Oct 20242024 Swan One Design WorldsG SPOTClubSwan 36Other6th / 9
26 Jun 20242024 Swan Sardinia ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 8
29 May 20242024 Swan Bonifacio ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other2nd / 8
18 Apr 20242024 Swan Tuscany ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 9
11 Oct 20232023 Swan OD Worlds & Swan MED Regatta - The Tuscany ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 9
21 Jun 20232023 Swan - The Nations TrophyG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 7
10 Jun 2023Melges 24 Pre-Worlds Training RegattaNefeli 24Melges 24Crew2nd / 15
18 May 20232023 Swan Sardinia ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other3rd / 9
26 Apr 20232023 Swan Croatia ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 10
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaNefeliMelges 24Other8th / 25
17 Dec 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1NefeliMelges 24Other8th / 18
11 Nov 20222022 Melges 24 NationalsNefeliMelges 24Other9th / 34
13 Sep 20222022 ROLEX SWAN CUPG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 8
7 Aug 20222022 Swan - 40th Copa Del Rey MAPFREG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 8
6 Jul 20222022 Swan One Design World ChampionshipG SPOTClubSwan 36Other4th / 9
1 Jun 20222022 Swan Sardinia Challenge - The Nations LeagueG SPOTClubSwan 36Other2nd / 8
27 Apr 20222022 Swan Tuscany ChallengeG SPOTClubSwan 36Other1st / 7
25 Mar 20222022 Swan One Design Scarlino Warm UpG SPOTClubSwan 36Other4th / 5
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaNefeliMelges 24Other12th / 26
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaNefeliMelges 24Other9th / 17

Crew rating across all classes: 410, #3,404. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.