Sailor · 2019–2025

Niko Lappalainen

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat Lightning ORC handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #313
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Laura Pesola
Rival: Matti Leppänen
Best day: 9 Aug 2024
Signature result: 1st of 30

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Pasi Hannila · Ayolos II, LAPPALAINEN NIKO · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2025
Aleksi Lappalainen · Ayolos II, LAPPALAINEN NIKO · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2025
Arttu Hannila · Ayolos II · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Jorma Eschner · Sunchaser · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Matias Lappalainen · Ayolos II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Petri Hollmén · Sunchaser · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Vesa Yli-leppälÄ · Ayolos II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Esa Lehmusvuori · Sunchaser · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Mikko Korte · Sunchaser · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Jyrki Eschner · Sunchaser · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2025	Lightning SM LAHTI	Ayolos II	Lightning	Skipper	9th / 17
8 Aug 2024	Lightning Europeans 2024	Ayolos II	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 18
28 Jul 2023	Lightning SM / JVS	Ayolos II	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 14
20 Jul 2023	Swan European Regatta 2023	Sunchaser	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 30
5 Aug 2022	M100-juhlaregatta	Ayolos II	Lightning	Skipper	10th / 12
20 Aug 2021	Lightning SM 2021	Ayolos II	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 18
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	LAPPALAINEN NIKO	Lightning	Skipper	37th / 49

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Lightning Helm	41 provisional	#313 band 178–424	−2.4
Full-size sailing Helm	55 provisional	#41858 band 25032–61687	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 13

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 45%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Matti Leppänen	39	17–22
Laura Pesola	39	11–28
Esko Aalto	39	22–17
Sakari Pesola	37	10–27
Samppa J Salminen	36	13–23
Kimmo Aromaa	36	16–20
Lauri Hemming	34	19–15
Henry Elfving	34	18–15
Sari Aalto	33	22–11
Jari Kaplas	32	28–4
Matti Aalto	30	10–20
Markku Paloma	26	24–2

Most-beaten opponent: Jari Kaplas (28–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	82%
2023	2	1	77%
2022	1	0	18%
2021	1	0	41%
2019	1	0	25%

Boats

Ayolos II · Lightning · 5 events · 2021–2025
Sunchaser · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
LAPPALAINEN NIKO · Lightning · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 7 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 55, #41,858.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 13. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.