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Sailor · 2020–2026

Matti Nieminen

turun pursiseura DNIRC handicapA-Cat Foiler

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Events
17

105 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
18%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 54%–61%, 495 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in DN · rating 361

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Oscar Lindell

16–52 head to head in 68 races

Rival
Mikael Pettersson

26–19 in 45 races

Best day
27 Jan 2024

2-2-2-1-1 · HSK Ranking 2024 · about 1 in 2,771 by chance

Signature result
1st of 26

Schweriner Cat Cup, inkl. IDB A-Cat · A Cat · 26 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Alex Grant · TULIKETTU, Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Arto Linnervuo · TULIKETTU, Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Ville-Veikko Niskanen · TULIKETTU, Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Kim Westman · TULIKETTU, Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Herman Saari · Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Michael Wahlroos · TULIKETTU · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 49th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Aleksi Kasvi · Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Simo Lemmetyinen · Tulikettu Redkik Racing · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Valtteri Vuori · TULIKETTU · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 49th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Janne RiihelÄ · Matti NIEMINEN · Formula 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

-48198443202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jul 2026AEGEAN 600 2026TULIKETTUIRC handicapCrew49th / 51
7 Mar 2026DN Finnish Nationals 2026Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper13th / 34
31 Jan 2026HSK Ranking 2026Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper10th / 15
10 Jan 2026Kahakka Ranking 2026Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper4th / 21
15 Feb 2025Finnish DN Nationals 2025Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper3rd / 34
1 Feb 2025HSK Ranking 2025Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper33rd / 45
16 Nov 2024All Saints 2024Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper13th / 28
15 Nov 2024Johnny Köhler Cup 2024Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper10th / 30
9 Sep 2024A-Cat World Championship 2024Matti NIEMINENA-Cat FoilerSkipper16th / 84
7 Jun 2024Espoo-Naissaari RaceTulikettu Redkik RacingHandicapCrew5th / 5
26 Apr 2024Schweriner Cat Cup, inkl. IDB A-CatMatti NIEMINENA CatSkipper1st / 26
2 Mar 2024Finnish DN Nationals 2024Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper39th / 61
27 Jan 2024HSK Ranking 2024Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper2nd / 18
13 Jan 2024Kahakka Ranking 2024Matti NIEMINENDNSkipper8th / 20
23 Apr 2022Schweriner CAT CUPMatti NIEMINENA-CatamaranSkipper6th / 11
19 Sep 2020Formula 18 Open Finnish Championship 2020Matti NIEMINENFormula 18Skipper8th / 15
15 Aug 2020TPS Airisto Regatta 2020Matti NIEMINENLaserSkipper7th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 438 (±195), #3,638.Crew rating across all classes: -48 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.