Sailor · 2019–2026

Ari Ojala

espoon pursiseura Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 23
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 68%
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Inka Kekäläinen
Longest-running crew: Mikko Koskiahde
Nemesis: Jaak Jõgi
Rival: Markku Hentinen
Best day: 7 Jun 2024
Signature result: 1st of 39

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Mikko Koskiahde · Speculator · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2020 – Jun 2026
Tommi Mikkola · Speculator · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Aarni Javanainen · Speculator · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Johan Idman · Speculator · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Ilkka Puumala · Speculator · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Katarina Andersson · Speculator · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Inka Kekäläinen · Speculator · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2024
Kasperi Keränen · Speculator · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Jyri Kaivosoja · Speculator · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Aug 2025
Aki Kulju · Speculator · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jul 2026	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta & Folkboat SM	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 49
5 Jun 2026	Espoo-Naissaari Race	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
22 Aug 2025	Helsinki Tallinna Race 2025	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 22
5 Jul 2025	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 39
13 Jun 2025	Baltic offshore Week	Speculator	ORC handicap	Skipper	10th / 11
6 Jun 2025	Espoo-Naissaari Race	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 13
21 May 2025	Haukilahden Keskiviikkokisat 2025	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 16
7 Jun 2024	Espoo-Naissaari Race	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 19
29 May 2024	Haukilahden Keskiviikkokisa 2024	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 14
7 Oct 2023	KoPun Karvalakki 2023	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
18 Aug 2023	Helsinki Tallinna Race 2023	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 32
9 Jun 2023	Espoo-Naissaari Race	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 14
2 Oct 2021	Karvalakki	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 46
9 Aug 2021	Alexela ORC World Championship 2021	SPECULATOR	Handicap	Skipper	28th / 34
18 Jun 2021	Baltic Offshore Week 2021	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 11
3 Oct 2020	Karvalakki	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 48
26 Sep 2020	Gulf of Finland Race - NEW TIME!	Speculator	ORC handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
7 Aug 2020	BALTIC OFFSHORE WEEK 2020	Speculator	ORC handicap	Skipper	12th / 14
17 Jun 2020	Haukilahden Keskiviikkokisat2020	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 14
5 Jun 2020	Helsinki Two Star Bengtskär Runt 2020	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 35
31 Aug 2019	Henri Lloyd	Speculator	ORC handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
25 Aug 2019	Pentala - RWYC Challenge	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
29 May 2019	Haukilahden Keskiviikkokisat	Speculator	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	168 provisional	#22501 band 13776–35207	—

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	23 events	2 wins	beats 58%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	75%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	39%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sampsa Vehkamäki	35	10–24
Mika Tolvanen	32	8–24
Markku Hentinen	28	14–14
Jaak Jõgi	20	0–20
Timo Urala	20	16–4
Juha-Pekka Hotinen	20	10–10
Tiit Vihul	20	0–20
Timo Kairama	19	9–10
Hannu Hiillos	18	10–8
Jonne Tukia	17	11–6
Riku Nissilä	17	1–16
Martin Estlander	17	0–17

Most-beaten opponent: Jari Selin (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	80%
2025	5	1	60%
2024	2	0	71%
2023	3	0	66%
2021	3	0	39%
2020	5	0	60%
2019	3	1	38%

Boats

Speculator · Handicap, ORC handicap · 23 events · 2019–2026

Where they race

Unknown · 23 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 168 (±175), #22,501. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.