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Sailor · 2022–2026

Melisa Adakan

z rcher yacht club OptimistTeam Optimist

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Events
21

102 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 21

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 62%–65%, 1,973 boats)

Best class ranking
#2951

Helm in Optimist · rating 163

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Tim Baïle

13–55 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Maria Luce Simoneschi

30–40 in 76 races

Best day
31 Aug 2024

9-9-9-1-1-1-9-1-1-1 · International Swiss Optimist Team Race Championship

Signature result
6th of 108

PM & BOM Optimist · Optimist · 28 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Carlo Maria Palomba · RVZS- Swiss Sailing Regionalverband Zentralschweiz · Team Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Anna Samsioe · RVZS- Swiss Sailing Regionalverband Zentralschweiz · Team Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Rene Zimmermann · RVZS- Swiss Sailing Regionalverband Zentralschweiz · Team Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Vita Erceg · RVZS- Swiss Sailing Regionalverband Zentralschweiz · Team Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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Rating history

0821632023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 2026CSP/PM Optimist - GenèveMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper17th / 94
11 Apr 2026CSP/PM Optimist - ThunMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper16th / 97
21 Mar 2026CSP/PM Optimist - LuganoMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper6th / 92
28 Sep 2025PM & BOM OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper6th / 108
3 May 2025Optimist CSP - Pully 3 et 4 mai 2025Melisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper37th / 105
16 Mar 2025CSP OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper8th / 92
28 Sep 2024Opti PM / BOM BodenseeMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper60th / 114
21 Sep 2024CSP/PM FlüelenMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper44th / 79
5 Sep 2024International Swiss Optimist ChampionshipMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper37th / 144
31 Aug 2024International Swiss Optimist Team Race ChampionshipRVZS- Swiss Sailing Regionalverband ZentralschweizTeam OptimistCrew5th / 17
15 Jun 2024Saffa-Inseli-Cup OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper4th / 46
20 Apr 2024PM/CSP OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper43rd / 101
16 Mar 2024CSP OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper49th / 106
28 Sep 2023Optimist Swiss Open ChampionshipMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper45th / 134
9 Sep 2023CSP Optimist Nyon 2023Melisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper52nd / 110
19 Aug 2023Opti PM 2023 SihlseeMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper40th / 124
13 May 2023Junioren-Regatta SCOZ oberer Zürichsee 2023Melisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper5th / 33
23 Apr 2023Opti PM 2023 SpiezMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper57th / 101
18 Mar 2023CSP OptimistMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper77th / 122
25 Sep 2022Opti PM Arbon 2022Melisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper117th / 132
12 Jun 2022JollenregattaMelisa ADAKANOptimistSkipper14th / 43

Helm rating across all classes: 163, #23,061.Crew rating across all classes: 9. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.