Sailor · 2020–2026

Pessi Salmela

naantalin purjehdusseura H-Boat Handicap H-vene SM

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Events: 19
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #36

Biggest lift: Alvari SuonpÄÄ
Longest-running crew: Roope HeikkilÄ
Nemesis: Jari Saarinen
Rival: Stefan Winqvist
Best day: 4 Sep 2022
Signature result: 4th of 30

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Roope HeikkilÄ · Hsailmaker · H-Boat, H-vene SM 15events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 108 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Jul 2026
Jere Mikkola · Hsailmaker · H-Boat, H-vene SM 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 88 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Aug 2024
Alvar SuonpÄÄ · Hsailmaker · H-Boat, H-vene SM 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 70 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Jun 2025
Alvari SuonpÄÄ · Hsailmaker · H-Boat 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Jukka Ahokas · Bault, VIIMA · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
Elmeri Kurki · Bault, VIIMA · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
Ville Kurki · Bault, VIIMA · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
Henri Jefimoff · Bault · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Mikael Bergfors · La Pampri, VIIMA · Folkeboot, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Martti Vahteristo · Hsailmaker · H-Boat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jul 2026	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta & Folkboat SM	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	4th / 19
28 Jun 2025	H-vene lyhytrata SM - H-båt kortbane FM	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	9th / 13
14 Jun 2025	Helsinki regatta, keelboats	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	4th / 11
30 Aug 2024	H-vene SM 2024	Hsailmaker	H-vene SM	Crew	7th / 17
12 Aug 2024	H-boat World Championship 2024	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	10th / 36
3 Aug 2024	H-Vene Ranking Rauma	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	5th / 15
5 Jul 2024	Alfons Håkans HangöRegattan	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	4th / 30
16 Sep 2023	H-vene ja 2.4mR Ranking	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	6th / 10
9 Sep 2023	H-Vene-Ranking Tampere	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	8th / 15
7 Jul 2023	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	5th / 30
17 Jun 2023	H-vene LRSM	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	3rd / 10
24 Sep 2022	Kansanvene lyhytrata SM	La Pampri	Folkeboot	Crew	7th / 10
17 Sep 2022	H-vene Ranking	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	6th / 8
3 Sep 2022	H-vene lyhytrata SM & Lightning lyhytrata-LM	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	4th / 14
17 Jun 2022	Helsinki Regatta 2022	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	3rd / 12
21 May 2022	Kommodori Race	Hsailmaker	H-Boat	Crew	2nd / 12
28 Aug 2021	KaaVe Marskär Open 2021	Bault	Handicap	Crew	12th / 19
18 Jun 2021	TPS Pyytinkarin kilpailu	Bault	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 7
29 Aug 2020	KaaVe Marskär Open 2020	VIIMA	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	387 provisional	#4038 band 2173–7196	—
H-Boat Crew	358 provisional	#36 band 24–65	+12.6

3 more classes, not yet ranked

H-vene SM · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 73
Folkeboot · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -30
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 8

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 50%
As crew	18 events	0 wins	beats 65%

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	83%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jyrki Lindström	97	37–58
Stefan Winqvist	93	41–51
Sakari Laulajainen	92	62–29
Jari Saarinen	87	30–56
Teppo JärÄ	78	26–51
Henrikki Talvitie	76	46–30
Ville ÄMmälÄ	74	34–39
Timoleon Caravitis	68	44–23
Peppiina Räisänen	49	46–2
Henry Viljanen	48	35–12
Sami Jakonen	46	38–8
Arto Koivula	45	34–10

Most-beaten opponent: Peppiina Räisänen (46–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	83%
2025	2	52%
2024	4	75%
2023	4	65%
2022	5	62%
2021	2	61%
2020	1	50%

Boats

Hsailmaker · H-Boat, H-vene SM · 15 events · 2022–2026
Bault · Handicap · 2 events · 2021
La Pampri · Folkeboot · 1 events · 2022
VIIMA · Handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Unknown · 19 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 387 (±165), #4,038.Helm rating across all classes: 8 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.