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Sailor · 2019–2026

Heikki Nieminen

naantalin purjehdusseura FolkboatHaiNordic Folkboat

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Events
18

104 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
28%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 54%–63%, 317 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Helm in Nordic Folkboat · rating 162

Most successful partnership
Harri Saksi

1 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Biggest lift
Jari Saarinen

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Teuvo Laine

Jul 2020 – Jul 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Stefan Westerlund

21–44 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Marko Dahlberg

22–29 in 52 races

Best day
19 Sep 2020

5-1-4-2-2-2 · Folkkari lyhytrata SM

Signature result
1st of 10

Folkkari lyhytrata SM · Kansanvene · 19 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Harri Saksi — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Harri Saksi · Kaune 2, KAUNETAR · Folkbåt, Folkboat, Folkeboot, Kansanvene 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2023
  • Teuvo Laine · Hermanns, HRMN Consulting, KAUNETAR · Folkboat, Hai, Hai SM 2020, Kansanvene - Folkbåt 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 37 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Jul 2026
  • Hati Saksi · Hermanns, Kaune · Hai, Hai SM 2020, Haj, Kansanvene 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2019 – Jul 2020
  • Pekka Honkavaara · HRMN Consulting, KAUNETAR · Folkeboot, Hai 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Jari Saarinen · HRMN Consulting, KAUNETAR · Folkboat, Hai, Kansanvene - Folkbåt 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Karo Kymäläinen · Hermanns, Kaune · Hai, Kansanvene 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Kenneth Thelen · Kaune 2 · Folkboat, Kansanvene 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Roni Saksi · KAUNETAR · Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Otto Dahlberg · KAUNETAR · Nordic Folkboat (Gold Cup) 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Anita Saksi · KAUNETAR · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

01743482020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jul 2026Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta & Folkboat SMKAUNETARFolkboatSkipper5th / 19
26 Jul 2024Airisto Classic Regatta 2024 – Baltic Classic MastersHRMN ConsultingHaiSkipper6th / 16
5 Jul 2024Alfons Håkans HangöRegattanHRMN ConsultingHaiSkipper6th / 7
29 Jun 2024Kansanvene lyhytrata SM - Folkbåt kortbane FMKAUNETARKansanvene - FolkbåtSkipper3rd / 13
1 Aug 20232023 Nordic Folkboat Gold CupKAUNETARFolkboatSkipper33rd / 56
7 Jul 2023Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon RegattaKAUNETARFolkbåtSkipper2nd / 8
24 Sep 2022Kansanvene lyhytrata SMKAUNETARFolkebootSkipper3rd / 10
8 Jul 2022Hangöregattan Hangon RegattaKAUNETARNordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 11
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022KAUNETARNordic Folkboat (Gold Cup)Skipper40th / 48
13 Jul 2021Folkbåt FM Kansanvene SMKAUNETARNordic FolkboatSkipper6th / 15
9 Jul 2021Evli Hangöregattan EVLI Hangon RegattaKAUNETARNordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 13
19 Sep 2020Folkkari lyhytrata SMKaune 2KansanveneSkipper1st / 10
7 Aug 2020Folkbåt FM - Kansanvene SM 2020Kaune 2FolkboatSkipper7th / 25
24 Jul 2020Hai SM 2020HermannsHai SM 2020Skipper5th / 15
30 Aug 2019Kansanvene SMKauneKansanveneSkipper6th / 23
25 Aug 2019BS Classic Regatta 2019HermannsHajSkipper6th / 6
9 Aug 2019Hai SMHermannsHaiSkipper6th / 24
5 Jul 2019EVLI Hangö Regattan Hangon RegattaHermannsHajSkipper7th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 305, #9,601. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.