Sailor · 2021–2025

Samuel Niemi

merenk vij t Albin Express Handicap Express

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 55%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #98
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Lauri Varsala
Best trio: Lauri Varsala & Arno Niiranen
Longest-running crew: Arno Niiranen
Nemesis: Pekka Annunen
Rival: Kaj Kulju
Best day: 2 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lauri Varsala — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate

Arno Niiranen · Lilla Extra · Albin Express, Express, Handicap 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 5 of 45 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2025
Lauri Varsala · Lilla Extra · Albin Express, Express, Handicap 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2025
Pirita Aromaa · Lilla Extra · Albin Express, Express, Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2024
Juho Pirhonen · Lilla Extra · Albin Express, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2025	Emsalö Runt 2025	Lilla Extra	Handicap	Crew	5th / 20
2 Aug 2025	Napoleon Race 2025	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	1st / 5
5 Jul 2025	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	4th / 5
14 Jun 2025	Helsinki regatta, keelboats	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	2nd / 5
11 Aug 2024	Napoleon Race	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	3rd / 6
5 Jul 2024	Alfons Håkans HangöRegattan	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	5th / 7
18 Sep 2022	Albin Express Ranking M	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	3rd / 5
8 Jul 2022	Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	3rd / 5
17 Jun 2022	Helsinki Regatta 2022	Lilla Extra	Albin Express	Crew	4th / 8
7 Jun 2022	KoPun Tiistaikilpailut	Lilla Extra	Handicap	Crew	42nd / 46
3 Jul 2021	Helsinki Regatta	Lilla Extra	Express	Crew	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	200 provisional	#15157 band 9244–24074	—
Albin Express Crew	188 provisional	#98 band 61–141	+8.6

1 more class, not yet ranked

Express · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 67

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 56%

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Pekka Annunen	38	1–36
Kaj Kulju	34	17–17
Kristian Thomasson	32	12–20
Heli Sihvonen	28	28–0
Felix Malm	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Heli Sihvonen (28–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	4	1	70%
2024	2	0	47%
2022	4	0	42%
2021	1	0	80%

Boats

Lilla Extra · Handicap, Albin Express, Express · 11 events · 2021–2025

Where they race

Unknown · 11 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 200, #15,157. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.