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Sailor · 2015–2025

Laura Pesola

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat LightningLightning Ranking TampereEurope

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Events
33

229 races · 40 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 7 of 33

Podium rate
58%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 52%–59%, 525 boats)

Best class ranking
#49

Helm in Lightning · rating 358

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elli Aro

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Laura Björk & Elli Aro

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Laura Björk

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Laura Björk

Jul 2015 – Sep 2025 · 23 events

Nemesis
David Starck

0–31 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Sakari Pesola

80–85 in 165 races

Best day
22 Sep 2019

1-1-1-3-1 · Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019

Signature result
1st of 13

Lightning Ranking M · Lightning · 18 May 2019

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elli Aro — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Laura Björk · Boat 61755, Burgundy IV, PESOLA LAURA · Lightning 23events 5 wins together · 16 podiums · 22% win rate · 35 of 165 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Meeri Aro · Boat 61755, Burgundy IV, PESOLA LAURA · Lightning 15events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 20% win rate · 22 of 117 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Elli Aro · Burgundy IV, PESOLA LAURA · Lightning 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 35 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Johanna van Wonterghem · Burgundy IV · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Sakari Pesola · Boat 124607, Burgundy III · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Sep 2020
  • Risto Pesola · Burgundy IV · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – May 2025
  • Saara Kuisma · Boat 124607, Burgundy IV · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2017 – May 2025
  • Tinka Mikkola · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Arttu Tolvanen · Burgundy III · Lightning Ranking Tampere 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Pirita Aromaa · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

-5417139620162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 2025TP Syyspurjehdus 2025Burgundy IVLightningSkipper3rd / 14
9 Aug 2025Lightning SM LAHTIBurgundy IVLightningSkipper7th / 17
12 Jul 2025Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailuBurgundy IVLightningSkipper5th / 10
25 May 2025Lightning ja Zoom Ranking II VVK/LitiliittoBurgundy IVLightningSkipper1st / 4
3 May 2025On The Rocks 2025Burgundy IVLightningSkipper3rd / 5
28 Sep 2024TP Syyspurjehdus 2024Burgundy IVLightningSkipper1st / 8
24 Aug 2024Lightning ja 2.4mr Ranking 2024Burgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 4
8 Aug 2024Lightning Europeans 2024Burgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 18
23 Sep 2023TP SyyspurjehdusBurgundy IVLightningSkipper4th / 8
19 Aug 2023ESF 606 FM/SM, Lightning RankingBurgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 7
28 Jul 2023Lightning SM / JVSBurgundy IVLightningSkipper3rd / 14
8 Jul 2023Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon RegattaBurgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 4
20 May 2023Kotka Ranking 2023Burgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 6
17 Sep 2022TP SyyspurjehdusBurgundy IVLightningSkipper5th / 5
3 Sep 2022H-vene lyhytrata SM & Lightning lyhytrata-LMBurgundy IVLightningSkipper3rd / 6
5 Aug 2022M100-juhlaregattaBurgundy IVLightningSkipper3rd / 12
18 Sep 2021Syyspurjehdus 2021Burgundy IVLightningSkipper1st / 10
4 Sep 20212.4mR ja Lightning rankingBurgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 6
20 Aug 2021Lightning SM 2021Burgundy IVLightningSkipper4th / 18
19 Sep 2020Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2020Burgundy IVLightningSkipper2nd / 9
5 Sep 2020H ja Lightning Ranking TampereBurgundy IIILightning Ranking TampereSkipper1st / 11
27 Jun 2020Helsinki Regatta 2020Burgundy IVLightningSkipper5th / 5
21 Sep 2019Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019Burgundy IVLightningSkipper1st / 12
29 Jun 2019Helsinki Regatta 2019Burgundy IVLightningSkipper1st / 5
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019PESOLA LAURALightningSkipper27th / 49

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 361, #7,103. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.