Sailor · 2015–2025

Risto Pesola

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat Lightning DN Laser Std. M

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #71

Most successful partnership: Lauri Virtanen
Biggest lift: Lauri Virtanen
Longest-running crew: Matti Aalto
Nemesis: Todd Wake
Rival: Sakari Pesola
Best day: 7 Aug 2022
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lauri Virtanen — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Matti Aalto · AALTO MATTI, Blue Bastard, Illusia, Matti AALTO · Lightning 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2025
Lauri Virtanen · Blue Bastard, Illusia · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2025
Pyry Aalto · AALTO MATTI, Shark · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2019 – Jun 2019
Laura Pesola · Burgundy IV · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – May 2025
Zacke Still · Masi · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Laura Björk · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Tom Wendt · Matti AALTO · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Elli Aro · Burgundy IV · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Arttu Valonen · Masi · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Pirita Aromaa · Blue Bastard · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2025	Lightning SM LAHTI	Blue Bastard	Lightning	Crew	4th / 17
12 Jul 2025	Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailu	Blue Bastard	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 10
25 May 2025	Lightning ja Zoom Ranking II VVK/Litiliitto	Matti AALTO	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 4
3 May 2025	On The Rocks 2025	Burgundy IV	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 5
9 Dec 2023	Itsenäisyysregatta 2023	Sutenööri	DN	Skipper	18th / 32
23 Sep 2023	TP Syyspurjehdus	Burgundy IV	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 8
19 Nov 2022	All Saints 2022	Sutenööri	DN	Skipper	12th / 23
5 Aug 2022	M100-juhlaregatta	Illusia	Lightning	Crew	1st / 12
20 Aug 2021	Lightning SM 2021	Masi	Lightning	Skipper	13th / 18
14 Jun 2019	Lightning Class World Championship 2019	AALTO MATTI	Lightning	Crew	21st / 49
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	AALTO MATTI	Lightning	Crew	18th / 49
18 May 2019	Lightning Ranking M	Shark	Lightning	Crew	6th / 13
20 Jun 2015	Kieler Woche 2015	Risto PESOLA	Laser Std. M	Skipper	28th / 77

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	281 provisional	#8777 band 4787–15314	—
Lightning Crew	277 provisional	#71 band 43–137	−3.6
All classes Helm	-5 provisional	#52692 band 32227–70344	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

DN · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -24
Lightning · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -4
Laser Std. M · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 7

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 47%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 66%

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	62%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sakari Pesola	65	34–31
Matti Leppänen	50	28–22
Laura Pesola	50	27–23
Esko Aalto	46	27–19
Samppa J Salminen	40	22–18
Sari Aalto	40	33–7
Kimmo Aromaa	35	14–21
Henry Elfving	34	21–13
Lauri Hemming	34	21–13
Jari Kaplas	32	31–1
Juha Savela	28	25–2
John Winquist	28	12–16

Most-beaten opponent: Jari Kaplas (31–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	4	0	61%
2023	2	0	58%
2022	2	1	75%
2021	1	0	29%
2019	3	0	60%
2015	1	0	65%

Boats

Blue Bastard · Lightning · 2 events · 2025
Burgundy IV · Lightning · 2 events · 2023–2025
Sutenööri · DN · 2 events · 2022–2023
AALTO MATTI · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
Matti AALTO · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
Illusia · Lightning · 1 events · 2022
Masi · Lightning · 1 events · 2021
Shark · Lightning · 1 events · 2019
Risto PESOLA · Laser Std. M · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Unknown · 13 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 281, #8,777.Helm rating across all classes: -5, #52,692. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.