Sailor · 2017–2025

Stefano Doninelli

circolo velico lago di lugano Handicap Slalom Surprise

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Events: 28
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 47%
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Elia Colombo
Best trio: Matteo Benz & Elia Colombo
Biggest lift: Wolf Jeschonnek
Longest-running crew: Elia Colombo
Nemesis: Richard Stauffacher
Rival: Andrea Colombo
Best day: 5 Oct 2024
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elia Colombo — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Elia Colombo · Cicuta, Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano, PIRLA · Handicap, SSL Promotion League, Surprise 8events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 50% win rate · 15 of 31 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Dec 2024
Sebastiano Baranzini · Cicuta, Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano, Olympic, Seal · Challenge League, Handicap, J/70, SSL Promotion League 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 48 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Sep 2020
Matteo Colombo · Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano, Olympic, PIRLA · Challenge League, Handicap, J/70, SSL Promotion League 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 11 of 47 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2024
Matteo Benz · Cicuta, PIRLA · Handicap, Surprise 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 16 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Oct 2024
Jan Orsatti · Cicuta, Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano, Olympic · Challenge League, Handicap, J/70, Surprise 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 34 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Sep 2020
Wolf Jeschonnek · PIRLA · Handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 10 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jul 2025
Luca Bordoni · PIRLA · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Dec 2024
Tiago Poretti · PIRLA · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Sep 2024
Marco Bordoni · Olympic, PIRLA · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – May 2024
Luca Wullschleger · Nuvina Wullschleger Group · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 28

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jul 2025	Lugano x 2	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
1 Dec 2024	Regata di Natale	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 11
5 Oct 2024	Regata delle Castagne	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
14 Sep 2024	Regata delle Tre Coppe	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 11
31 Aug 2024	Coppa IBSA	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 10
8 Jun 2024	Lüzzina	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
11 May 2024	Coppa Wullschleger Group	PIRLA	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
10 Sep 2022	SM Windsurf & KiteFoil 2022	Stefano DONINELLI	1. SM Windsurfing Fin & Foil 2022	Skipper	39th / 42
27 Aug 2022	Regata di Fine Estate	Olympic	Handicap	Crew	6th / 13
14 May 2022	Coppa Wullschleger Group	Nuvina Wullschleger Group	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 9
8 May 2021	Lugano 2021	Stefano DONINELLI	Windsurfing Foil & Fin	Skipper	23rd / 35
25 Sep 2020	J/70 CUP Malcesine 2nd Event	Olympic	J/70	Crew	20th / 31
5 Oct 2019	Regata delle Castagne	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 10
13 Sep 2019	Swiss Sailing Challenge League Finals 2019 - Spiez	Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano	Challenge League	Crew	6th / 12
24 Aug 2019	42. Engadin Surf & Kite Marathon	Stefano DONINELLI	Handicap	Skipper	64th / 118
6 Oct 2018	Act 5/2018 - Swiss Sailing Super & Promotion League Finals / Qualifier - Versoix	Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano	SSL Promotion League	Crew	1st / 12
15 Sep 2018	Regata delle Tre Coppe	Papacarlo HM	Handicap	Crew	1st / 8
8 Jul 2018	Lugano x 2	Seal	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
21 Apr 2018	Cremia 2018	JP/Neilpryde	Kursrennen	Skipper	24th / 43
21 Apr 2018	Cremia 2018	JP/Neilpryde	Slalom	Skipper	51st / 66
15 Apr 2018	Primavera Chiglie	Cicuta	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
31 Mar 2018	Hyères 2018	JP/Neilpryde	Slalom	Skipper	41st / 64
2 Jul 2017	Lugano X2	Cicuta	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
7 May 2017	Primavera Chiglie e Derive	Cicuta	Surprise	Skipper	2nd / 6
22 Apr 2017	Cremia 2017	JP/Neilpryde	Formula Windsurfing	Skipper	5th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	341 provisional	#7496 band 3657–14233	—
All classes Crew	155 provisional	#19801 band 10247–34955	—

10 more classes, not yet ranked

Challenge League · Crew · 21 races, 1 event · rating 1
Slalom Windsurfing · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -29
Slalom · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -31
SSL Promotion League · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 62
J/70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -12
Kursrennen · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -4
Formula Windsurfing · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 50
Surprise · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating 75
Windsurfing Foil & Fin · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 0
1. SM Windsurfing Fin & Foil 2022 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -13

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	22 events	5 wins	beats 65%
As crew	6 events	2 wins	beats 73%

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−30 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	38%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	85%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrea Colombo	67	24–30
Sacha de Micheli	47	28–15
Richard Stauffacher	36	0–26
Nicola Galli	36	31–3
Matteo Benz	35	9–10
Filippo Taiana	35	25–6
Remo Diethelm	35	5–20
Eric Guggi	35	8–19
Mirko Schuster	35	7–16
Marco Bezler	34	11–10
Bruno Bordoni	34	9–10
Jan Orsatti	34	6–18

Most-beaten opponent: Nicola Galli (31–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	6	2	88%
2022	3	0	51%
2021	1	0	35%
2020	1	0	37%
2019	3	0	48%
2018	7	2	62%
2017	6	2	72%

Boats

PIRLA · Handicap · 7 events · 2024–2025
JP/Neilpryde · Kursrennen, Slalom, Formula Windsurfing, Slalom Windsurfing · 5 events · 2017–2018
Cicuta · Handicap, Surprise · 4 events · 2017–2018
Stefano DONINELLI · 1. SM Windsurfing Fin & Foil 2022, Windsurfing Foil & Fin, Handicap · 3 events · 2019–2022
Olympic · Handicap, J/70 · 3 events · 2019–2022
Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano · Challenge League, SSL Promotion League · 2 events · 2018–2019
Nuvina Wullschleger Group · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Papacarlo HM · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Seal · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
DONINELLI Stefano · Slalom Windsurfing · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Unknown · 25 events
Malcesine · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 341 (±204), #7,496.Crew rating across all classes: 155 (±220), #19,801. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.