Sailor · 2020–2025

Sakari Kausto

suomalainen pursiseura Formula 18 Star

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #109
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Ilkka Koskenniemi
Nemesis: Otto ReittilÄ
Rival: Jari Sarekoski
Best day: 14 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Ilkka Koskenniemi · Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI · Formula 18 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Jul 2024
Henkka Andersson · Funstar · Star 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Jun 2025	Helsinki regatta, keelboats	Funstar	Star	Crew	1st / 7
5 Jul 2024	Alfons Håkans HangöRegattan	Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI	Formula 18	Crew	7th / 7
7 Jul 2023	Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI	Formula 18	Crew	7th / 10
8 Jul 2022	Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta	Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI	Formula 18	Crew	3rd / 9
28 Aug 2021	BS Classic Regatta 2021	Funstar	Star	Crew	5th / 8
9 Jul 2021	Evli Hangöregattan EVLI Hangon Regatta	Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI	Formula 18	Crew	11th / 11
19 Sep 2020	Formula 18 Open Finnish Championship 2020	Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI	Formula 18	Crew	15th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	18 provisional	#40614 band 26565–53180	—
Formula 18 Crew	-30 provisional	#109 band 81–137	−7.1

1 more class, not yet ranked

Star · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating 97

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 37%

How they race

Closer	−17 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jari Sarekoski	24	14–10
Otto ReittilÄ	23	1–22
John Backman	20	6–14
Kaarlo Forsman	16	6–10
Karri HeliÖ	16	6–10
Eppu Kärki	15	7–8
Ilkka Saura	15	4–11

Most-beaten opponent: Jari Sarekoski (14–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	33%
2022	1	0	75%
2021	2	0	21%
2020	1	0	7%

Boats

Ilkka KOSKENNIEMI · Formula 18 · 5 events · 2020–2024
Funstar · Star · 2 events · 2021–2025

Where they race

Unknown · 7 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 18, #40,614. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.