Sailor · 2013–2026

Paolo Piccione

yacht club italiano ClubSwan 50 TP52 ORC handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #188
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Manuel Modena
Best trio: Matteo Celon & Torben Grael
Biggest lift: Manuel Modena
Longest-running crew: Torben Grael
Nemesis: Ed Baird
Rival: Alberto Franchi
Best day: 2 Sep 2014
Signature result: 3rd of 57

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Manuel Modena — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Torben Grael · Kookaburra II (GP), NYALA, SCUD, ULISSE · 12 Metre, Epoque Aurique (EAA), IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 25 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2024
Patrizio Bertelli · Kookaburra II (GP), NYALA, SCUD, ULISSE · 12 Metre, Epoque Aurique (EAA), IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 25 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2024
Nicolo' Robello · Kookaburra II (GP), NYALA, SCUD, ULISSE · 12 Metre, Epoque Aurique (EAA), IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 25 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2024
Nano Negrin · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Flavio Favini · b2, B2, Kookaburra II (GP) · 12 Metre, TP52 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 37 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – Jul 2019
Alessandro Tonelli · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Niccoló Bertola · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Ghada Barsoum · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Antonios Bougiouris · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Moritz Spitzauer · LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 29 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Sep 2026	2026 ROLEX SWAN CUP	LADY GHADA	ClubSwan 50	Crew	5th / 12
5 Jul 2026	AEGEAN 600 2026	PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3	ORC handicap	Crew	3rd / 57
5 Jul 2026	AEGEAN 600 2026	PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3	IRC handicap	Crew	5th / 51
1 Jul 2026	2026 Swan Porto Rafael Challenge	LADY GHADA	ClubSwan 50	Crew	4th / 10
23 Apr 2026	2026 Swan Bonifacio Challenge	LADY GHADA	ClubSwan 50	Crew	6th / 10
27 Mar 2026	2026 Swan Tuscany Challenge - ClubSwan Warm Up	LADY GHADA	ClubSwan 50	Crew	6th / 6
7 Jul 2024	Aegean 600 2024	ULISSE	ORC handicap	Crew	32nd / 49
7 Jul 2024	Aegean 600 2024	ULISSE	IRC handicap	Crew	15th / 52
25 Sep 2023	REGATES ROYALES 2023	NYALA	12 Metre	Crew	3rd / 8
20 Sep 2022	REGATES ROYALES 2022	SCUD	Epoque Aurique (EAA)	Crew	1st / 7
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Kookaburra II (GP)	12 Metre	Runners	1st / 4
31 Aug 2014	AUDI TP52 World Championship 2014	b2	TP52	Navigator	9th / 9
13 Aug 2014	Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2014	b2	TP52	Navigator	9th / 9
9 Oct 2013	AUDI Week of the Straits 2013	B2	TP52	Navigator	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	99 provisional	#27733 band 18904–38496	—
ClubSwan 50 Crew	62 provisional	#188 band 105–310	—
TP52 Crew	-179 provisional	#743 band 680–761	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

12 Metre · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · rating 261
Epoque Aurique (EAA) · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 117

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	14 events	2 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Navigator (3) · Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−27 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	24%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	74%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alberto Franchi	29	16–13
Marcus Brennecke	29	7–22
Hugues Destremau	28	4–15
Ed Baird	28	1–18
Nick Rogers	28	3–16
Tony Langley	28	2–17
Ross Warburton	26	16–10
Enrico Aureli	21	13–8
Leonardo Ferragamo	21	7–14
Patrick Horst	21	16–5
Catherine Zennström	20	0–11
Alberto Roemmers Jr	20	1–10

Most-beaten opponent: Patrick Horst (16–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	6	0	61%
2024	2	0	54%
2023	1	0	71%
2022	1	1	100%
2019	1	1	100%
2014	2	0	0%
2013	1	0	0%

Boats

LADY GHADA · ClubSwan 50 · 4 events · 2026
b2 · TP52 · 3 events · 2013–2014
PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3 · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2026
ULISSE · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2024
NYALA · 12 Metre · 1 events · 2023
SCUD · Epoque Aurique (EAA) · 1 events · 2022
Kookaburra II (GP) · 12 Metre · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Unknown · 8 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Rolex Capri Sailing Week · 1 events
AUDI Week of the Straits · 1 events
AUDI TP52 World Championship · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 99, #27,733. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.