Sailor · 2017–2025

Gastone Farolfi

circolo velico lago di lugano Handicap Surprise J/70

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Events: 19
Win rate: 16%
Podium rate: 53%
Typically beats: 63%

Most successful partnership: Silvio Spellini
Best trio: Silvio Spellini & Massimo Bignasca
Biggest lift: Silvio Spellini
Longest-running crew: Silvio Spellini
Nemesis: Luca Wullschleger
Rival: Filippo Taiana
Best day: 7 May 2017
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Silvio Spellini — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Massimo Bignasca · Olympic · Handicap, J/70, Surprise 10events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 30% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Oct 2019
Marco Manzolini · Olympic · Handicap, Surprise 10events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 30% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Aug 2022
Gianni Gaggini · Ghibli, Olympic · Handicap, J/70, Surprise 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 19 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Jul 2023
Silvio Spellini · Olympic · Handicap, Surprise 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – May 2025
Alessandro Barcelli · Olympic · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2025 – May 2025
Andrea Colombo · Olympic · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
Roberto Bignasca · Olympic · Surprise 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
Stefano Doninelli · Olympic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Riccardo Giuliano · Olympic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Avitabile Luca · Olympic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 May 2025	Coppa Wullschleger Group	Olympic	Handicap	Crew	6th / 12
22 Mar 2025	Invernale del Ceresio (23.03) & J70 - Swiss Cup (22./23.03)	Olympic	J/70	Crew	6th / 10
1 Dec 2024	Regata di Natale	Olympic	Handicap	Crew	6th / 11
2 Jul 2023	Lugano x 2	Ghibli	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
27 Aug 2022	Regata di Fine Estate	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 13
28 Aug 2021	Regata di Fine Estate	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 13
5 Jun 2021	Lüzzina	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
5 Oct 2019	Regata delle Castagne	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
8 Jun 2019	Lüzzina	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	1st / 6
9 Mar 2019	Invernale del Ceresio	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Aug 2018	Coppa RODA - 38esima Edizione	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	9th / 9
8 Jul 2018	Lugano x 2	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
9 Jun 2018	Lüzzina	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	2nd / 7
19 May 2018	Coppa Wullschleger Group - Swiss Cup J/70	Olympic	J/70	Skipper	8th / 8
15 Apr 2018	Primavera Chiglie	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 10
7 Oct 2017	Regata delle castagne	Olympic	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
26 Aug 2017	Coppa RODA - 37° Edizione / CSP Laser	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	1st / 8
7 May 2017	Primavera Chiglie e Derive	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	1st / 6
11 Mar 2017	Invernale del Ceresio	Olympic	Surprise	Skipper	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	191 provisional	#21420 band 12154–36108	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-21 provisional	#48075 band 31318–59919	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Surprise · Helm · 9 races, 6 events · rating 126
J/70 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -1
J/70 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -68

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	16 events	3 wins	beats 68%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 50%

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrea Colombo	31	7–23
Nicola Galli	30	24–5
Sacha de Micheli	27	9–18
Filippo Taiana	27	14–13
Gilles Caprari	27	22–4
Luca Wullschleger	23	3–20
Stefano Doninelli	15	7–8
Ivano Ghirlanda	14	10–4
Marco Giraldi	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Nicola Galli (24–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	50%
2024	1	0	50%
2023	1	0	88%
2022	1	0	58%
2021	2	0	82%
2019	3	1	87%
2018	5	0	36%
2017	4	2	84%

Boats

Olympic · Handicap, J/70, Surprise · 18 events · 2017–2025
Ghibli · Handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Unknown · 19 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 191, #21,420.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -21, #48,075. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.