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Sailor · 2015–2026

Tero Kotimäki

jyv skyl n veneseura LightningLightning Ranking Tampere

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Events
16

119 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 16

Podium rate
31%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–49%, 352 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Crew in Lightning · rating 300

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Heikki Nurmi

2 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Best trio
Samppa J Salminen & Heikki Nurmi

2 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Heikki Nurmi

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Samppa J Salminen

Jul 2015 – May 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
Marvin Beckmann

1–28 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Laura Pesola

46–60 in 106 races

Best day
12 Jul 2025

1-2-1-1 · Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailu · about 1 in 210 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

H ja Lightning Ranking Tampere · Lightning Ranking Tampere · 5 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Heikki Nurmi — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate
  • Samppa J Salminen · FIN-14364, Nikea, Nikea II, SALMINEN SAMPPA J · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere 16events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 16 of 119 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2026
  • Heikki Nurmi · Nikea, Nikea II, SALMINEN SAMPPA J · Lightning, Lightning Ranking Tampere 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 12 of 78 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Antti Kanninen · FIN-14364 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
  • Jari Vanhala · Nikea, Nikea II · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Jesse Hjelt · Nikea II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-69135339201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 May 2026Kotka RankingNikea IILightningCrew3rd / 6
27 Sep 2025TP Syyspurjehdus 2025Nikea IILightningCrew2nd / 13
9 Aug 2025Lightning SM LAHTINikea IILightningCrew5th / 17
12 Jul 2025Lightning Ranking ja J70 luokan kilpailuNikea IILightningCrew1st / 10
24 Aug 2024Lightning ja 2.4mr Ranking 2024NikeaLightningCrew3rd / 4
8 Aug 2024Lightning Europeans 2024NikeaLightningCrew5th / 18
28 Jul 2023Lightning SM / JVSNikeaLightningCrew5th / 14
20 Aug 2021Lightning SM 2021NikeaLightningCrew4th / 18
19 Sep 2020Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2020NikeaLightningCrew6th / 9
5 Sep 2020H ja Lightning Ranking TampereNikeaLightning Ranking TampereCrew1st / 11
21 Sep 2019Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019NikeaLightningCrew4th / 12
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019SALMINEN SAMPPA JLightningCrew31st / 49
11 Jun 2019Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European ChampionshipsSALMINEN SAMPPA JLightningCrew37th / 49
18 May 2019Lightning Ranking MNikeaLightningCrew7th / 13
21 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class World ChampionshipFIN-14364LightningOther56th / 63
17 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class International Masters ChampionshipFIN-14364LightningOther40th / 62

Crew rating across all classes: 313 (±165), #7,008. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.