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Sailor · 2018–2026

Kai Saarhelo

segelf reningen i bj rneborg SnipeViklaSnipe Short

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Events
17

110 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 2 of 17

Podium rate
53%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 58%–69%, 212 boats)

Best class ranking
#107

Helm in Snipe · rating 208

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jouko Saarhelo

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Jouko Saarhelo

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jaakko Mikkonen

Jul 2021 – Jun 2023 · 7 events

Nemesis
Antti Mikkonen

25–66 head to head in 91 races

Rival
Claus Carpelan

31–24 in 55 races

Best day
21 Sep 2019

1-1-1-3 · Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019

Signature result
1st of 6

Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019 · Snipe · 21 Sep 2019

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jouko Saarhelo — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jaakko Mikkonen · Hungry Heart · Snipe, Vikla 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 48 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Jouko Saarhelo · Hungry Heart · Snipe, Snipe Short, Vikla SM 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
  • Miro Sepäntalo · Hungry Heart · Snipe, Vikla 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – May 2026
  • Matias Mikkonen · Hungry Heart · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Noora Pyörre · Hungry Heart · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-671112892019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 May 2026Kotka RankingHungry HeartSnipeSkipper5th / 8
17 Jun 2025HSK Tiistikset 17.6Hungry HeartViklaSkipper2nd / 3
2 Aug 2024Open Nordic Championship SnipeHungry HeartSnipeSkipper7th / 28
28 Jun 2024Helsinki regatta for dinghies 2024Hungry HeartSnipeSkipper6th / 14
30 Jun 2023Vikla SMHungry HeartSnipeSkipper5th / 19
20 May 2023Kotka Ranking 2023Hungry HeartViklaSkipper2nd / 8
5 Aug 2022M100-juhlaregattaHungry HeartViklaSkipper10th / 17
11 Jun 2022Tampereen regattaHungry HeartSnipeSkipper2nd / 7
3 Oct 2021Sokeri PohjallaHungry HeartSnipeSkipper1st / 4
18 Sep 2021Syyspurjehdus 2021Hungry HeartSnipeSkipper3rd / 9
30 Jul 2021Avoin Vikla SMHungry HeartSnipeSkipper7th / 20
3 Jul 2021Helsinki RegattaHungry HeartSnipeSkipper2nd / 8
27 Jun 2020Helsinki Regatta 2020Hungry HeartSnipeSkipper3rd / 8
22 Sep 2019Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019Hungry HeartSnipe ShortSkipper3rd / 9
21 Sep 2019Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019Hungry HeartSnipeSkipper1st / 6
6 Sep 2019EMK Syysregatta 2019Hungry HeartVikla SMSkipper6th / 20
20 Aug 20182018 European ChampionshipKai SaarheloSnipeSkipper30th / 41

Helm rating across all classes: 252, #13,595. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.