Sailor · 2019–2026

Heikki Vesalainen

helsingfors segelklubb First 31.7 J/70 Handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #4

Most successful partnership: Jonna Westergren
Best trio: Aku Bragge & Jonna Westergren
Biggest lift: Jonna Westergren
Longest-running crew: Jannika Vesalainen
Nemesis: Tuomas Horko
Best day: 15 Jun 2019
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jonna Westergren — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jannika Vesalainen · Heikki VESALAINEN, La Flaquita, Team Toucan, Toucan · 606, First 31.7, Handicap, J/70 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – May 2026
Jonna Westergren · Toucan, Uhuru · First 31.7, Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Aku Bragge · Toucan, Uhuru · First 31.7, Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Antti Vesalainen · Uhuru · First 31.7, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2019
Joran Hasenson · Uhuru · First 31.7, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2019
Oskari Vesalainen · Team Toucan · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2025 – May 2026
Ari Peltoniemi · Team Toucan · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2025 – May 2026
Antti Raininko · Uhuru · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Jarkko Laukkanen · Uhuru · First 31.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Tuomo Linnanto · La Flaquita · First 31.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 May 2026	Hoski Sprint	Team Toucan	J/70	Skipper	8th / 13
25 Oct 2025	BS J/70 Sprint Race	Team Toucan	J/70	Skipper	14th / 21
18 Aug 2023	Helsinki Tallinna Race 2023	Toucan	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
9 Jul 2021	Evli Hangöregattan EVLI Hangon Regatta	La Flaquita	First 31.7	Crew	2nd / 5
5 Sep 2020	Ande Vihma -purjehdus	Heikki VESALAINEN	606	Skipper	13th / 16
14 Aug 2020	Helsinki Tallinna Race 2020	Uhuru	First 31.7	Skipper	3rd / 8
11 Aug 2020	KoPun Tiistaikilpailut	Uhuru	Handicap	Skipper	27th / 46
14 Sep 2019	Gulf of Finland Race 2019	Uhuru	First 31.7	Skipper	2nd / 7
5 Jul 2019	EVLI Hangö Regattan Hangon Regatta	UHURU	First 31.7	Skipper	4th / 7
14 Jun 2019	Baltic Offshore Week 2019	Uhuru	ORC handicap	Skipper	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	109 provisional	#31187 band 18559–48250	—
First 31.7 Helm	111 provisional	#4 band 3–6	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 18 races, 2 events · rating 15
All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 113
First 31.7 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 105
606 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -66

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	9 events	1 wins	beats 56%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 75%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	73%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Henri Matikka	21	18–3
Perttu Monthan	21	7–14
Petteri Tarkio	15	15–0
Markku Mantere	14	12–2
Tuomas Horko	14	2–11
Assi Lindell	13	3–10
Atte Timmerbacka	12	2–10
Peppi Karlemo	12	6–4

Most-beaten opponent: Henri Matikka (18–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	42%
2025	1	0	35%
2023	1	0	57%
2021	1	0	75%
2020	3	0	45%
2019	3	1	78%

Boats

Uhuru · First 31.7, Handicap, ORC handicap · 5 events · 2019–2020
Team Toucan · J/70 · 2 events · 2025–2026
Toucan · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
La Flaquita · First 31.7 · 1 events · 2021
Heikki VESALAINEN · 606 · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Unknown · 10 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 109, #31,187.Crew rating across all classes: 113. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.