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Sailor · 2016–2026

Tõnu Tõniste

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Events
12

106 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
33%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 72%–78%, 577 boats)

Best class ranking
#64

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 313

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Marko Lilienthal

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Toomas Tõniste & Marko Lilienthal

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Toomas Tõniste

Mar 2016 – Sep 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Luis Albert

0–21 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Marco Zammarchi

18–22 in 41 races

Best day
1 Dec 2016

1-1-1-14-4-21 · 2016 Melges 24 World Championship

Signature result
2nd of 75

Corinthian World Cup · J/70 · 1 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marko Lilienthal — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Toomas Tõniste · irrational exhuberance, Lenny, LENNY, SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, J/70, J/70 Corinthian, Melges 24 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 5 of 86 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Maiki Saaring · irrational exhuberance, Lenny, LENNY, SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, J/70, J/70 Corinthian, Melges 24 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 5 of 86 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Marko Lilienthal · Lenny, LENNY · J/70, J/70 Corinthian 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 42 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Andres Viisemann · irrational exhuberance, Lenny, LENNY · J/70, J/70 Corinthian 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 39 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Tammo Otsasoo · Lenny, SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, Melges 24, Petite Final 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Karl-Hannes Tagu · SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, Petite Final 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Peter Saraskin · SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, Petite Final 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Taavi Valter Taveter · SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, Petite Final 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Andres Rohtla · Lenny · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Karl Kolk · SSL TEAM ESTONIA · Fleet 2, Petite Final 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

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Event history · 12

Helm rating across all classes: 402, #4,753.Crew rating across all classes: -53. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.