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Sailor · 2022–2026

Annelise Cotaya

southern yacht club Optimist420ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)

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Events
20

107 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
30%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
33%

of boats faced (range 31%–35%, 1,063 boats)

Best class ranking
#2462

Helm in 420 · rating 86

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Reed Gibbs

7–51 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Katharine Frost

39–33 in 73 races

Best day
15 Nov 2024

1-1-2-2 · Back to School Regatta 2024

Signature result
1st of 10

Back to School Regatta 2024 · 420 · 15 Nov 2024

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Zoe McKay · 17, Annelise Cotaya · 420 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Katharine Frost · Katharine Frost · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Georgia Gibbons · Annelise Cotaya · 420 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024

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

Rating history

-56-3502023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Apr 2026GYA OpeningTBd420Skipper2nd / 5
16 Aug 20252025 Galloway Regatta187129ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper8th / 8
7 Jul 20252025 U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship for the Leiter TrophyAnnelise CotayaILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper8th / 11
12 Apr 20252025 ILCA D14 Championship, Alfonso Jr. Regatta, & Sutter Cup187129ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper4th / 5
9 Mar 2025Northshore Cup 2025Katharine Frost420Crew3rd / 13
15 Nov 2024Back to School Regatta 2024Annelise Cotaya420Skipper1st / 10
17 Aug 20242024 Galloway Regatta165996ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper3rd / 5
1 Jun 2024Schools Out 2024Annelise Cotaya420Skipper2nd / 6
4 May 20242024 GYA Opening Regatta17420Skipper3rd / 4
23 Nov 20232023 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter ChampionshipAnnelise CotayaOptimistSkipper34th / 42
19 Aug 20232023 Galloway RegattaUSA 7619OptimistSkipper11th / 26
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipA-GameOptimistSkipper189th / 209
29 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist Girls National ChampionshipA-GameOptimistSkipper50th / 88
30 Mar 20232023 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipA-GameOptimistSkipper40th / 54
8 Mar 20232023 Optimist Sunshine State Championship (2023 TTQ)A-GameOptimistSkipper177th / 209
22 Nov 20222022 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter Championship (2023 STQ and TTQ)Annelise CotayaOptimistSkipper76th / 208
24 Sep 20222022 Wadewitz RegattaA-GameOptimistSkipper32nd / 36
20 Aug 20222022 Galloway Regatta7619OptimistSkipper13th / 32
17 Jul 20222022 Optimist Girls National Championship (2023 TTQ)Annelise CotayaOptimistSkipper42nd / 57
31 Mar 20222022 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipA-GameOptimistSkipper35th / 55

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 50, #57,660.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 44. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.