Skip to content

Sailor · 2012–2026

Gustavo Tamayo

club nautico el portillo LightningHandicapMaster

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
37

235 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 37

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 49%–54%, 1,233 boats)

Best class ranking
#108

Helm in Lightning · rating 231

Biggest lift
Rafael Tamayo

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Javier Delgado

Jun 2019 – Mar 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
David Starck

17–155 head to head in 172 races

Rival
Joe Starck

41–56 in 97 races

Best day
4 Aug 2024

8-11-1 · 2024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American Championship

Signature result
8th of 50

Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NC · Lightning · 23 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Antonio Mila · El Magnifico, El Magnifico (Master), Gustavo Tamayo · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 6th · Nov 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Juan Sanchez · El Magnifico, Magnifico · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2015 – Nov 2017
  • Santiago Ramirez · El Magnifico, Magnifico · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 36 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 10th · Jul 2015 – Nov 2017
  • Javier Delgado · El Magnifico, El Magnifico (Master), TAMAYO GUSTAVO · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Rafael Tamayo · Gustavo Tamayo, TAMAYO GUSTAVO · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Juan Camilo Bustos · El Magnifico · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Gabriel Tamayo · El Magnifico · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 14th · May 2022 – Mar 2024
  • Pedro Vera · El Magnifico · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 29th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Juan Mejia · El Magnifico · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Esteban Echavarria · El Magnifico · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

-1111163422013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningSkipper29th / 57
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningSkipper23rd / 34
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl Magnifico (Master)LightningSkipper11th / 18
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCGustavo TamayoLightningSkipper8th / 50
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningSkipper24th / 40
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipEl Magnifico (Masters)HandicapSkipper6th / 17
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningSkipper10th / 33
20 Mar 20252025 Deep South Lightning RegattaGustavo TamayoLightningSkipper8th / 26
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl Magnifico (Master)LightningSkipper20th / 36
12 Dec 20242024 Lightning South American ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther15th / 18
4 Aug 20242024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther9th / 35
20 Mar 20242024 LIGHTNING MIDWINTERSGustavo TamayoLightningSkipper10th / 20
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther14th / 44
29 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class World ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther11th / 40
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther6th / 34
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningSkipper5th / 14
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American Championship15519HandicapSkipper28th / 37
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther19th / 40
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl Magnifico (Master)LightningSkipper10th / 26
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsEl MagnificoLightningOther33rd / 50
16 Dec 2021International Lightning Class Association 66th South American ChampionshipOKLightningOther11th / 23
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)El MagnificoLightningOther32nd / 34
26 Mar 202159th Deep South Lightning Regatta 202115519LightningSkipper12th / 21
21 Mar 20212021 Winter Lightning ChampionshipEl MagnificoLightningOther15th / 25
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019TAMAYO GUSTAVOLightningSkipper14th / 49

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 291, #10,916. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.