Sailor · 2024–2026

Orlando Botha

lyc Nacra 15 Nacra 15 FCS nacra 15 foiling

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Events: 10
Win rate: 30%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #40
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Connor Mertz
Rival: Gavin Galway
Best day: 27 Dec 2025
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Sara Shumanis · nacra 15, Orlando Botha · Nacra 15 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
Amaya McDermott · Orlando Botha · Nacra 15, Nacra 15 FCS 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Apr 2025
Benjamin White · Orlando Botha · Nacra 15 FCS 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Apr 2026	71st Miami Key Largo – 2026	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15 FCS	Skipper	4th / 4
14 Mar 2026	Buzzelli Nacra 15 Midwinters Championship East Classic and Foiling	34	nacra 15 foiling	Skipper	1st / 6
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	nacra 15	Nacra 15	Boat Captain	1st / 5
16 Jan 2026	2026 Lauderdale Olympic Classes Regatta	34	Nacra 15	Skipper	3rd / 9
27 Dec 2025	2025 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTA	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15	Skipper	1st / 7
26 Apr 2025	70th Miami Key Largo – 2025	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15 FCS	Skipper	2nd / 4
18 Jan 2025	2025 Lauderdale Olympic Classes Regatta	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15	Skipper	6th / 8
27 Dec 2024	2024 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTA	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15	Skipper	7th / 8
22 Nov 2024	US Sailing Youth Racing Camp EAST presented by Risk Strategies	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15	Skipper	7th / 10
21 Jun 2024	2024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast Wind	Orlando Botha	Nacra 15	Skipper	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	358 provisional	#6670 band 4106–10304	—
Nacra 15 Helm	146 provisional	#40 band 23–52	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

nacra 15 foiling · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 120
Nacra 15 FCS · Helm · 3 races, 2 events · rating 24

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	10 events	3 wins	beats 53%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	25%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gavin Galway	45	25–20
Rosie Simpson	44	26–17
Alessandro Langhoff	36	20–16
Dylan Tomko	34	3–31
Connor Mertz	34	1–33
Sophie Niemann	33	12–20
Mariano Veiga	27	12–15
Maxwell Weaver	24	21–3
Matilda Niemann	21	4–17
Payton Ruback	16	12–4
Isabel Veiga	15	7–8
Teak Gammaro	14	12–2

Most-beaten opponent: Maxwell Weaver (21–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	2	69%
2025	3	1	65%
2024	3	0	20%

Boats

Orlando Botha · Nacra 15 FCS, Nacra 15 · 7 events · 2024–2026
34 · nacra 15 foiling, Nacra 15 · 2 events · 2026
nacra 15 · Nacra 15 · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2 events
Bristol, RI · 2 events
Sarasota, FL · 1 events
Miami, FL · 1 events
FL · 1 events
Miami Yacht Club Race Committee · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 358 (±135), #6,670. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.