Soling World Championship
The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the host club on behalf of the International Soling Association and recognised by World Sailing .[ 1] Copenhagen in 1969,[ 1] 1972 Summer Olympics . The Soling was an Olympic class from 1972 to 2000.
Editions
Event
Host
Boats
Sailor
Ref.
Ed. Date
Year
Host club
City
Country
No.
Nat. Cont.
0 1-
1969
Royal Danish Yacht Club Hellerup Denmark
87
261
17
[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
0 29-16 Jun
1970
Poole United Kingdom
[ 5]
0 325Sep -1Oct
1971
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Centre Island , Oyster Bay, New York United States
[ 6]
N/A
1972
Not held due to the Olympic Games
[ 3]
0 417–28 May
1973
Quiberon France
[ 7] [ 8]
0 526Jan -3Feb
1974
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Newport , NSW Australia
38
114
16+
6+
[ 9] [ 3] [ 10] [ 11]
0 61-9 Aug
1975
Chicago United States
62
186
18+
5+
[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
N/A
1976
Not held due to the Olympic Games [ 3]
0 71-11 Jan
1977
Hankø , Østfold Norway
+49
19
6
[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
0 822Feb -5Mar
1978
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
48
144
16+
5+
[ 18]
0 91-11 Aug
1979
Visby Sweden
59
177
4+
1+
[ 19]
10 15-26 Jan
1980
Club Náutico de Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico
38
114
14+
3+
[ 20]
11 6–16 May
1981
Anzio Italy
59
177
12+
4+
[ 21]
12 8-18 Mar
1982
Fremantle, Western Australia Australia
40
120
11+
3+
[ 22]
13 10-23 Jul
1983
St. Francis Yacht Club Berkeley , San Francisco , California United States
54
162
16+
5+
[ 23]
14 15-25 Sep
1984
Circolo Vela Torbole Nago–Torbole , Lake Garda Italy
64
192
19+
3+
[ 24]
15 5-17 Sep
1985
Point Edward Canada
39
117
0+
0+
[ 25]
16 4-14 Sep
1986
La Trinité-sur-Mer , Morbihan France
78
234
0+
0+
[ 26]
17 14-20 Jun
1987
Kiel Germany
86
258
27+
5+
[ 27]
18 6-12 Jan
1988
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron St Kilda, Victoria Australia
46
138
16+
4+
[ 28]
19 -
1989
Balatonfüredi Yacht Club Lake Balaton Hungary
79
237
21+
3+
20 16-26 Aug
1990
Royal Yacht Club Hollandia Medemblik Netherlands
66
198
25+
5+
[ 29]
21 22-30 Aug
1991
Rochester United States
70
210
17+
4+
[ 30]
22 21-26 Mar
1992
Cádiz Spain
60
180
19+
4+
[ 31]
23 4-11 Sep
1993
Phalaron Greece
46
138
18+
4+
[ 32]
24 2-8 Jul
1994
Finland
67
201
23+
5+
[ 33]
25 12-18 Aug
1995
Kingston, Ontario Canada
58
174
21+
6+
[ 34]
26 24-30 Mar
1996
Punta Ala Italy
63
189
24+
6+
[ 35]
27 19-26 Jul
1997
Copenhagen Denmark
58
174
22+
5+
[ 36]
28 31Aug -5Sep
1998
Milwaukee Yacht Club Milwaukee United States
67
201
25+
5+
[ 37]
29 6-17 Jan
1999
Melbourne Argentina
38
114
20+
5+
[ 38]
30 30Mar -14Apr
2000
Puedo Tomas Maestre La Manga , Murcia , Murcia Spain
41
123
3+
2+
[ 39]
31 15-24 Nov
2001
Club Náutico San Isidro San Isidro , Buenos Aires Argentina
35
105
8+
2+
[ 40]
32 23-29 Sep
2002
Marblehead , Massachusetts United States
24
72
70
2
10
3
[ 41]
33 18–25 May
2003
Hungarian Yachting Association Balatonfüred , Lake Balaton Hungary
40
120
117
3
12
3
[ 42] [ 43]
34 21-31 Jan
2004
Porto Alegre Brazil
25
75
6+
3+
[ 44]
35 20–27 May
2005
Castiglione della Pescaia Italy
43
129
13+
3+
[ 45]
36 16-22 Oct
2006
Severn Sailing Association Annapolis , Maryland United States
37
111
104
7
11
3
[ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49]
37 16-24 Nov
2007
Club Náutico San Isidro San Isidro , Buenos Aires Argentina
34
102
98
4
11
3
[ 50] [ 51]
38 13-19 Sep
2008
Puntone di Scarlino , Tuscany Italy
40
120
17+
3+
[ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
39 10-18 Sep
2009
Etobicoke , Toronto , Ontario, Canada
24
72
65
7
7
3
[ 55]
40 5-13 Feb
2010
Porto Alegre Brazil
20
60
5+
3+
[ 56] [ 57]
41 22-30 Apr
2011
Chiemsee , Bavaria Germany
49
147
14+
3+
[ 58] [ 59]
42 17-23 Sep
2012
Milwaukee Yacht Club Milwaukee United States
30
90
10+
4+
[ 60] [ 61] [ 62]
43 19-23 Sep
2013
Balatonfüredi Yacht Club Lake Balaton Hungary
31
93
14+
4+
[ 63]
44 22-30 Nov
2014
Punta del Este Uruguay
27
81
79
2
7
3
[ 64] [ 65]
45 22–28 May
2015
Castiglione della Pescaia Italy
45
135
132
3
14
3
[ 66]
46 10-17 Sep
2016
Kingston Yacht Club Kingston, Ontario Canada
24
72
67
5
8
3
[ 67] [ 68]
47 16-22 Sep
2017
Muiden Netherlands
35
105
99
6
13
3
[ 69]
48 15-22 Nov
2018
Club Náutico San Isidro San Isidro , Buenos Aires Argentina
20
60
60
0
9
3
[ 70] [ 71]
49 21-27 Sep
2019
La Baule-Escoublac France
38
114
110
4
15
3
[ 72] [ 73]
N/A
21-27 Sep
2020
Milwaukee Yacht Club Milwaukee United States
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
[ 74] [ 75]
N/A
14-19 Sep
2021
Milwaukee Yacht Club Milwaukee United States
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
[ 76]
50 2–7 May
2022
Chiemsee , Bavaria Germany
37
111
106
5
13
3
[ 77] [ 78] [ 79]
51 17-23 Sep
2023
Milwaukee Yacht Club Milwaukee United States
22
66
61
5
8
3
[ 80] [ 81] [ 82]
52 24-30 Jun
2024
Hankø , Østfold Norway
37
111
13+
3+
[ 83] [ 84] [ 85] [ 86]
53 16-23 Nov
2025
Porto Alegre Argentina
[ 87]
Medalists
Multiple World Champions
(1) This is the number of entries into the world championships including the masters made by the sailor. It is an under estimations as full results for all years are not known.
See also
References
^ a b Collins, Matias , ed. (22 March 2004) [1968]. "Championship rules" (ASCII) . www.soling.com . International Soling Association. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ a b c d Reed, Dinny (ed.). "Soling Champions/World Events/World Champions". The International Soling Association GUIDE 1996 - 2000 . Vol. 1996– 2000, no. 1. International Soling Association. p. 8.^ Schiøttz, Eyvin (ed.). "MAJOR EVENTS IN THE PAST/Worlds 1996". SOLING GUIDE 1970 . Vol. 1970, no. 1. International Soling Association. p. 3.^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ "BAKKER VIERDE" (ASCII) . De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher. 28 May 1973 [1973]. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ Schiøttz, Eyvin (ed.). "FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1974". SOLING GUIDE 1974 . Vol. 1974, no. 1. International Soling Association. p. 10.^ a b "Eleventh World Title to Elvstrom" (Postscript) . www.soling.com . International Soling Association. June 1974 [1974]. p. 5 & 9. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ a b "Bill Buchan Tops Soling Worlds" (Postscript) . www.soling.com . International Soling Association. Fall 1975 [1975]. p. 1 & 3. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .^ a b Schiøttz, Eyvin (ed.). "1975 SOLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT CHICAGO". SOLING GUIDE 1975 . Vol. 1975, no. 1. International Soling Association. p. 7.^ {{World Sailing regatta }} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. ^ a b "60 Entries for the Worlds" (Postscript) . www.soling.com . International Soling Association. 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Retrieved 31 December 2024 .^ Karoly Vezer at World Sailing ^ Farkas Litkey at World Sailing ^ Paul Davis at World Sailing ^ Peter Hall at World Sailing ^ William Abbott Jnr. at World Sailing ^ Gustavo Warburg at World Sailing ^ Hernán Celedoni at World Sailing ^ Vincente D'Avila Melo Brun at World Sailing ^ Joanne Abbott at World Sailing ^ Maximo Smith at World Sailing ^ Hans Fogh at World Sailing ^ William Hall at World Sailing ^ William Baylis at World Sailing ^ Robert Billingham at World Sailing ^ John Kostecki at World Sailing ^ Roman Koch at World Sailing ^ Maxl Koch at World Sailing ^ Gregor Bornemann at World Sailing ^ Robert Haines Jnr. at World Sailing ^ Andreas Josenhans at World Sailing ^ Alexander (Sandy) Macmillan at World Sailing ^ Glenn Dexter at World Sailing ^ Georgy Shayduko at World Sailing ^ Gastao D'Avila Melo Brun at World Sailing ^ Paul Elvstrøm at World Sailing ^ Csaba Weinhard at World Sailing
World Sailing eventsOne Person Dinghies Two Person Dinghies Keelboat Multihull Board Yacht Radio (medalists ) Former Worlds
Other Worlds Dinghies Keelboats Yachts Windsurfer
Fleet racing
1969: Elvstrøm , Jensen & Mik-Meyer 1970: Wennerström , Krook & Lybeck 1971: Mosbacher , Hutcheson & Dickey 1973: Ussing Andersen , Lindhasten & Winther 1974: Elvstrøm , Fogh & McCurrach 1975: Buchan , Thomas & Golberg 1977: Dexter , Josenhans & MacMillan 1978: G. Brun , V. Brun & Martins 1979: Haines , R. Davis & Trevelyan 1980: Dexter , Josenhans & MacMillan 1981: V. Brun , G. Brun & Bakker 1982: Bethwaite , McDiarmid & Read 1983: Haines , V. Brun & Kinney 1984: Bandolowski , Calder & Palm 1985: Curtis , Engel & Corwin 1986: Kostecki , Baylis & Billingham 1987: Nauck , Hellriegel & Diedering 1988: Kostecki , Baylis & Billingham 1989: no champion decided 1990: Bouet , Levet & Pointet 1991: Klein , Redman & Rosenberg 1992: Schümann , Flach & Jäkel 1993: Bountouris , Deligiannis & Pelekanakis 1994: M. Doreste , Valades & Galmes 1995: L. Doreste , Manrique & Vera 1996: Shayduko , Skalin & Shabanov 1997: no champion decided 1998: Shayduko , Volchkov & Komarov 1999: S. Westergaard , Bojsen-Møller & B. Westergaard 2000: Madrigali , Hartwell & Healy 2001: Warburg , Celedoni & Smith 2002: B. Abbott Jr. , P. Davis & B. Abbott III 2003: Pichuhin , Timokhov & Yarovoy 2004: Warburg , Celedoni & Smith 2005: R. Koch , M. Koch & Bornemann 2006: Fogh , Cheer & Devries 2007: Nehm , M. Pinto Ribeiro & L. Pinto Ribeiro 2008: Antončič , Strakh & Hmeljak 2009: B. Abbott Jr. , P. Davis & J. Abbott 2010: R. Koch , M. Koch & Bornemann 2011: P. Hall , P. Davis & Kerrigan 2012: P. Hall , P. Davis & W. Hall 2013: Litkey , Vezér & Weinhardt 2014: P. Hall , Offermans & W. Hall 2015: Litkey , Vezér & Weinhardt 2016: B. Abbott Jr. , J. Abbott , McNeill 2017: Litkey , Vezér , Oroszlán 2018: Warburg , Celedoni , Roldan 2019: Litkey , Joo , Nemeth Match racing
