This article stated the results of the World Soling Championships from 1969 till 1979. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

1969 Final results

Only the top 5 places are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6TotalTotal – discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
DENPaul ElvstrømNiels Jensen Poul Mik-MeyerD 2910.010.010.010.035.71117.022.75.7
SWEPelle PettersonNot documentedS 2023.010.010.048.010.023.014.06.0
USADing SchoonmakerNot documentedUS 16710.01117.023.010.023.0510.033.016.0
4GBRRodney PattisonNot documentedK 3835.723.035.723.0611.72127.056.129.1
5DENNiels Bolt JørgensenNot documentedD 1935.723.0713.035.735.71319.052.133.1
Legend:DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
  • 1969 Progress

1970 Final results

1971 Final results

1972 Final results

1973 Final results

Only a few results are documented: Only total but no detailed results are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrew
DenmarkIb Ussing AndersenJørgen Lindhasten Hans Winther
DenmarkPoul Richard Høj JensenNot documented
SwedenStig WennerströmStefan Krook Jan Lybeck
4NetherlandsGeert BakkerNot documented
5Not documentedNot documentedNot documented
6Not documentedNot documentedNot documented
7NetherlandsHeike BlokNot documented

1974 Final results

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.BoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7TotalTotal – discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
DENPaul ElvstrømHans Fogh Bruce McCurrach, South AfricaD 61Bes10.010.010.01117.010.0713.023.033.016.0
AUSDave ForbesDenis O'Neil John AndersonKA 128Pocohontas510.023.0510.010.023.0510.010.036.026.0
SWEArved von GrünewaldtTommy Nilsson Hjalmar SchibbyeS 101Oh Calcutta35.71016.048.035.71117.01723.0915.090.467.4
4ESPJuan CostasNot documentedE 1Malaguena1420.01420.01117.023.0814.023.0611.788.768.7
5USAJohn KoliusNot documentedUS 576Good News23.048.01319.0DNF43.0915.035.71824.0117.774.7
6USAJon CogganNot documentedUS 582Wringer814.0510.0713.0510.01218.01016.01117.098.080.0
7AUSNoel RobinsNot documentedKA 115Taworri1218.0611.7915.0611.7510.01218.0DNF41.0125.484.4
8NORKalle NeergaardNot documentedN 76Dilemma713.0814.023.02935.01824.03238.035.7132.794.7
9NZLA. BallantineNot documentedKZ 5Solway Streamer1016.01218.0DNF44.01016.01723.0915.0713.0145.0101.0
10AUSNorman G. BoothNot documentedKA 120Adios2127.02127.035.7814.02329.048.01723.0133.7104.7
11USAWilliam T. Moore Jr.Not documentedUS 565Old Blue48.0DNF43.03339.0915.035.710.03339.0149.7106.7
12ITAEnrico GambaroNot documentedI 96Simon Boccanegra32381117.0611.748.02733.0814.02026.0147.7109.7
13NZLA. RobertsNot documentedKZ 9Rangatira1117.035.71016.02733.02026.03137.0814.0148.7111.7
14AUSRobertNot documentedKA 121Terror3440.02228.01420.01319.0713.01824.048.0152.0112.0
15BRAIvan PimentelNot documentedBL 29Winkie1723.02026.01218.01218.01319.0DNF43.0510.0157.0114.0
16AUSK. S. WinterbottomNot documentedKA 127Bojangles611.7713.01824.0DSQ47.848.02531.02531.0166.5118.7
17AUSW. A. SolomonsNot documentedKA 46Amity1521.0915.02228.01521.01521.02935.01016.0157.0122.0
18GBRC.C. HobdayNot documentedK 100Super Bear915.03137.02935.01420.0611.72127.01521.0166.7129.7
19AUSManfordDay Not documentedKA 114LedaDNF441521.02127.02531.01420.0611.72733.0187.7143.7
20AUSR. R. DicksonNot documentedKA 73Seventy Three1319.02329.02430.01622.02127.01319.02430.0176.0146.0
21AUSM. AndersonNot documentedKA 39Brolga2632.01622.02329.02329.01016.02228.02228.0184.0152.0
22AUSN.A. WilsonNot documentedKA 122Elite2935.01925.01521.03137.02935.01117.01420.0190.0153.0
23NZLHelmer PedersenNot documentedKZ 7Zeus2329.01319.03238.01824.01622.01521.0DNF41.0194.0153.0
24USAK. BeashelB. Derecktor Not documentedUS 510Humbug1622.01723.01622.02127.02531.02834.02329.0188.0154.0
25AUSM. AhernNot documentedKA 112Papillon2430.02733.03137.0713.02228.01622.02632.0195.0158.0
26ARGBoneoDuperron ScuderiA 15Patrice II3036.02430.02026.03036.01925.02026.01218.0197.0161.0
27NORJohn JohnsenNot documentedN 56Cynara III1925.02834.02834.0DNS44.03137.01420.01319.0213.0169.0
28ITAMario GalliniNot documentedI 132Mizar2026.0DNF43.02733.02228.02430.02329.01925.0214.0171.0
29BRAMario T. lnnecoNot documentedBL 33Bounty IV2228.03440.0814.02834.03339.03036.01622.0213.0173.0
30NZLW. MoyesNot documentedKZ 6Vibrant2834.01824.01723.02632.02834.02733.02127.0207.0173.0
31AUSF.l. FordNot documentedKA 9Solong2733.02632.02632.02026.02632.01925.02834.0214.0180.0
32AUSH. SuttonA. H. Antill Not documentedKA 3Piranha1824.03238.02531.01925.03238.02430.0DNF41.0227.0186.0
33NZLHugh PooleNot documentedKZ 2Patches2531.03036.01925.01723.03642.03440.03440.0237.0195.0
34NZLJ. DyesThom Dyes Not documentedKZ 3Donnybrook3339.02935.03440.02430.03036.0DNF43.03238.0261.0218.0
35JPNToyokazu MaedaNot documentedJ 11Roulette3137.02531.03541.03238.03743.0DNF41.0DNF41.0272.0229.0
36FINVladimir MarschanNot documentedL 31Alexia III3541.03642.0DNF44.03339.03541.02632.03137.0276.0232.0
37JPNTsuneo SanadaNot documentedJ 12Solander3743.03541.03036.03541.03440.03541.02935.0277.0234.0
38SUIW. SchlatterNot documentedZ 126Chance3642.03339.0DNF44.03440.03844.03642.03036.0287.0243.0
Legend:DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
  • 1974 Progress

1975 Final results

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7TotalTotal – discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
USABill BuchanCraig Thomas Joe GolbergUS 59310.0611.723.035.71824.010.0DNS68.0112.444.4
USABuddy MelgesNot documentedUS 630PMS75.0814.035.7915.0510.023.01925.0147.772.7
USAJohn KoliusWalter Glasgow Richard HoepfnerUS 610915.048.0713.01521.0713.048.01622.0100.078.0
4DENRicardo G. JensenNot documentedD 68510.01521.01420.023.0PMS75.01016.0510.0155.080.0
5GERWilli KuhweideNot documentedG 135PMS75.03238.010.010.01218.0611.7814.0156.781.7
6AUTHubert RaudaschlNot documentedOE 411420.0510.02531.0611.71319.03440.010.0131.791.7
7SWEArvid von GruenewaldNot documentedS 831622.01016.03036.01117.01016.02329.023.0139103
8USADave CurtisNot documentedUS 5752632.023.0915.0PMS75.048.01521.02329.0183.0108.0
9BRAGastão BrunNot documentedBL 15814.04551.0814.01218.010.03642.02228.0167.0116.0
10USARichard StearnsNot documentedUS 641713.01218.04349.03238.0814.0713.02026.0171.0122.0
11AUSNoel RobinsNot documentedKA 1152026.04450.02228.01824.01117.01420.01016.0181.0131.0
12SWEStig WennerströmNot documentedS 1113339.01319.048.0814.0915.0PMS75.03440.0210.0135.0
13NEDGeert BakkerHarald de Vlaming Pieter KeijzerH 173541.02127.0510.048.02834.01218.03945.0183.0138.0
14ESPJuan CostasNot documentedE 202935.01420.01521.02026.01723.02632.01319.0176.0141.0
15AUSJames HardyNot documentedKA 1442531.03743.01218.01016.0611.72026.03339.0184.7141.7
16USAJim CogginNot documentedUS 232PMS75.02026.01824.01622.01420.01319.02531.0217.0142.0
17GERErich HirtNot documentedG 139PMS75.02733.01117.0510.02329.01925.02430.0219.0144.0
18FRAHenri SamuelNot documentedF 1271319.01622.03642.03743.02127.01622.0713.0188.0145.0
19CANPaul HendersonNot documentedKC 1291117.01117.03137.0DSQ68.01622.04248.048.0217.0149.0
20FINMatti JoninenNot documentedL 35611.72632.02834.03339.03440.0915.01218.0189.7149.7
21USAMorrie RattrayNot documentedUS 2961925.01925.02127.05258.02531.02531.0611.7208.7150.7
22ARGPedro FerreroNot documentedA 101016.010.02632.03541.02026.03743.03036.0194.0151.0
23NEDHeike BlokNot documentedH 1423.02430.01016.01925.04955.03238.04450.0217.0162.0
24CANGlen DexterNot documentedKC 122PMS75.05460.02329.02228.035.7510.02632.0239.7164.7
25USACharlie KampsNot documentedUS 54748.0915.04753.02733.02733.03541.04147.0230.0177.0
26ARGRicardo BoneoNot documentedA 151521.01723.01925.03137.03339.04854.02733.0232.0178.0
27ITAFabio AlbarelliNot documentedI 1642228.0713.0611.74046.0DSQ68.03137.03844.0247.7179.7
28USARobbie HainesNot documentedUS 268PMS75.03238.01723.0713.02632.0DSQ68.035.7254.7179.7
29GBRCharles InghamNot documentedK 1112127.05056.02430.0PMS75.023.04450.0915.0256.0181.0
30GBRIain WoolwardNot documentedK 1133036.035.72935.02935.03945.05056.02127.0239.7183.7
31USAKenneth YoungNot documentedUS 49735.71824.0PMS75.04248.02430.02733.03743.0258.7183.7
32GREGeorge AndreadisNot documentedGR 242834.02531.01319.01319.03036.04551.04551.0241.0190.0
33AUSMalcolm AndersonNot documentedKA 391218.04046.03339.02127.04248.02127.02935.0240.0192.0
34FINLehtinen RaimoNot documentedL 36PMS75.0PMS75.02026.01420.02228.0814.02834.0272.0197.0
35AUTUlli StrohscheiderNot documentedOE 482733.02834.03541.05662.0PMS75.035.71824.0274.7199.7
36USAJon FordNot documentedUS 5641824.03440.03238.03945.01925.02935.03238.0245.0200.0
37NEDRien RozendaalNot documentedH 152430.05763.02733.04147.03137.03945.01117.0272.0209.0
38JPNMoritaka KaidohNot documentedJ 7PMS75.04753.03440.03036.01521.03339.01723.0287.0212.0
39NZLAllan BalintineNot documentedKZ 52329.03642.04248.02834.04551.01723.05056.0283.0227.0
40CANBill Abbott Jr.Bill Abbott Sr. Not documentedKC 11723.02329.04450.03844.0DSQ68.05662.01420.0296.0228.0
41SWEJörgen SundelinNot documentedS 105PMS75.02228.04652.04551.03541.01824.04046.0317.0242.0
42GBRGuy GurneyNot documentedK 1204450.05258.01723.01723.04551.04147.04248.0300.0242.0
43NZLDon LidgardNot documentedKZ 103238.03844.04046.02430.04652.02834.0DNS68.0312.0244.0
44USABruce GoldsmithNot documentedUS 640PMS75.04854.05258.02632.02935.03844.01521.0319.0244.0
45FRABertrant CheretNot documentedF 1213642.05359.04248.03440.03844.03036.03137.0306.0247.0
46GBRJon AllenNot documentedK 1213743.04652.04147.0DSQ68.03743.01117.05460.0330.0262.0
47BRAAugusto SarrozoNot documentedBL 203440.04248.05359.04349.04854.02430.04652.0332.0273.0
48FRARené SenceNot documentedF 1214248.03137.03945.04652.04450.04349.0PMS75.0356.0281.0
49USAGeorge FranciscoNot documentedUS 5043945.04955.05965.0DSQ68.04147.02228.03642.0350.0282.0
50USAOrvind LorentzenNot documentedUS 5894147.03541.04551.04450.03642.04955.04854.0340.0285.0
51BRARomos EduardoNot documentedBL 33PMS75.04349.04854.02329.04349.05864.03541.0361.0286.0
52FRAAlain NicolaidisNot documentedF 1143844.04147.0PMS75.04955.03238.05157.04753.0369.0294.0
53NZLHugh PooleNot documentedKZ 144652.05157.0PMS75.03642.04046.04652.04349.0373.0298.0
54USATony SmytheNot documentedUS 5854046.03036.04955.05561.05359.04046.05157.0360.0299.0
55AUSFrancis Ian FordNot documentedKA 94955.06066.03844.02531.05157.05258.05561.0372.0306.0
56USAJack Van DykeNot documentedUS 6014551.02935.05157.04753.05056.05561.0DNF68.0381.0313.0
57SWERagnar LindstedtNot documentedS 983137.0DSQ68.05763.04854.05258.05359.04955.0394.0326.0
58USAMac DunwoodieNot documentedUS 574PMS75.03945.05561.05460.04753.04753.0DNF68.0415.0340.0
59JPNMasaaki TsujiNot documentedJ 174854.05561.05056.05056.05662.05460.05359.0408.0346.0
60ITASergio OrlandiNot documentedI 1634753.05965.05460.05359.05460.05763.05258.0418.0353.0
61ISVDon R. MyersNot documentedVI 74349.05662.05864.0DNF68.05864.05965.05662.0434.0366.0
62CANKen GilesNot documentedKC 127PMS75.05864.05662.05157.05763.06066.0DNF68.0455.0380.0
Legend:DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
  • 1975 Progress

1976 Final results

1977 Final results

Only the top 10 boats are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7TotalTotal – discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
CANGlen DexterAndreas Josenhans Sandy McMillanKC 1321521.048.01622.010.035.7131935.781.459.4
DENValdemar BandolowskiJørgen Lindhasten Erik Hermann HansenD 732935.01117.023.0510.01723.0510.0713.0111.076.0
BRAGastão BrunVicente Brun Roberto MartinsBL 15915.0DSQ67.010.023.02632.01218.0510.0145.078.0
4CANPeter HallNot documentedKC 12723.01521.02834.02026.01118.01420.010.0121.087.0
5USABuddy MelgesNot documentedUS 68010.01925.01925.01521.0814.0DNF67.048.0160.093.0
6CANHans FoghNot documentedKC 143510.0713.048.01420.01218.0DSQ67.01824.0160.093.0
7URSBoris BudnikovNot documentedSR 1648.02228.0DSQ67.02329.0713.023.01622.0170.0103.0
8CANBill Abbott Jr.Bill Abbott Sr. Not documentedKC 1611.71723.035.72127.01319.01117.02127.0130.4103.4
9GERWilli KuhweideNot documentedG 18535.710.04955.0611.7611.71824.0DNF67.0175.1108.1
10GERFritz GeisNot documentedG 1922329.0611.72329.01923.03642.010.0814.0150.7108.7
Legend:DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
  • 1977 Progress

1978 Final results

Only total but no detailed results are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Total – discard
BrazilGastão BrunVicente Brun Roberto MartinsBL 1540.70
CanadaGlen DexterAndreas Josenhans Sandy McMillanKC 14942.0
CanadaHans FoghJohn Kerr Dennis ToewsKC 15149.7
4Great BritainPhil CrebbinNot documentedK 12860.0
5West GermanyWilli KuhweideNot documentedG 18567.4
6West GermanyFritz GeisNot documentedG 19267.4
7FrancePatrick HaegeliNot documentedF 13271.4
8DenmarkValdemar BandelowskiNot documentedD 7377.7
9SwedenStig WennerstromNot documentedS 11588.0
10BrazilAxel SchmidtNot documentedBL 4288.7
11SwedenArved von GruenewaldtNot documentedS 8392.7
12CanadaPeter HallNot documentedKC 147104.0
13CanadaBill Abbott Jr.Bill Abbott Sr. Not documentedKC 1109.7
14SwedenJörgen SundelinNot documentedS 105111.0
15BrazilEduardo de SouzaNot documentedBL 33130.0
16ItalyFabio AlbarelliNot documentedI 159131.0
17NetherlandsGeert BakkerNot documentedH 17134.0
18CanadaFredrick HillNot documentedKC 152134.7
19West GermanyKarl HeistNot documentedG 178136.0
20BrazilAugusto BarrozoNot documentedBL 20137.0
21BrazilFernando NabucoNot documentedBL 32141.0
22SwedenErik ThorsellNot documentedS 102150.0
23FranceAlain ForgeotNot documentedF 139162.7
24Great BritainKit HobdayNot documentedK 130169.0
25AustraliaDallas DempsterNot documentedKA 124170.0
26BrazilMario InneccoNot documentedBL 10188.0
27West GermanyKlaus SchaffersNot documentedG 187191.0
28West GermanyKlaus MahrtNot documentedG 196191.0
29FranceRené SenceNot documentedF 134206.0
30BrazilAntonio FiguciredoNot documentedBL 25207.0
31ItalyLeonarda FavaNot documentedI 139208.0
32ArgentinaJorge VagoNot documentedA 5211.0
33NorwayKalle NergaardNot documentedN 87213.0
34West GermanyHans BerkesNot documentedG 199215.0
35ArgentinaClaudio FassardiNot documentedA 3223.0
36BrazilErnesto ReibelNot documentedBL 30227.0
37Puerto RicoEric TullaNot documentedPR 2227.0
38BrazilCarlos WanderleyNot documentedBL 34242.0
39ArgentinaJusio FrazerNot documentedA 11249.0
40JapanShinichi IshibashiNot documentedJ 27255.0
41BrazilClovis PuperiNot documentedBL 16259.0
42Great BritainTony ClaireNot documentedK 106264.0
43BrazilJonas PenteadoNot documentedBL 31265.0
44ArgentinaJorge PochatNot documentedA 4268.0
45BrazilMauro LoboNot documentedBL 6280.0
46ArgentinaJuan ZuccoliNot documentedA 7290.0
47SwitzerlandWalter RiesenNot documentedZ 170298.0
48ArgentinaCastro GuillermoNot documentedA 22312.0
  • 1978 Progress

Not enouch data to generate

1979 Final results

Only the top 20 boats are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7TotalTotal – discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
USARobbie HainesRod Davis Ed TrevelyanUS 70735.71319.02834.023.048.010.023.072.738.7
DENPoul Richard Høj JensenNot documentedD 75814.010.02733.01824.035.71521.035.7103.470.4
SWEStig WennerströmStefan Krook Lennart RoslundS 1151723.0713.010.0915.01016.0611.72834.0112.778.7
4USABuddy MelgesNot documentedUS 700611.73036.01117.048.023.02834.0915.0124.788.7
5CANPeter HallNot documentedKC 1631622.0611.71723.03339.0510.0510.0713.0128.789.7
6URSBoris BudnikovNot documentedSR 242632.01117.01016.03036.01218.023.0611.7133.797.7
7NOROdd Roar LofterødBjørn Lofterød Not documentedN 933844.02228.03339.01016.010.01218.048.0153.0109.0
8NEDGeert BakkerDick Coster Steven BakkerH 174349.02632.023.02228.0713.01016.01824.0165.0116.0
9FRGFritz GeisNot documentedG 212510.04248.035.7814.0611.73743.02632.0164.4116.4
10DENValdemar BandolowskiNot documentedD 7710.03238.04551.01319.02430.0814.01117.0169.0118.0
11FRAPatrick HaegeliNot documentedF 1421521.01622.01824.02733.0915.035.74147.0167.7120.7
12SWEErik ThorsellNot documentedS 1023238.0814.01925.0510.01723.02026.02127.0163.0125.0
13USAVicente BrunLowell North Not documentedUS 5931218.023.048.0713.0DSQ66.01319.0DSQ66.0193.0127.0
14CANHans FoghNot documentedKC 1612329.02430.0611.71723.01319.01117.03440.0169.7129.7
15AUSJohn BertrandNot documentedKA 1501824.01925.03036.035.7DNF66.03541.010.0197.7131.7
16GDRWolf RichterNot documentedGO 51319.02127.01218.03844.02935.01925.0510.0178.0134.0
17CANGlen DexterNot documentedKC 1491925.01723.02632.02329.01521.01622.02228.0180.0148.0
18CANBill Abbott Jr.Bill Abbott Sr. Not documentedKC 13440.0510.04349.01521.03036.02127.01420.0203.0154.0
19SWEJan AnderssonBertil Larsson Göran AnderssonS 1181420.04147.0915.01218.02531.02228.03642.0201.0154.0
20FINMatti JokinenNot documentedL 4223.03137.04652.01117.04652.02531.01016.0208.0156.0
Legend:DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
  • 1979 Progress

Further results

For further results see: