Soling World Championship
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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. The first Soling World Championship were held in Copenhagen in 1969, the year after the selection as Olympic Three-Men Keelboat for the 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. | ||||
| 01 | - | 1969 | Royal Danish Yacht Club | Hellerup | Denmark | 87 | 261 | 17 | ||||
| 02 | 9-16 Jun | 1970 | Poole | United Kingdom | [citation needed] | |||||||
| 03 | 25 Sep -1 Oct | 1971 | Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club | Centre Island, Oyster Bay, New York | United States | [citation needed] | ||||||
| N/A | 1972 | Not held due to the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
| 04 | 17–28 May | 1973 | Quiberon | France | ||||||||
| 05 | 26 Jan - 3 Feb | 1974 | Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club | Newport, NSW | Australia | 38 | 114 | 16+ | 6+ | |||
| 06 | 1-9 Aug | 1975 | Chicago Yacht Club, Belmont | Chicago | United States | 62 | 186 | 18+ | 5+ | |||
| N/A | 1976 | Not held due to the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
| 07 | 1-11 Jan | 1977 | Hankø Yacht Club | Hankø, Østfold | Norway | +49 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 08 | 22 Feb - 5 Mar | 1978 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 48 | 144 | 16+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 09 | 1-11 Aug | 1979 | Visby | Sweden | 59 | 177 | 4+ | 1+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 10 | 15-26 Jan | 1980 | Club Náutico de Ponce | Ponce | Puerto Rico | 38 | 114 | 14+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 11 | 6–16 May | 1981 | Anzio | Italy | 59 | 177 | 12+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 12 | 8-18 Mar | 1982 | Fremantle Sailing Club | Fremantle, Western Australia | Australia | 40 | 120 | 11+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 13 | 10-23 Jul | 1983 | St. Francis Yacht Club | Berkeley, San Francisco, California | United States | 54 | 162 | 16+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 14 | 15-25 Sep | 1984 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | 64 | 192 | 19+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 15 | 5-17 Sep | 1985 | Sarnia Yacht Club | Point Edward, Ontario | Canada | 39 | 117 | 0+ | 0+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 16 | 4-14 Sep | 1986 | Societe Nautique de La Trinite-sur-Mer | La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan | France | 78 | 234 | 0+ | 0+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 17 | 14-20 Jun | 1987 | Kieler Yacht Club | Kiel | Germany | 86 | 258 | 27+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 18 | 6-12 Jan | 1988 | Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron | St Kilda, Victoria | Australia | 46 | 138 | 16+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 19 | - | 1989 | Balatonfüredi Yacht Club | Lake Balaton | Hungary | 79 | 237 | 21+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 20 | 16-26 Aug | 1990 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia | Medemblik | Netherlands | 66 | 198 | 25+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 21 | 22-30 Aug | 1991 | Rochester, New York | United States | 70 | 210 | 17+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 22 | 21-26 Mar | 1992 | Cádiz | Spain | 60 | 180 | 19+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 23 | 4-11 Sep | 1993 | Phalaron | Greece | 46 | 138 | 18+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 24 | 2-8 Jul | 1994 | Helsinki | Finland | 67 | 201 | 23+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 25 | 12-18 Aug | 1995 | Kingston, Ontario | Canada | 58 | 174 | 21+ | 6+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 26 | 24-30 Mar | 1996 | Punta Ala | Italy | 63 | 189 | 24+ | 6+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 27 | 19-26 Jul | 1997 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 58 | 174 | 22+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 28 | 31Aug -5Sep | 1998 | Milwaukee Yacht Club | Milwaukee | United States | 67 | 201 | 25+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 29 | 6-17 Jan | 1999 | Melbourne | Argentina | 38 | 114 | 20+ | 5+ | [citation needed] | |||
| 30 | 30Mar -14Apr | 2000 | Puedo Tomas Maestre | La Manga, Murcia, Murcia | Spain | 41 | 123 | 3+ | 2+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 31 | 15-24 Nov | 2001 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 35 | 105 | 8+ | 2+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 32 | 23-29 Sep | 2002 | Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead | Marblehead, Massachusetts | United States | 24 | 72 | 70 | 2 | 10 | 3 | [citation needed] |
| 33 | 18–25 May | 2003 | Hungarian Yachting Association | Balatonfüred, Lake Balaton | Hungary | 40 | 120 | 117 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
| 34 | 21-31 Jan | 2004 | Veleiros So Sul | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 25 | 75 | 6+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 35 | 20–27 May | 2005 | Club Velico Castiglione della Pescaia | Castiglione della Pescaia | Italy | 43 | 129 | 13+ | 3+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 36 | 16-22 Oct | 2006 | Severn Sailing Association | Annapolis, Maryland | United States | 37 | 111 | 104 | 7 | 11 | 3 | |
| 37 | 16-24 Nov | 2007 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 34 | 102 | 98 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |
| 38 | 13-19 Sep | 2008 | Club Nautico Scarlino | Puntone di Scarlino, Tuscany | Italy | 40 | 120 | 17+ | 3+ | |||
| 39 | 10-18 Sep | 2009 | Etobicoke Yacht Club | Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario | Canada | 24 | 72 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 3 | [citation needed] |
| 40 | 5-13 Feb | 2010 | Veleiros So Sul | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 20 | 60 | 5+ | 3+ | |||
| 41 | 22-30 Apr | 2011 | Chiemsee Yacht Club | Chiemsee, Bavaria | Germany | 49 | 147 | 14+ | 3+ | |||
| 42 | 17-23 Sep | 2012 | Milwaukee Yacht Club | Milwaukee | United States | 30 | 90 | 10+ | 4+ | |||
| 43 | 19-23 Sep | 2013 | Balatonfüredi Yacht Club | Lake Balaton | Hungary | 31 | 93 | 14+ | 4+ | [citation needed] | ||
| 44 | 22-30 Nov | 2014 | Yacht Club Punta del Este | Punta del Este | Uruguay | 27 | 81 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| 45 | 22–28 May | 2015 | Club Velico Castiglione della Pescaia | Castiglione della Pescaia | Italy | 45 | 135 | 132 | 3 | 14 | 3 | [citation needed] |
| 46 | 10-17 Sep | 2016 | Kingston Yacht Club | Kingston, Ontario | Canada | 24 | 72 | 67 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| 47 | 16-22 Sep | 2017 | Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing Association, Muiden | Muiden | Netherlands | 35 | 105 | 99 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |
| 48 | 15-22 Nov | 2018 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 20 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 49 | 21-27 Sep | 2019 | Yacht Club de La Baule | La Baule-Escoublac | France | 38 | 114 | 110 | 4 | 15 | 3 | |
| N/A | 21-27 Sep | 2020 | Milwaukee Yacht Club | Milwaukee | United States | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | ||||||
| N/A | 14-19 Sep | 2021 | Milwaukee Yacht Club | Milwaukee | United States | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | [citation needed] | |||||
| 50 | 2–7 May | 2022 | Chiemsee Yacht Club | Chiemsee, Bavaria | Germany | 37 | 111 | 106 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |
| 51 | 17-23 Sep | 2023 | Milwaukee Yacht Club | Milwaukee | United States | 22 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| 52 | 24-30 Jun | 2024 | Hankø Yacht Club | Hankø, Østfold | Norway | 37 | 111 | 13+ | 3+ | |||
| 53 | 16-23 Nov | 2025 | Veleiros do Sul | Porto Alegre | Argentina |
Medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 details | Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Niels Jensen Poul Mik-Meyer | Sweden Pelle Petterson UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | United States Ding Schoonmaker UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | |
| 1970 details | Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck | United States John Dane III Mark LeBlanc John Cerise | Great Britain John Oakeley UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | |
| 1971 details | United States Bob Mosbacher Thad Hutcheson Tom Dickey | United States Bruce Goldsmith UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Valdemar Bandolowski Niels Jensen | |
| 1972 | Not held due to Olympic Games | |||
| 1973 details | Denmark Ib Ussing Andersen Jørgen Lindhasten Hans Winther | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck | |
| 1974 details | Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) Hans Fogh (DEN) Bruce McCurrach (RSA) | Australia David Forbes Denis O'Neil John Anderson | Sweden Arved von Grünewaldt Tommy Nilsson Hjalmar Schibbye | |
| 1975 details | United States Bill Buchan Craig Thomas Joe Golberg | United States Buddy Melges UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | United States John Kolius Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner | |
| 1976 | Not held due to Olympic Games | |||
| 1977 details | Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski Jørgen Lindhasten Erik Hermann Hansen | Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins | |
| 1978 details | Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins | Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | Canada Hans Fogh John Kerr Dennis Toews | |
| 1979 details | United States Robbie Haines Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Stig Wennerström (SWE) Stefan Krook (SWE) Lennart Roslund (SWE) | |
| 1980 details | Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | United States Robbie Haines Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan | United States Buddy Melges UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | |
| 1981 details | Vicente Brun (BRA) Gastão Brun (BRA) Steven Bakker (NED) | Greece Tassos Boudouris Antonios Bountouris Dimitrios Deligiann | Italy Gianluca Lamaro Valerio Romano Aurelio Dalla Vecchia | |
| 1982 details | Australia Mark Bethwaite Ian McDiarmid Glen Read | Australia William Packer Ian Campbell Robert Hardy | United States Dave Perry Brad Dellenbaugh Ed Travelyan | |
| 1983 details | Robbie Haines (USA) Vicente Brun (BRA) Robert Kinney (USA) | United States Dave Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin | Australia Peter Gilmour UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | |
| 1984 details | Valdemar Bandolowski (DEN) Steve Calder (CAN) Theis Palm (DEN) | Boris Budnikov (URS) Gennadi Strakh (SLO) Oleg Miron (URS) | East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering | |
| 1985 details | United States Dave Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin | Brazil Torben Grael Daniel Adler Ronaldo Senfft | United States John Kosteckil William Baylis Robert Billingham | |
| 1986 details | United States John Kostecki William Baylis Robert Billingham | United States David Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin | East Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel | |
| 1987 details | East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering | United States John Kostecki William Baylis Robert Billingham | Soviet Union Georgy Shayduko Nikolay Polyakov Sergey Kanov | |
| 1988 details | United States John Kostecki William Baylis Bob Billingham | United States Dave Curtis Paul Murphy Wally Corwin | Australia Gary Sheard Crew not documented | |
| 1989 details | No champion decided due to insufficient wind conditions (less than 5 races) | |||
| 1990 details | France Marc Bouet Fabrice Levet Alain Pointet | United States Kevin Mahaney James Brady Douglas Kern | East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering | |
| 1991 details | United States Larry Klein Chris Redman Ron Rosenberg | Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel | United States Kevin P. Mahaney James Brady Douglas Kern | |
| 1992 details | Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel | Denmark Jesper Bank Jesper Seier Steen Secher | Sweden Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm Johan Barne | |
| 1993 details | Greece Tassos Boudouris Dimitrios Deligiannis Leo Pelekanakis | Germany Albert Batzill Lang Eddy Eich | Spain Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique David Vera | |
| 1994 details | Spain Manuel Doreste José Valades Juan Galmes | Denmark Jesper Bank Kræn Nielsen Thomas Jacobsen | United States Jeff Madrigali Kent Massey James Barton | |
| 1995 | Spain Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique David Vera | Sweden Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm Johan Barne | United States Matt Hayes Stephen McConaghy Barry Watson | |
| 1996 | Russia Georgy Shayduko Igor Skalin Dmitri Shabanov | Italy Mario Celon Torboli Nicola Celon | Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel | |
| 1997 | No champion decided due to insufficient wind conditions (less than 5 races) | |||
| 1998 | Russia Georgy Shayduko Sergey Volchkov Pavel Komarov | Ukraine Serhiy Pichuhin Volodymyr Korotkov Serhiy Timokhov | Italy Paolo Cian Pierluigi Colannino | |
| 1999 | Denmark Stig Westergaard Jens Bojsen-Møller Bjørn Westergaard | Germany Jochen Schümann Gunnar Bahr Ingo Borkowski | Netherlands Roy Heiner Peter van Niekerk Dirk de Ridder | |
| 2000 | United States Jeff Madrigali Hartwell Jordan Craig Healy | Ukraine Serhiy Pichuhin Volodymyr Korotkov Serhiy Timokhov | Sweden Hans Wallén Magnus Augustson Johan Barne | |
| 2001 | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Maximo Smith | Argentina Luis Cerrato Federico Haymes Biedma Fabio Scarpati | Argentina Martín Busch Pablo Noceti Ismael Ayerza | |
| 2002 | Bill Abbott Jr. (CAN) Paul Davis (NOR) William Abbott (CAN) | United States Dave Curtis George Iverson Ben Richardson | United States Dave Franzel Dave Carlson Maximo Smith | |
| 2003 | Ukraine Serhiy Pichuhin Sergej Timostschow Dmitri Jarowoj | Germany Thomas Maschkiwitz Christoph Sauerbier Knut Seelig | Germany Heiko Winkler Stefan Wenzel Jens Niemann | |
| 2004 | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Maximo Smith | Hungary George Wossala Leslie Kovacsi Pepe Nemeth | Brazil George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Lucio Pinto Ribeiro | |
| 2005 details | Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann | Slovenia Boštjan Antončič Gennadi Strakh Zeljko Perovic | Hungary Balazs Gyenese Gyula Mónus Károly Vezér | |
| 2006 details | Canada Hans Fogh Roger Cheer Gordon Devries | Canada Peter Hall Philip Karrigan Jay Deakin | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Maximo Smith Miguel Lacour | |
| 2007 details | Brazil George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Lucio Pinto Ribeiro | Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard | Argentina Martin Busch Tomas Peuvrel Maximo Feldtmann | |
| 2008 details | Slovenia Boštjan Antončič Gennadi Strakh Karlo Hmeljak | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Maximo Smith | Argentina Martin Busch Tomas Peuvrel Maximo Feldtmann | |
| 2009 details | Bill Abbott Jr. (CAN) Paul Davis (NOR) Joanne Abbott (CAN) | Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann | Canada Peter Hall Phillip Kerrigan Gavin Flinn | |
| 2010 details | Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Maximo Smith | Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard | |
| 2011 details | Peter Hall (CAN) Paul Davis (NOR) William Hall (CAN) | Hungary George Wossala Károly Vezér Pepe Nemeth | Brazil Nelson Ilha Paulo Lemos Ribeiro Felipe Ilha | |
| 2012 | Peter Hall (CAN) Paul Davis (NOR) William Hall (CAN) | Canada Hans Fogh John Finch Gordon Devries | Canada Bill Abbott Jr. Joanne Abbott Tom Freeman | |
| 2013 | Hungary Farkas Litkey Károly Vezér Csaba Weinhardt | Peter Hall (CAN) Paul Davis (NOR) William Hall (CAN) | Brazil Nelson Ilha Felipe Ilha Fernando Ilha | |
| 2014 | Peter Hall (CAN) Johan Offermans (NED) William Hall (CAN) | Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard | Argentina Martin Busch Eduardo Zimmermann Maximo Feldtmann | |
| 2015 | Hungary Farkas Litkey Károly Vezér Weinhardt Csaba | Canada Bill Abbott Jr. Joanne Abbott William Abbott | Austria Florian Felzmann Michael Felzmann Margund Schuh | |
| 2016 | Bill Abbott Jr. (CAN) Joanne Abbott (CAN) Scott McNeill (USA) | Brazil Nelson Ilha Manfredo Florick Gustavo Ilha | Canada Thomas Fogh Roger Cheer Gord Devries | |
| 2017 | Hungary Farkas Litkey Károly Vezér Gábor Oroszlán | Brazil Nelson Ilha Manfredo Flöricke Carlo de Leo | Ukraine Igor Yushko Serhiy Pichuhin Igor Severjanov | |
| 2018 | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Tomas Roldan | Brazil Cicero Hartmann Frederico Sidou Andre Renard | Brazil George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Alexandre Mueller | |
| 2019 | Hungary Farkas Litkey Kristóf Joó Pepe Nemeth | Brazil Nelson Ilha Manfredo Flöricke Gustavo Ilha | Eki Heinonen (FIN) Gabor Helmhout (NED) Ties Verploegh (NED) | |
| 2020 | Postponed due to COVID-19 till 2021 | |||
| 2021 | Postponed due to COVID-19 till 2023 | |||
| 2022 | There was no wind and no race at all | |||
| 2023 | BRA 73 Kadu Bergenthal (BRA) Vilnei Goldmeier (BRA) Edgar Oppitz (BRA) | CAN 1 William Abbott Jnr. (CAN) Joanne Abbott (CAN) Andrew Macrae (CAN) | CAN 225 Peter Hall (CAN) Scott McNeil (USA) William Hall (CAN) | |
| 2024 | HUN 11 Farkas Litkey (HUN) Károly Vezér (HUN) Kristóf Wossala (HUN) | BRA 78 Nelson Horn Ilha (BRA) Manfredo Floricke (BRA) Leonardo Mayhofer (BRA) | NOR 131 Kristian Nergaard (NOR) Johan Barne (SWE) Christen Horn Johannessen (NOR) |
Multiple World Champions
| Position | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Entry(1) | |
| 01 | Farkas Litkey (HUN) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 02 | Karoly Vezer (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 30 | |
| 03 | Paul Davis (NOR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 04 | Peter Hall (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 05 | William Abbott Jnr. (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | |
| Gustavo Warburg (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 07 | Hernán Celedoni (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 08 | Vincente D'Avila Melo Brun (BRA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 09 | Joanne Abbott (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Maximo Smith (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Hans Fogh (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | |
| William Hall (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| William Baylis (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Robert Billingham (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| John Kostecki (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 16 | Roman Koch (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | |
| Maxl Koch (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Gregor Bornemann (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Robert Haines Jnr. (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Andreas Josenhans (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Alexander (Sandy) Macmillan (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Glenn Dexter (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 23 | Georgy Shayduko (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Gastao D'Avila Melo Brun (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 26 | Csaba Weinhard (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
(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.