The 470 World Championships have been held every year since 1970 and organised by the club on behalf of the International 470 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing. When the Championship forms part of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. The class also holds the 470 Junior World Championships and the 470 Masters World Championships. club The 470 is a sailboat class used as equipment for the Olympic Sailing Competition.
The boat has been used in additional World Championships organized by World Sailing notabily the Youth Sailing World Championships and the IYRU Women's Sailing World Championships.
Editions Event Host Sailors Boat Dates Year Host club Location Country Gender 1 12–19 July 1970 Lacanau 102 14 Open 2 28 July – 5 August 1971 Ostend 118 13 Open 3 4–14 August 1972 Montreal 106 13 Open 4 8–17 August 1973 Kiel 156 19 Open 5 3–11 August 1974 Naples 158 29 Open 6 7–15 July 1975 New York 148 20 Open 7 16–26 September 1977 Shizuoka 90 16 Open 8 28 July – 4 August 1978 Marstrand 116 27 Open 9 10–16 August 1979 Medemblik 148 30 Open 10 6–15 February 1980 Porto Alegre 98 16 Open 11 29 August – 6 Sept. 1981 Quiberon 154 27 Open 12 3–12 July 1982 Cascais 170 24 Open 13 2–10 June 1983 Weymouth 148 21 Open 14 25 January – 3 February 1984 Auckland 122 15 Open 15 23 August – 8 September 1985 Marina di Carrara Male/Mixed Female 16 21–29 September 1986 Salou Male/Mixed Female 17 20 June – 5 July 1987 Kiel Male/Mixed Female 18 27 March – 6 April 1988 Haifa Male/Mixed Female 19 10–21 August 1989 Tsu Male/Mixed Female 20 16–26 August 1990 Medemblik Male/Mix Female 21 11–21 December 1991 Brisbane Male/Mixed Female 22 24–29 April 1992 Cádiz Male/Mixed Female 23 18–24 July 1993 Crozon-Morgat Male/Mixed Female 24 16–25 August 1994 Helsinki Male/Mixed Female 25 10–20 August 1995 Toronto Male/Mixed Female 26 8–17 February 1996 Porto Alegre Male/Mixed Female 27 21–30 August 1997 Tel Aviv Male/Mixed Female 28 31 August – 9 September 1998 Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics Male/Mixed Female 29 7–17 Jan 1999 Black Rock, Victoria 188 31 5 Male/Mix 94 - 0 0 114 25 5 Female - 57 - - 30 10–20 May 2000 Balatonfüred 224 42 5 Male/Mix 112 - 0 0 106 29 5 Female - 53 - - 31 8-17 Sep 2001 Koper 210 33 5 Male/Mix 105 - 0 0 94 23 5 Female - 47 - - 32 2–11 Sept 2002 Cagliari 214 31 5 Male/Mix 107 - 0 0 122 27 5 Female - 61 - - 33 11–24 Sept 2003 Cádiz Male Female 34 7–16 May 2004 Zadar Male/Mixed Female 35 19–28 August 2005 San Francisco Male/Mixed Female 36 4–13 September 2006 Rizhao Male/Mixed Female 37 28 June – 13 July 2007 Clube Naval de Cascais Cascais Male Female 38 21–30 January 2008 Melbourne Male/Mixed Female 39 20–29 August 2009 Rungsted Male/Mixed Female 40 9–18 July 2010 The Hague Male/Mixed Female 41 3–18 December 2011 Perth Male Female 42 10–19 May 2012 Barcelona International Sailing Centre Barcelona Male/Mixed Female 43 30 July – 10 August 2013 La Rochelle Male/Mixed Female 44 12–21 September 2014 Santander Male/Mixed Female 45 10–17 October 2015 Haifa 118 31 6 Male 59 - - - 84 22 5 Female - 42 - - 46 - 2016 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 84 23 6 Male 42 - - - 78 22 5 Female - 39 - - 47 7–15 July 2017 Thessaloniki 144 30 6 Male 72 - - - 120 25 6 Female - 60 - - 48 30 July – 12 August 2018 Aarhus 128 29 5 Male 64 - - - 94 25 6 Female - 47 - - 49 4–9 August 2019 Enoshima 104 25 5 Male 52 - - - 78 24 5 Female - 39 - - N/A 13–21 March 2020 Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics Cancelled due to COVID-19 50 8–13 March 2021 Vilamoura 58 19 5 Male 29 - - - 54 18 3 Female - 27 - - 40 9 3 Mixed - - 8 12 52 21–29 October 2022 Sdot Yam 120 20 5 Mixed - - 31 29 52 8–20 August 2023 The Hague 128 28 5 Mixed - - 27 37 55 24 Feb – 3 Mar 2024 Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics 122 26 6 Mixed - - 31 30 56 6–14 June 2025 Gdynia 96 19 3 Mixed - - 18 30 57 12–17 August 2026 Enoshima 74 28 5 Mixed - - 33 28
Multiple medallists Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries Ref. 1 8 0 1 9 19 2 6 2 1 9 15 3 5 1 1 7 14 4 5 0 1 6 8 5 4 0 0 4 8 4 0 0 4 9 7 3 2 1 6 10 8 3 2 0 5 5 9 3 1 0 4 8 3 1 0 4 8 11 3 0 1 4 4 11 3 0 1 4 4 13 3 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 3 10 3 0 0 3 5 16 2 3 2 7 13 2 3 2 7 13 18 2 2 3 7 15 2 2 3 7 15 20 2 2 0 4 7 2 2 0 4 8 2 2 0 4 7 2 2 0 4 11 2 2 0 4 8 25 2 1 1 4 10 2 1 1 4 13 2 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 4 8 29 2 1 0 3 6 30 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 2 12
Medallists Open
Men and Mixed
Men
Women
Mixed 2021 ISR-311 ISR-121 GBR-7 2022 GER-10 ESP-44 FRA-1 2023 JPN ESP JPN 2024 ESP 44 GBR 4 JPN 8 2025 ESP 44 GER 11 GBR 55 2026 GBR 55 GER 50 ESP 44
See also 470 Junior World Championships World championships in sailing World Sailing
References
2013 official results at Worlds.470.org
External links Class Association Webpage ISAF 470 Microsite Sailing competitions