The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the class association and recognised by World Sailing. The 49er Worlds were first held in 1997 with the class making its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games with the class being used as an open or male event. In 2013 the 49erFX held it first world championship with the class being used for the female discipline since 2016 Games.
Editions
Edition Host Gender Boats Sailors Ref No. Date Year Host club Location Nat. No. Nats Cont. 1 7–12 December 1997 Perth Open 2 18–24 May 1998 Bandol Open 3 8–17 January 1999 Melbourne Open 94 188 29 6 4 14–24 March 2000 Guaymas Open 5 9-14 Sep 2001 Malcesine, Lake Garda Open 155 310 26 5 6 14–22 June 2002 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Open 7 11–24 September 2003 Cádiz Open 86 172 31 5 8 14-19 Apr 2004 Vouliagmeni Bay, Athens Open 82 164 28 5 9 25Aug -6Sep 2005 Moscow Open 65 130 21 4 10 4-11 Jun 2006 Aix-les-Bains Open 92 184 24 5 11 28 June – 13 July 2007 Cascais Open 79 158 31 6 12 2–9 January 2008 Sorrento, Victoria Open 80 160 30 6 13 12-19 Jul 2009 Riva del Garda Open 89 178 23 5 14 2–9 January 2010 Freeport Open 15 3–18 December 2011 Perth Open 16 4-13 May 2012 Zadar Open 74 148 32 5 17 21-29 Sep 2013 Marseille Male 1 Female - FX 18 12–21 September 2014 Santander Male 2 Female - FX 55 110 26 5 19 13-21 Nov 2015 San Isidro, Buenos Aires Male 3 Female - FX 44 88 24 5 20 7-14 Feb 2016 Clearwater, Florida Male 68 136 25 5 4 Female - FX 42 84 22 5 21 28Aug -2Sep 2017 Leça da Palmeira – Porto Male 81 162 27 5 5 Female - FX 56 112 25 5 22 30 July – 12 August 2018 Aarhus Male 6 Female - FX 23 3–8 December 2019 Auckland Male 88 176 31 6 7 Female / FX 61 122 27 5 24 8-15 Feb 2020 Geelong, Victoria Male 78 156 27 6 8 Female - FX 44 88 23 5 25 16-21 Nov 2021 Wudam Al Sahil Male 36 72 21 5 9 Female - FX 22 44 17 4 26 31Aug -5Sep 2022 St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia Male 65 130 23 5 10 Female - FX 36 72 19 5 27 11-18 Aug 2023 The Hague Male 83 11 Female / FX 58 28 5–10 Mar 2024 Marina Rubicón, Lanzarote Male 71 142 27 5 12 Female - FX 51 102 25 5 29 7–12 Oct 2025 Marina Piccola, Cagliari Male 84 168 28 4 13 Female - FX 52 104 20 4 30 12–17 May 2026 , Saint-Pierre-Quiberon Male 82 164 29 4 14 Female - FX 52 104 23 4
All-time medal table 49er
49er FX
Medalists
49er Open
49er Men's
49er FX Women's
Multiple medallists
49er # Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Peter BurlingBlair Tuke 6 2 0 8 2 Nathan Outteridge 4 2 2 8 3 Iain Jensen 3 2 1 6 4 Iker MartínezXabier Fernandez 3 1 0 4 5 Chris Nicholson 3 0 0 3 6 Chris DraperSimon Hiscocks 2 3 0 5
49er FX # Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Martine GraelKahena Kunze 1 4 0 5 2 Alex MaloneyMolly Meech 1 0 1 2 3 Giulia ContiFrancesca Clapcich 1 0 1 2 4 Ida Marie NielsenMarie Olsen 0 1 1 2
See also
Sailing World Championships World Sailing
References
External links International 49er Class Association Sailing competitions