The Dragon World Championship is an international biennial sailing regatta competed in the Dragon keelboat class. It is organized by the host club on behalf of the International Dragon Association and recognised by World Sailing. The Dragon was a used in the Summer Olympic Games from 1948 to 1972.
History The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.
Editions Edition Host Boats Sailors Ref. Ed. Date Year Host club Location Country No. 1 1965 Sandhamn 2 1967 Toronto 3 1969 Palma de Mallorca 37 4 1971 Hobart 5 1973 Athens 6 1975 Rochester 7 1977 Thun 8 1979 Geelong 9 6–11 September 1981 Douarnenez 10 21–30 July 1983 Vancouver 11 24 August – 1 September 1985 Douarnenez 12 1987 Geelong 48 13 1989 Torquay 14 1991 Toronto 15 1993 Travemunde 16 1995 Fremantle 17 1997 Marstrand 18 11–18 December 1999 Fort-de-France 78 19 14–22 July 2001 Hornbaek 77 231 20 18–27 January 2003 Hobart 25 75 21 19–28 August 2005 Lübeck 22 30 Aug – 8 Sep 2007 Dún Laoghaire 68 205 17 5 23 5–11 September 2009 Medemblik 67 202 15 3 24 9–15 January 2011 Melbourne 70 212 15 4 25 8–13 September 2013 Weymouth 79 237 18 4 26 4–12 June 2015 La Rochelle 80 244 22 4 27 9–17 June 2017 Cascais 70 219 24 4 28 4–9 January 2019 Fremantle 34 105 13 3 N/A 13–18 June 2021 e.V. Kühlungsborn POSTPONED DUE TO COVID 29 12–17 June 2022 e.V. Kühlungsborn 51 157 20 5 30 25 May – 3 June 2023 Bodrum 24 76 70 6 17 5 31 10–17 May 2025 Villamora 50 159 148 11 25 5 32 22-29 Nov 2027
Multiple World Champions
The table below includes data up to and including 2025.
Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries (1) Ref. 1 4 1 0 5 7 2 3 1 0 4 6 3 2 3 0 5 9 4 2 1 1 4 4 5 2 0 2 4 9 6 2 0 1 3 8 6 2 0 1 3 12 8 2 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 0 2 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 0 2 2
(1) Full results are not available for every year, so this could be an underestimation.
Medalists
1965 SandhamnOle BerntsenOle PoulsenJan BerntsenAage Birch Jörgen Sundelin 1967 TorontoGeorge FriedrichsGerald SchreckBarton JahnckeRobert Mosbacher René Sence 1969 Palma de MallorcaRobert MosbacherGeorge Francisco IIIDavid SavilleJohn CuenoRoss BradburyJohn ShawRoland SchwarzJörg PfeifferLothar Köpsell 1971 HobartJörgen SundelinPeter SundelinUlf SundelinNorman Booth Axel Holm 1973 AthensRoger EliassonJohan PalmquistJerry BurmanOldenburgMayMeyerBørge Børresen 1975 RochesterBengt PalmquistJohan PalmquistBjörn PalmquistBob Burgess Craig 1977 ThunHarry FerrebergerFranz EislHerbert SpitzbartUlrichHofmannHöschWittwerWittwerWittwer 1979 GeelongRobert PorterIan PorterRobbie AntillMarkus Glas Barry CalvertTim WattsTed Laing 1981 TrawemündeMarcus GlasMucki BinderHeiner HenwigBørge BørresenOle BørresenGoodallClanderHanssonNordin 1983 VancouverBob BurgessNigel BrownShane KoremanRoss Stiffe Jamie Wilmot 1985 DouarnenezWolf RappelMichael LippMichael ObermeierPaul AoufirFranck KoenigBabou Pasturaud 1987 GeelongValdemar BandolowskiSøren HvalsøErik HansenAndreas LohmannJorg MossnangPaul VestnerStephen Boyes 1989 TorbayPoul Richard Høj JensenErik HansenJan Persson 1991 TorontoStephen BoyesStephen JacksonStephen Peel 1993 TravemündeJesper BankOle BørresenBørge BørresenPoul Richard Høj JensenClaus Høj JensenSebastian ZiegelmayerAndreas van EickenRolf SchöpplerJohan van Eicken 1995 FremantleNick RogersLeigh BehrensAndrew BurnettPoul Richard Høj JensenKlaus JensenRichard GoldsmithWilly PackerPeter HayGeoff WedgwoodGrantham Kitto 1997 MaarstrandJesper BankClaus OlsenOle BørresenPoul Richard Høj Jensen Markus Glas 1999 Fort-de-FranceClaus Høj JensenBo Reker AndersenJes HovgaardFred ImhoffRichard van RySven MachielsenPeter HolmMaria HolmSøren Kæstel 2001 HornbækGER 956Torsten ImbeckEnver AdakanGER 947Dieter SchoenAndreas HuberDEN 317Jørgen BondeOle Børresen 2003 HobartGER 982 - ChriscoVincent HöschAndreas HuberAUS 180 - KARABOS VIIILeigh BehrensPeter LilleyAUS 166 - Kirribilli IIMartin GraneyMurray Jones 2005 NeustadtDEN 365 - African QueenAnders KaempeAxel WaltersdorphGER 950 - OccasionMarkus WieserThomas AuracherSUI 296 - HLL-AristonHarro KniffkaMax Scheibmair 2007 Dun LaoghaireGER 996 - SinewaveSUI 299 - GaudiumGBR 708 - Rumours 2009 MedemblikGBR 745UKR 7DEN 396 2011 MelbourneGBR 751 - AlfieUKR 7 - Bunker QueenDEN 266 - My-Way 2013 WeymouthGBR 758 - FeverRUS 76 - Strange Little GirlUKR 7 - Bunker Queen 2015 La RochelleUAE 8 - Bunker BoysRUS 76 - Strange Little GirlUAE 7 Bunker Queen 2017 CascaisTUR 1212 - Provezza DragonRUS 27 - AnnapurnaGBR 815 - Alfie 2019 FremantleTUR 1212 - Provezza DragonGBR 820 - Louise RacingJames WilliamsonGBR 819 - Fever2022GBR 819 - FeverTUR 1212 - Provezza DragonSUI 318 - 1quick12023SUI 318 - 1quick1GBR 820 - Louise RacingGBR 192 - Bluebottle2025TUR 12 - Provezza DragonSUI 355 - GINKGO RACINGPOR 89 - SATURN
See also ISAF Sailing World Championships International Sailing Federation
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