420 World Championships

The 420 World Championships is an annual international sailing regattas in the 420 class organized by the International 420 Class Association and recognised by World Sailing. They have been held every year since 1973 the year in which the class gained status from World Sailing.

The 420 Team Racing World Championship is a sailing regattas in the 420 class organized by the International 420 Class Association and recognised by World Sailing.

The 420 (dinghy) has also been used in Youth Sailing World Championships Formerly (IYRU Youth World, ISAF Youth Worlds) and the IYRU Women's Sailing World Championships and in Team Racing World Championships.

Editions Hosts Fleet Sailor Boats No Day/Month Year Host club City Country No. Boats Mix N/A 1966 Palamós Open N/A 1967 Kingston Open N/A 1969 Sandhamn Open N/A 1970 Tel Aviv Open N/A 1971 Cherbourg Open 1 1973 Adelaide Open 2 1974 Kiel Open 3 1975 Medemblik Open 4 1976 Barrington Open 5 1977 Baiona Open 6 1978 Copenhagen Open 7 1979 Tróia Open 8 1980 Quiberon Open 9 1981 Adelaide Open 10 1982 Hayling Island Open 11 15–27 August 1983 Nahariya Open 12 2–13 July 1984 Annapolis Open 13 11–18 August 1985 Ancona Open 14F 5–10 July 1986 IJsselmeer (women) Female 14 16–30 July 1986 Nieuwpoort Open 15F 30 April – 9 May 1987 Cervia Female 15 20–29 July 1987 Lake Balaton (open) Open 16 8–15 January 1988 Lake Macquarie Open 16F 9–15 July 1988 Lake Thun Female 17 1988 Belmont Open 18 1989 Mošćenička Draga Open 19 1990 Crozon-Morgat Open 20 1991 Rimini Open 21 1992 Sdot Yam Open 22 1993 Marstrand Open 23 1994 Plymouth Open 24 1995 Fremantle Open 25 1996 Blankenberge Open 26 1997 Newport Open 27 13–21 July 1998 Palamós Open 27F 26–31 July 1998 Galaxidi Female 28 16–24 July 1999 Athens Open 29 13–21 July 2000 La Rochelle Open 30 19–27 July 2001 Marina di Ravenna Ravenna Male/Mixed 200 21 5 100 Female 109 17 4 54 31 2002 Tavira Male/Mixed 166 22 5 83 Female 130 21 4 65 32 Jul 2003 Hayling Island Male/Mixed 172 19 5 86 Female 118 14 5 59 33 26Dec -11Jan 2003/04 Melbourne, Victoria Male/Mixed 128 13 5 64 Female 92 11 4 46 - 46 - 34 27Jul -5Aug 2005 Male/Mixed 194 20 5 97 Female 136 21 5 68 - 68 - 35 28Jul -6Aug 2006 Male/Mixed 182 17 5 91 Female 150 18 5 75 - 75 - 36 31Dec -9Jan 2006/07 Male/Mixed 134 15 5 67 Female 98 11 6 49 - 49 - 37 22–31 July 2008 Olympic Sailing Centre- Marina Delta Falirou Athens Male/Mixed 202 25 5 101 Female 154 19 5 77 - 77 - 38 27 Jul –5 Aug 2009 Lake Garda Male/Mixed 244 29 5 122 Female 168 20 5 84 - 84 - 39 22–31 July 2010 Haifa Male/Mixed 166 21 6 83 Female 148 17 5 74 - 74 - 40 27 Dec –5 Jan 2010/11 Buenos Aires Male/Mixed 112 16 4 56 Female 82 13 5 41 - 41 - 41 27 Jul – 5 Aug 2012 Austrian National SailingTraining Institute Neusiedl am See Male/Mixed 216 25 5 Female 142 20 4 71 - 71 - 42 22–30 July 2013 Valencia Male/Mixed 220 26 5 110 Female 154 19 6 76 - 76 - 43 25Jul –3Aug 2014 Lübecker Yacht Club Travemünde Male/Mixed 222 26 5 111 Female 166 21 5 83 - 83 - 44 17–25 July 2015 Saga Prefecture Yacht Harbour Karatsu Male/Mixed 144 21 5 72 - Female 120 16 5 60 - 60 - Open U17 66 10 5 33 45 15–23 July 2016 Sanremo Male/Mixed 220 23 5 110 Female 168 21 5 84 - 84 - Open U17 138 19 5 68 46 26Dec – 3 Jan 2017/18 Fremantle Male/Mixed 128 15 3 64 Female 78 10 4 39 - 39 - Open U17 82 9 3 41 22 18 1 47 7–15 Aug 2018 Sail Newport Newport Male/Mixed 144 14 5 73 Female 104 15 4 52 - 52 - Open U17 84 11 4 42 23 18 1 48 3–11 July 2019 Vilamoura Male/Mixed 178 19 5 89 Female 146 18 5 73 - 73 - Open U17 132 19 6 66 N/A 3-11 Jul 2020 Crozon Morgat CANCELLED COVID 49 2–10 July 2021 Sanremo Male/Mixed 180 19 4 90 - Female 106 17 4 53 - 53 Open U17 134 12 3 67 50 5–13 Aug 2022 Alsóörs Male/Mixed 222 20 5 111 - Female 122 18 5 61 - 61 - Open U17 144 15 2 72 35 27 10 51 21–29 July 2023 Alicante Male/Mixed 260 21 5 130 87 - 43 Female 128 17 5 64 - 64 - Open U17 166 18 4 83 43 24 16 52 3–10 Jan 2024 Male/Mixed 156 14 3 78 51 - 27 Female 54 10 2 27 - 27 - 53 1–9 Jul 2025 Urla, İzmir Male/Mixed 202 20 5 101 72 - 29 Female 84 11 3 42 - 42 - Open U17 148 13 3 74 31 24 19 54 6–11 Jul 2026 Centre Nautique Biscarrosse Olympique Biscarrosse Male/Mixed 294 25 5 147 69 - 60 Female 98 18 3 49 - 49 - Open U17 216 16 3 108 51 32 25

Class Team Racing Worlds

Year Dates Host Club Location Winning team Ref2015 9-12 Sept 2016 31 Aug-3 Sept 2017 23-26 Aug Event cancelled

Medalists Open 1973 AdelaideWangelGiles1974 KielAlain ChourgnozDenis Cerda1975 MedemblikWhitehurstWhitehurst RussoNarbonne CarelsPonjée 1976 BarringtonStephen TaylorJoan Massey1977 BaionaStephen TaylorJoan Massey  1978 JyllingePolletJohanssenCathy FosterWendy HilderSallentIsnard1979 TróiaDi SalleVassaloMöllerMöllerDicksonWilcox1980 QuiberonShimshon BrokmanEitan FriedlanderBrenacMikuelisJaffrezeicBerthonneau1982 AdelaideFerrisMcKayBrown Etten 1984 AnnapolisA. AndruleitH. AndruleitFilimonowStöckmannEllisFerrow1986 NieuwpoortEric GodardChristophe Godard1987 BalatonfüredJean-François BerthetGwendoel BerthetEric GodardChristophe GodardJosé Miguel RamisAntonio Morro1988 Lake MacquarieW. Sanchez-DiezBertrand DumortierChristian HalmAlexander HalmJean-François BerthetGwendoel Berthet1989 Mošćenička DragaDavid RavetBertrand LoyalSteve IrishGreg IrishJohn MerricksRob Wilson1990 CrozonChristian GoutJean Gout1991 RiminiSteve IrishGreg Irish1992 CaesareaGustavo MartínezDimias Wood1993 MarstrandMarcello LucianiDario Luciani1994 PlymouthJohn MerricksIan Lovering1995 FremantleRoger PerrettTeague Czislowski1996 BlankenbergeM. FortunatoM. Nunes1997 NewportW. Sanchez-DiezGabriolL. ChiarugiE. Trumpy1998 PalamósNicolas CharbonnierDavid Deguine

Men and Mixed

1999Nicolas CharbonnierDavid DeguineJean-Matthieu ConstantChristopher PrattPedro PintoMiguel Pinto2000Mathew BelcherDaniel BelcherLuca BursicThomas JacobMileos MichaelisTheodores Polighrondis2001 Michel MazzottiGiulia MazzottiR. MedinaJ. CerezoB. DantiF. Geggio2002Farokh TaraporeVikas KapilaNic AsherElliot WillisMorgan LagravièreNoé Delpech2003José Antonio MedinaOnán BarreirosNicolas DuronSébastian DurandMorgan LagravièreNoé Delpech2004Nathan WilmotMalcolm PageMathew BelcherRike ZiegelmayerNathan OutteridgeAyden Menzies2005Tomas da SilvaFrancisco GomesAlfredo CapodannoVittorio PapaPablo SanturdeAbelardo Quevedo2006Carl EvansPeter BurlingSimon CookeScott IllingworthFernando LodosJulien Pulve2007Carl EvansPeter BurlingSimon CookeScott IllingworthRowan SwansonBruce Kennedy2008Michalis MileosEvangelos-Vasileio MitakisVasilis PapoutsoglouAkilas DrougasEdoardo MancinelliLorenzo de Felice2009Antonios TsimpoukelisGeorge KaronisFrancisco LardiesFinn DrummondBen PalmerKonrad Weaver2010Justin LiuSherman ChengFrancesco FalcetelliGabriele FrancioliniEdoardo MancinelliLeonardo Cucchiara2011Pablo VölkerAgustín CunillEdoardo MancinelliLeonardo CucchiaraBenjamín GrezDiego González2012Alex KavasGeorge KavasGuillaume PirouelleValentin SipanDavid CharlesAlex Charles2013Xavier AntichPedro TerronesTiago BritoAndrei KneippSébastien SimonPierre Rhimbault2014José Manuel RuizFernando DávilaHippolyte MachetiSidoine DantesIdo BilikOfek Shalgi2015Daichi TakayamaSyota NakanoWiley RogersJack ParkinCalum GregorHugo Christensson2016Diogo CostaPedro CostaWiley RogersJack ParkinVasilios GourgiotisOrestis Batsis2017Enrique LujánPablo LujánAlbert TorresFrancisco MuletCarlos BalaguerAntoni Massanet2018Seb MenziesBlake McGlashanElías AretzPablo GarcíaMartín WiznerPedro Ameneiro2019Martín WiznerPedro AmeneiroSeb MenziesBlake McGlashanConrad KonitzerFernando Rodríguez2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID2021 USA 57002 (95) FRA 56984 (16) ESP 56600 (11)2022 ESP 57147 (12) ESP 55249 (11) ESP 56790 (9)2023 ESP 56005 (4) ESP 56918 (14) GRE 56946 (28)2024 BRA 57305 (69) ITA 57283 (87) NZL 56941 (141)2025 BRA 57717 GRE 56678 ITA 576812026 GRE 57822 GRE 57840 GRE 57590

Women 1980 CharlottenlundClaudia MazzaferroGaleazzi1981Claudia MazzaferroGaleazzi1986 NieuwpoortM. BazziniD. De Cagno1987 CerviaV. RavetD. Besson1988LeonLeon1989Martina WendinBoel Bengtsson1990 MiuraCéline HendrickCatherine Condolf1991 RiminiMarie LeCadreLaure Fernandez1998 GalaxidiLimor KligerVered Buskila1999 AthensDimitra MilonaAliki Kourkoulou2000 La RochelleChristina BassedoneHelen MayhewAltana DaneziEvagelia VlachovElena ZilianiAlessandra Marenzi2001 RavennaElisabetta SacchegianiMaria Paola BertoneSara PostognaAnna PostognaCarolina MarianiCamilla Gabrielli2002 TaviraCaroline JonetMagali PallancaSpiridoula MileouSofia PapadopoulouIsabel BarzaghiLaura Zani2003 Hayling IslandIsabel BarzaghiLaura ZaniCharlotte SavageMaia WalshDorothea GebertNatascha Lorenz2004 MorningtonElise RechichiTessa ParkinsonLucy MacGregorNicola MacGregorCamille LecointreGwendolyn Lemaitre2005 BrestMaria Stella TurizioMaria Carolina RendanoMarie LumeauClaire BossardMaria StanleyCatherine Alton2006 Las PalmasHannah MillsPeggy WebsterTara PachecoElena BarambioBenedetta DantiElisa Cecconi2007 AucklandJo AlehPolly PowrieShelley HessonBianca Barbarich-BacherSarah BilkeyRosie Sargisson2008 AthensKaterina KaitatzidouSofia KaitatzidouGil CohenAdva KremerAfrodite KyranakouElena Nikiforidi2009 Lake GardaAlex MaloneyBianca Barbarich-BacherCamilla MarinoClaudia SoricelliSydney BolgerCaitlin Beavers2010 HaifaRoberta CaputoBenedetta BarbieroMorgan KissKatia Da SilvaChristina CelliSilvia Morini2011 Buenos AiresAnnabel VoseMegan BrickwoodNadine BohmMonika LindnerMaelenn LemaitreAloïse Retornaz2012 Lake NeusiedlRachel LeeCecilia LowNadja HorwitzSofia MiddletonGriselda KhngShu Xian Lee2013 ValenciaAnnabel CattermoleBryony Bennett-LloydKimberly LimSavannah SiewSara Scotto Di VettimoVittoria Barbiero2014 LübeckCarlotta OmariFrancesca Russo CirilloKimberly LimSavannah SiewAikaterini TavoulariFotini Koutsoumpou2015 KaratsuMarta GarridoMaría Jesus DávilaCharlotte YvenMarine RiouMisaki TanakaSena Takano2016 SanremoFrancesca Russo CirilloAlice LinussiMaría Bover GuerreroClara LlabrésMaria Vittoria MarchesiniCecilia Fedel2017 FremantleNia JerwoodMonique de VriesLaura HardingEleanor GrimshawArianna PassamontiGiulia Fava2018 NewportPatricia ReinoIsabel LaisecaMaría CabaPilar CabaMaría BoverCatalina Homar2019 VilamouraVita HeathcoteMilly BoyleIrene CaliciPetra GregoriMelina PappaMaria Tsamopoulou2020 DUE TO CANCELLED COVID2021USA 56364ESP 56769FRA 568762022FRA 56864ESP 56852GER 571132023GRE 56470BRA 54643ESP 573322024GRE 56470ESP 56958BRA 546432025 ESP 57718 GRE 57547 TUR 576342026 BRA 57764GRE 57062 ESP 57548

Under 17 201520162017201820192020 CANCELLED COVID-192021 USA 56345 (61) ESP 56852 (5) ESP 56543 (6)2022 GER 57220 (29)ESP 56918 (11) GER 57219 (28)2023 ITA 57483 (181)GRE 56944 (167) GER 56733 (207)2024 Not Held2025 GRE 57589 GRE 57590 ESP 569712026 GRE 56914GRE 56678 GRE 57823

Team Racing

References

External links Official international class website