The OK Dinghy World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for OK Dinghy, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International OK Dinghy Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained world sailing status in 1972 although it did hold international regatta for the decade before.
Editions
Ed. Host Participant Ref Year Host club Location Nat. No. 1 - 1973 Falmouth, Cornwall 2 - 1974 Adelaide 63 11 4 3 - 1975 Helsinki 4 - 1976 Nyköping 5 - 1977 Takapuna 66 7 2 6 - 1978 Medemblik 7 - 1979 Tønsberg 8 - 1980 Varberg 9 - 1981 Hyères 10 - 1982 Black Rock, Victoria 79 10 2 11 - 1983 Torquay 79 10 2 12 1-11 Aug 1984 Sønderborg 13 - 1985 Medemblik 14 - 1986 Takapuna 15 - 1987 Luleå 16 - 1988 Travemünde 74 11 2 17 - 1989 Weymouth 18 - 1990 Melbourne 19 - 1991 Vallensbæk 20 - 1992 Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône 65 10 2 21 - 1993 Puck, Poland 79 9 2 22 - 1994 Napier, New Zealand 23 - 1995 Felixstowe 24 - 1996 Varberg 25 - 1997 Sonderborg 26 - 1998 Glenelg 27 - 1999 Neustadt in Holstein 28 5-11 Aug 2000 Łeba 69 11 3 29 6-10 Aug 2001 Båstad 78 12 3 30 12-19 Jan 2002 Napier 78 10 3 31 - 2003 Goa 25 7 3 32 25-30 Jul 2004 Poole, Dorset 81 9 3 33 25-30 Jul 2005 Skælskør 62 8 2 34 13-17 Feb 2006 Belmont, Lake Macquarie 77 7 2 35 21-27 Jul 2007 Łeba 119 8 2 36 8-12 Jul 2008 Warnemünde 89 7 2 37 23–31 July 2009 Kalmar 71 10 3 38 6–12 February 2010 Wellington 71 7 2 39 24-28 Jul 2011 Largs 65 11 3 40 21-28 Jul 2012 Vallensbæk Strand 142 11 3 41 30Mar -5Apr 2013 Pattaya 73 71 2 9 3 42 28 Dec -4 Jan 2014 Black Rock, Victoria 77 76 1 6 3 43 24 Jul -1 Aug 2015 Puck 91 89 2 8 2 44 22-29 Jul 2016 Quiberon, Morbihan, Brittany 107 18 3 10 2 45 25–31 May 2017 Bridgetown, Barbados 78 33 4 8 2 46 - 2018 Warnemünde 120 22 2 10 2 47 7-15 Feb 2019 Auckland 111 108 3 8 3 N/A 7-17 Aug 2020 Marstrand Cancelled due to COVID N/A 23-30 Jul 2021 Lake Garda Cancelled due to COVID 48 5-12 Aug 2022 Marstrand 109 107 2 12 3 49 22-30 Jun 2023 Lyme Regis 72 72 0 10 3 50 24Feb -3Mar 2024 Manly, Brisbane, QL 109 108 1 7 2 51 12-19 Sept 2025 Lake Garda 210 206 4 17 4 52 5-12 June 2026 Lake Garda 203 15 4
Multiple world champions
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2026.
Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref. 1 6 5 2 11 23 2 4 3 0 7 8 3 4 1 1 6 8 4 2 0 3 5 17 5 3 0 0 3 8 5 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 1 1 4 17 7 2 1 1 4 5 9 2 1 0 3 6 10 2 0 0 2 4 10 2 0 0 2 3 Some years full results are not known so this may be an underestimation
Medalists
1973 Falmouth1974 Adelaide1975 Helsinki1976 Nyköping1977 Takapuna1978 Medemblik1979 Tønsberg1980 Varberg1981 Hyères1982 Melbourne1983 Torquay1984 Sønderborg1985 Medemblik1986 Takapuna1987 Luleå1988 Travemünde1989 Weymouth1990 Melbourne1991 Vallensbæk1992 Vitrolles1993 Puck1994 Napier1995 Felixstowe1996 Varberg1997 Sonderborg1998 Glenelg1999 Neustadt in Holstein2000 Łeba2001 Båstad2002 Napier2003 Goa2004 Poole2005 Skælskør2006 Belmont2007 Łeba2008 Warnemünde2009 Kalmar2010 Wellington2011 Largs2012 Vallensbæk2013 Pattaya2014 Melbourne2015 Puck2016 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon2017 Barbados2018 Warnemünde2019 Auckland2020 MarstrandCancelled due to COVID 192021 Lake GardaCancelled due to COVID 192022 Marstrand2023 Lyme RegisGBR 2245SWE 71FRA 112024GBR 2261GBR 11AUS 12025 GBR-94GBR-2295SWE-712026 DEN-1533BEL-112GBR-2298
International regattas
1963 Maubuisson1964 Roskilde1965 Hayling Island1966 Veerse Meer1967 Lake Saint-Louis1968 Tønsberg1969 Bendor1970 Takapuna1971 Kiel1972 Marstrand
References