The Sunfish World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta of Sunfish dinghy, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Sunfish Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sport's IOC-recognized governing body.
Events
Event Host Participation Dates Year Host club Location Country No. 1 13-15 Feb 1970 Nazareth, Saint Thomas 2 - 1971 Puerto Azul 3 - 1972 4 - 1973 Martinique 5 - 1974 5 25Apr -2May 1974 King's Bay, Miami, FL 7 - 1976 Puerto Azul 8 - 1977 Nassau 9 - 1978 Ponce 10 - 1979 Medemblik 11 - 1980 Sunfish Club Aruba 12 - 1981 Baia Sardinia 13 - 1982 Coyote Point, San Mateo, California 14 - 1983 San Andres island 15 - 1984 Kingston, Ontario 16 - 1985 Riccionne 17 - 1986 Barrington, Rhode Island 18 - 1987 Sunfish Club Aruba 19 - 1988 Montagu Bay N/A - 1989 NOT HELD 20 - 1990 Orlando, FL 21 4-11 Aug 1991 Curacao 22 - 1992 La Porte, Harris County, Texas 23 2-9 Sep 1993 Virgin Gorda 24 - 1994 25 - 1995 26 - 1996 27 - 1997 Cartagena 28 - 1998 Blue Point, Long Island, New York 29 - 1999 Ponce 30 - 2000 Sarasota, Florida 31 - 2001 Colonna 32 - 2002 La Porte, Harris County, Texas 33 - 2003 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 34 - 2004 Hyannis, Massachusetts 35 - 2005 Martinique 36 - 2006 Charleston, SC 37 - 2007 Long Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey 38 - 2008 Fort Erie, Ontario 39 - 2009 Nassau, Bahamas 40 - 2010 Punta Ala 41 - 2011 Curacao 42 - 2012 St. Petersburg, Florida 43 - 2013 Lewes 44 - 2014 Arapahoe, NC 45 12-17 Oct 2015 Paracas 46 21-27 Nov 2016 Cartagena 47 24Aug -1Sep 2017 Long Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey 48 6-12 Oct 2018 Wrightsville Beach, NC 49 14-20 Sep 2019 Bonaire N/A 18-24 Oct 2020 Sarasota, Florida CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 50 23-29 Oct 2021 Sarasota, Florida 51 4-11 Sep 2022 Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda 52 5-9 Dec 2023 Miami, Florida 53 12-18 Oct 2024 Heath, Rockwall, Texas 100 82 18 14 3 54 4-7 Dec 2025 Salinas 84
Multiple World champions Compiled from the table below upto and including 2024.
RankingSailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries (1) 1 8 2 0 10 12 2 3 5 2 10 31 3 3 2 1 6 13 4 3 0 0 3 30 4 3 0 0 3 5 6 2 2 1 5 5 7 2 1 0 3 10 7 2 1 0 3 8 7 3 1 0 4 7 10 2 1 1 4 8 11 2 0 1 3 5 12 2 0 0 2 6 (1)full results for some early years are not available so this may be an under estimate
Medalists
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 NOT HELD 1990 1991 1992 1993 199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID20212022202320242025
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