The Melges 20 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for Melges 20 keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Melges 20 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Events
Dates Host No.Boats Sailors Ref. Ed. Date Year Host club Location Nat. No. 1 10-14 Oct. 2012 Key Largo 52 161 15 5 2 25-30 Aug. 2014 Riva del Garda 57 188 16 4 3 29 Sept. to 3 Oct. 2015 Tiburon 39 124 14 5 4 25-28 Aug. 2016 Scarlino 56 186 19 6 5 4-7 Oct 2017 - Harbour Court Newport, Rhode Island 38 122 12 4 6 10-13 Oct. 2018 Cagliari 36 133 16 5 7 4-7 April 2019 Miami 22 8 7-10 Oct. 2020 – CNVA Cala Galera 15 4+ 1+ 9 8-12 Dec. 2021 Miami 18 64 53 11 12 4 10 21-24 Sept. 2022 Marina di Puntaldia Olbia 10 36 30 6 6 2 11 30 Nov. to 04 Dec. 2023 Miami 14 47 38 9 10 5
Multiple World Champions
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2023.
Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref. 1 2 2 0 4 8 2 2 1 0 3 7 2 2 1 0 3 6 2 2 1 0 3 5 2 2 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 1 3 6 6 2 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 0 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 4 8 2 0 0 2 3 8 2 0 0 2 3 full results are not available for two years so this may be an underestimation
Results 201352 BoatsUSA 1315 - NinkasiUSA 176 - Cajun UnderwritingUSA 3 - Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team2014 Garda57 BoatsUSA 13131 - Samba Pa Ti (313)ITA 23 - Mascalzone Latino (23)MON 333 - Monaco Racing Fleet (333)2015 TiburonUSA 13131 - Samba Pa TiBRA 245 - PortobelloUSA 311 - WildMan2016 ScarlinoUSA 4014 - PintaUSA 236 - PACIFIC YANKEEPOL 264 - MAG TINY2017 Newport38 BoatsUSA 300 - Pacific YankeeRUS 309 - Nika
Sara CallahanUSA 13131 - Samba Pa Ti2018 Cagliari36 BoatsUSA 300 - PACIFIC YANKEEITA 667 - BRONTOLO
Silvia MoriniRUS 296 - Russian Bogatyrs2019 Miami22 BoatsITA 65 - STIG
Tea FaoroUSA 88 - HeartbreakerRUS 898 - Russian Bogatyrs2021 Cala Galera15 BoatsITA 667 BRONTOLO UNKNOWNUNKNOWNRUS 296 RUSSIAN BOGATYRS UNKNOWNUNKNOWNTA 50 FREMITO D'ARJA UNKNOWNUNKNOWN2021 Miami18 BoatsKuaiRussian BogatyrsHoneybadger2022 Olbia10 BoatsITA 667 - BRONTOLOMON 304 - NIKAITA 50 - FREMITO D'ARJA2023 - 14 BoatsUSA 7676 - KuaiUSA 226 - GamecockMON 309 - Nika
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