The Sonar World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for Sonar (keelboat), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Sonar Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Editions
Edition Host Boat Sailors RefNo. Date Year Host club Location Nat. 1 15-21 Sep 2001 Darien, Connecticut 37 1+ 1+ N/A 5-11 Oct 2003 St. Petersburg, Florida Postponed to 2004 2 8-12 Feb 2004 St. Petersburg, Florida 25 8 3 101 90 11 3 24-30 Sep 2005 Cowes, Isle of Wight 25 5 3 102 90 12 4 18-22 Sep 2007 Marblehead, Massachusetts 51 4+ 2+ 5 29Sep -4Oct 2009 Darien, Connecticut 58 7+ 3+ 6 23-27 Aug 2011 Rhu Peninsula 18 2+ 2+ 7 17-22 Sep 2013 Rochester, New York 30 5+ 3+ 8 16-20 Sep 2015 Falmouth, Maine 27 3+ 2+ 9 6-10 Sep 2017 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia 25 3 2 96 85 11 10 17-22 Sep 2019 Rochester, New York 29 3+ 2+ 11 17Jun -19Jul 2022 Sunapee, New Hampshire 22 2 1 88 75 13 12 11-15 Sep 2024 Darien, Connecticut 31 3 2 128 97 31
Multiple World Champions
Medalists
2001USA 503USA 360USA 384 - Nefarioushttp://www.norotonyc.org/swc/site/pages/head.php3 2004USA 384http://www.sonar.org/site/files/Library/Results/Sonar%20Worlds%20Final%20Results.html 2005NefariousBillyFast Forward 2007USA 653 (35)USA 439 (14) - TrollUSA 753 (48) - Dominatrix 2009USA 369USA 564USA 411 2011NefariousUNKNOWNUNKNOWNBertieJack 2013USA 841 (4) - RafikiUSA 506 (23) - Evil EmpireUSA 701 (21) - Fast Forward Sonar Worlds 2013, Rochester Yacht Club 201524 / USA 360 – SpitfireUNKNOWNUNKNOWN17 / USA 825 – RepulseUNKNOWNUNKNOWN9 / CAN 834 – Bella RenaUNKNOWNUNKNOWN 2017 USA 701 – Fast Forward USA 360 – Spitfire USA 841 – Rafiki 2019UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN 2022Nefarious – USA 384CAN 754 – PingUSA 787 – Resonance 2024USA 654 - WindUSA 701 - Fast ForwardUSA 506
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