The Formula 18 World Championship and the Formula 18 Raid World Championship also known as the F18 World Championship and Raid F18 Worlds is an annual international sailing regatta for Formula 18, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Formula 18 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Editions
Event Host Sailors Boats Ref. Ed. Date Year Host club Location Nat. No. Boats Mix 1 9 - 15 July 2000 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy 280 10 4 140 2 15 - 20 July 2001 Poole 166 8 2 83 3 22 - 27 July 2002 Travemunde 208 12 4 104 4 7 - 13 July 2003 Koksijde 204 11 3 102 5 10 - 16 July 2004 Punt Ala 300 12 3 150 6 9 - 16 July 2005 Watersport Association of Hoek van Holland Rotterdam 282 14 3 141 7 8 - 15 July 2006 Club Multicoques de Hyeres Hyeres 300 11 3 150 133 4 13 8 19 - 25 Feb 2007 Rydges Capricorn Resort Yeppoon 142 9 4 71 9 5 - 11 July 2008 Club de Vela Playa del Bao Nigrán (Pontevedra) 264 15 4 132 10 10 - 17 July 2009 Royal Belgium Saling Club, Duinbergen Knokke-Heist 346 15 4 173 11 3 - 10 July 2010 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany 318 18 4 159 12 1 - 9 July 2011 Balatonfuredi 202 17 4 101 13 7 - 15 Sept 2012 Long Beach 228 15 5 114 14 6 - 12 July 2013 Compagnia della Vela Grosseto Grosseto 322 27 6 161 135 0 27 15 5 - 11 July 2014 Bangor 114 10 4 57 50 1 6 16 - 2015 Kiel 334 22 4 167 17 28 Oct to 4 Nov 2016 Buenos Aires 82 7 5 41 37 0 4 18 8 - 15 July 2017 Vallensbaek 248 21 4 124 98 0 26 19 12 - 19 Oct 2018 Sarasota 158 13 4 78 20 - 2019 Ballena Alegre 246 23 4 123 N/A - 2020 Gaeta CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 21 - 2021 Gaeta 158 20 4 79 64 0 15 22 11 - 16 Oct 2022 Sheraton Sand Key Resort Clearwater Beach, Florida 124 12 4 62 55 0 7 23 21 - 30 July 2023 Travemünder Woche Lübeck 194 17 4 97 24 28 June to 5 July 2024 Ballena Alegre 262 22 5 131 105 1 25 25 4 - 11 July 2025 Noordwijk 192 17 5 96 26 Jan 2026 Munster, WA 151 11 5 75 57 1 17
Raid Editions
Event Host Sailors Boats Ref. Ed. Date Year Host club Location Nat. Comp. Nats Cont. Boats Male Fem. Mix R1 28 July to 1 Aug 2004 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany R2 - 2017 Stockholm Archipelago 54 8 3 27 23 0 4 R3 - 2018 Costarmoricaine Raid 38 6 1 19 15 0 4 R4 - 2020 Martinique Cata R5 - 2022 Stockholm Archipelago 58 10 3 29 R6 2023 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany 46 7 2 23 17 0 6 R7 8 - 13 Aug 2024 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany R8 30 July -3 Aug 2025 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany 38 5 2 19 15 0 4 R9 2026 Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy Erquy, Brittany
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 2 3 11 13 2 4 3 1 8 17 3 3 2 0 5 8 4 3 1 3 6 11 5 2 1 2 5 11 5 2 1 2 5 9 7 2 0 2 4 7 8 2 0 0 2 13 8 2 0 0 2 10 8 2 0 0 2 7 8 2 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 0 2 9
Medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.2000Design - Hobie TigerDesign - CirrusDesign - Hobie Tiger2001Design - Hobie TigerDesign - CirrusDesign - Hobie Tiger2002 Design - Hobie TigerDesign - CirrusDesign - Nacra Inter 22003Design - CirrusDesign - Hobie TigerDesign - Hobie Tiger2004 Design - Hobie TigerDesign - Hobie TigerDesign - Hobie Tiger20052006 Design - CapricornDesign - Capricorn2007 2008 2009 Nacra InfusionShockwaveNacra Infusion2010 2011 Design - C2Design - Cirrus R.Design - Hobie Wildcat2012 2013 Design - Nacra Infusion Design - Phantom Design - Nacra Infusion 2014 Design - Nacra Infusion Design - Phantom Design - c2 2015 Design - Nacra Infusion 2016Design - F18 Phantom 2017 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 2018 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 2019AUS 888Design - eXploder Scorpion F18GRE 7 - REDBULLDesign - eXploder Scorpion F18 ARG 11 - OH!Design - eXploder Scorpion F182020 CANCELLED COVID-192021AUS 1Design - eXploder Scorpion F18ARG 11Design - eXploder Scorpion F18ARG 1Design - eXploder Scorpion F182022USA 1Design - Nacra F18 EvolutionAUS 05 - GUMAARG 11 - Crazy Chicken2023SWE 141 Design - Scorpion AUS 5 Design - ScorpionAUS 3 Design - Edge2024 ESP 042 - JARANA (32) Design - Akurra AUS 3 - WINDRUSH NEXT GEN (13) Design - Edge/Next Generation ESP 21 - A BORDO WATER SPORTS (44) Design - Akurra2025 AUS 888 Design - eXploder AUS 7 Design - eXploder AUS 3 Design - Edge 2026 AUS 3 (3) Design - Edge AUS 41 (61) Design - Scorpion AUS 888 (1) Design - Exploder F18
Raid Medallists
2004 2017 SWE-2 GBR-508 ARG-1912 2018 FRA-1896 Design - Nacra Infusion FRA-124 Design - CirrusR FRA-1962 Design - Capricorn C2 2020 FRA-66 FRA-111 FRA-901 2022 BEL-1 SWE-111 SWE-7 2023 AUS-3 Design - Edge FRA-5 Design - Akurra FRA-51 Design - Exploder Scorpion 2024 2025 FRA-7 FRA-5 USA-008
References