The Masters ILCA World Championships, until 2020 the Laser Masters World Championships, is an annual international sailing regatta for Laser (dinghy), they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

Editions

Editions HostRef. No. Date Year Rig Host club Location Nat. 1 1980 Full Bendor 2 1981 Full Bendor 3 1982 Full Sardinia 4 1983 Full Gulfport, Florida 5 1984 Full Pattaya 6 1985 Full 1986 NOT HELD 7 1987 Full Melbourne 8 1988 Full Falmouth, Cornwall 9 1989 Full Aarhus 10 1990 Full New Bedord 11 1991 Full Porto Carras 1992 NOT HELD 12 1993 Full Takapuna 13 1994 Full Wakayama 14 1995 Full Tenerife, Grand Canaria 15 1996 Radial & Full Cape Town 16 1997 Radial & Full ALGARROBO 1998 NOT HELD 17 15-22 Jan 1999 Radial & Full Melbourne 18 14 March - 1 April 2000 Radial & Full Cancun 19 10-18 Aug 2001 Radial & Full Crosshaven 20 22-29 Sept. 2002 Radial & Full Hyannis, Cape Cod 21 26 Sept to 4 Oct 2003 Radial & Full Cadiz 22 21–29 May 2004 Radial & Full Bodrum 23 26 Sept to 4 Oct 2005 Radial & Full Cadiz 24 23-30 Sept 2006 Radial & Full Jeju Island 25 27 Sept to 6 Oct 2007 Radial & Full Roses, Catalonia 26 15-23 Feb 2008 Radial & Full Terrigal 27 19 Aug to 5 Sept 2009 Radial & Full Novia Scotia 28 10-19 Sept 2010 Radial & Full Hayling Island 29 5-13 Aug 2011 Radial & Full San Francisco 30 9-17 Mar 2012 4.7, Radial & Full Brisbane 31 28 Nov to 7 Dec 2013 4.7, Radial & Full Al Musannah Sports City Musannah 32 3-11 Sept 2014 4.7, Radial & Full Circle Organization Yachting Competition Hyèrois Hyères 33 10–18 July 2015 Radial & Full Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Kingston, Ontario 34 22-30 Apr 2016 Radial & Full Vallarta 35 21-30 Sept 2017 Radial & Full Split 36 7-15 Sept 2018 Radial & Full / Dun Laoghaire 37 8-14 Sept 2019 Radial & Full Port Zélande N/A 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2020 Radial & Full Geelong 38 11-20 Nov 2021 6 / 7 Barcelona 39 18-26 Feb 2022 6 / 7 Riviera Nayarit 40 8-16 Feb 2023 6 / 7 Pattaya 41 2-10 Feb 2024 6 / 7 Adelaide 42 19-28 Sept 2025 6 / 7 Formia 43 30 May - 16 June 2026 6 / 7

Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2025.

Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref. 1 17 4 1 22 22 2 13 3 3 19 21 3 11 9 4 24 35 4 9 4 2 15 20 5 8 3 1 11 13 6 8 1 1 10 10 7 6 6 0 12 19 8 6 4 1 11 12 9 6 1 1 8 16 10 5 3 1 9 18 11 5 2 2 9 15 12 5 2 2 9 9 13 4 2 2 8 14 14 4 1 0 5 5 15 4 0 1 5 5 16 4 0 0 4 13

Winner Event World Champion Participation Ref. Year Rig Gender Age No. 1980 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1981 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1982 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1983 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1984 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1985 Full / 7 Open Apprentice David Olsen Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1987 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1988 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1989 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1990 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1991 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1993 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters Open Great Grand Masters 1994 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1995 Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1996 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1997 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice Full / 7 Open Apprentice Open Master Open Grand Masters+ 1998 NOT HELD 1999 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice / Masters / Grand Masters 66 14 6 55 11 Open Great Grand Masters/ Legends 13 8 6 13 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 62 12 4 Open Masters 71 13 5 Open Grand Masters / Legends 39 10 3 2000 Radial / 6 Open All 28 12 5 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 36 13 4 Open Masters 46 15 5 Open Grand Masters 35 15 5 Open Great Grand Masters 15 9 5 2001 Radial / 6 Open All 83 17 6 66 17 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 91 18 5 Open Masters 70 17 6 Open Grand Masters 71 13 4 2002 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 22 8 3 Open Masters 16 7 4 Open Grand Masters 10 4 3 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 18 7 4 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 67 14 5 Open Masters 75 15 5 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 64 12 4 2003 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 12 11 5 8 4 Open Masters 25 9 4 22 3 Open Grand Masters 10 7 3 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 23 10 5 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 67 20 6 Open Masters 56 18 6 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 44 16 4 2004 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 8 6 3 6 2 Open Masters 16 9 3 13 3 Open Grand Masters 14 9 5 14 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 24 12 5 24 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 25 16 6 24 1 Open Masters 31 15 3 31 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 36 12 4 35 1 2005 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 17 10 5 15 2 Open Masters 20 8 4 17 3 Open Grand Masters 18 9 4 17 1 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 25 13 6 25 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 20 13 5 19 1 Open Masters 52 19 6 51 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 29 9 4 29 0 2006 Radial / 6 Open Masters Combined 39 8 4 34 5 Full / 7 Open Masters Combined 33 13 4 33 0 2007 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 34 11 3 26 8 Open Masters 44 12 4 35 9 Open Grand Masters 28 7 5 26 2 Open Great Grand Masters& Legends 53 19 5 52 1 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 59 17 5 59 0 Open Masters 107 25 6 41 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 75 19 5 60 0 2008 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 30 6 3 23 7 Open Masters 48 7 3 37 11 Open Grand Masters 33 7 4 32 1 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 30 8 4 30 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 50 8 4 50 0 Open Masters 90 6 3 90 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 54 8 3 54 0 2009 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 14 6 3 9 5 Open Masters 36 12 5 29 7 Open Grand Masters 26 9 6 24 2 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 41 12 5 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 36 13 4 Open Masters 83 17 6 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 39 11 5 2010 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 23 11 4 18 5 Open Masters 55 15 5 41 14 Open Grand Masters 31 8 5 29 2 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 42 19 6 40 2 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 38 19 5 38 0 Open Masters 84 19 4 84 0 Open Grand Masters 55 16 5 55 0 2011 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 19 6 4 15 4 Open Masters 36 12 4 34 2 Open Grand Masters 24 9 5 21 3 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 30 10 3 30 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 25 9 4 25 0 Open Masters 54 20 5 54 0 Open Grand Masters 30 10 5 27 0 2012 4.7 / 4 Open Masters 12 3 3 6 6 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 17 5 3 12 5 Open Masters 39 10 6 33 6 Open Grand Masters 36 7 5 34 2 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 34 8 4 33 1 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 19 3 2 19 0 Open Masters 40 9 4 40 0 Open Grand Masters 36 10 5 36 0 2013 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 11 7 5 Open Masters 15 9 3 Open Grand Masters 23 9 4 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 38 14 5 Full / 7 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 18 12 5 Open Apprentice 30 17 5 Open Masters 39 16 5 Open Grand Masters 10 5 3 2014 4.7 / 4 Open Masters 4 3 2 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 25 14 4 Open Masters 73 14 5 Open Grand Masters 70 16 4 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 77 20 6 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 38 18 4 Open Masters 116 24 5 Open Grand Masters 87 19 6 2015 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 13 6 3 9 4 Open Masters 16 6 4 9 7 Open Grand Masters 36 9 5 34 2 Open Great Grand Masters 32 6 4 31 1 Open Legends 12 10 4 11 1 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 17 6 3 17 0 Open Masters 50 14 5 50 0 Open Grand Masters 55 11 5 54 1 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 16 7 5 16 0 2016 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 15 5 4 Open Masters 29 13 5 Open Grand Masters 36 10 5 Open Great Grand Masters 49 12 5 Open Legend 8 4 3 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 5 2 1 Open Masters 28 13 4 Open Grand Masters 39 12 5 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 13 7 4 2017 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 12 10 4 6 6 Open Masters 37 18 5 25 12 Open Grand Masters 63 18 5 53 10 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 62 19 5 59 3 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 15 11 4 15 0 Open Masters 69 22 5 Open Grand Masters 68 20 5 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 21 11 5 2018 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 6 2 1 5 1 Open Masters 28 14 5 23 5 Open Grand Masters 57 16 5 50 7 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 37 11 5 36 1 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 14 7 2 14 0 Open Masters 62 18 3 Open Grand Masters 67 14 4 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 15 8 4 15 0 2019 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 10 8 1 5 5 Open Masters 40 16 4 29 11 Open Grand Masters 55 16 4 44 11 Open Great Grand Masters 28 9 3 27 1 Open Legends 12 5 3 12 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 22 11 4 Open Masters 62 16 3 Open Grand Masters 55 13 3 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 12 6 3 12 0 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 2021 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 12 6 3 9 3 Open Masters 48 16 3 44 4 Open Grand Masters 47 13 3 39 8 Open Great Grand Masters 18 9 3 17 1 Open Legends 8 4 2 8 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 13 8 2 13 0 Open Masters 31 14 4 31 0 Open Grand Masters 41 18 4 41 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 11 8 4 11 0 2022 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 9 4 3 5 4 Open Masters 12 5 3 10 2 Open Grand Masters 24 9 5 23 1 Open Great Grand Masters 20 8 4 20 0 Open Legends 10 4 3 10 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 5 5 4 5 0 Open Masters 14 8 4 14 0 Open Grand Masters 24 9 4 24 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 18 6 4 18 0 2023 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 9 8 4 5 4 Open Masters 14 11 5 10 4 Open Grand Masters 42 14 5 34 8 Open Great Grand Masters 32 12 5 31 1 Open Legends 20 5 4 20 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 5 4 2 5 0 Open Masters 19 12 5 18 1 Open Grand Masters 38 13 5 37 1 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 23 11 5 23 0 2024 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 9 8 4 5 4 Open Masters 21 6 3 19 2 Open Grand Masters 45 9 5 39 6 Open Great Grand Masters 43 8 4 41 2 Open Legends 19 3 2 19 0 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 12 7 3 12 0 Open Masters 19 4 3 19 0 Open Grand Masters 35 9 3 35 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 19 7 5 19 0 2025 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 23 9 4 14 9 Open Masters 34 14 5 24 10 Open Grand Masters 92 17 4 77 15 Open Great Grand Masters 73 22 4 62 11 Open Legends 30 16 5 30 0 2025 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 20 13 4 20 0 Open Masters 38 16 4 38 0 Open Grand Masters 91 20 4 91 0 Open Great Grand Masters & Legends 44 19 5 44 0 2026 Radial / 6 Open Apprentice 15 9 4 7 8 Open Masters 20 9 5 13 7 Open Grand Masters 47 16 6 35 12 Open Great Grand Masters 15 7 4 14 1 Open Legends 18 9 4 18 0 Open Super Legends 3 2 2 3 0 2026 Full / 7 Open Apprentice 8 5 3 5 0 Open Masters 12 5 2 12 0 Open Grand Masters 33 13 3 33 0 Open Great Grand Masters 27 11 4 27 0 Open Legends 4 2 2 4 0

See also Youth Sailing World Championships IYRU Women's Sailing World Championships

See also - Class Events ILCA Main Worlds Men's ILCA 6 World Championship Women's ILCA 6 World Championship Open ILCA 7 World Championship No Longer Held Male ILCA 7 World Championship ILCA Age Related Worlds Male Under 18 ILCA 4 World Championships Female Under 18 ILCA 4 World Championships Open Youth ILCA 6 World Championships No Longer Held Male Youth ILCA 6 World Championships Female Youth ILCA 6 World Championships Female Under 21 ILCA 6 World Championships Male Under 21 ILCA 7 World Championships Open Over 30,45,55,65,75 ILCA Masters World Championships

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