Open Sailing World Championship for Lightning Class
The Lightning World Championship is a bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy) , organized by the host club on behalf of the International Lightning Class Association and recognized by World Sailing , the sport's IOC -recognized governing body. The class gained class status in November 1962 from World Sailing, so its first Worlds were in 1963, although an International Regatta was held in 1961.
Editions
Host cities of the World Championship
Ed.
Year
Host
Participant
Ref
Host club
Location
Nat.
Boats
Sailor
Nat.
Cont.
0 1
1963
Club de Regatas Lima
Lima
Peru
35
105
8
3
[ 1] [ 2]
0 2
1965-09-09 to 09-19
Circolo Canottiere Napoli
Naples
Italy
43
129
12
4
[ 3] [ 4]
0 3
1967
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Toronto
Canada
37
0
8
3
[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
0 4
1969
Yacht Club Olivos
Olivos, Buenos Aires
Argentina
43
129
12
3
[ 8] [ 9]
0 5
1971
Merenkavijat Yacht Club
Helsinki
Finland
40
121
10
3
[ 10] [ 11]
0 6
1973
Buffalo Canoe Club
Fort Erie, Ontario
Canada
39
117
8
3
[ 12] [ 13]
0 7
1975
Salinas Yacht Club
Salinas, Ecuador
Ecuador
49
147
10
3
[ 14] [ 15]
0 8
1977
Yacht-Club Spiez
Spiez
Switzerland
54
160
12
4
[ 16] [ 17]
0 9
1979
Rush Creek Yacht Club
Heath, Texas
United States
52
156
11
3
[ 18] [ 19]
10
1981
Gran Hotel Pucon
Pucon
Chile
[ 20] [ 21]
11
1983
Circola Velici
Napoletani
Italy
41
123
8
3
[ 22] [ 23]
12
1985
Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club
Beach Haven, New Jersey
United States
40
121
8
3
[ 24] [ 25]
13
1987
Club Naval Castillogrande
Cartagena
Colombia
39
117
9
3
[ 26] [ 27]
14
1989-07-02 to 07-07
Yacht Racing Club of Athens / Piareaus Sailing Club
Athens
Greece
45
135
8
3
[ 28] [ 29]
15
1991
Severn Sailing Association
Annapolis
United States
39
117
8
3
[ 30] [ 31]
16
1993
lhabela Island
Brazil
42
126
7
3
[ 32] [ 33]
17
1995-07-02 to 07-08
Kuopion Pursiscura
Kuopio
Finland
35
105
6
3
[ 34] [ 35]
18
1997-06-08 to 06-13
St Claire Yacht Club and Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
58
175
9
3
[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
19
1999-11-22 to 11-29
Salinas Yacht Club
Salinas, Ecuador
Ecuador
45
135
7
3
[ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
20
001-07-24 to 07-29
Circolo Velico Marsala
Marsala, Sicily
Italy
44
132
9
3
[ 42] [ 43]
21
2003-04-13 to 04-18
Coral Reef Yacht Club & Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
Miami
United States
60
180
11
3
[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
22
2005-11-19 to 11-26
Higuerillas Yacht Club
Higuerillas
Chile
45
135
8
3
[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50]
23
2007-07-21 to 07-27
Yacht Club of Greece
Athens
Greece
48
145
12
5
[ 51] [ 52]
24
2009-09-11 to 09-29
Mallets Bay Yacht Club
Colchester, Vermont
United States
60
180
10
5
[ 53] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56]
25
2011
Clube Armacao de Buzios
Buzios, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
30
90
9
5
[ 57] [ 58] [ 59]
26
2013-06-03 to 06-14
Club Velico Castiglionese
Castiglione del Lago
Italy
46
139
10
5
[ 60] [ 61]
27
2015-07-18 to 07-25
Buffalo Canoe Club
Fort Erie, Ontario
Canada
63
190
10
5
[ 62] [ 63] [ 64]
28
2017-11-21 to 11-25
Salinas Yacht Club
Salinas, Ecuador
Ecuador
56
168
12
5
[ 65] [ 66] [ 67]
29
2019-06-12 to 06-17
Espoo Yacht Club
Espoo
Finland
49
147
12
5
[ 68] [ 69] [ 70] [ 71]
N/A
2021-05-13 to 05-22
Charleston
United States
Postponed due to COVID
[ 72] [ 73]
30
2022-05-17 to 05-21
Carolina Yacht Club, Charlestone
Charleston
United States
50
150
8
4
[ 74] [ 75]
31
2023-11-23 to 11-27
Club Naval Santa Cruz de Castillogrande
Cartagena
Colombia
[ 76] [ 77]
Medalists
References
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