OK Dinghy World Championship

The OK Dinghy World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for OK Dinghy, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International OK Dinghy Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained world sailing status in 1972 although it did hold international regatta for the decade before.

Editions

Ed. Host Participant Ref
Year Host club Location Nat. No. Nat. Cont.
1 - 1973   Falmouth, Cornwall  United Kingdom
2 - 1974   Adelaide  Australia 63 11 4
3 - 1975   Helsinki  Finland
4 - 1976   Nyköping  Sweden
5 - 1977   Takapuna  New Zealand 66 7 2
6 - 1978   Medemblik  Netherlands
7 - 1979   Tønsberg  Norway
8 - 1980   Varberg  Sweden
9 - 1981   Hyères  France
10 - 1982  Black Rock Yacht Club Black Rock, Victoria  Australia 79 10 2
11 - 1983   Torquay  United Kingdom 79 10 2
12 1-11 Aug 1984  Sonderborg Yacht-Club Sønderborg  Denmark
13 - 1985   Medemblik  Netherlands
14 - 1986   Takapuna  New Zealand
15 - 1987   Luleå  Sweden
16 - 1988   Travemünde  Germany 74 11 2
17 - 1989   Weymouth  United Kingdom
18 - 1990   Melbourne  Australia
19 - 1991   Vallensbæk  Denmark
20 - 1992   Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône  France 65 10 2
21 - 1993   Puck, Poland  Poland 79 9 2
22 - 1994   Napier, New Zealand  New Zealand
23 - 1995  Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club Felixstowe  United Kingdom
24 - 1996   Varberg  Sweden
25 - 1997   Sonderborg  Denmark
26 - 1998   Glenelg  Australia
27 - 1999  Neustadter Segler-Verin Neustadt in Holstein  Germany [1][2][3]
28 5-11 Aug 2000   Łeba  Poland 69 11 3 [4][5]
29 6-10 Aug 2001   Båstad  Sweden 78 12 3 [6][7]
30 12-19 Jan 2002  Napier Sailing Club Napier  New Zealand 78 10 3 [8][9]
31 - 2003  Cidade De Goa Beach Resort Goa  India 25 7 3 [10]
32 25-30 Jul 2004  Parkstone Yacht Club Poole, Dorset  United Kingdom 81 9 3 [11] [12][13]
33 25-30 Jul 2005  Bisserup Sejlklub Skælskør  Denmark 62 8 2 [14][15]
34 13-17 Feb 2006  Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Belmont, Lake Macquarie  Australia 77 7 2 [16][17]
35 21-27 Jul 2007   Łeba  Poland 119 8 2 [18][19]
36 8-12 Jul 2008   Warnemünde  Germany 89 7 2 [20][21]
37 23–31 July 2009  Seglarklubben Kaparen Kalmar  Sweden 71 10 3 [22][23]
38 6–12 February 2010  Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Wellington  New Zealand 71 7 2 [24][25]
39 24-28 Jul 2011  Largs Sailing Club Largs  United Kingdom 65 11 3 [26][27]
40 21-28 Jul 2012  Vallensbæk Sejlklub Vallensbæk Strand  Denmark 142 11 3 [28][29]
41 30Mar -5Apr 2013  Royal Varuna Yacht Club Pattaya  Thailand 73 71 2 9 3 [30][31]
42 28 Dec -4 Jan 2014  Black Rock Yacht Club, Australia Black Rock, Victoria  Australia 77 76 1 6 3 [32][33]
43 24 Jul -1 Aug 2015  MOKSiR Puck Puck  Poland 91 89 2 8 2 [34][35][36][37][38]
44 22-29 Jul 2016  Société des Régates de Saint Pierre Quiberon, Morbihan, Brittany  France 107 18 3 10 2 [39][40][41][42]
45 25–31 May 2017  Barbados Yacht Club Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados 78 33 4 8 2 [43][44][45]
46 - 2018  Warnemünder Woche Warnemünde  Germany 120 22 2 10 2 [46][47] [48]
47 7-15 Feb 2019  Wakatere Boating Club Auckland  New Zealand 111 108 3 8 3 [49][50][51]
N/A 7-17 Aug 2020  Marstrand Sailing Association Marstrand  Sweden Cancelled due to COVID
N/A 23-30 Jul 2021  Circolo Vela Arco Lake Garda  Italy Cancelled due to COVID
48 5-12 Aug 2022  Marstrand Sailing Club Marstrand  Sweden 109 107 2 12 3 [52][53][54]
49 22-30 Jun 2023  Lyme Regis Sailing Club Lyme Regis  United Kingdom 72 72 0 10 3 [55][56][57]
50 24Feb -3Mar 2024  Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Manly, Brisbane, QL  Australia 109 108 1 7 2 [58][59][60]
51 12-19 Sept 2025  Circolo Vela Arco Lake Garda  Italy 210 206 4 17 4 [61][62][63]

Multiple world champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2022.

Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref.
1  Nick Craig (GBR) 5 4 2 11 20 [64]
2  Bo-Steffan Andersson (SWE) 4 3 0 7 8 [65]
3  Leith Armit (NZL) 4 1 1 6 8 [66]
4  Roger Blasse (AUS) 2 0 2 4 14 [67]
5  André Budzien (GER) 3 0 0 3 6 [68]
5  Poul Kirketerp (DEN) 3 0 0 3 3 [69]
7  Karl Purdie (NZL) 2 1 1 4 5 [70]
7  Karsten Hitz (GER) 2 1 1 4 17 [71]
9  Jim Hunt (GBR) 2 1 0 3 5 [72]
10  Richard Dodson (NZL) 2 0 0 2 3 [73]
10  Björn Førslund (SWE) 2 0 0 2 4 [74]

Medalists

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1973 Falmouth  Clive Roberts (NZL)  Kjell Axerot (SWE)  John Dawson-Edwards (GBR)
1974 Adelaide  Torben Andrup (DEN)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)
1975 Helsinki  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Peter Lester (NZL)  Hans-Peter Hylander (SWE)
1976 Nyköping  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Johan Ling-Vannerus (SWE)  Michael Nissen (FRG)
1977 Takapuna  Peter Lester (NZL)  Barry Thom (NZL)  Michael Nissen (FRG) [75]
1978 Medemblik  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Leith Armit (NZL)  Alexander Hagen (FRG) [75]
1979 Tønsberg  Richard Dodson (NZL)  Christer Berndtsson (SWE)  Clive Evison (GBR) [75]
1980 Varberg  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Jens-Peter Wrede (FRG)  Stefan Järudd (SWE) [75]
1981 Hyères  Peter Gale (AUS)  Stefan Järudd (SWE)  Earl Berry (NZL) [75]
1982 Melbourne  Richard Dodson (NZL)  Stefan Järudd (SWE)  Peter Takle (AUS) [75]
1983 Torquay  Leith Armit (NZL)  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Trevor Gore (GBR) [75]
1984 Sønderborg  Glen Collings (AUS)  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  John Derbyshire (GBR)
1985 Medemblik  Leith Armit (NZL)  Reemt Reemtsma (FRG)  Mark Fisher (AUS)
1986 Takapuna  Mark Fisher (AUS)  P. Meo (NZL)  Leith Armit (NZL)
1987 Luleå  Mats Caap (SWE)  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Dennis Josefsson (SWE)
1988 Travemünde  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Bjørn Westergaard (DEN)  Dennis Josefsson (SWE) [75]
1989 Weymouth  Per Hägglund (SWE)  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Peter Josefsson (SWE) [75]
1990 Melbourne  Leith Armit (NZL)  Per Hägglund (SWE)  Mark Fisher (AUS) [75]
1991 Vallensbæk  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Ulf Brandt (DEN)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [75]
1992 Vitrolles  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Anders Adersen (DEN)  Ulf Brand (DEN)
1993 Puck  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR)
1994 Napier  Leith Armit (NZL)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Roger Blasse (AUS) [75]
1995 Felixstowe  Björn Forslund (SWE)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Ulf Brandt (DEN) [75]
1996 Varberg  Christian Carlson (SWE)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR)  Martin von Zimmermann (GER)
1997 Sonderborg  Björn Forslund (SWE)  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [75]
1998 Glenelg  Roger Blasse (AUS)  Carl Schmidt (AUS)  Karsten Hitz (GER) [75]
1999 Neustadt in Holstein  Peter Milne (AUS)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Nick Craig (GBR) [75]
2000 Łeba  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Bart Bomans (BEL) [75]
2001 Båstad  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Bart Bomans (BEL)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [75]
2002 Napier  Greg Wilcox (NZL)  Paul Rhodes (NZL)  Alistair Gair (NZL) [75]
2003 Goa  Nintin Mongia (IND)  Ben Morisson (NZL)  Nick Craig (GBR) [75]
2004 Poole  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Nintin Mongia (IND) [75]
2005 Skælskør  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jonas Quist (SWE)  Greg Wilcox (NZL) [75]
2006 Belmont  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Greg Wilcox (NZL) [75]
2007 Łeba  Nick Craig (GBR)  Mark Perrow (NZL)  Karl Purdie (NZL) [75]
2008 Warnemünde  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Andre Blasse (AUS) [75]
2009 Kalmar  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE)  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Jørgen Lindhardsten (DEN) [75]
2010 Wellington  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Michael Williams (AUS)  Matthew Steven (NZL)
2011 Largs  Nick Craig (GBR)  Martin von Zimmermann (GER)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [75]
2012 Vallensbæk  André Budzien (GER)  Greg Wilcox (NZL)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [75]
2013 Pattaya  Roger Blasse (AUS)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Michael Williams (AUS) [75]
2014 Melbourne  Matt Stechmann (NZL)  Luke O'Connell (NZL)  Roger Blasse (AUS) [75]
2015 Puck  André Budzien (GER)  Charlie Cumbley (GBR)  Bo Petersen (DEN) [75]
2016 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Jørgen Svendsen (DEN)  Charlie Cumbley (GBR) [76]
2017 Barbados  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Luke O'Connell (NZL) [75]
2018 Warnemünde  André Budzien (GER)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Jan Kurfeld (GER) [77]
2019 Auckland  Dan Slater (NZL)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Josh Armit (NZL) [78]
2020 Marstrand Cancelled due to COVID 19
2021 Lake Garda Cancelled due to COVID 19
2022 Marstrand  Charlie Cumbley (GBR)  Niklas Edler (SWE)  Lars Johan Brodtkorb (NOR) [54]
2023 Lyme Regis GBR 2245
 Henry Wetherell (GBR)
SWE 71
 Niklas Edler (SWE)
FRA 11
 Valerian Lebrun (FRA)
[57]
2024 GBR 2261
 Nick Craig (GBR)
GBR 11
 Andy Davis (GBR)
AUS 1
 Roger Blasse (AUS)
[60]
2025 Garda GBR-94
 Andrew Mills (GBR)
GBR-2295
 Nick Craig (GBR)
SWE-71
 Niklas Edler (SWE)
[63]

International regattas

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1963 Maubuisson  Sven Jakobsen (DEN)  Bert de Bock (BEL)  Guy Lachapelle (BEL) [75]
1964 Roskilde  Henning Schnachtschnabel (DEN)  Bent Jørgensen (DEN)  Christen Tang Koch (DEN) [75]
1965 Hayling Island  Göran Andersson (SWE)  Bent Jørgensen (DEN)  Roy Martyn (GBR) [75]
1966 Veerse Meer  Göran Andersson (SWE)  Björn Arnesson (SWE)  Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)
1967 Lake Saint-Louis  Björn Arnesson (SWE)  Erik Fromell (SWE)  Göran Andersson (SWE) [75]
1968 Tønsberg  Erik Fromell (SWE)  Leif Enarsson (SWE)  Per Westlund (SWE) [75]
1969 Bendor  Kent Carlsson (SWE)  Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)  Erik Fromell (SWE) [75]
1970 Takapuna  Kent Carlsson (SWE)  Thomas Jungblut (FRG)  Jonty Farmer (NZL) [75]
1971 Kiel  Thomas Jungblut (FRG)  Peter Due (DEN)  Steen Kjølhede (DEN) [75]
1972 Marstrand  Kjell Axerot (SWE)  Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)  Per Wennersten (SWE) [75]

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