8 Metre World Cup

The 8 Metre World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for 8 Metre keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Eight Metre Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sport's IOC-recognized governing body. ^[1]

Events

See also: World championships in sailing

Dates			Host			No. Boats	Sailors					Ref.
Ed.	Date	Year	Host club	Location	Nat.		No.			Nat.	Cont
01	–	1970	Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club	Rhu, Argyll & Bute, Scotland	United Kingdom
02	–	1975	Royal Swedish Yacht Club	Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm	Sweden
03	–	1978	Nylandska Jaktklubben	Helsinki, Uusimaa	Finland
04	–	1982	Gotlands Seglarförbund – Visby	Gotland	Sweden
05	–	1983	Royal Norwegian Yacht Club	Oslo	Norway
06	–	1984	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	Toronto, Ontario	Canada
07	–	1985	Rochester Yacht Club	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	United States
08	–	1986	Club Nautique de Cannes	Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes	France
09	18–25 Jul	1987	Nylandska Jaktklubben	Helsinki, Uusimaa	Finland
10	17–23 Jul	1988	Royal Swedish Yacht Club	Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm	Sweden
11	–	1989	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	Toronto, Ontario	Canada
12	–	1990	Rochester Yacht Club	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	United States
13	–	1991	Port Credit Yacht Club	Mississauga	Canada
14	–	1992	Royal Swedish Yacht Club	Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm	Sweden
15	–	1993	Nylandska Jaktklubben	Helsinki, Uusimaa	Finland							[2]
16	–	1994	Club Nautique de Cannes	Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes	France
17	–	1995	Royal Yacht Club Hollandia	Medemblik	Netherlands
18	–	1996	Sodus Bay Yacht Club	Sodus Point	United States
19	–	1998	Société Nautique de Genève	Geneva	Switzerland
20	15–21 Aug	1999	Rochester Yacht Club	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	United States							[3]
21	9–16 Jun	2000	Yacht Club Italiano	Genoa	Italy							[4]
22	20–27 Jul	2002	Nylandska Jaktklubben	Helsinki, Uusimaa	Finland							[5] [6]
23	14–21 Jun	2003	Societe Nautique de La Trinite-sur-Mer	La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan	France	20						[7] [8] [9] [10]
24	–	2004	Société Nautique de Genève	Geneva	Switzerland	29						[11] [12]
25	13–20 Aug	2005	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	15						[13] [14] [15] [16]
26	4–14 Jul	2006	Lindauer Segles Club	Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria	Germany	21						[17] [18] [19] [20]
27	16–21 Jul	2007	Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club	Rhu, Argyll & Bute, Scotland	United Kingdom							[21] [22] [23] [24]
28	–	2008	Royal Norwegian Yacht Club	Oslo	Norway	23
29	30Sep −3Oct	2009	Yacht Club de Hyeres	Hyères, Var	France	15						[25] [26]
30	21–28 Aug	2010	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	15						[27] [28]
31	29Jun −3Jul	2011	Flensburger Segel Club	Glücksburg	Germany	25						[29] [30] [31]
32	15–22 Jul	2012	Royal Yacht Squadron	Cowes, Isle of Wight	United Kingdom	22						[32] [33]
33	29Jul −3Aug	2013	Helsingfors Segelsällskap	Helsinki	Finland	27						[34] [35] [36]
34	5–12 Sep	2014	Societe Nautique de La Trinite-sur-Mer	La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan	France	26						[37] [38] [39] [40]
35	6–12 Jul	2015	Société Nautique de Genève	Geneva	Switzerland							[41] [42] [43]
36	19–27 Aug	2016	Royal Canadian Yacht Club	Toronto, Ontario	Canada							[44] [45] [46]
37	10–19 Aug	2017	Hankø Yacht Club	Hankø, Østfold	Norway	28						[47] [48] [49] [50]
38	2–7 Jul	2018	Yacht Club Langenargen	Langenargen	Germany							[51] [52]
39	20–27 Jul	2019	Royal Yacht Squadron	Cowes, Isle of Wight	United Kingdom							[53] [54]
N/A	15–22 Aug	2020	Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing Association, Buyshaven	Buyshaven	Netherlands	(CANCELLED COVID)						[55]
N/A	29Aug −4Sep	2021		Enkhuizen	Netherlands	(CANCELLED COVID)						[56]
40	25–31 Jul	2022	Société Nautique de Genève	Geneva	Switzerland	24						[57]
41	28Aug −2Sep	2023	Yacht Club Italiano	Genoa	Italy	19						[58] [59]
42	17–24 Aug	2024	Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club	Rhu, Argyll & Bute, Scotland	United Kingdom	13						[60]
43	2–9 Aug	2025	Turun Pursiseura – Turku Yacht Club	Turku	Finland

Results

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	1st
1970	Silja   John Archibald  (GBR)
1975	Silja   Krister Ahlstrom  (FIN)
1978	Iskareen   Per Wermelin  (SWE)
1982	Iroquois   Eugene Van Voorhis  (USA)
1983	Iroquois   Eugene Van Voorhis  (USA)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholson (1930)   Robin Clarke  (CAN)
1984	Octavia   Robin Clarke  (CAN)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholson (1930)   Robin Clarke  (CAN)
1985	Golden Feather   Harry Voss  (USA)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholson (1930)   Robin Clarke  (CAN)
1986 France	Gitana Sixty   Philippe Durr  (25x17px)			Ayana Design – F. Camatte 1947 Walter Latscha
1987	Spirit   Per Wermelin  (SWE)			Wye Design – C.E. Nicholson 1935 Sigfrid Svensson
1988	Gefion   Sigge Svensson  (SWE)			Wanda Design – Tore Holm (1937) Lasse Björk
1989	Gefion   Sigge Svensson  (SWE)			Venture II Design – E.A. Shuman (1938) Lorne Corley
1990	Gefion   Bryan Gooderham  (SWE)			Venture II Design – E.A. Shuman (1938) Lorne Corley
1991	Gefion   Brian Gooderham  (SWE)			Venture II Design – E.A. Shuman (1938) Lorne Corley
1992	Spirit   Per Wermelin  (SWE)			Isabel Gustav Estlander 1928 Bo Persson
1993	Sarissa   Ron Palm  (USA)
1994	Gefion   Sigge Svensson  (SWE)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholsen (1930) Eric Mallet
1995	Natural   Hank Stuart  (USA)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholsen (1930) Eric Mallet
1996	Sarissa   Ron Palm  (USA)			Iskareen Olin Stephens (1939) Ralph Reimann
1998	Yquem   Jean Marc Monnard  (SUI)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholsen (1930) Eric Mallet
1999	Golden Feather   Eric Voss  (USA)			Norseman Design – William J. Roue (1930) Cedric G. E. Gyles
2000	Gefion   Pierre-André Bonjour  (SUI)			Vision Design – C.E. Nicholson (1930) Eric Mallet
2002	FRA 29 – Fleur de Lys 2002 – Jacques Fauroux   Jacques Fauroux  (FRA)   Dominique Caparros  (FRA)   Yves Despres  (FRA)   Jean Luc Durosne  (FRA)   Nicolas Fauroux  (FRA)   Bruno Fauroux  (FRA)			I16 – Bona Design – Baglietto (1934)  Dr. Giovanni Mogna (ITA)
2003	FRA 29 – Fleur de Lys 2002 – Jacques Fauroux   Jacques Fauroux  (FRA)   Dominique Caparros  (FRA)   Yves Despres  (FRA)   Jean Luc Durosne  (FRA)   Nicolas Fauroux  (FRA)   Bruno Fauroux  (FRA)	SUI-8 Yquem 1985 – Pelle Petterson & 2003 Van Oosanen Wing keel   Manuel Stern  (SUI)   Jean Fabre  (SUI)	GBR-2 Lafayette 1986 – Jacques Fauroux   Philip Crebbin  (GBR)   Jos Fruytier  (NED)	I16 – Bona Design – Baglietto (1934)  Dr. Giovanni Mogna (ITA)	[8]
2004	NED-2 Lafayette   Philip Crebbin  (GBR)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jos Fruytier  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   Hugh Beaton  (CAN)	FRA 29 – Fleur de Lys 2002 – Jacques Fauroux   Jacques Fauroux  (FRA)   Manual Stern  (FRA)	Lafayette GBR-2 1986 – Jacques Fauroux   GBR  (25x17px)   NED  (25x17px)	Cutty Tou 1930 – C.E. Nicholson Alain & Gilles Minos
2005	NED 1 Hollandia 2005 Ian Howlett   Philip Crebbin  (GBR)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jos Fruytier  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   Hugh Beaton  (CAN)			Iskareen Olin Stephens (1939) Ralph Reimann
2006	SUI-10 Sarissa   Peter Groh  (SUI)	SUI-11 Aluette   Ernst Bieri  (SUI)	NED 1 Hollandia 2005 Ian Howlett   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)	Z-9Froya 1939 Bjarne Aas
2007	SUI 11 Aluette			Saskia William Fife III 1931 John & Micheal Stephen
2008	SUI 11 Aluette	SUI 2 YQUEM II	GBR-2 Lafayette	N-33 – Sira Johan Anker 1938 His Majesty Harald V of Norway
2009	GBR-2 – Lafayette   Allan Manuel  (GBR)   Stevens Rarity  (GBR)   Matt Whittaker  (GBR)   Billy Russell  (GBR)   Paul Johnston  (GBR)   David Kelly  (GBR)	SUI 11 Aluette	NED 1 Hollandia 2005 Ian Howlett	Severn Design – William Fife 1936   Brad Butterworth  (NZL)   Jones Murray  (NZL)   Simon Daubney  (NZL)   Warwick Fleury  (NZL)   Peter Evans  (NZL)   Dean Phipps  (NZL)   Will McCarty  (NZL)
2010	SUI 11 – Aluette Helm –   Torsten Müller  (SUI)   Stefan Schneider  (GER)   Markus Olbrecht  (SUI)   Christian Gasser  (SUI)   Ernst Bieri  (SUI)   Günther Reisacher  (SUI)   Iris Metten  (SUI)			CAN 25 – Raven<brAlfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938  Mark DeCelles (CAN)  Richard Self (CAN)
2011	NED 1 – Hollandia Helm –   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   John Cutler  (NZL)   Sandro Benigni  (ITA)   Jos Fruytier  (25x17px)			CAN 25 – Raven<brAlfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938  Mark DeCelles (CAN)  Richard Self (CAN)
2012	Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   Giles Nelis  (NED)   Dan Slater  (NZL)   Jos Fruytier  (NED)	YQUEM II SUI-2   Jean Fabre  (SUI)	Lafayette GBR-2   Murdoch Mckillop  (GBR)	4th – CAN 25 – Raven<brAlfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938  Mark DeCelles (CAN)  Richard Self (CAN)
2013	NED 1 – Hollandia   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   Giles Nelis  (NED)   Dan Slater  (NZL)	SUI-2 YQUEM II	JUANITA	5th / CAN 25 Raven 1938 Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats  Mark DeCelles (CAN)  Richard Self (CAN)
2014	NED 1 – Hollandia Design – Ian Howlett (2005) Helm –   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   John Lammerts Van Bueren  (NED)   Giles Nelis  (BEL)   Sandro Benigni  (ITA)	YQUEM II	JUANITA	5th / CAN 25 – Raven Design – Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938  Mark DeCelles (CAN)  Richard Self (CAN)
2015	– Yquem II Helm –   Jean Fabre  (SUI)   Manuel Stern  (SUI)   Cédric Senften  (SUI)   Jean-Marc Monnard  (SUI)   David Genier  (SUI)   Marc Stern  (SUI)			Wyvern Starling Burgess / A&R Rüdiger Stihl
2016	NED 1 – Hollandia Design – Ian Howlett (2005) Helm –   Tim Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Ruud Van Hilst  (NED)   Jeroen Jonk  (NED)   Giles Nelis  (NED)   Tijmen Van Rootselaar  (NED)   Dan Slater  (NZL)			Bangalore Design - Shannon Howard Bart Meuring
2017	GBR 007 – Miss U (2014) Helm –   Avia Willment  (GBR)   Neil Harrison  (GBR)   Richard Burlingham  (GBR)   Ian Smyth  (GBR)   James Hemingway  (GBR)   Marcel Herrera  (UAE)			Pandora (ex. Raven) Werner Deuring Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938
2018	Conquistador (2005) Helm –   Werner Deuring  (AUT)   Markus Sagmeister  (GER)   Michael Seifarth  (GER)   Reinhard Brucker  (GER)   Thomas Schäffler  (GER)   Dan Slater  (NZL)			Luna Design – C.E. Nicholson (2011) Harri Roschier
2019	SUI 2 – Yquem II (2002) Helm –   Jean Fabre  (SUI)   Manuel Stern  (SUI)   Cédric Senften  (SUI)   David Genier  (SUI)   Marc Stern  (SUI)   Pascal Python  (SUI)
2022	SUI 2 – Yquem II (2002) Helm –   Jean Fabre  (SUI)   Manuel Stern  (SUI)   Cédric Senften  (SUI)   David Genier  (SUI)   Marc Stern  (SUI)   Pascal Python  (SUI)	GER 16 Starling Burgess	K 35 Pandora
2023	SUI 2 – Yquem II (2002) Helm –   Jean Fabre  (SUI)   Manuel Stern  (SUI)   Cédric Senften  (SUI)   David Genier  (SUI)   Marc Stern  (SUI)   Pascal Python  (SUI)	AUT-277 Conquistador   Werner Deuring  (AUT)	ITA-16 Bona   Vera Mogna  (ITA)	GER-16 Starling Burgess   Selina Stihl  (GER)
2024	SUI 2 – Yquem II (2002) Helm –   Jean Fabre  (SUI)	SUI-8 Spirit	KC-3 Vision

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