The Hobie 18 World Championships is a bi-annual international sailing regatta for Hobie 18. The event was organized by the host club on behalf of the International Hobie Class Association and since 1987/88 recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. [1]
| Event | Host | Sailors | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats | | | Mix | |
| 1 | 1981 | Daytona Beach | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1983 | Hyères | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1985 | Port Macquarie | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1987 | Toronto | 72 | 6 | 3 | 36 | |||||||
| 5 | 1989 | Monterey | 144 | 9 | 3 | 72 | 49 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| 6 | 1991 | Gaeta | 72 | 8 | 3 | 36 | |||||||
| 7 | 1996 | Sitges | 54 | 5 | 2 | 27 | [1] | ||||||
| 8 | 1999 | Melbourne | 84 | 3 | 2 | 42 | [1] [2] | ||||||
| 9 | 2005 | Melbourne | 56 | 3 | 2 | 28 | [1] [3] [4] | ||||||