J/70 World Championship

The J/70 World Championship, Corithian J/70 World Championship and the Mixed J/70 World Championship are annual international sailing regatta for J/70 keelboat, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International J/70 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

Open Worlds

Main article: World championships in sailing

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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Host cities of the J/70 World Championship

Event			Host			Boats	Sailor					Ref.
Ed.	Date	Year	Host club	City	Country		No.			Nat.	Cont.
01	8–13 September	2014	New York Yacht Club	Newport	United States	86	344	296	48	19	5	[1] [2] [3] [4]
02	06–11 July	2015	Société des Régates Rochelaises	La Rochelle	France	78	309			24+	5+	[5] [6] [7]
03	27 Sept. – 1 Oct.	2016	St. Francis Yacht Club	San Francisco	United States	68	272	260	12	22	6	[8] [9] [10] [11]
04	12–19 September	2017	Yacht Club Costa Smeralda	Porto Cervo	Italy	161	700			25+	4+	[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
05	22–29 September	2018	Eastern Yacht Club	Marblehead	United States	91	385			24+	5+	[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
06	30 Aug. – 6 Sep.	2019	Royal Torbay Yacht Club	Torbay	United Kingdom	77	337			20	4	[23] [24] [25] [26] [27]
N/A	25 Jul. – 1 Aug.	2020	California Yacht Club	Los Angeles	United States	POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19						[28]
07	7–15 August	2021	California Yacht Club	Marina del Rey	United States	61	249	229	20	16	4	[29] [30] [31]
08	14–22 October	2022	Yacht Club de Monaco	Monaco	Monaco	89	378	342	36	28	4	[32] [33] [34] [35]
09	31 Oct. – 4 Nov.	2023	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	St. Petersburg	United States	83	340	318	22	21	4	[36] [37] [38]
10	17–21 September	2024	Real Club Náutico de Palma	Palma de Mallorca	Spain	95	401			32+	4+	[39]
11	24 Oct -1 Nov	2025	Yacht Club Argentino	Buenos Aires	Argentina	71	303			15+	4+	[40] [41]

Corinthian Worlds

2024 Cor

2025 Cor

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Host cities of the J/70 World Championship

Event			Host			Boats	Sailor					Ref.
Ed.	Date	Year	Host club	City	Country		No.			Nat.	Cont.
01	4–8 June	2024	Royal Danish Yacht Club	Copenhagen	Denmark	109	459	382	77	19	4	[42]
02	22-28 Sep	2025	Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead	Marblehead, Massachusetts	United States	29	123	108	15	7	4	[43]

Mixed Worlds

2025 Mixed

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Host cities of the J/70 World Championship

Event			Host			Boats	Sailor					Ref.
Ed.	Date	Year	Host club	City	Country		No.			Nat.	Cont.
01	26–29 June	2025	Circolo Vela Torbole	Lake Garda	Italy	47	222	92	130	24	5	[44]

Multiple World Champions

See also: World championships in sailing § 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.
01	Victor Diaz De Leon  (USA)	2	2	2	6	10	[45]
02	Willem Van Waay  (USA)	2	1	1	4	10	[46]
03	Peter Duncan  (USA)	2	0	1	3	9	[47]
03	Judson Smith  (USA)	2	0	1	3	7	[48]
05	Edward Hackney  (AUS)	2	0	0	2	4	[49]

Open Worlds Medalists

year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
2014 Newport   United States 86 Boats	USA 2 - Helly Hansen (2)   Timothy Healy  (USA)   Paul Abdullah  (USA)   Geoff Becker  (USA)   Gordon Borges  (USA)	USA 187 - Catapult (87)  Joel Ronning (USA)   Victor Diaz de Leon  (USA)   Bill Hardesty  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)	USA 96 - Savasana (96)  Brian Keane (USA)  Richard Clarke (CAN)   Anthony Kotoun  (ISV)  Ron Weed (USA)	[50] [51]
2015 La Rochelle   France 78 Boats	MEX 384 - FLOJITO Y COOPERANDO   Julian Fernandez Neckelman  (MEX)   Erik Brockmann  (MEX)   Bill Hardesty  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)	ITA 456 - CALVI  Carlo Alberini (ITA)  Sergio Blosi (ITA)  Branko Brcin (SLO)  Karlo Hmeljak (SLO)	USA 2 - HELLY HANSEN  Tim Healy (USA)  John Mollicone (USA)  Gordon Borges (USA)  Geoff Becker (USA)	[52] [53]
2016 San Francisco   United States 68 Boats	USA 187 - Catapult #28   Joel Ronning  (USA)   John Kostecki  (USA)   Christopher Stocke  (USA)   Patrick Wilson  (USA)	MEX 384 - Flojito y Cooperando #14  Julian Fernandez Neckelman (MEX)   Bill Hardesty  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)  Danel Belausteguigottia Fierro (MEX)	USA 179 - Africa #41   Judson Smith  (USA)  Alec Anderson (IVB)  Victor Diaz De Leon (USA)   Ed Wright  (GBR)	[54] [55]
2017 Porto Cervo   Italy 161 Boats	USA49 - RELATIVE OBSCURITY   Peter Duncan  (USA)   Victor Diaz De Leon  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)   Jud Smith  (USA)	USA96 - SAVASANA   Brian Keane  (USA)   Stuart McNay  (USA)   Thomas Barrows III  (USA)   Ron Weed  (USA)	ITA72 - NOTARO TEAM  Luca Domenici (ITA)  Diego Negri (ITA)  Stefano Orlandi (ITA)  Piero Vigo (ITA)  Francesca Di Gangi (ITA)	[15]
2018 Marblehead   United States 91 Boats	USA 1310 - Africa (310)   Judson Smith  (USA)   Lucas Calabrese  (ARG)   William Felder  (USA)   Marc Gauthier  (USA)	USA 839 - Stampede (839)  Bruno PASQUINELLI (USA)  Maxwell Skelley (USA)   Eric Doyle  (USA)   Nathan Wilmot  (AUS)	USA 3 - 3 Ball JT (3)  Jack Franco (USA)   Bill Hardesty  (USA)  Lior Lavie (ISR)  Allan Terhune Jnr. (USA)	[20]
2019 Torquay   Great Britain 77 Boats	GBR 1451 - Eat Sleep J Repeat   Paul Ward  (GBR)   Charlie Cumbley  (GBR)   Ruairidh Scott  (GBR)   Mario Trindade  (BRA)	USA 180 - Catapult   Joel Ronning  (USA)   Victor Diaz De Leon  (USA)   Christopher Stocke  (USA)   Patrick Wilson  (USA)	ESP 961 - Noticia   José María Torcida  (ESP)   Luis Martín Cabiedes  (ESP)   Rayco Tabares  (ESP)   Pablo Santurde  (ESP)   Robin Imaz  (ESP)	[25]
2021 Marina del Rey   United States 61 Boats	USA 1311 - Relative Obscurity   Peter Duncan  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)   Morgan Trubovich  (NZL)   Victor Diaz de Leon  (USA)	USA 26 - Midlife Crisis   Bruce Golison  (USA)   Steve Hunt  (USA)   Erik Shampain  (USA)   Jeff Reynolds  (USA)	USA 819 - Dark Energy   Laura Grondin  (USA)   Taylor Canfield  (ISV)   Michael Buckley  (USA)   Scott Ewing  (USA)	[30]
2022 Monaco   Monaco 90 Boats	SUI 1470 - Decouvertes-GeoMod   Kilian Wagen  (SUI)   Gregoire Siegwart  (SUI)   Luke Patience  (GBR)   David Hughes  (USA)   Celia Willison  (NZL)	MON 1277 - Leonteq   Pierrik Devic  (FRA)   François Brenac  (FRA)   Stéphane Christidis  (FRA)   Axelle Foucaud  (FRA)   Martin Lemarchand  (FRA)	USA 833 - Relative Obscurity   Peter S. Duncan  (USA)   Willem Van Waay  (USA)   Morgan Trubovich  (USA)   Victor Diaz de Leon  (USA)	[35]
2023 St. Petersburg   United States 83 Boats	GBR 1123 - Brutus III   Chris Grube  (GBR)   Tom Mallindine  (GBR)   Ben Saxton  (GBR)   Charles Thompson  (GBR)   Elisabeth Whitener  (USA)	USA 26 - Midlife Crisis   Bruce Golison  (USA)   Steve Hunt  (USA)   Jeff Reynolds  (USA)   Erik Shampain  (USA)	USA 819 - Dark Energy   Taylor Canfield  (VIR)   Scott Ewing  (USA)   Laura Grondin  (USA)   Ian Liberty  (USA)	[38]
2024 Mallorca   Spain 95 Boats	USA 340 - Yonder   Douglas Newhouse  (USA)   Jeremy Wilmot  (USA)   Ted Hackney  (USA)   George Peet  (USA)	BRA 1226 - Mindset   Ralph Vasconcellos  (BRA)   Júlio Carvalho  (BRA)   Guilherme Hamelmann  (USA)   Gonçalo Ribeiro  (USA)	GBR 1572 - Brutus II   Tom Mallindine  (GBR)   Charles Thompson  (GBR)   Chris Grube  (GBR)   Ben Saxton  (GBR)   Elisabeth Whitener  (USA)	[56]
2025   Argentina 95 Boats	USA-819 - Dark Energy (90)   Laura Grondin  (USA)   Taylor Canfield  (ISV)   Ian Liberty  (USA)   Edward Hackney  (AUS)	ARG-1555 - Nildo (45)   Guillermo Parada  (ARG)   Mariano Parada  (ARG)   Jorge Emilio Engelhard  (ARG)   Juan Pablo Engelhard  (ARG)	BRA-1872 - Aretê (80)   Bruno Bethlem  (BRA)   Rafael Martins  (BRA)   Pedro Tinoco  (BRA)   Alberto Vita  (BRA)	[57]

Corinthian World Medalists

year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
2024 (DEN)	BRA 709 - THREE MUSKETEERS (110)   Alberto Guarischi  (BRA)   Antonio Moreira  (BRA)   Pedro Amaral  (BRA)   Felipe Rondina  (BRA)	GBR 1572 - Boat Name: Brutus II (115)   Ian Dobson  (GBR)   Charles Thompson  (GBR)   Oliver Wells  (GBR)   Simon Potts  (GBR)   Margarida Lopes  (POR)	EST 1796 - Lenny (199)   Tõnu Tõniste  (EST)   Toomas Tõniste  (EST)   Andres Viisemann  (EST)   Marko Lilienthal  (EST)   Maiki Saaring  (EST)
2025 (USA)	USA-819 - Dark Energy (90)   Laura Grondin  (USA)   Taylor Canfield  (ISV)   Ian Liberty  (USA)   Edward Hackney  (AUS)	ARG-1555 - Nildo (45)   Guillermo Parada  (ARG)   Mariano Parada  (ARG)   Jorge Emilio Engelhard  (ARG)   Juan Pablo Engelhard  (ARG)	BRA-1872 - Aretê (80)   Bruno Bethlem  (BRA)   Rafael Martins  (BRA)   Pedro Tinoco  (BRA)   Alberto Vita  (BRA)

Mixed World Medalists

year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
2025 (ITA)	ESP-1170 - Yupi (851)   Joan Cardona Méndez  (ESP)   Gerardo Prego Menor  (ESP)   Cristina Pujol Bajo  (ESP)   Fátima Diz Barreras  (ESP)   Pilar Amaro Filgueira  (ESP)	AUS-1451 - Vamos (832)   Tim Ryan  (AUS)   Jessica Grimes  (AUS)   Laura Van Veen  (NED)   Robert Greenhalgh  (GBR)	SWE-625 - Sailracing (866)   Anton Dahlberg  (SWE)   Pär Svärdson  (SWE)   Emilia Svardson  (SWE)   Lovisa Karlsson  (SWE)   Johanna Sommarlund  (SWE)

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