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.
Edition | Host | Boats | Participant | Ref | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Sailor | Nat. | Cont. | ||
1 | 1963 | Club de Regatas Lima | Lima | ![]() | 35 | 105 | 8 | 3 | [1] [2] | |
2 | 9-19 Sept | 1965 | ![]() | Naples | ![]() | 43 | 129 | 12 | 4 | [3] [4] |
3 | 1967 | ![]() | Toronto | ![]() | 37 | 0 | 8 | 3 | [5] [6] [7] | |
4 | 1969 | ![]() | Olivos, Buenos Aires | ![]() | 43 | 129 | 12 | 3 | [8] [9] | |
5 | 1971 | ![]() | Helsinki | ![]() | 40 | 121 | 10 | 3 | [10] [11] | |
6 | 1973 | ![]() | Fort Erie, Ontario | ![]() | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 | [12] [13] | |
7 | 1975 | ![]() | Salinas, Ecuador | ![]() | 49 | 147 | 10 | 3 | [14] [15] | |
8 | 1977 | ![]() | Spiez | ![]() | 54 | 160 | 12 | 4 | [16] [17] | |
9 | 1979 | ![]() | Heath, Texas | ![]() | 52 | 156 | 11 | 3 | [18] [19] | |
10 | 1981 | Gran Hotel Pucon | Pucon | ![]() | [20] [21] | |||||
11 | 1983 | Circola Velici | Napoletani | ![]() | 41 | 123 | 8 | 3 | [22] [23] | |
12 | 1985 | ![]() | Beach Haven, New Jersey | ![]() | 40 | 121 | 8 | 3 | [24] [25] | |
13 | 1987 | ![]() | Cartagena | ![]() | 39 | 117 | 9 | 3 | [26] [27] | |
14 | 2-7 July | 1989 | ![]() / ![]() | Athens | ![]() | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 | [28] [29] |
15 | 1991 | ![]() | Annapolis | ![]() | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 | [30] [31] | |
16 | 1993 | lhabela Island | ![]() | 42 | 126 | 7 | 3 | [32] [33] | ||
17 | 2-8 July | 1995 | Kuopion Pursiscura | Kuopio | ![]() | 35 | 105 | 6 | 3 | [34] [35] |
18 | 8-13 June | 1997 | ![]() and ![]() | Montreal, Quebec | ![]() | 58 | 175 | 9 | 3 | [36] [37] [38] |
19 | 22-29 Nov | 1999 | ![]() | Salinas, Ecuador | ![]() | 45 | 135 | 7 | 3 | [39] [40] [41] |
20 | 20-24 July | 2001 | ![]() | Marsala, Sicily | ![]() | 44 | 132 | 9 | 3 | [42] [43] |
21 | 13-18 Apr | 2003 | ![]() & ![]() | Miami | ![]() | 60 | 180 | 11 | 3 | [44] [45] [46] |
22 | 19-26 Nov | 2005 | ![]() | Higuerillas | ![]() | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 | [47] [48] [49] [50] |
23 | 21-27 July | 2007 | ![]() | Athens | ![]() | 48 | 145 | 12 | 5 | [51] [52] |
24 | 11-29 Sept | 2009 | ![]() | Colchester, Vermont | ![]() | 60 | 180 | 10 | 5 | [53] [54] [55] [56] |
25 | 2011 | ![]() | Buzios, Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | 30 | 90 | 9 | 5 | [57] [58] [59] | |
26 | 6-14 June | 2013 | ![]() | Castiglione del Lago | ![]() | 46 | 139 | 10 | 5 | [60] [61] |
27 | 18-25 July | 2015 | ![]() | Fort Erie, Ontario | ![]() | 63 | 190 | 10 | 5 | [62] [63] [64] |
28 | 21-25 Nov | 2017 | ![]() | Salinas, Ecuador | ![]() | 56 | 168 | 12 | 5 | [65] [66] [67] |
29 | 12-17 June | 2019 | ![]() | Espoo | ![]() | 49 | 147 | 12 | 5 | [68] [69] [70] [71] |
N/A | 13-22 May | 2021 | Charleston | ![]() | Postponed due to COVID | [72] [73] | ||||
30 | 17-21 May | 2022 | ![]() | Charleston | ![]() | 50 | 150 | 8 | 4 | [74] [75] |
31 | 23-27 Nov | 2023 | ![]() | Cartagena | ![]() | [76] [77] |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | US 7811
| US 8513
| US 8390
| [1] [2] |
1965 | US 9411 - ATOM II
| US 8529 - SHAZAM
| US 9110 - HYPERTENSION
| [3] |
1967 | US 10199
| 10411
| 8510 Bergantz USA | [5] [6] |
1969 | US 11367 - Snoopy
| 9390 - Cat
| 11011 - Atom
| [8] [9] |
1971 | US 11501 - Finesse
| US 11491 - Tickled Pink
| US 11099 - Spook
| [11] |
1973 | US 12422 - Snoopy
| US 12060 - Hang On Sloopy Jim Dressel | US 10599 - Shoe Shine Baby Bob Seidelmann | [13] |
1975 | B 12414
| US 10114
| US 12422
| [78] |
1977 | 13111
| 7495 Mario Buckup BRA | 11658 Jim Crane | [17] |
1979 | US 13226
| US 13226
| US 13333
| [19] |
1981 | ![]() UNKNOWN | ![]() UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [21] |
1983 | US 11420 - Speedy
| I 13706
| BL 12489
| [23] |
1985 | US 14021 - Eclipse
| BL 12812 - Flash Rider
| US 11739 - Speedy Again
| [ citation needed ] |
1987 Cartegena | X 11099
| KC 14057
| US 14175
| [27] |
1989 | KC 13968
| US 14045
| US 14176
| [29] [28] |
1991 | US 11346
| KC 14499![]() ![]() ![]() | US 14296![]() ![]() ![]() | [31] |
1993 | BRA 12657
| BRA 11721![]() ![]() ![]() | BRA 14203![]() ![]() ![]() | [33] |
1995 | ![]() Tito González (sailor) Rodrigo Zuasola German Schacht | ![]() Thomas Allen IV Jim Allen (sailor) Jane Allen | ![]() Bill Faude Jared Drake Brian Taboada | [ citation needed ] |
1997 | CAN 14834![]() ![]() ![]() | CHI 14709![]() ![]() ![]() | USA 14763 Tim Healy (sailor) Maria White (sailor) Bill Healy (sailor) | [36] |
1999 | ![]() Alberto González Pablo Barahona Claus Engell | ![]() Jeff Linton (sailor) Amy Smith Linton Mark Taylor (sailor) | ![]() Tim Healy (sailor) Bill Healy (sailor) Anthony Kotoun | [ citation needed ] |
2001 | USA-15083![]() Amy Smith Linton Mark Taylor (sailor) | USA-15045![]() Dan Moriarty (sailor) Rick Bernstein | USA-14740![]() Ernie Dieball Jared Drake | [43] |
2003 | CHI 11011![]() Jay Lutz Claus Engel | USA 14752![]() Barr Batzer Jamey Rabbitt | USA 14900![]() Bill Crane (sailor) Jim Allen (sailor) | [46] |
2005 | ![]() Alberto González Diego González Cristian Herman | ![]() David Starck Ian Jones (sailor) Scott Ikle | ![]() Pablo Herman Luis Felipe Herman Claus Engell | [48] [49] |
2007 | ![]() Jeff Linton (sailor) Amy Smith Linton Jahn Tihansky | ![]() Allan Terhune Katie Terhune Dave Perkowski | Laura Jeffers | [79] [51] |
2009 | ![]() Matt Fisher (sailor) Dan Moriarty (sailor) Tobi Moriarty | ![]() David Stark (sailor) Jody Stark Ian Jones (sailor) | ![]() Tito González Diego González Cristian Hermann | [56] [54] |
2011 | CHI 11011![]() Diego González Cristian Hermann | BRA 15333![]() Gunnar Ficker Marcelo Batista da Silva | BRA 14894![]() Felipe Brito (sailor) Fillipe Gil | [58] |
2013 | USA 15470 David Stark (sailor) Jody Stark Ian Jones (sailor) | USA 14036 Justin Coplan Danielle Prior Micheal Carney | USA 15507 Ched Proctor Jamie Ewing (sailor) Meredith Killion | [60] |
2015 | USA 15296 Geoff Becker (sailor) | USA 15499 Jody Starck | USA 15385 Billy Martin (sailor) Janel Zarkowsky Chappy Hopkins | [63] |
2017 | ARG 15597
| USA 14298
| PUR 14677 Raul Rios | [66] |
2019 | ARG 15597
| CHI 14794
| USA 15611![]()
| [70] |
2022 | USA 15611 - "Team PatStrong"![]() ![]() ![]() | CHI 11011 - "Ojo de Lince"![]() ![]() ![]() | ARG 15597 - "Argentina" Javier Conte Martina Silva Trinidad Silva | [75] |
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