The Optimist World Championship is an annual World Championship sailing regatta in the Optimist class organised by the International Optimist Dinghy Association. One of, if not the largest regatta of the optimist class.
Event | Host | Participation | Ref. | ||||||||
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Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | Location | Country | No. | ![]() | ![]() | Nat. | Cont | |
1 | 1962 | ![]() | [1] | ||||||||
2 | 1963 | ![]() | [1] | ||||||||
3 | 1964 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
4 | 1965 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
5 | 1966 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
6 | 1967 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
7 | 1968 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
8 | 1969 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
9 | 1970 | ![]() | ![]() | [1] | |||||||
10 | 1971 | ![]() | Kiel | ![]() | [1] | ||||||
11 | 1972 | ![]() | Karlskrona | ![]() | [1] | ||||||
N/A | 1973 | ![]() | Rhodesia | CANCELLED DUE TO THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN RHODESIA | [2] | ||||||
12 | 1974 | ![]() | St. Moritz/Silvaplana | ![]() | [1] [3] | ||||||
13 | 1975 | ![]() | Aarhus | ![]() | [1] [4] | ||||||
14 | 1976 | ![]() | Ankara | ![]() | [1] [5] | ||||||
15 | 1977 | ![]() | Koper | ![]() | [1] [6] [7] | ||||||
16 | 1978 | ![]() | La Baule | ![]() | [1] [8] | ||||||
17 | 1979 | ![]() | Pattaya | ![]() | [1] [9] | ||||||
18 | 1980 | ![]() | Cascais | ![]() | [1] [10] | ||||||
19 | 20–30 July | 1981 | Howth | ![]() | [1] [11] | ||||||
20 | 1982 | ![]() | Follonica | ![]() | [12] | ||||||
21 | 13–24 July | 1983 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | [13] | |||||
22 | 11–27 July | 1984 | ![]() | Kingston | ![]() | [14] | |||||
23 | 24 Jul – 4 Aug | 1985 | ![]() | Helsinki | ![]() | [15] | |||||
24 | 4–15 Aug | 1986 | ![]() | Roses | ![]() | [16] | |||||
25 | 25 July – 7 Aug | 1987 | ![]() | Andijk | ![]() | [17] | |||||
26 | 16–29 July | 1988 | ![]() | La Rochelle | ![]() | [18] | |||||
27 | 1989 | ![]() | Yokohama | ![]() | [19] | ||||||
28 | 1990 | ![]() | Cascais | ![]() | [20] | ||||||
28 | 1991 | ![]() | Porto Carras | ![]() | [21] | ||||||
30 | 27Dec – 7Jan | 1992/93 | ![]() | Mar del Plata | ![]() | [22] | |||||
31 | 12–24 July | 1993 | ![]() | Ciutadella de Menorca | ![]() | [23] | |||||
32 | 1994 | ![]() | Sardinia | ![]() | [24] | ||||||
33 | 1995 | ![]() | Mariehamn | ![]() | [25] | ||||||
34 | 15–26 Aug | 1996 | ![]() | Langebaan | ![]() | [26] | |||||
35 | 26 Jul –8 Aug | 1997 | ![]() | Carrickfergus | ![]() | [27] | |||||
36 | 1998 | ![]() | Setúbal | ![]() | [28] | ||||||
37 | 14–25 July | 1999 | Fort de France Bay | Les Trois Ilets - Martinique | ![]() | [29] [30] | |||||
38 | 17–30 July | 2000 | ![]() | A Coruña | ![]() | [31] [32] | |||||
39 | 12–23 Jul | 2001 | ![]() | Qingdao | ![]() | 208 | 171 | 37 | 44 | 6 | [33] |
40 | 3–14 Jul | 2002 | ![]() | Corpus Christi | ![]() | 208 | 46 | 6 | [34] [35] | ||
41 | 23 Jul – 3 Aug | 2003 | ![]() | Las Palmas | ![]() | 221 | 50 | 6 | [36] | ||
42 | 14–25 July | 2004 | ![]() | Salinas | ![]() | 215 | 52 | 6 | [37] | ||
43 | 25 July – 5 August | 2005 | ![]() | St. Moritz | ![]() | 241 | 201 | 40 | 52 | 6 | [38] |
44 | 29 Dec –9 Jan | 2006/07 | ![]() | Montevideo | ![]() | 228 | 50 | 6 | [39] [40] [41] | ||
45 | 22 Jul –1 Aug | 2007 | ![]() | Sardinia | ![]() | 251 | 209 | 42 | 55 | 6 | [42] [43] |
46 | 14–25 July | 2008 | ![]() | Çeşme | ![]() | 250 | 204 | 46 | 53 | 6 | [44] [45] [46] [47] |
47 | 4–15 Aug | 2009 | ![]() | Niterói | ![]() | 211 | 175 | 36 | 47 | 6 | [48] [49] |
48 | 27Dec –7 Jan | 2009/10 | ![]() | Langkawi | ![]() | [50] [51] [52] | |||||
49 | 28–8 Jan | 2011/12 | ![]() | Napier | ![]() | 210 | 172 | 38 | 48 | 6 | [53] [54] [55] [56] |
50 | 15–26 July | 2012 | ![]() | Santo Domingo | ![]() | 230 | 190 | 40 | 55 | 6 | [57] [58] [59] [60] |
51 | 15–26 July | 2013 | ![]() | Riva del Garda | ![]() | 257 | 214 | 43 | 58 | 6 | [61] [62] [63] |
52 | 22 Oct – 2 Nov | 2014 | ![]() | Buenos Aires | ![]() | 207 | 163 | 44 | 49 | 6 | [64] [65] [66] |
53 | 25 Aug –5 Sep | 2015 | ![]() | Dziwnów | ![]() | 179 | 145 | 34 | 48 | 5 | [67] [68] |
54 | 21 Jun –4 Jul | 2016 | ![]() | Vilamoura | ![]() | [69] | |||||
55 | 11–21 July | 2017 | ![]() | Pattaya | ![]() | [70] [71] [72] | |||||
56 | 29Aug –5 Sep | 2018 | ![]() | Limassol | ![]() | 264 | 213 | 51 | 57 | 6 | [73] [74] [75] |
57 | 8–15 July | 2019 | ![]() | Antigua | ![]() | 255 | 209 | 46 | 65 | 6 | [76] |
N/A | 1-11 Jul | 2020 | ![]() | Riva del Garda | ![]() | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | [77] | ||||
58 | 2–9 July | 2021 | ![]() | Riva del Garda | ![]() | 259 | 206 | 53 | 57 | 5 | [78] [79] |
59 | 29 June – 6 July | 2022 | ![]() | Bodrum | ![]() | 276 | 218 | 58 | 61 | 6 | [80] [81] |
60 | 17–24 June | 2023 | ![]() | Sant Pere Pescador | ![]() | 248 | 184 | 64 | 54 | 6 | [82] [83] |
61 | 5–14 Dec | 2024 | ![]() | Mar del Plata | ![]() | 225 | 162 | 63 | 51 | 6 | [84] [85] |
62 | 28 June – 5 July | 2025 | ![]() | Portorož | ![]() | 287 | 218 | 69 | 66 | 6 | [86] [87] |
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