The Tornado World Championship are international sailing regattas in the Tornado class organized by the host club on behalf of the International Tornado Class Association and recognised by World Sailing. [1] The Tornado was an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.
The first Tornado World Championship were held in Kiel in 1968.
| Event | Host | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | No. | | | M/F | F/M | |
| 1 | - | 1968 | Kiel | |||||||||||
| 2 | - | 1969 | Melbourne | |||||||||||
| 3 | - | 1970 | Eau Galle, Florida | |||||||||||
| 4 | - | 1971 | Weymouth, Dorset | |||||||||||
| 5 | - | 1972 | Travemünde | |||||||||||
| 6 | - | 1973 | Toronto | |||||||||||
| 7 | - | 1974 | Honolulu | |||||||||||
| 8 | - | 1975 | Copenhagen | |||||||||||
| 9 | - | 1976 | Sydney | |||||||||||
| 10 | - | 1977 | Long Beach | |||||||||||
| 11 | - | 1978 | Weymouth, Dorset | |||||||||||
| 12 | - | 1979 | Kiel | |||||||||||
| 13 | - | 1980 | Auckland | |||||||||||
| 14 | - | 1981 | Carnac | |||||||||||
| 15 | - | 1982 | Kingston, Ontario | |||||||||||
| 16 | - | 1983 | Hayling Island | |||||||||||
| 17 | - | 1984 | Melbourne | |||||||||||
| 18 | - | 1985 | Travemünde | |||||||||||
| 19 | 13-20 Apr | 1986 | Hamilton, Bermuda | |||||||||||
| 20 | 26Jun -5Jul | 1987 | Kiel | |||||||||||
| 21 | 19-26 Jul | 1988 | Tallinn | |||||||||||
| 22 | - | 1989 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 23 | 19-25 Aug | 1990 | Medemblik | 84 | ||||||||||
| 24 | 12-22 Sep | 1991 | Cagliari | 87 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 12-19 Jan | 1992 | Perth | 58 | ||||||||||
| 26 | 20-25 Sep | 1993 | Long Beach, California | 58 | ||||||||||
| 27 | 8-14 Aug | 1994 | Bastad | 153 | 20 | 3 | 77 | |||||||
| 28 | 11-18 Aug | 1995 | Kingston, Ontario | 64 | ||||||||||
| 29 | 8-13 Jan | 1996 | Mooloolaba | 136 | 15 | 3 | 68 | |||||||
| 30 | 7-14 Nov | 1997 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 62 | ||||||||||
| 31 | 20-27 Nov | 1998 | Buzios | 154 | 22 | 5 | 77 | |||||||
| 32 | 2-9 Jul | 1999 | Vallensbæk | 156 | 24 | 5 | 78 | [2] | ||||||
| 33 | 8-15 Jan | 2000 | Sydney | 146 | 25 | 5 | 74 | [3] | ||||||
| 34 | 10-17 Feb | 2001 | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | 60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | [4] | ||||||
| 35 | 21-28 Sep | 2002 | Martha Vineyard | 114 | 20 | 5 | 57 | [5] | ||||||
| 36 | 11-24 Sep | 2003 | Cadiz | 144 | 27 | 5 | 72 | [6] | ||||||
| 37 | 10-18 Apr | 2004 | Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics | 124 | 24 | 4 | 62 | [7] | ||||||
| 38 | 12-19 Jun | 2005 | La Rochelle | 124 | 22 | 4 | 62 | [8] | ||||||
| 39 | 1-10 Dec | 2006 | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | 94 | 20 | 5 | 47 | [9] | ||||||
| 40 | 28Jun -13Jul | 2007 | Cascais | 98 | 21 | 5 | 49 | [10] | ||||||
| 41 | 25Feb -1Mar | 2008 | Takapuna, Auckland | 102 | 22 | 5 | 51 | [11] | ||||||
| 42 | 27Aug -4Sep | 2009 | Gargnano, Lake Garda | 78 | 12 | 3 | 39 | [12] | ||||||
| 43 | 23Jul -1Aug | 2010 | Travemunde | 100 | 8 | 2 | 50 | [13] | ||||||
| 44 | 20-28 Aug | 2011 | Biel | 64 | 10 | 3 | 32 | [14] | ||||||
| 45 | 18-22 Sep | 2012 | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | 80 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | [15] | ||
| 46 | 28Sep -5Oct | 2013 | Ibiza, Balearics | 60 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | [16] | ||
| 47 | 30Dec -3Jan | 2014/15 | Nedlands | 60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | [17] | ||
| 48 | 5-12 Sep | 2015 | Carnac | 48 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [18] | ||
| 49 | 10-17 Jun | 2016 | Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria | 58 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | [19] [20] | ||
| 50 | 28Aug -5Sep | 2017 | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | 46 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [21] [22] | ||
| 51 | 7-14 Jul | 2018 | La Grande Motte | 48 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [23] [24] | ||
| 52 | 4-10 Jan | 2019 | Takapuna, Auckland | 46 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | [25] [26] | ||
| N/A | - | 2020 | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | [27] | ||||||||||
| 53 | 26Sep -3Oct | 2021 | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | 34 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | [28] [29] | ||
| 54 | 27Aug -3Sep | 2022 | La Grande Motte | 48 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | [30] [31] | ||
| 55 | 18-25 Aug | 2023 | Lake Como, Dervio | 60 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 56 | 12-19 Jul | 2024 | Rimini | 58 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 57 | 19-25 Jul | 2025 | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | 38 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [32] [33] [34] | ||
Updated upto and including 2025
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | [35] | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | [36] | |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | [37] | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | [38] | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | [39] | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | [40] | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | [41] | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | [42] | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | [43] | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | [44] | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [45] | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | [46] | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [47] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [48] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [49] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [50] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [51] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [52] | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [53] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [54] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [55] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [56] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [57] | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [58] |
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