The Lightning World Championship is a bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy). It is 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.
Editions
| Edition | Host | Boats | Participant | Ref | ||||||
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| No. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Sailor | Nat. | Cont. | ||
| 1 | 1963 | 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 | 40 | 11+ | 4+ | [76][77][78] | |||
| 32 | 16-21 Jun | 2025 | Voula | 40 | 123 | 10 | 4 | [79] | ||
Medalists
References
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- ^ "1966 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1968 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "Goldsmith Captures Title In Lightning Class Series". NY Times. 1967-08-27.
- ^ "1970 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1972 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1974 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1976 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1978 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1980 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1982 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1984 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1986 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1988 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1990 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1992 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1994 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "1996 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "LIGHTNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1997". International Lightning Class Association. Archived 11 May 2003 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "1998 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "LIGHTNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1999". International Lightning Class Association. Archived 24 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine.
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- ^ "2002 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "2003 LIGHTNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". International Lightning Class Association. Archived 8 June 2003 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2004 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "2005 World Official Event Website"
- ^ "2005 Lightning World Championship". lightning.cl. Archived 28 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2006 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "2008 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "2009 World Official Event Website". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
- ^ "2010 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "Sailwave results for 2009 International Lightning World Championship - Malletts Bay Boat Club". www.mbbc-vt.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "2011 World Official Event Website"
- ^ "2012 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "2013-14 Class Yearbook". International Lightning Class Association. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ "Geoff Becker: Finishing Strong to win the Worlds". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 3 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 Lightning Class World Championship - Preliminary Cumulative Results". yachtscoring.com
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- ^ "Javier Conte wins Lightning Worlds". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 ILCA World Championship - Final Cumulative Results". yachtscoring.com
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- ^ "2019 World Official Event Website"
- ^ "Conte defends Lightning World title". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Lightning Class World Championship 2019 manage2sail". manage2sail.com
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- ^ "2021 World Championships - SAVE THE DATE". International Lightning Class Association. 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Starck wins 2022 Lightning Worlds". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 21 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Lightning World Championships - Preliminary Cumulative Results". yachtscoring.com
- ^ "Lightning South American, Masters and World Championship". lightningworlds2023.com
- ^ "2023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters' World Championship". yachtscoring.com
- ^ "2023 Lightning World Championships - Preliminary Cumulative Results". yachtscoring.com
- ^ "2025 Lightning World Championships - Preliminary Cumulative Results". yachtscoring.com
- ^ 1976 WS Reg
- ^ "JONATHAN MARTINETTI AND HIS TEAM WON THE 2023 LIGHTNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". 5 Dec 2023.