Topper World Championships

{{Short description|Dinghy sailing Worlds}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}{{main|Topper (dinghy)}} The '''Topper World Championship''' is an annual international sailing regatta of Topper (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Topper Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topper World Championships Roll of Honour |url=https://www.itcaworld.org/events/past-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.itcaworld.org}}</ref>

==Events== {{See also|World championships in sailing}}

{|class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=3| {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}} ! colspan=3| Hosts ! rowspan=2| Fleet ! colspan=5| Sailor ! rowspan=2| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! No !! Day/Month !! Year ! Host club !! City !! Country ! No. !! {{abbr|13px|Male}} !! {{abbr|13px|Female}} !! {{abbr|Nat.|Nations}} !! {{abbr|Cont.|Continents}} |- | {{0}}1 || || 1992 | {{yachtclub|}} || Dümmer See || {{GER}} | 5.3m² || || || || || |- | {{0}}2 || 25-29 July|| 1994 | {{yachtclub|Helensburgh Sailing Club}} || Helensburgh || {{GBR}} |5.3m² || 155 || || || 15 || 2+ |<ref name="1994 Y&Y Mag">{{cite magazine|author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Y&Y Magazine |location=Page 49 |publisher= |date=12 Aug 1994}}</ref> |- | {{0}}3 || || 1996 | {{yachtclub|}} || Dubai || {{UAE}} | 5.3m² || || || || || |- | {{0}}4 || || 1998 | {{yachtclub|}} || Carnac || {{FRA}} |5.3m² || || || || || |<ref name="1998 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/14597/Topper-worlds-in-Carnac|title=Topper Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac|access-date=2024-12-10|author=Helen Evans}}</ref> |- | {{0}}5 || 19-24 Aug || 2000 | {{yachtclub|Cushendall Sailing Club}} || Cushendall || {{GBR}} |5.3m² || || || || || | |- | {{0}}6 || 22 - 27 || 2002 | {{yachtclub|Zeilvereniging Workum}} || Workum || {{NED}} | 5.3m² || 132 || 95 || 37 || 5+ || 2+ || |- | {{0}}7 || || 2004 | {{yachtclub|Yacht Club de Carnac}} || Carnac || {{FRA}} | 5.3m² || 253 || 174 || 79 || 6+ || 3+ || |- | {{0}}8 || || 2006 | {{yachtclub|Fraglia Vela Malcesine}} || Malcesine || {{ITA}} | 5.3m² || || || || || |- | {{0}}9 || 26-31 Aug || 2007 | {{yachtclub|Fraglia Vela Malcesine}} || Malcesine, Lake Garda || {{ITA}} | 5.3m² || 173 || 117 || 56 || 4 || 1 |<ref name="2007 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/138227/Gul-Topper-worlds-overall|title=Gul Topper Worlds at Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Lake Garda|access-date=2024-12-10|author=}}</ref> |- | 10 || 19-25 Jul || 2008 | {{yachtclub|Tralee Bay Sailing Club}} || Fenit, Co. Kerry || {{IRL}} | 5.3m² || 176 || 113 || 63 || 3+ || 1+ | <ref name="2008 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/142617/Gul-Topper-worlds-overall|title=Gul Topper Worlds at Tralee Bay Sailing Club - Overall|access-date=2024-12-10|author=Andy Billowes}}</ref> |- | 11 || || 2009 | {{yachtclub|Segelclub Ebensee}} || Ebensee || {{AUT}} | 5.3m² || 94 || 62 || 32 || 6 || 2 |<ref name="2008 Y&Y 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/147806/Topper-worlds-overall|title=Topper World at Ebensee, Austria - Overall|access-date=2024-12-10|author=}}</ref> |- | 12 || 22-27 Aug || 2010 | {{yachtclub|Fraglia Vela Malcesine}} || Lake Garda || {{ITA}} | 5.3m² || 124 || 82 || 42 || 6 || 2 |<ref name="2010 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/153578/Gul-Topper-worlds-day-5|title=Gul Topper Worlds at Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy - Day 5|access-date=2024-12-10|author=John Elliott}}</ref> |- | 13 || || 2011 | {{yachtclub|Irish National Yacht Club}} || Dun Laoghaire || {{IRL}} | 5.3m² || 175 || || || 3 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 14 || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 2012 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Zeilvereniging Workum}} || rowspan=2| Workum || rowspan=2| {{NED}} | 5.3m² || 140 || 91 || 49 || 4 || 1 || |- | 4.2m² || 14 || 10 || 4 || 1 || 1 || |- | rowspan=2| 15 ||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2| 2013 |rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Cercle Nautique de Loctudy}} ||rowspan=2| Loctudy ||rowspan=2| {{FRA}} | 5.3m² || 103 || 61 || 41 || 6 || 3 || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://afloat.ie/sail/sailing-classes/topper/item/22667-belfast-sailor-glynn-wins-topper-worlds | title=Belfast Sailor Liam Glynn Wins Topper Worlds }}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 15 || || || || || <ref name="2012 Y&Y 4.2">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/171260/Topper-42-Worlds-at-Loctudy-France|title=Topper 4.2 World Championships at Loctudy, France|access-date=2024-12-10|author=Paul Graham}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| 16 ||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2| 2014 |rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Pwllheli Sailing Club}} ||rowspan=2| Pwllheli ||rowspan=2| {{GBR}} | 5.3m² || 134 || 90 || 44 || 7 || 3 || <ref name="2014 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/178551/Zhik-Topper-Worlds-at-Pwllheli-overall|title=Zhik Topper World Championships at Pwllheli Sailing Club - Overall}}</ref><ref name="2014 Event">{{cite web|url=https://www.topper2014.com/|title=2014 Event Website}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 16 || 11 || 5 || 3 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 15 ||rowspan=2| 19-24 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2015 |rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Fraglia Vela Riva}} ||rowspan=2| Lake Garda ||rowspan=2| {{ITA}} | 5.3m² || 126 || 71 || 55 || 6 || 3 || |- | 4.2m² || 30 || 16 || 14 || 4 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 16 ||rowspan=2| 23-28 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2016 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Ballyholme Yacht Club}} ||rowspan=2| Ballyholme N. Ireland ||rowspan=2| {{GBR}} | 5.3m² || 161 || 95 || 66 || 10 || 4 || <ref name="2016 News">{{cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/14727171.Sailing__Elliott__39_s_on_topper_the_world_with_family_double/|title=Elliott Kuzyk follows in his brother's footsteps to win the Topper Worlds|date=7 September 2016 }}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 36 || 21 || 15 || 5 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 17 ||rowspan=2| 22-28 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2017 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Cercle Nautique de Loctudy}} ||rowspan=2| Loctudy ||rowspan=2| {{FRA}} | 5.3m² || 156 || 93 || 63 || 6 || 3 | <ref name="2007 Y&Y 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/197485/Rooster-Topper-World-Championships-overall|title=Rooster Topper World Championships at Le cercle nautique de Loctudy - Overall}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 55 || || || 5 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 18 ||rowspan=2| 14-21 Aug ||rowspan=2| 2018 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Longcheer Yacht Club}} ||rowspan=2| Shenzhen, China ||rowspan=2| {{CHN}} | 5.3m² || 222 || 146 || 76 || 20 || 5 || |- | 4.2m² || 45 || 29 || 16 || 9 || 2 || |- | rowspan=2| 19 ||rowspan=2| 22-26 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2019 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|}} ||rowspan=2| Medemblik ||rowspan=2| {{NED}} | 5.3m² || 162 || || || 9 || 4 | <ref name="2019 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/220485/Rooster-Topper-Worlds-at-Medemblik|title=Rooster International Topper World Championship at Medemblik, The Netherlands}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 47 || || || 8 || 3 || |- | N/A || || 2020 | {{yachtclub|}} || Lake Garda || {{ITA}} | colspan=6 | Cancelled due to COVID | |- | N/A || || 2021 | {{yachtclub|Royal Cork Yacht Club}} || Crosshaven || {{IRL}} | colspan=6 | Cancelled due to COVID | |- | rowspan=2| 20 ||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2| 2022 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Fraglia Vela Riva}} ||rowspan=2| Riva del Garda ||rowspan=2| {{ITA}} | 5.3m² || 144 || 87 || 57 || 5 || 2 | <ref name="2022 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/252387/International-Topper-Worlds-at-Lake-Garda|title=2022 International Topper World Championship at Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 26 || 16 || 10 || 3 || 1 || |- | rowspan=2| 21 ||rowspan=2| 22-28 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2023 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Royal Cork Yacht Club}} ||rowspan=2| Crosshaven ||rowspan=2| {{IRL}} | 5.3m² || 196 || 100 || 96 || 9 || 4 | <ref name="2023 Results 5.3">{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5.3-Results-Finals.htm|title=2023 Results 5.3 Rig}}</ref><ref name="2023 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/265249/Topper-Worlds-at-Crosshaven-Ireland|title=Topper Technology International Topper World Championship at the Royal Cork Yacht Club}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 60 || 38 || 22 || 7 || 2 || <ref name="2023 Results 4.2">{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4.htm|title=2023 Results 4.2 Rig}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| 22 ||rowspan=2| 20-26 Jul ||rowspan=2| 2024 | rowspan=2| {{yachtclub|Federacíon de Vela Murcia}} ||rowspan=2| Los Alcázares ||rowspan=2| {{ESP}} | 5.3m² || 138 || 87 || 51 || 8 || 4 |<ref name="2024 Y&Y">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/277764/Topper-42-and-53-Worlds-at-Mar-Menor|title=International Topper 4.2 and 5.3 World Championships 2024 at Mar Menor}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 39 || 25 || 14 || 5 || 2 | |- | rowspan=2 | 18 || rowspan=2 | 19-25 Jul || rowspan=2 | 2025 | rowspan=2 | {{yachtclub|Royal Yacht Club Hollandia}}, Regatta Centre || rowspan=2 | Medemblik || rowspan=2 | {{NED}} | 5.3m² || 131 || || || 7 || 4 |<ref name="2025 Results 5.3">{{Cite web |title=International Topper Class World Championship 2025 manage2sail |url=https://www.manage2sail.com/nor/event/6852d276-d030-4bd9-a327-7e5671bb304b#!/results?classId=cff3a8f6-c9be-4d2f-8f8b-62a22f56aaa5 |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=www.manage2sail.com}}</ref> |- | 4.2m² || 43 || || || 3 || 2 |<ref name="2025 Results 4.2">{{Cite web |title=International Topper Class World Championship 2025 manage2sail |url=https://www.manage2sail.com/nor/event/6852d276-d030-4bd9-a327-7e5671bb304b#!/results?classId=a90378e9-b153-4876-bacf-82d01b782f0a |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=www.manage2sail.com}}</ref> |}

==Medalists==

{|class="wikitable" ! Location ! Rig / Boats ! style="background:gold; text-align:center;"| '''Gold''' ! style="background:silver; text-align:center;"| '''Silver''' ! style="background:#c96; text-align:center;"| '''Bronze''' ! 1st Female ! Ref. |- |1992 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Tim Willis|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Stephen Cleland|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Mikael Norberg|SWE}} | | |- |1994 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Gordon Miller|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Austin Bailey|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Graham Priestley|GBR}} |30th / Judith Tolman | |- |1996 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Niel Marston|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Renee Smith|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Cameron Miller|UAE}} | | |- |1998 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Robert Carver|UAE}} |{{flagathlete|Tim Hulse|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|James Grant|GBR}} | | |- |2000 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Mark Heather|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Richard Peacock|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Andy Brooks|GBR}} | | |- |2002 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Campbell Davidsion|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Chris Catt|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Steven Jackson|GBR}} |10th / {{flagathlete|Harriette Trumble|GBR}} | |- |2004 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Eifon Mon|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Craig Paul|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Thomas Dawbar|GBR}} |11th / {{flagathlete|Melissa Addy|GBR}} | |- |2006 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Andrew Brown|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Bleddyn Mon|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Michael Wood|GBR}} | | |- |2007 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Michael Wood|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Andrew Brown|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Freddie Connor|GBR}} |14th / {{flagathlete|Lynn Billowes|GBR}} | |- |2008 |5.3m² |{{flagathlete|Elliot Hanson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Richard Cumpsty|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Jonathan Hewat|GBR}} |17th / {{flagathlete|Felicity Foulds|GBR}} | |- |2009 |5.3m² / 94 |{{flagathlete|Andrew Bridgman|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Finn Lynch|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Felicity Foulds|GBR}} |3rd / {{flagathlete|Felicity Foulds|GBR}} | |- |2010 |5.3m² / 124 |{{flagathlete|Michele Benamati|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Giovanni Benamati|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Edward Jones|GBR}} | | |- |2011 |5.3m² / 175 |{{flagathlete|Matt Venables|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Robbie Robinson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Patrick Crosbie|IRL}} |5th / {{flagathlete|Laura Gilmore|GBR}} | |- |2012 |5.3m² / 140 |{{flagathlete|Giles Kuzyk|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Edward Higson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Felix Crowther|GBR}} |8th / {{flagathlete|Ellie Cumpsty|GBR}} | |- |rowspan=2|2013 |5.3m² / 103 |{{flagathlete|Liam Glynn|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Thomas Wallwork|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Georgie McKenzie|GBR}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Georgie McKenzie|GBR}} | |- |4.2m² / 15 |{{flagathlete|Hamish Beaumont|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Victoria Cowan|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|George Graham|GBR}} |2nd / {{flagathlete|Victoria Cowan|GBR}} | |- |rowspan=2|2014 |5.3m² / 134 |{{flagathlete|Calum Rosie|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Adam D'Arcy|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Tom Walker|GBR}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Bella Fellows|GBR}} | |- |4.2m² / 16 |{{flagathlete|Daniel Thompson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Jenna McCarlie|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Rachael McCluskey|GBR}} |2nd / {{flagathlete|Jenna McCarlie|IRL}} | |- |rowspan=2|2015 |5.3m² / 126 |{{flagathlete|Vittorio Gallinaro|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Patrick Zeni|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Niamh Harper|GBR}} |3rd / {{flagathlete|Niamh Harper|GBR}} | |- |4.2m² / 30 |{{flagathlete|Francesca Ramazotti|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Brando Mattivi|ITA}} |{{flagathlete|Gregorio Moreschi|ITA}} |1st / {{flagathlete|Francesca Ramazotti|ITA}} | |- |rowspan=2|2016 |5.3m² / 161 |{{flagathlete|Elliott Kuzyk|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Tim Hartnell|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Sam Cooper|GBR}} |7th / {{flagathlete|Sophie Crosbie|IRL}} | |- |4.2m² / 36 |{{flagathlete|Max Yuang-Ngam|THA}} |{{flagathlete|Rabbit Su|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Paton Mervielde|THA}} |5th / {{flagathlete|Catherine Albone|GBR}} | |- |rowspan=2|2017 |5.3m² / 156 |{{flagathlete|Scott Wilkinson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Samuel Cooper|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Dan McGaughey|IRL}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Milly Jinks|GBR}} | |- |4.2m² / 55 |{{flagathlete|Sean Woodard|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Xinran Chen|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Yikang Su|CHN}} | | |- |2018 |colspan=5|insufficient races to produce a World Champion | |- |rowspan=2|2019 |5.3m² / 152 |{{flagathlete|Leo Wilkinson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Kate Robertson|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Yikang Su|CHN}} |2nd / {{flagathlete|Kate Robertson|GBR}} |<ref name="results">https://www.sailing.today/5c924cce14b8bd35fa24f323/results {{Dead link|date=June 2022}}</ref> |- |4.2m² / 47 |{{flagathlete|Yushuo Liao|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Bjorn Handley|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Jiahan Chen|CHN}} | |<ref name="results" /> |- |2020 |colspan=5|Cancelled due to COVID | |- |2021 |colspan=5|Cancelled due to COVID | |- |rowspan=2|2022 | 5.3m² / 144 |{{flagathlete|Joe Rowe|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Bobby Driscoll|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Jake Rawes|GBR}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Lily Browning|GBR}} |<ref>{{Cite web| title=Topper Worlds - Fraglia Vela Riva | url=https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Gold%20fleet%20after%204%20races%20with%20ufd.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002151717/https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Gold%20fleet%20after%204%20races%20with%20ufd.pdf | archive-date=2022-10-02}}</ref> |- |4.2m² / 26 |{{flagathlete|Calum Pollard|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Amelia Smith|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Ethan Rhodes|GBR}} |2nd / {{flagathlete|Amelia Smith|GBR}} |<ref>{{Cite web| title=Topper Worlds - Riva del Garda | url=https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Topper%204.2%20after%2011%20races.%20friday.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002155108/https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Topper%204.2%20after%2011%20races.%20friday.pdf | archive-date=2022-10-02}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2023 |5.3m² / 196 |{{flagathlete|Alex Jones|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Ruoque Su|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Rory Clow|GBR}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Jessica Powell|GBR}} |<ref name="2023 Results 5.3"/> |- |4.2m² / 60 |{{flagathlete|Rory Whyte|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Andrew O'Neill|IRL}} |{{flagathlete|Che Liu|CHN}} |4th / {{flagathlete|Xinjie Xia|CHN}} |<ref name="2023 Results 4.2"/> |- |rowspan=2|2024 |5.3m² / 196 |{{flagathlete|Che Liu|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Manuel Barrionuevo|ESP}} |{{flagathlete|Sergio López Palacios|ESP}} |9th / {{flagathlete|Gemma Brady|IRL}} | |- |4.2m² / 39 |{{flagathlete|Hari Clark|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Sam Mason|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Tomás A'Coistealbha|IRL}} |9th / {{flagathlete|Wanqi Luo|CHN}} | |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |5.3m² / 131 |{{flagathlete|Sam Mason|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Charlie Mackenzie|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Toby Turner|GBR}} |13th / {{flagathlete|Freya Antonelli|GBR}} |<ref name="2025 Results 5.3"/> |- |4.2m² / 43 |{{flagathlete|Feiran Wan|CHN}} |{{flagathlete|Henry Cruse|GBR}} |{{flagathlete|Reuben Wealthy|GBR}} | |<ref name="2025 Results 4.2"/> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{World championships in sailing}}

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