Flying Dutchman World Championship
The Flying Dutchman World Championship, also known as FD Worlds, are international sailing regattas in the Flying Dutchman class organized by the International Flying Dutchman Class Organization since 1956 and recognised by World Sailing.[1]
The Szabolcs Majthényi & András Domokos team has been the most successful in the history of the championships, with fourteen titles, making Hungary the most successful among the nations. Danish sailors together have won thirteen championships as well, followed by sailors of West Germany with eight titles.
Flying Dutchman was an Olympic class from 1960 to 1992.
History
The first Flying Dutchman World Championships were held in Starnberger See in 1956.
Editions
| Ed. | Hosts | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats |  |
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Mix | |
| 1 | 19-25 Aug | 1956 |  |
Lake Starnberg |  West Germany
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| 2 | 18-25 Aug | 1957 | |
Rimini |  Italy
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174 | 10 | 87 | [3] | ||||
| 3 | 2-7 Sep | 1958 | |
Attersee |  Austria
|
92 | 17 | 46 | [4] | ||||
| 4 | 20-25 Jul | 1959 | Whitstable Yacht Club |
Whitstable |  United Kingdom
|
30 | 15 | 15 | [5][6] | ||||
| - | 1960 | Not held due to the Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| - | 1961 | NOT HELD | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3-10 Mar | 1962 | |
St Petersburg, Florida | .png){kind=small} United States
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38 | 18 | 19 | [7] | ||||
| 6 | 30Sep -5Oct | 1963 | |
Tutzing | Germany
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46 | 23 | 23 | [8] | ||||
| - | 1964 | Not held due to the Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| 7 | 13-19 Sep | 1965 | |
Alassio | Italy
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48 | 23 | 24 | [9] | ||||
| - | 1966 | NOT HELD | |||||||||||
| 8 | - | 1967 | |
Montreal | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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44 | 21 | 22 | [10] | ||||
| - | 1968 | Not held due to the Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| 9 | 6-13 Jul | 1969 | |
Naples | Italy
|
74 | 24 | 37 | [11] | ||||
| 10 | 20-26 Feb | 1970 | |
Adelaide | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
32 | 9 | 16 | [12] | ||||
| 11 | 26Jul -1Aug | 1971 | |
La Rochelle |  France
|
60 | 24 | 30 | [13] | ||||
| N/A | - | 1972 | Not held due to the Summer Olympics | ||||||||||
| 12 | 8-12 Sep | 1973 | |
Rochester | United States
|
52 | 12 | 26 | [14] | ||||
| 13 | 11-16 Jul | 1974 | |
Weymouth | United Kingdom
|
108 | 23 | 54 | [15] | ||||
| 14 | 5-10 Aug | 1975 | |
Buffalo | United States
|
62 | 17 | 31 | [16] | ||||
| - | 1976 | Not held due to the Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| 15 | 6-15 Jun | 1977 | |
Nago-Torbole | Italy
|
86 | 21 | 43 | [17] | ||||
| 16 | 17-22 Sep | 1978 | |
Hayling Island | United Kingdom
|
100 | 23 | 50 | [18] | ||||
| 17 | 23Jun -2Jul | 1979 | |
Kiel | Germany
|
108 | 25 | 54 | [19] | ||||
| 18 | 8-14 Jun | 1980 | |
Malmö |  Sweden
|
92 | 24 | 46 | [20] | ||||
| 19 | 9-20 Oct | 1981 | |
Palamós |  Spain
|
92 | 17 | 46 | [21] | ||||
| 20 | 2-10 Jan | 1982 | |
Geelong | Australia
|
86 | 13 | 43 | [22] | ||||
| 21 | 3-12 Jun | 1983 | |
Cagliari | Italy
|
120 | 25 | 60 | [23] | ||||
| 22 | 4-12 Apr | 1984 | |
La Rochelle | France
|
106 | 22 | 53 | [24] | ||||
| 23 | 1-12 Jul | 1985 | |
Gargnano | Italy
|
100 | 20 | 50 | [25] | ||||
| 24 | 12-23 Feb | 1986 | |
Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil
|
112 | 15 | 56 | [26] | ||||
| 25 | 26Jun -4Jul | 1987 | |
Kiel | Germany
|
160 | 26 | 80 | [27] | ||||
| 26 | 1-9 Jul | 1988 | |
Medemblik |  Netherlands
|
100 | 21 | 50 | [28] | ||||
| 27 | 16-23 Sep | 1989 | |
Alassio | Italy
|
102 | 20 | 51 | [29] | ||||
| 28 | 1-8 Sep | 1990 | |
Newport, Rhode Island | United States
|
144 | 17 | 72 | [30] | ||||
| 29 | 29Dec -8Jan | 1991/92 | |
Tauranga |  New Zealand
|
132 | 19 | 66 | [31] | ||||
| 30 | 10-17 May | 1992 | |
Cádiz | Spain
|
134 | 25 | 67 | [32] | ||||
| 31 | 1-7 Aug | 1993 | |
Travemünde | Germany
|
140 | 10 | 3 | 70 | [33][34] | |||
| 32 | 2-9 Jan | 1994 | |
Adelaide | Australia
|
72 | 7 | 4 | 36 | [35][36] | |||
| 33 | 27Aug -3Sep | 1995 | |
Nago-Torbole | Italy
|
[37][38] | |||||||
| 34 | 1Jan -25May | 1996 | |
Balatonfüred |  Hungary
|
[39][40] | |||||||
| 35 | 31Mar -5Apr | 1997 | |
St. Petersburg, Florida | United States
|
[41] | |||||||
| 36 | 25Jul -1Aug | 1998 | |
Den Oever | Netherlands
|
224 | 21 | 5 | 112 | [42] | |||
| 37 | 23-31 Jul | 1999 | Lee on the Solent Sailing Club |
Lee-on-the-Solent | United Kingdom
|
77 | [43][44] | ||||||
| 38 | 13-24 Nov | 2000 | |
Durban |  South Africa
|
[45][46][47] | |||||||
| 39 | 20Jun -28May | 2001 | Gilleleje Sejlklub |
Gilleleje |  Denmark
|
136 | 15 | 3 | 68 | [48][49] | |||
| 40 | 28Aug -3Sep | 2002 | |
Tavira | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
|
98 | 12 | 3 | 49 | [50] | |||
| 41 | 27Dec -6Jan | 2003/04 |  Sandringham Yacht Club |
Sandringham, Victoria | Australia
|
110 | 12 | 3 | 55 | [51][52] | |||
| 42 | 28Jul -4Aug | 2004 | Rostocker Yachtclub |
Rostock, Warnemünde | Germany
|
186 | 12 | 3 | 93 | [53] | |||
| 43 | 9-16 Sep | 2005 | |
Balatonföldvár | Hungary
|
166 | 15 | 3 | 83 | [54] | |||
| 44 | 4-11 Apr | 2006 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida |
St. Petersburg, Florida | United States
|
68 | 9 | 3 | 34 | [55][56] | |||
| 45 | 13-16 Jul | 2007 | |
Mar Menor | Spain
|
144 | 15 | 3 | 72 | [57] | |||
| 46 | 31Dec -11Jan | 2008/09 | Napier Sailing Club |
Napier | New Zealand
|
88 | 11 | 3 | 44 | [58][59] | |||
| 47 | 31Jul -7Aug | 2009 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia |
Medemblik | Netherlands
|
[60] | |||||||
| 48 | 27Jul -6Aug | 2010 | Yacht Club Bucuresti & Yacht Club Compass |
Constanţa |  Romania
|
44 | 9 | 2 | 22 | [61][62] | |||
| 49 | 30Jun -9Jul | 2011 | Fraglia Vela Malcesine |
Malcesine, Lake Garda | Italy
|
132 | 16 | 4 | 66 | [63] [64] | |||
| 50 | 25-30 Sep | 2012 | Santa Cruz Yacht Club |
Santa Cruz, California | United States
|
92 | 11 | 4 | 46 | [65] [66][67][68][69] | |||
| 51 | 24May -1Jun | 2013 | Spartacus Sailing Club |
Lake Balaton, Balatonföldvár | Hungary
|
170 | 18 | 4 | 86 | [70] [71] | |||
| 52 | 11-19 Jul | 2014 | Largs Sailing Club |
Largs | United Kingdom
|
78 | 11 | 4 | 39 | [72] [73][74] | |||
| 53 | 1-8 Jan | 2015 |  Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron |
Kirribilli, Sydney | Australia
|
94 | 9 | 3 | 47 | [75] [76] | |||
| 54 | 20–29 May | 2016 | |
Steinhude | Germany
|
226 | 14 | 3 | 113 | [77] | |||
| 55 | 25-30 Sep | 2017 | Club Nautico Scarlino |
Puntone di Scarlino, Tuscany | Italy
|
204 | 15 | 2 | 102 | [78] | |||
| 56 | 20-28 Jul | 2018 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia |
Medemblik | Netherlands
|
[79][80] | |||||||
| 57 | 13-21 Feb | 2019 | Nelson Yacht Club |
Nelson/Marlborough | New Zealand
|
82 | 9 | 3 | 41 | [81][82][83] | |||
| N/A | Sep | 2020 | Club Nautico Altea |
Altea, Valencian | Spain
|
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [84] | ||||||
| 58 | 4-11 Sep | 2021 | Club Nautico Altea |
Altea, Valencian | Spain
|
68 | 6 | 1 | 34 | [85][86][87] | |||
| 59 | 3-9 Sep | 2022 | Campione Univela |
Lake Garda | Italy
|
136 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 59 | 0 | 9 | [88] |
| 60 | 21-29 Jul | 2023 | Gdynia Sports and Recreation Center |
Gdynia |  Poland
|
116 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 51 | 0 | 8 | [89][90][91] |
| 61 | 22Mar -1Apr | 2024 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida |
St. Petersburg, Florida | United States
|
66 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 4 | [92][93][94][95] |
| 62 | 4-12 Apr | 2025 | Club Nautico Puerto Sherry |
Cádiz | Spain
|
120 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 10 | [96][97] |
Multiple medallists
Source from the results table below updated to include up to 2024
| Pos | Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Entries | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szabolcs Majthenyi (HUN) |
14 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 30 | [98] |
| 1 | Andras Domokos (HUN) |
14 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 31 | [99] |
| Jorgen Bojsen-Moller (DEN) |
10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | [100] | |
| 4 | Jacob Bojsen-Moller (DEN) |
8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | [101] |
| 5 | Albert Batzill (GER) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | [102] |
| 6 | Ian McCrossin (AUS) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | [103] |
| 6 | James Cook (AUS) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | [104] |
| 8 | Rodney Pattisson (GBR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | [105] |
| 9 | Kay Uwe Lüdtke (GER) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | [106] |
| 11 | Rudi Batzill (GER) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [107] |
| 12 | Evert Bastet (CAN) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | [108] |
| 13 | Rolf Mulka (EUA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [109] |
| 13 | Ingo Von Bredow (EUA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [110] |
| 15 | Jens Bojsen-Moller (DEN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [111] |
| 15 | Iain Mcdonald Smith (GBR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [112] |
| 15 | Hans Fogh (DEN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [113] |
| 15 |  Paul Foerster (USA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [114] |
| 15 | Stephen Bourdow (USA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [115] |
Medalists
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See also
References
- ^ "About us – International Flying Dutchman Class Organisation". www.sailifdco.com.
- ^ "Segeln – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Teil 1)". www.sport-komplett.de.
- ^ Flying Dutchman World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ Flying Dutchman World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ Flying Dutchman World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ Whitstable YC (3 May 2020). "1959 Flying Dutchman World Championship at Whitstable Yacht Club - Event Video". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1962 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1963 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1965 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1967 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1969 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1970 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1971 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1973 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1974 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1975 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1977 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1978 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1979 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1980 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1981 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1982 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1983 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1984 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1985 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1986 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1987 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1988 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1989 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1990 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1992 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1992 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1993 at World Sailing
- ^ "Flying Report Oktober 1993" (PDF). sail-fd.de.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1994 at World Sailing
- ^ "Flying Report März 1995" (PDF). sail-fd.de.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1995 at World Sailing
- ^ "Flying Report April 1996" (PDF). sail-fd.de.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1996 at World Sailing
- ^ http://sail-fd.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1996_-April.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ WS Regatta Page - 1997 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1998 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 1999 at World Sailing
- ^ "Flying Dutchman World Championships Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2000 at World Sailing
- ^ "Flying Dutchman World Championships - Overall".
- ^ "Flying Dutchman World Championships - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 24 November 2000.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2001 at World Sailing
- ^ Peter Doran (4 July 2001). "Flying Dutchman World Championships 2001 Overall Report". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2002 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2003 at World Sailing
- ^ Di Pearson (7 January 2004). "Flying Dutchman Worlds at Sail Melbourne Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2004 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2005 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2006 at World Sailing
- ^ Richard Scarr (21 April 2006). "Australia team at the Flying Dutchman worlds, Florida, USA". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2007 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2008 at World Sailing
- ^ Tim Sandall (11 January 2009). "2008 Flying Dutchman World Championship final day". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2009 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2010 at World Sailing
- ^ Richard Phillips (7 August 2010). "FD Worlds at Constanta, Romania after Day 8". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2011 at World Sailing
- ^ "2011 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2012 at World Sailing
- ^ "2012 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ "2012 International Flying Dutchman Open World Championship : Santa Cruz Yacht Club".
- ^ Richard Phillips (2 October 2012). "Flying Dutchman World Championships at Santa Cruz Yacht Club - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ "2012 International Flying Dutchman Open World Championship - Series Standing".
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2013 at World Sailing
- ^ "2013 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2014 at World Sailing
- ^ "2014 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ Andy Johnston, Caledonia Sailing (8 August 2014). "Flying Dutchman World Championships at Largs Sailing Club". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2015 at World Sailing
- ^ "2015 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ "2016 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ "2017 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2018 at World Sailing
- ^ Casper Schaaf (3 July 2018). "Flying Dutchman World Championship at Royal Yacht Club Hollandia - Preview". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2019 at World Sailing
- ^ "2019 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ Alisdair Daines (24 February 2019). "Flying Dutchman World Championship at Nelson Yacht Club, New Zealand - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2020 at World Sailing
- ^ WS Regatta Page - 2021 at World Sailing
- ^ "2021 FD Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ a b "2021 FD World Championships - Final Results".
- ^ a b "2022 FD World Championships - Final Results".
- ^ Flying Dutchman World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ "2023 Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ a b "2023 FD World Championships - Final Results".
- ^ Flying Dutchman World Championship at World Sailing
- ^ "2024 Worlds Official Event Website".
- ^ "2024 Flying Dutchman Worlds". sailfdusa.org. 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 FD World Championships - Final Results".
- ^ https://regatas.clubnauticopuertosherry.com/en/default/races/race-toa/text/2025InternationalFlyingDutchmanClassWorldChampionship-es.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ WS Sailor Bio - Szabolcs Majthenyir at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Andras Domokosr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Jorgen Boysen Mollerr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Jacob Boysen Mollerr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Albert Batzillr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Ian Mccrossinr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - James Cookr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Rodney Pattissonr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Kay Uwe Lüdtker at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Rudi Batzillr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Evert Bastetr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Rolf Mulkar at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Ingo Von Bredowr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Jens Boysen Mollerr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Iain Mcdonald Smithr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Hans Foghr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Paul Foersterr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Stephen Bourdowr at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ a b "Sports123 - Flying Dutchman Worlds". Archived from the original on 20 February 2010.
- ^ "2017 FD World Championships - Final Results". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Flying Dutchman - World Championship 2018 - Medemblik NED - Final results - Gold for Bojsen-Möller/Bojsen-Möller DEN". sailing-news.com. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "2019 FD World Championships - Final Results". 12 May 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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