Lightning World Championship

See also: Youth Lightning World Championship
See also: Masters Lightning World Championship
Main article: Lightning (dinghy)

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.

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Host cities of the World Championship
Edition Host Boats Participant Ref
No. Date Year Host club Location Nat. Sailor Nat. Cont.
1 1963  Club de Regatas Lima Lima  Peru 35 105 8 3 [1][2]
2 9-19 Sept 1965  Circolo Canottiere Napoli Naples  Italy 43 129 12 4 [3][4]
3 1967  Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto  Canada 37 0 8 3 [5][6][7]
4 1969  Yacht Club Olivos Olivos, Buenos Aires  Argentina 43 129 12 3 [8][9]
5 1971  Merenkavijat Yacht Club Helsinki  Finland 40 121 10 3 [10][11]
6 1973  Buffalo Canoe Club Fort Erie, Ontario  Canada 39 117 8 3 [12][13]
7 1975  Salinas Yacht Club Salinas, Ecuador  Ecuador 49 147 10 3 [14][15]
8 1977  Yacht-Club Spiez Spiez  Switzerland 54 160 12 4 [16][17]
9 1979  Rush Creek Yacht Club Heath, Texas  United States 52 156 11 3 [18][19]
10 1981 Gran Hotel Pucon Pucon  Chile [20][21]
11 1983 Circola Velici Napoletani  Italy 41 123 8 3 [22][23]
12 1985  Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club Beach Haven, New Jersey  United States 40 121 8 3 [24][25]
13 1987  Club Naval Castillogrande Cartagena  Colombia 39 117 9 3 [26][27]
14 2–7 July 1989  Yacht Racing Club of Athens
/  Piareaus Sailing Club		 Athens  Greece 45 135 8 3 [28][29]
15 1991  Severn Sailing Association Annapolis  United States 39 117 8 3 [30][31]
16 1993 lhabela Island  Brazil 42 126 7 3 [32][33]
17 2–8 July 1995 Kuopion Pursiscura Kuopio  Finland 35 105 6 3 [34][35]
18 8–13 June 1997  St Claire Yacht Club
and  Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club		 Montreal, Quebec  Canada 58 175 9 3 [36][37][38]
19 22-29 Nov 1999  Salinas Yacht Club Salinas, Ecuador  Ecuador 45 135 7 3 [39][40][41]
20 20–24 July 2001  Circolo Velico Marsala Marsala, Sicily  Italy 44 132 9 3 [42][43]
21 13-18 Apr 2003  Coral Reef Yacht Club
&  Biscayne Bay Yacht Club		 Miami  United States 60 180 11 3 [44][45][46]
22 19-26 Nov 2005  Higuerillas Yacht Club Higuerillas  Chile 45 135 8 3 [47][48][49][50]
23 21–27 July 2007  Yacht Club of Greece Athens  Greece 48 145 12 5 [51][52]
24 11-29 Sept 2009  Mallets Bay Yacht Club Colchester, Vermont  United States 60 180 10 5 [53][54][55][56]
25 2011  Clube Armacao de Buzios Buzios, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 30 90 9 5 [57][58][59]
26 6–14 June 2013  Club Velico Castiglionese Castiglione del Lago  Italy 46 139 10 5 [60][61]
27 18–25 July 2015  Buffalo Canoe Club Fort Erie, Ontario  Canada 63 190 10 5 [62][63][64]
28 21-25 Nov 2017  Salinas Yacht Club Salinas, Ecuador  Ecuador 56 168 12 5 [65][66][67]
29 12–17 June 2019  Espoo Yacht Club Espoo  Finland 49 147 12 5 [68][69][70][71]
N/A 13–22 May 2021 Charleston  United States Postponed due to COVID [72][73]
30 17–21 May 2022  Carolina Yacht Club Charleston  United States 50 150 8 4 [74][75]
31 23-27 Nov 2023  Club Naval Santa Cruz de Castillogrande Cartagena  Colombia 40 11+ 4+ [76][77][78]
32 16-21 Jun 2025  Yacht Club of Voula Voula  Greece 40 123 10 4 [79]

Medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1963 US 7811

 Thomas Allen III (USA)
 Anne Allen (sailor) (USA)
 Bruce Goldsmith (USA)

US 8513

 Bob Seidelmann (USA)
 John Walton (USA)
 Bob Bray (USA)

US 8390

 Carl Eichenlaub (USA)
 Michael O'Bryan (USA)
 Stan Brander (USA)

[1][2]
1965 US 9411 - ATOM II

 Thomas Allen III (USA)
 Anne Allen (sailor) (USA)
 Bruce Goldsmith (USA)

US 8529 - SHAZAM

 Alan Raffee (USA)
 Dennis Conner (USA)
 Carol Mclaughlin (USA)

 US 9110 - HYPERTENSION

 David M. Peterson (USA)
 M.J. O'Meara (USA)
 J.W. Healy (USA)

[3]
1967 US 10199

 Dr Louis Pocharski (USA)
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

10411

 Thomas Allen III (USA)

 8510

Bergantz USA

[5][6]
1969 US 11367 - Snoopy

 Bruce Goldsmith (USA)
 Pamela Goldsmith (USA)
 Jim Dressel (USA)

9390 - Cat

 James R Crane (USA)
 Robert B. Crane (USA)
 Robert Lansing (USA)

11011 - Atom

 Thomas Allen III (USA)
 Anne Allen (sailor) (USA)
 John Schneider (USA)

[8][9]
1971 US 11501 - Finesse

 William Shore (sailor) (USA)
 Bonnie Shore (USA)
 Robert Bone (USA)

US 11491 - Tickled Pink

 Jack Mueller Jnr. (USA)
 J. Mueller (USA)
 Nancy Mueller (USA)

US 11099 - Spook

 Louis Pocharski (USA)
 Janet Shore (USA)
 F. Healey Jnr. (USA)

[11]
1973
 US 12422 - Snoopy

 Bruce Goldsmith (USA)
 Pam Goldsmith (USA)
 David Peters (sailor) (USA)

US 12060 - Hang On Sloopy

Jim Dressel
Nancy Dressel
Gary Cameron

US 10599 - Shoe Shine Baby

Bob Seidelmann
Bill Clausen
Karen Huntsman

[13]
1975
 B 12414

 Mario Buckup (BRA)
 Ralph Christian (BRA)
 Joaquim Feneberg (BRA)

US 10114

 William Shore (sailor) (USA)
 Bonnie Shore (USA)
 Mark Bryant (sailor) (USA)

US 12422

 Bruce Goldsmith (USA)
 Pam Goldsmith (USA)
 Bob Smither (USA)

[80]
1977
 13111

 Thomas Allen III (USA)
 Brenda Allen (USA)
 Tom Allen (USA)

7495

Mario Buckup BRA
Joaquim Feneberg BRA
Ralph W. Christian

11658

Jim Crane
Steve Nightingale
Eugene Peters

[17]
1979
 US 13226

 Glenn Darden (USA)
 Kelly Gough (USA)
 Doug Shelton (USA)

US 13226

 William A Shore (USA)
 Bonnie Shore (USA)
 Mark BRYANT (USA)

US 13333

 Jim Crane (USA)
 Bill Crane (USA)
 Gene Peters (USA)

[19]
1981
  Walmor Gomez (BRA)

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

 Glenn Darden (USA)

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

[21]
1983
 US 11420 - Speedy

 Jay Lutz (USA)
 Dick Escalara (USA)
 Michael Healy (USA)

I 13706

 Sergio Messina (ITA)  Antonino Nizza (ITA)  Pasquale Vitaggio (ITA)

BL 12489

 Claudio Biekarck (BRA)
 Gunnar Ficker (BRA)
 Ralph Berger (BRA)

[23]
1985
 US 14021 - Eclipse

 William Shore (sailor) (USA)
 Karen Neri (USA)
 Betsy Gelenitis (USA)

 BL 12812 - Flash Rider

 Mario Buckup (BRA)
 Michael Anthony Norris (BRA)
 Christina Maricke (BRA)
 Marttin Norris (BRA)

US 11739 - Speedy Again

 Jay Lutz (USA)
 Jody Lutz (USA)
 Dick Escalera (USA)

1987 Cartegena X 11099

 Manuel González Maz (CHI)
 Alberto Gonzalez (CHI)
 Rodrigo Zuazola (CHI)

KC 14057

 Eddy Martin (CAN)
 Perry Owen (CAN)
 Jay Mann (CAN)

US 14175

 William Shore (USA)
 Brad Read (USA)
 Steve Hayden (USA)

[27]
1989 KC 13968
 Peter Hall (CAN)
 Mark Osterman (CAN)
 Alain Boucher (CAN) 		US 14045
 Matt Fisher (USA)
 Greg Fisher (USA)
 Joyce Ferguson (USA) 		US 14176
 Ched Proctor (USA)
 Kathryn Ritchie (USA)
 Doug Barlow (USA) 		[29][28]
1991 US 11346
 David Dellenbaugh (USA)
 Kip Hamblet (USA)
 Hale Walcoff (USA) 		KC 14499
 Larry MacDonald (CAN)
 Jody Swanson (CAN)
 Trevor Born (CAN) 		US 14296
 Brad Read (USA)
 Elizabeth Alison (USA)
 Terry Hutchinson (USA) 		[31]
1993 BRA 12657
 Manfred Kaufmann (BRA)
 Renato Kaufmann (BRA)
 Marcelo Batista da Silva (BRA) 		BRA 11721
 Fernando Hackerott (BRA)
 Frederico Costa (BRA)
 Riccardo Costa (BRA) 		BRA 14203
 Claudio Biekarck (BRA)
 Gunnar Ficker (BRA)
 Edu Melchert (BRA) 		[33]
1995 CHI 11011
 Tito Gonzalez (CHI)
 Rodrigo Zuazola (CHI)
 German Schacht (CHI) 		USA 14709
 Thomas Allen Iv (USA)
 Jim Allen (USA)
 Jane Allen (USA) 		USA 14530
 William Faude (USA)
 Jared Drake (USA)
 Brian Taboada (USA)
1997 CAN 14834
 Larry Macdonald (CAN)
 Jody Swanson (USA)
 Ian Jones (USA) 		CHI 14709
 Manuel Gonzalez (CHI)
 Juan FRANCISCO Novion (CHI)
 German Novion (CHI) 		14763
 Timothy Healy (USA)
 Maria White (USA)
 William Healy (USA) 		[36]
1999 11011
 Alberto Gonzalez Mas (CHI)
 Pablo Barahona (CHI)
 Claus Engell (CHI) 		14730
 Jeff Linton (USA)
 Amy Smith Linton (USA)
 Mark T. Taylor (USA) 		14927
 Timothy Healy (USA)
 William Healy (USA)
 Anthony Kotoun (USA)
2001 USA-15083
 Jeff Linton (USA)
 Mark Taylor (USA)
 Amy Smith Linton (USA) 		USA-15045
 Matt Fisher (USA)
 Dan Moriarty (USA)
 Rick Bernstein (USA) 		USA-14740
 William Faude (USA)
 Ernest Dieball (USA)
 Jared Drake (USA) 		[43]
2003 CHI-11011
 Tito Gonzalez Mas (CHI)
 Jay Lutz (USA)
 Claus Engell (CHI) 		USA-14752
 Steve Hayden (USA)
 Barr Batzer  (USA)
 Jamey Rabbitt (USA) 		USA-14900
 James Crane (USA)
 William Crane  (USA)
 Jim Allen (USA) 		[46]
2005
 11011
 Alberto Gonzalez Parro (CHI)
 Diego Gonzalez Parro (CHI)
 Cristian Herman Sanhueza (CHI) 		15252
 David Starck (USA)
 Ian Jones (USA)
 Scott Ikle (USA) 		14454
 Pablo Herman (CHI)
 Luis Felipe Herman (CHI)
 Claus Engell (CHI) 		[48][49]
2007
 USA 15083
 Jeffrey Linton (USA)
 Amy Smith Linton (USA)
 Jahn Tihansky (USA) 		USA 14975
 Allan Terhune Jr (USA)
 Katie Terhune (USA)
 Dave Perkowski (USA) 		USA 15265
 Steven Davis (USA)
 Brian Hayes (USA)
 Laura Jeffers (USA)
2009
 15045
 Matt Fisher (USA)
 Dan Moriarty (USA)
 Tobi Moriarty (USA) 		15355
 David Starck (USA)
 Jody Starck (USA)
 Ian Jones (USA) 		11011
 Tito Gonzalez Mas (CHI)
 Diego Gonzalez Parro (CHI)
 Cristian Herman Sanhueza (CHI) 		[56][54]
2011
 11011
 Tito Gonzalez Mas (CHI)
 Diego Gonzalez Parro (CHI)
 Cristian Herman Sanhueza (CHI) 		15333
 Claus Biekarck (BRA)
 Gunnar Ficker (BRA)
 Marcelo Batista Da Silva (BRA) 		14894
 Thomas Sumner (BRA)
 Felipe Brito (BRA)
 Fillipe Gil (BRA) 		[58]
2013
 15470
 David Starck (USA)
 Jody Starck (USA)
 Ian Jones (USA) 		14036
 Justin Coplan (USA)
 Danielle Prior (USA)
 Mike Carney (USA) 		15507
 Ched Proctor (USA)
 James Ewing (USA)
 Meredith Killion (USA) 		[60]
2015 USA 15296 - 15296
 Geoff Becker (USA)
 James Barnash (USA)
 Laura Beigel (USA) 		USA 15499
 Jody Starck (USA)
 Ian Jones (USA)
 Skip Dieball (USA) 		USA 15385 - Ultimate Pressure
 Billy Martin (USA)
 Janel Zarkowsky (USA)
 Chappy Hopkins (USA) 		[63]
2017 ARG 15597 - Argentina
 Javier Conte (ARG)
 Julio Alsogaray (ARG)
 Paula Salerno (ARG) 		USA 14298 - Freak Gasoline Fight Accident
 Nicholas Sertl (USA)
 Dylan Farrell (USA)
 John Mastrandrea (USA) 		PUR 14677 - Black Beauty
 Raul Rios (PUR)
 Sebastian Higuera (PUR)
 Nicolas Deeb (PUR) 		[66]
2019
 ARG 15597
 Javier Conte (ARG)
 Ignacio Giammona (ARG)
 Paula Salerno (ARG) 		CHI 14794
 Felipe Robles (CHI)
 Andres Guevara (CHI)
 Paula Herman (CHI) 		USA 15611
 David Starck (USA)
 Tom Starck (USA)
 Jenna Probst (USA) 		[70]
2022 USA 15611 - Team PatStrong
 David Starck (USA)
 Tom Starck (USA)
 Jenna Probst (USA) 		CHI 11011 - Ojo de Lince
 Tito Gonzalez (CHI)
 Alberto Gonzalez Jnr. (CHI)
 Zeke Horowitz (USA) 		ARG 15597 - Argentina
 Javier Conte (ARG)
 Martina Silva (ARG)
 Trinidad Silva (ARG) 		[75]
2023 ECU 14647 - Marraqueta
 Jonathan Martinetti (ECU)
 Moira Padilla (ECU)
 Alisson Haon (ECU) 		USA 15611 - Team PatStrong
 David Starck (USA)
 Jenna Probst (USA)
 Thomas Starck (USA) 		USA 15561 - Danilu
 Augie Diaz (USA)
 Laura Jeffers (USA)
UNKNOWN 		[78][81]
2025 CHI 14794 - EL DOCTORADO
 Felipe Robles (CHI)
 Andres Guevara (CHI)
 Paula Herman (CHI) 		USA 15507 - Veggie Sub
 Ched Proctor (USA)
 Meredith Killion (USA)
 Samuel Blouin (USA) 		USA 15296 - Silver Girl
 Geoff Becker (USA)
 Jim Barnash (USA)
 Laura Jeffers (USA) 		[79]

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