49er & 49er FX World Championships
The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the class association and recognised by World Sailing. The 49er Worlds were first held in 1997 with the class making its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games with the class being used as an open or male event.[1] In 2013 the 49erFX held it first world championship with the class being used for the female discipline since 2016 Games.
Editions
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| Edition | Host | Gender | Boats | Sailors | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | No. | Nats | Cont. | |||
| 1 | 7–12 December | 1997 | Perth | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
Open | [2][3] | |||||
| 2 | 18–24 May | 1998 | Bandol |  France |
Open | [4] | |||||
| 3 | 8–17 January | 1999 | Melbourne | Australia |
Open | 94 | 188 | 29 | 6 | [5] | |
| 4 | 14–24 March | 2000 | Guaymas |  Mexico |
Open | [6][7][8] | |||||
| 5 | 9-14 Sep | 2001 |  Fraglia Vela Malcesine | Malcesine, Lake Garda |  Italy |
Open | 155 | 310 | 26 | 5 | [9][10][11] |
| 6 | 14–22 June | 2002 | Kaneohe Yacht Club | Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii | .png){kind=small} United States |
Open | [12][13][14] | ||||
| 7 | 11–24 September | 2003 | Cádiz |  Spain |
Open | 86 | 172 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 14-19 Apr | 2004 | Nautica Club Katikon Vouliagmenis | Vouliagmeni Bay, Athens |  Greece |
Open | 82 | 164 | 28 | 5 | [15] |
| 9 | 25Aug -6Sep | 2005 | Moscow Sailing School | Moscow |  Russia |
Open | 65 | 130 | 21 | 4 | [16][17][18] |
| 10 | 4-11 Jun | 2006 | Club Nautique Voile d'Aix les Bains | Aix-les-Bains | France |
Open | 92 | 184 | 24 | 5 | [19] |
| 11 | 28 June – 13 July | 2007 |  Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
Open | 79 | 158 | 31 | 6 | |
| 12 | 2–9 January | 2008 | Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club | Sorrento, Victoria | Australia |
Open | 80 | 160 | 30 | 6 | [20][21] |
| 13 | 12-19 Jul | 2009 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy |
Open | 89 | 178 | 23 | 5 | [22][23] [24][25] |
| 14 | 2–9 January | 2010 | Freeport |  Bahamas |
Open | [26][27][28] | |||||
| 15 | 3–18 December | 2011 | Perth | Australia |
Open | ||||||
| 16 | 4-13 May | 2012 | JK Uskok | Zadar |  Croatia |
Open | 74 | 148 | 32 | 5 | [29][30][31] |
| 17 | 21-29 Sep | 2013 | Yachting Club Pointe Rouge | Marseille | France |
Male | [32][33] | ||||
| 1 | Female - FX | ||||||||||
| 18 | 12–21 September | 2014 | Santander | Spain |
Male | ||||||
| 2 | Female - FX | 55 | 110 | 26 | 5 | ||||||
| 19 | 13-21 Nov | 2015 |  Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
Male | [34][35][36][37] | ||||
| 3 | Female - FX | 44 | 88 | 24 | 5 | ||||||
| 20 | 7-14 Feb | 2016 | Clearwater Community Sailing Centre | Clearwater, Florida | United States |
Male | 68 | 136 | 25 | 5 | [38] |
| 4 | Female - FX | 42 | 84 | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| 21 | 28Aug -2Sep | 2017 | Clube de Vela Atlantico | Leça da Palmeira – Porto | Portugal |
Male | 81 | 162 | 27 | 5 | [39] |
| 5 | Female - FX | 56 | 112 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
| 22 | 30 July – 12 August | 2018 | Aarhus |  Denmark |
Male | [40] | |||||
| 6 | Female - FX | ||||||||||
| 23 | 3–8 December | 2019 | Auckland |  New Zealand |
Male | 88 | 176 | 31 | 6 | [41][42] | |
| 7 | Female / FX | 61 | 122 | 27 | 5 | ||||||
| 24 | 8-15 Feb | 2020 | Royal Geelong Yacht Club | Geelong, Victoria | Australia |
Male | 78 | 156 | 27 | 6 | [43] |
| 8 | Female - FX | 44 | 88 | 23 | 5 | ||||||
| 25 | 16-21 Nov | 2021 | Al-Mussanah Sports City | Wudam Al Sahil |  Oman |
Male | 36 | 72 | 21 | 5 | [44] |
| 9 | Female - FX | 22 | 44 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 26 | 31Aug -5Sep | 2022 | Hubbards Sailing Club | St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
Male | 65 | 130 | 23 | 5 | [45] |
| 10 | Female - FX | 36 | 72 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
| 27 | 11-18 Aug | 2023 | The Hague |  Netherlands |
Male | 83 | [46] | ||||
| 11 | Female / FX | 58 | |||||||||
| 28 | 5–10 Mar | 2024 | Real Federación Canaria de Vela | Marina Rubicón, Lanzarote | Spain |
Male | 71 | 142 | 27 | 5 | [47] |
| 12 | Female - FX | 51 | 102 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
| 29 | 7–12 Oct | 2025 | Italian Sailing Federation | Marina Piccola, Cagliari | Italy |
Male | 84 | 168 | 28 | 4 | [48] |
| 13 | Female - FX | 52 | 104 | 20 | 4 | ||||||
| 30 | 12–17 May | 2026 | Comité Départemental de Voile du Morbihan | ENVSN, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | France |
Male | 82 | 164 | 29 | 4 | [49] |
| 14 | Female - FX | 52 | 104 | 23 | 4 | ||||||
All-time medal table
49er
- As of 2026
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
49er FX
- As of 2026
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Medalists
49er Open
49er Men's
49er FX Women's
Multiple medallists
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49er FX
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See also
References
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- ↑ "Regatta Information".
- ↑ "Events". 49er.org. 17 June 2013.
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- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2001 at World Sailing
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- ↑ Royal Yachting Association (22 September 2001). "49er World Championships on Lake Garda, Italy Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2002 at World Sailing
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- ↑ Royal Yachting Association (23 June 2002). "2002 49er World Championships in Hawaii Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2004 at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2005 at World Sailing
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- ↑ Myrrh Walker, RYA (5 September 2005). "49er World Championships at Moscow, Russia". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". sailing.org.
- ↑ 49er & 49er FX World Championships at World Sailing
- ↑ Di Pearson (9 January 2008). "49er Worlds at Sorrento Couta Sailing Club - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ 49er & 49er FX World Championships at World Sailing
- ↑ "Worlds 2009".
- ↑ Jerelyn Biehl (20 July 2009). "49er Worlds at Lake Garda - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "49er World Championship 2009". sailing.org.
- ↑ 49er & 49er FX World Championships at World Sailing
- ↑ "2010 49er Worlds Official Event Website".
- ↑ Jerelyn Biehl (10 January 2010). "Seiko 29er and 49er Worlds in Freeport, Grand Bahama Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ 49er & 49er FX World Championships at World Sailing
- ↑ "Seiko 49er World Championship Regatta: International 49er Class Association".
- ↑ Jerelyn Biehl (13 May 2012). "SEIKO 49er World Championships at Zadar, Croatia - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2013 at World Sailing
- ↑ Andy Rice (29 September 2013). "SEIKO 49er & 49erFX Worlds at Marseille, France - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ 49er & 49er FX World Championships at World Sailing
- ↑ "2015 49er Worlds Official Event Website". Archived from the original on 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Youth Sailing World Championships 2025". 15 December 2025.
- ↑ International 49er Class (22 November 2015). "49er/49erFX World Championship in Argentina - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
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- ↑ "Regatta Information". sailing.org.
- ↑ Matthew Pryor (12 August 2018). "Sailing Worlds Aarhus: Dutch prosper from Austrian FX capsize - Day 10". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ 49er & Nacra 17 Sailing (8 December 2019). "2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
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- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "Regatta Information". 49er.org.
- ↑ "2016 World Championship". 49er.org.
- 1 2 "2017 World Championship in Porto". 49er.org.
- ↑ "2018 World Championship in Aarhus". manage2sail.com.
- ↑ "2019 World Championship in Auckland".
- ↑ "2020 World Championship in Geelong".
- ↑ "2021 World Championship in Wudam Al Sahill".
- ↑ "2022 World Championship in St. Margarets Bay".
- ↑ "2023 World Championship in The Hague".
- ↑ "2024 World Championship in Lanzarote".
- ↑ "2025 World Championship in Cagliari".
- ↑ "2026 World Championship in Quiberon".
- ↑ "2016 World Championship". 49er.org.
- ↑ "2018 World Championship in Aarhus". manage2sail.com.
- ↑ "2019 World Championship in Auckland".
- ↑ "2020 World Championship in Geelong".
- ↑ "2021 World Championship in Wudam Al Sahil".
- ↑ "2022 World Championship in St. Margarets Bay".
- ↑ "2023 World Championship in The Hague".
- ↑ "2024 World Championship in Lanzarote".
- ↑ "2025 World Championship in Cagliari".
- ↑ "2026 World Championship in Quiberon".