The Lightning World Championship is a bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy), 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
| Ed. | Year | Host | Participant | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | Sailor | Nat. | Cont. | |||
| 1 | 1963 | Club de Regatas Lima | Lima | 35 | 105 | 8 | 3 | [1][2] | |
| 2 | 1965-09-09 to 09-19 | Circolo Canottiere Napoli | Naples | 43 | 129 | 12 | 4 | [3][4] | |
| 3 | 1967 | Royal Canadian Yacht Club | Toronto | 37 | 0 | 8 | 3 | [5][6][7] | |
| 4 | 1969 | Yacht Club Olivos | Olivos, Buenos Aires | 43 | 129 | 12 | 3 | [8][9] | |
| 5 | 1971 | Merenkavijat Yacht Club | Helsinki | 40 | 121 | 10 | 3 | [10][11] | |
| 6 | 1973 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Fort Erie, Ontario | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 | [12][13] | |
| 7 | 1975 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas, Ecuador | 49 | 147 | 10 | 3 | [14][15] | |
| 8 | 1977 | Yacht-Club Spiez | Spiez | 54 | 160 | 12 | 4 | [16][17] | |
| 9 | 1979 | Rush Creek Yacht Club | 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 | Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club | Beach Haven, New Jersey | 40 | 121 | 8 | 3 | [24][25] | |
| 13 | 1987 | Club Naval Castillogrande | Cartagena | 39 | 117 | 9 | 3 | [26][27] | |
| 14 | 1989-07-02 to 07-07 | Yacht Racing Club of Athens / Piareaus Sailng Club  | Athens | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 | [28][29] | |
| 15 | 1991 | Severn Sailing Association | Annapolis | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 | [30][31] | |
| 16 | 1993 | lhabela Island | 42 | 126 | 7 | 3 | [32][33] | ||
| 17 | 1995-07-02 to 07-08 | Kuopion Pursiscura | Kuopio | 35 | 105 | 6 | 3 | [34][35] | |
| 18 | 1997-06-08 to 06-13 | St Claire Yacht Club  and Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club  | Montreal, Quebec | 58 | 175 | 9 | 3 | [36][37][38] | |
| 19 | 1999-11-22 to 11-29 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas, Ecuador | 45 | 135 | 7 | 3 | [39][40][41] | |
| 20 | 001-07-24 to 07-29 | Circolo Velico Marsala | Marsala, Sicily | 44 | 132 | 9 | 3 | [42][43] | |
| 21 | 2003-04-13 to 04-18 | Coral Reef Yacht Club  & Biscayne Bay Yacht Club  | Miami | 60 | 180 | 11 | 3 | [44][45][46] | |
| 22 | 2005-11-19 to 11-26 | Higuerillas Yacht Club | Higuerillas | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 | [47][48][49][50] | |
| 23 | 2007-07-21 to 07-27 | Yacht Club of Greece | Athens | 48 | 145 | 12 | 5 | [51][52] | |
| 24 | 2009-09-11 to 09-29 | Mallets Bay Yacht Club | Colchester, Vermont | 60 | 180 | 10 | 5 | [53][54][55][56] | |
| 25 | 2011 | Clube Armacao de Buzios | Buzios, Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 90 | 9 | 5 | [57][58][59] | |
| 26 | 2013-06-03 to 06-14 | Club Velico Castiglionese | Castiglione del Lago | 46 | 139 | 10 | 5 | [60][61] | |
| 27 | 2015-07-18 to 07-25 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Fort Erie, Ontario | 63 | 190 | 10 | 5 | [62][63][64] | |
| 28 | 2017-11-21 to 11-25 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas, Ecuador | 56 | 168 | 12 | 5 | [65][66][67] | |
| 29 | 2019-06-12 to 06-17 | Espoo Yacht Club | Espoo | 49 | 147 | 12 | 5 | [68][69][70][71] | |
| N/A | 2021-05-13 to 05-22 | Charleston | Postponed due to COVID | [72][73] | |||||
| 30 | 2022-05-17 to 05-21 | Carolina Yacht Club, Charlestone | Charleston | 50 | 150 | 8 | 4 | [74][75] | |
| 31 | 2023-11-23 to 11-27 | Club Naval Santa Cruz de Castillogrande | Cartagena | [76][77] | |||||
Medalists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Lima Peru  | 
  | 
[1][2] | ||
| 1965 | 
  | 
[3] | ||
| 1967 | 
Louis Pocharski UNKNOWN UNKNOWN  | 
[5][6] | ||
| 1969 | 
US 11367 - Snoopy 
  | 
9390 - Cat 
  | 
11011 - Atom 
  | 
[8][9] | 
| 1971 | 
US 11501 - Finesse 
  | 
US 11491 - Tickled Pink Jack Mueller Jnr.  | 
US 11099 - Spook  Louis Pocharski  | 
[11] | 
| 1973 | 
US 12422 - Snoopy 
  | 
US 12060 - Hang On Sloopy Jim Dressel  | 
US 10599 - Shoe Shine Baby Bob Seidelmann  | 
[13] | 
| 1975 | 
B 12414 
  | 
US 10114 
  | 
US 12422 
  | 
|
| 1977 | 
13111 
  | 
7495 Mario Buckup BRA  | 
11658 Jim	Crane  | 
[17] | 
| 1979 | 
US	13226
 
  | 
[19] | ||
| 1981 | 
[21] | |||
| 1983 | 
US 11420 - Speedy 
  | 
I 13706
 
  | 
BL 12489 
  | 
[23] | 
| 1985 | 
US 14021 - Eclipse 
  | 
BL 12812 - Flash Rider | US 11739 - Speedy Again | |
| 1987 Cartegena | X 11099 
  | 
KC 14057
 
  | 
US 14175
 
  | 
[27] | 
| 1989 Athens Greece  | 
KC 13968 
  | 
[29][28] | ||
| 1991 Annapolis USA 39 Boats  | 
US 11346 
  | 
KC 14499 | 
US 14296 | 
[31] | 
| 1993 Ilhabela Brazil  | 
BRA 12657 
  | 
BRA 11721 | 
BRA 14203 | 
[33] | 
| 1995 Kuopio Finland  | 
Tito González (sailor) Rodrigo Zuasola German Schacht  | 
Thomas Allen IV Jim Allen (sailor) Jane Allen  | 
Bill Faude Jared Drake Brian Taboada  | 
|
| 1997 Montréal Canada  | 
CAN 14834 | 
CHI 14709 | 
USA 14763 Tim Healy (sailor) Maria White (sailor) Bill Healy (sailor)  | 
[36] | 
| 1999 Salina Ecuador  | 
Alberto González Pablo Barahona Claus Engell  | 
Jeff Linton (sailor) Amy Smith Linton Mark Taylor (sailor)  | 
Tim Healy (sailor) Bill Healy (sailor) Anthony Kotoun  | 
|
| 2001 Marsala Italy  | 
USA-15083 Amy Smith Linton Mark Taylor (sailor)  | 
USA-15045 Dan Moriarty (sailor) Rick Bernstein  | 
USA-14740 Ernie Dieball Jared Drake  | 
[43] | 
| 2003 Miami USA  | 
CHI 11011 Jay Lutz Claus Engel  | 
USA 14752 Barr Batzer Jamey Rabbitt  | 
USA 14900 Bill Crane (sailor) Jim Allen (sailor)  | 
[46] | 
| 2005 | 
Alberto González Diego González Cristian Herman  | 
David Starck Ian Jones (sailor) Scott Ikle  | 
Pablo Herman Luis Felipe Herman Claus Engell  | 
[48][49] | 
| 2007 | 
Jeff Linton (sailor) Amy Smith Linton Jahn Tihansky  | 
Allan Terhune Katie Terhune Dave Perkowski  | 
Laura Jeffers  | 
[78][51] | 
| 2009 | 
Matt Fisher (sailor) Dan Moriarty (sailor) Tobi Moriarty  | 
David Stark (sailor) Jody Stark Ian Jones (sailor)  | 
Tito González Diego González Cristian Hermann  | 
[56][54] | 
| 2011 | 
CHI 11011 Diego González Cristian Hermann  | 
BRA 15333 Gunnar Ficker Marcelo Batista da Silva  | 
BRA 14894 Felipe Brito (sailor) Fillipe Gil  | 
[58] | 
| 2013 | 
USA 15470 David Stark (sailor) Jody Stark Ian Jones (sailor)  | 
USA 14036 Justin Coplan Danielle Prior Micheal Carney  | 
USA 15507 Ched Proctor Jamie Ewing (sailor) Meredith Killion  | 
[60] | 
| 2015 Crystal Beach, Ontario Canada 67 Boats  | 
USA 15296 Geoff Becker (sailor)  | 
USA 15499 Jody Starck  | 
USA 15385 Billy Martin (sailor) Janel Zarkowsky Chappy Hopkins  | 
[63] | 
| 2017 | 
ARG 15597 
  | 
USA 14298 | 
PUR 14677 Raul Rios Sebastian Higuera Nicolas Deeb  | 
[66] | 
| 2019 | 
ARG 15597 | 
CHI 14794 | 
USA 15611 | 
[70] | 
| 2022 | 
USA 15611 - "Team PatStrong" | 
CHI 11011 - "Ojo de Lince" | 
ARG 15597 - "Argentina" Javier Conte Martina Silva Trinidad Silva  | 
[75] | 
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 - ↑ "Sailwave results for Rolex Farr 40 Pre Worlds -". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05.
 
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