2025 in sailing

2025 in sailing describes the year's events in sailing

Passing

  •  Andy Cassell (GBR) - Paralympian and disabled sailing ambassador
  • Line Markert = World Sailing Vice President
  • John Dinsdale - HobieCat Europe [1]

Major Offshore Sailing

World championships (INCOMPLETE)

Event Host Winners Participation Ref.
Date Title Club Country Event Winners Boats Nats
2024 World Championship held in 2025
Jan 2024 Moth World Championship  Manly Sailing Club  New Zealand Open  Mattias Coutts (NZL) 67 14
Feb 2024 Contender World Championship  Pensacola Yacht Club  United States Open  Graeme Willcox (GBR) 35 7
World Sailng - Events
ISAF Team Racing World Championship  New York Yacht Club  United States  Will Bailey (USA)
 Doug Sabin (USA)
 Allison Ferraris (USA)
 Langdon Mitchell (USA)
 Tim Wadlow (USA)
 Forbes Barber (USA)
 Christina Pandapas (USA)
 Peter Fleming (USA)
Dec Youth Sailing World Championships Villamora  Portugal ILCA Male
ILCA Female
IQ Foil Male
IQ Foil Female
Kite Male
Kite Female
420 Open/Mix
420 Female
29er Male/Mix
29er Female
Nacra 15 Mixed
Sept. 22 – Oct. 1 Mixed Offshore Double World Championship  Royal Ocean Racing Club  United Kingdom Mixed
Sept. 16-20 Women's Match Racing World Championship  Chicago Yacht Club  United States Female
July Youth Match Racing World Championship Gdynia  Poland Under  Marin Micoulot (FRA)
 Camille Pfaff (FRA)
 Aristide Delin (FRA)
 Clarisse Baissa (FRA)
World Sailing Inclusion Championships Mussanah Sailing School  Oman RS Venture Connect
Hansa 303 (single format)
ILCA (intellectual impairments)
RS21 (blind sailing)
Seated Wing Foiling
July Esailing World Championship Gdynia  Poland Open  Tristan Peron (FRA)
Match Racing
World Sailing Authorised
May 10 Rater World Championship    France Open  Ante Kovacevic (CRO) 45
One Metre World Championship colspan=5 HELD ALTERNATE YEARS
May Marblehead World Championship    France Open  Christophe Boisnault (FRA) 62
Aug. ORCi World Championships  Kalev Yacht Club  Estonia Class A
Class B
Class C
Sept. 7-13 ORC Double-Handed World Championship  Yacht Club Monfalcone  Italy
PWA World Tour Various Male
Female
World Sailing - Single Person Dinghy
July 28 -3Aug. Contender World Championship  Fraglia Vela Malcesine  Italy Open  Mark Bulka (AUS) 167
Aug 1-7 Europe World Championships Torbole  Italy Male
Female
Sept Finn World Championship Cascais  Portugal
June Finn Masters World Championship Medemblik  Netherlands Open +40  Peter-Jan Postma (NED) 301 28
ILCA Masters World Championships  Circolo Nautico Caposele  Italy 6 - Masters
6 - Grand Masters
7 - Masters
7 - Grand Masters
July 19-26 ILCA 4 World Championships  Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club  United States Male 12-18  Konstantinos Portosalte (GRE) 140
Female 12-18 Yrs  Blanca Ferrando Babe (ESP) 100
July 28 -Aug 4 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship  Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club  United States Male 15-18 Yrs  Hermionie Ghicas (GRE) 140
Female 15-18 Yrs  Alessandro Cirinei (ITA) 81
Aug. 22-29 U21 ILCA 6 World Championship  Ireland Female
Aug. 22-29 U21 ILCA 7 World Championship  Ireland Male
June Men's ILCA 6 World Championship Kieler Woche  Germany Male - U21  Alessandro Cirinei (ITA) 124
May 10-17 Women's ILCA 6 World Championship Qingdao  China Female Louis Cervera (FRA)
May 10-17 ILCA 7 World Championship Qingdao  China Male Willem Wiersema (NED)
July 7-13 Moth World Championship  Fraglia Vela Malcesine  Italy Open  Enzo BALANGER (FRA)
Jan Musto Skiff World Championship  Woollahra Sailing Club  Australia Open   Andy Tarboton (RSA) (GBR) 39 7
July 16-23 O'PEN Skiff World Championships  Windward Sailing Club  Japan Open - U13  Louis LeRourneur (FRA) 32
Open - U17  Puls Kaison (AUS) 61
Sept. 12-19 OK Dinghy World Championship  Circolo Vela Arco  Italy Open
Optimist World Championship  Jadralni klub pirat Portorož  Slovenia Team  UNKNOWN (ESP)
 UNKNOWN (ESP)
 UNKNOWN (ESP)
Open  Nikolaos Pappas (GRE) 287 66
RS Aero World Championships Ecole Nationale VSN  France 5  Raphael Olsthoorn (FRA) 62 12
6  Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) 50 11
7  Peter Barton (GBR) 40 10
9  Baabii O Flower (CAN) 15 7
Aug. 3-8 RS Tera World Championships Jachetní Klub Černá v Pošumaví  Czech Republic Sport
Pro
Dec Sunfish World Championship  Salinas Yacht Club  Ecuador
July 19-25 Topper World Championships  Royal Yacht Club Hollandia  Netherlands Open 4.2  Feiran Wan (CHN) 43
Open 5.3  Sam Mason (GBR) 131
World Sailing - Two Person Dinghy
Aug. 1-8 29er World Championship  Portugal
Oct. 7-12 49er World Championship  Yacht Club Cagliari  Italy 49er Male
49FX Female
July 420 World Championships    Turkey Male & Mixed  Said Royo (BRA)
 Bernardo Oliveira (BRA)
101 20
Female  Neus Fernández Darder (ESP)
 Martina Gomila Darder (ESP)
84 11
U17 Open  Eleni Galazoula (GRE)
 Stavros Aronis (GRE)
81 13
June 6-14 470 World Championships  Poland Mixed  Jordi Xammar Hernandez (ESP)
 Marta Cardona Alcántara (ESP)
48 19
July 7-12 470 Junior World Championships  Club Náutico Mar Menor  Spain Mixed U24  Roy Levy (ISR)
 Ariel Gal (ISR)
Jan 505 World Championship  Adelaide Sailing Club  Australia Open  Sandy Higgins (AUS)
 Paul Marsh (AUS)
70 6
Jan B14 World Championship  Woollahra Sailing Club  Australia Open  Chris Bateman (IRL)
 Lucy Loughton (IRL)
30 3
Aug. Cadet World Championship    Czech Republic
Enterprise World Championship
Aug. 22-29 Fireball World Championship  Circolo Vela Arco  Italy
April 5-12 Flying Dutchman World Championship  Club Nautico Puerto Sherry  Spain Open  Kilian Koenig (GER)
 Johannes Brack (GER)
60
GP14 World Championship
June Lightning World Championship  Yacht Club de Voula  Greece Open  Felipe Robles (CHI)
 Andres Guevara (CHI)
 Paula Herman (CHI)
40 10
June Masters Lightning World Championship  Yacht Club of Voula  Greece Open  Augie Diaz (USA)
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
17
April Mirror World Championship Durban Beach Club  South Africa Open  James Komweibel (AUS)
 Harry Komweibel (AUS)
33 3
Aug. 4-8 RS500 World Championship Gruppo Vela LNI Follonica  Italy Open
July 26 - Aug 1 RS Feva World Championship  Club Nautique Voile d'Aix les Bains  France Open  David Vogl (AUT)
 Valentin Vogl (AUT)
168
N/A Open Snipe World Championship EVERY OTHER YEAR - NOT HELD
July 22-27 Female Snipe World Championship Enoshima  Japan Female  Ai Yoshida (JPN)
 Honoka Miura (JPN)
34 6
Dec Masters Snipe World Championship  Cofradía Náutica de Frutillar  Chile
July 14-21 Tasar World Championship  Circolo Vela Arco  Italy Open  Nick Craig (GBR)
 Toby Lewis (GBR)
36 8
July 13-19 Vaurien World Championship  Centro Vela Bracciano  Italy Open  Niccolo' Bertola (ITA)
 Mattia Saggio (ITA)
92
MULTIHULL CLASSES
Diam 24 World Championship
Nov. 8-16 A-Cat World Championship  Milford Cruising Club  New Zealand Foiling
Classic
July 19-25 Dart 18 World Championship  Watersportvereniging Zandvoort  Netherlands Open  Vincent Bouvier (FRA)
 Fanny Merelle (FRA)
70 10
July 26–31 Formula 16 World Championship Medemblik  Netherlands Open  Emmanuel le CHAPELIER (FRA)
 Eric le BOUËDEC (FRA)
31
July 4-11 Formula 18 World Championship  Royal Yacht Club Hollandia  Netherlands Open  Darren Bundock (AUS)
 Bjarne Bouwer (NED)
96 17
GS32 World Championship
Hobie 14 World Championship
Hobie 16 World Championships
Hobie Dragoon World Championship
Hobie F18 World Championship
Topcat K1 World Championships
July 18-25 Tornado World Championships Nautical Club of Kalamaria Thessaloniki  Greece Open  Nikolaos Mavros (GRE)
 Polydoros Parianos (GRE)
19 8
July 5-12 Nacra 15 World Championship La Rochelle  France Open  Lorenzo Sirena (ITA)
 Alice Dessy (ITA)
79
Oct 7-12 Nacra 17 World Championship Cagliari  Italy Mixed
Nacra 20 World Championship
World Sailing - Keelboat Classes
Oct. 7-12 2.4 Metre World Championship  Fraglia Vela Malcesine  Italy Open
June 9-13 5.5 Metre World Championship Sopot  Poland Open  Peter Morton (GBR)
 Andrew Palfrey (AUS)
 Ruairidh Scott (GBR)
20 11
Sept. 17-27 6 Metre World Championship  Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club  United States Open
Aug 2-9 8 Metre World Cup Turku  Finland Open
12 Metre World Championship
Apr Dragon World Championship Villamora  Portugal Open  Andy Beadsworth (GBR)
 Simon Fry (GBR)
 Enes Cąylak (TUR)
50 25
Jan Etchells World Championship  Royal Brighton Yacht Club  Australia Open  Graeme Taylor (AUS)
 Ben Lamb (AUS)
 James Mayo (AUS)
46 8
Aug. Flying Fifteen World Championship Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy  United Kingdom
March 2.3 Hansa World Championships  Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club  Australia Open  Yui Fujimoto (JPN) 10
1x303 Hansa World Championships Open  Gauthier Bril (FRA) 75
2x303 Hansa World Championships Open  Rory McKinna (GBR)
 Jess Wong (GBR)
44
Liberty Hansa World Championships Open  Yuen Wai Foo (HKG) 32
May 26 - June 1 H-Boat World Championship  Segelclub Ebensee  Austria Open  Flavio Favini (ITA)
 Simona Hoellermann (AUT)
 Stefano Rizzi (ITA)
 Nicola Bonarrigo (ITA)
69 9
Sept. 20-27 Melges 24 World Championship  Yacht Club Adriaco  United States Open
July 7-12 Micro World Championship  Poland Open  Sophia Schenk (GER)
 Sven Michael (GER)
 Lukas van der Heeden (GER)
Oct. 7-12 J/22 World Championship  Lega Navale Italiana Napoli  Italy Open
Sept 6-15 J/24 World Championship  Plym Yacht Club
 Saltash Sailing Club
 United Kingdom Open
Oct 24- 1-Nov. J/70 World Championship  Yacht Club Argentino  Argentina Open
Sep. 22-27 Corinthian J/70 World Championship  Eastern Yacht Club  United States Open
June 26-29 Mixed J/70 World Championship  Circolo Vela Torbole  Italy Open  Joan Cardona Méndez (ESP)
 Gerardo Prego Menor (ESP)
 Cristina Pujol Bajo (ESP)
 Fátima Diz Barreras (ESP)
 Pilar Amaro Filgueira (ESP)
47
July 5-11 J/80 World Championship Nieuwpoort  Belgium Open  Javier Padron Torrent (ESP)
 Jon Larrazabal Lallana (ESP)
 Daniel Enrique De La Pedraja Yllera (ESP)
 Alberto Padron Torrent (ESP)
 Alba Ponce La Camera (ESP)
58
Aug. RC44 World Championship  Netherlands Open
Sept. 24-27 RS21 World Championship Porto Rotondo, Sardinia  Italy Open
Jan SB20 World Championship ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove  Singapore Open GBR-3834 - Xcellent
 John Pollard (GBR)
 Henry Wetherell (GBR)
 David Chapman (AUS)
53 13
May 10-16 Shark 24 World Championship  Segelclub Altmünster  Austria Open  Christian Binder (AUT)
 Thomas Czajka (AUT)
 Stefan Watamaniuk (AUT)
38
N/A Sonar World Championship Not held as done every other year
Sept. 8-14 Star World Championship JK Mornar  Croatia
Viper 640 World Championship
Aug. 16-23 Tempest World Championship Hoorn  Netherlands
July 18-25 Yngling World Championship  Netherlands Open  Yska Minks (NED)
 Wouter Toornstra (NED)
 Barbara Huber (NED)
52
YACHTS CLASSES
June ClubSwan 50 World Championship  Yacht Club Costa Smeralda  Italy Open  Hendrik Brandis (GER)
 Shane Elliott (RSA)
 Elisa Mangani (ITA)
 Manuel Weiller Vidal (ESP)
 Maximilian Stein (GER)
 Nikolaus Beulke (GER)
 Arnd Howar (GER)
 Lorenzo De Felice (ITA)
 Pierluigi De Felice (ITA)
 Robin Jacobs (NED)
 Elliot Willis (GBR)
 Taavi Valter Taveter (EST)
12 3
Fareast 28r World Championship
Oct L30 World Championship
July TP52 World Championship  Clube Naval de Cascais  Portugal Open  Harry Melges IV (USA)

 Terry Hutchinson (USA)
 Victor Diaz De Leon (USA)
 Sara Stone (USA)
 Sean Clarkson (NZL)
 James Dagg (NZL)
 Ian Liberty (USA)
 Matt Cassidy (USA)
 Norman Berge (USA)
 Lara Poljsak (SLO)
 Greg Gendell (USA)
 Lucas Calabrese (ARG)
 Trevor Burd (USA)
 Luke Mueller (USA)

11 22
BOARD CLASSES
Sept. 9-13 Formula Windsurfing World Championship TORBOLE  Italy
Sept. Formula Wing World Championship Cagliari, Sardinia  Italy
Funboard World Championship
July iQFoil World Championships Aahus  Denmark Male  Andy Brown (sailor) (GBR) 117
Female  Emma Wilson (sailor) (GBR) 79
Raceboat World Championship
June 9-14 Raceboat Masters World Championship Holčíkovce  Slovakia Open 40+ MAKSYMILIAN WOJCIK 50
Speed Windsurfing World Championship
Aug. 16-23 Techno 293 World Championships Pwllheli  United Kingdom U15 Male
U15 Female
U17 Male
U17 Female
+Rig
Techno Wind Foil 130 World Championships
Windsurfer World Championship
X-15 World Championship

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