Dragon World Championship

The Dragon World Championship is an international biennial sailing regatta in the Dragon class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International Dragon Association.[1]

Several sailors have won twice; Jesper Bank, Johan Palmqvist, Ole Børresen, Poul Richard Høj Jensen, Vincent Hoesch, and Erik Hansen all have two titles. Danish crews have won most championships, on eight occasions.

The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.

History

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The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.

Editions

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Edition Host Boats Sailors Ref.
Ed. Date Year Host club Location Country No. Athlete Nats Contin
01 1965   Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet Sandhamn   Sweden [2]
02 1967   Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto   Canada [3]
03 1969 Palma de Mallorca   Spain 37 [4]
04 1971   Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hobart   Australia [5]
05 1973 Athens   Greece [6]
06 1975 Rochester   United States [7]
07 1977 Thun   Switzerland [8]
08 1979 Geelong   Australia [9]
09 6–11 September 1981 Douarnenez   France [10]
10 21–30 July 1983 Vancouver   Canada [11]
11 24 August – 1 September 1985 Douarnenez   France [12]
12 1987   Royal Geelong Yacht Club Geelong   Australia 48 [13]
13 1989   Royal Torbay Yacht Club Torquay   United Kingdom [14]
14 1991   Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto   Canada [15]
15 1993 Travemunde   Germany [16]
16 1995 Fremantle   Australia [17]
17 1997 Marstrand   Sweden [18]
18 11–18 December 1999 Fort-de-France   Martinique 78 [19]
19 14–22 July 2001 Hornbaek   Denmark 77 231 [20]
20 18–27 January 2003   Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hobart   Australia 25 75 [21]
21 19–28 August 2005 Lübeck   Germany [22]
22 30 Aug – 8 Sep 2007   Royal St. George Yacht Club Dún Laoghaire   Ireland 68 [23]
23 5–11 September 2009   RYC Hollandia Medemblik   Netherlands 67 [24]
24 9–15 January 2011   Royal Brighton Yacht Club Melbourne   Australia 70 212 14 3 [25]
25 8–13 September 2013   Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Weymouth   United Kingdom 77 237 17 3 [26][27]
26 4–12 June 2015   La Société des Régates Rochelaises La Rochelle   France 80 244 21 3 [28]
27 9–17 June 2017   Clube Naval de Cascais Cascais   Portugal 70 219 23 4 [29][30][31]
28 4–9 January 2019   Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Fremantle   Australia 34 105 13 3 [32]
N/A 13–18 June 2021   Segelclub Kühlungsborn e.V. Kühlungsborn   Germany POSTPONED TO DUE TO COVID [33]
29 12–17 June 2022   Segelclub Kühlungsborn e.V. Kühlungsborn   Germany 51 157 20 5 [34][35][36][37][38]
30 25 May – 3 June 2023   Bodrum Açıkdeniz Yelken Kulübü Bodrum   Turkey 24 [39]

Multiple World Champions

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The table below includes data up to and including 2023.

Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries (1) Ref.
1   Andy Beadsworth (GBR) 3 1 0 4 5 [40]
2   Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN) 2 3 0 5 9 [41]
3   Ole Børresen (DEN) 2 1 1 4 4 [42]
4   Simon Fry (GBR) 2 1 0 3 4 [43]
5   Jamie Lea (GBR) 2 0 2 4 7 [44]
6   Klaus Diederichs (GBR) 2 0 1 3 6 [45]
6   Vincent Hoesch (GER) 2 0 1 3 12 [46]
8   Erik Hermann Hansen (DEN) 2 0 0 2 2 [47]
8   Jesper Bank (DEN) 2 0 0 2 3 [48]
8   Ali Tezdiker (TUR) 2 0 0 2 2 [49]
8   Bengt Palmqvist (SWE) 2 0 0 2 2 [50]

(1) Full results are not available for every year, so this could be an underestimation.

Medalists

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1965 Sandhamn   White Lady (DEN)
Ole Berntsen
Ole Poulsen
Jan Berntsen
  Denmark
Aage Birch
 
 
  Sweden
Jörgen Sundelin
 
 
[2]
1967 Toronto   Williwaw (USA)
George Friedrichs
Gerald Schreck
Barton Jahncke
  United States
Robert Mosbacher
 
 
  France
René Sence
 
 
[3]
1969 Palma de Mallorca   Aphrodite (USA)
Robert Mosbacher
George Francisco III
David Saville
  Australia
John Cueno
Ross Bradbury
John Shaw
  East Germany
Roland Schwarz
Jörg Pfeiffer
Lothar Köpsell
[4][51]
1971 Hobart   Debutante (SWE)
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
Ulf Sundelin
  Australia
Norman Booth
 
 
  Denmark
Axel Holm
 
 
[5]
1973 Athens   Crux (SWE)
Roger Eliasson
Johan Palmquist
Jerry Burman
  West Germany
Oldenburg
May
Meyer
  Denmark
Børge Børresen
 
 
[6][52]
1975 Rochester   Galejan 2 (SWE)
Bengt Palmquist
Johan Palmquist
Björn Palmquist
  Canada
Bob Burgess
 
 
  United States
Craig
 
 
[7]
1977 Thun   U-2 (AUT)
Harry Ferreberger
Franz Eisl
Herbert Spitzbart
  West Germany
Ulrich
Hofmann
Hösch
  Switzerland
Wittwer
Wittwer
Wittwer
[8]
1979 Geelong   Kirribilli (AUS)
Robert Porter
Ian Porter
Robbie Antill
  West Germany
Markus Glas
 
 
  Australia
Barry Calvert
Tim Watts
Ted Laing
[9]
1981 Trawemünde   Sandokan (FRG)
Marcus Glas
Mucki Binder
Heiner Henwig
  Denmark
Børge Børresen
Ole Børresen
Goodall
  Sweden
Clander
Hansson
Nordin
[10]
1983 Vancouver   Mistral (CAN)
Bob Burgess
Nigel Brown
Shane Korman
  Australia
Ross Stiffe
 
 
  Australia
Jamie Wilmot
 
 
[11]
1985 Douarnenez   Cato (FRG)
Wolf Rappel
Michael Lipp
Michael Obermeier
  Potrec (FRA)
Paul Aoufir
Franck Koenig
Babou Pasturaud
[12]
1987 Geelong   Nordjyllong (DEN)
Valdemar Bandolowski
Søren Hvalsø
Erik Hansen
  West Germany
Andreas Lohmann
Jorg Mossnang
Paul Vestner
  Australia
Stephen Boyes
 
 
[13]
1989 Torbay   Danish Blue (DEN)
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Erik Hansen
Jan Persson
[14]
1991 Toronto   Krystle (AUS)
Stephen Boyes
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Peel
[15]
1993 Travemünde   Senior BB (DEN)
Jesper Bank
Ole Børresen
Børge Børresen
  Denmark
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Claus Høj Jensen
Sebastian Ziegelmayer
  Germany
Andreas van Eicken
Rolf Schöppler
Johan van Eicken
[53]
1995 Fremantle   Karabos VIII (AUS)
Nick Rogers
Leigh Behrens
Andrew Burnett
  Denmark
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Klaus Jensen
Richard Goldsmith
  Australia
Willy Packer
Peter Hay
Geoff Wedgwood
Grantham Kitto
[54]
1997 Maarstrand   Sanne (DEN)
Jesper Bank
Claus Olsen
Ole Børresen
  Denmark
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
 
 
  Germany
Markus Glas
 
 
[55]
1999 Fort-de-France   Maria (DEN)
Claus Høj Jensen
Bo Reker Andersen
Jes Hovgaard
  Netherlands
Fred Imhoff
Richard van Ry
Sven Machielsen
  Denmark
Peter Holm
Maria Holm
Søren Kæstel
[56]
2001 Hornbæk GER 956
  Malte Philipp (GER)
Torsten Imbeck
Enver Adakan
GER 947
  Werner Fritz (GER)
Dieter Schoen
Andreas Huber
DEN 317
  Frank Eriksen (DEN)
Jørgen Bonde
Ole Børresen
[57]
2003 Hobart GER 982 - Chrisco
  Dieter Schön (GER)
Vincent Hösch
Andreas Huber
AUS 180 - KARABOS VIII
  Nick Rogers (AUS)
Leigh Behrens
Peter Lilley
AUS 166 - Kirribilli II
  David Graney (AUS)
Martin Graney
Murray Jones
[21]
2005 Neustadt DEN 365 - African Queen
  Jørgen Schönherr (DEN)
Anders Kaempe
Axel Waltersdorph
GER 950 - Occasion
  Harm Müller-Spreer (GER)
Markus Wieser
Thomas Auracher
SUI 296 - HLL-Ariston
  Vincent Hoesch (GER)
Harro Kniffka
Max Scheibmair
[58]
2007 Dun Laoghaire GER 996 - Sinewave
  Tommy Müller (GER)
  Vincent Hoesch (GER)
  Max Sheibmayr (GER)
SUI 299 - Gaudium
  Ulli Libor (GER)
  Stephan Hellriegel (GER)
  Frank Butzmann (GER)
GBR 708 - Rumours
  Len Jones (GBR)
  Claus Høj Jensen (DEN)
  Jamie Lea (GBR)
[23]
2009 Medemblik GBR 745
  Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN)
  Theis Palm (DEN)
  Lars Jensen (DEN)
UKR 7
  Lars Hendriksen (DEN)
  Michael Hestbæk (DEN)
  Sergei Pugachev (UKR)
DEN 396
  Jørgen Schönherr (DEN)
  Axel Waltersdorph (DEN)
  Christian Videbæk (DEN)
[24]
2011 Melbourne
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GBR 751 - Alfie
  Lawrie Smith (GBR)
  Timothy Tavinor (GBR)
  Ossie Stewart (GBR)
UKR 7 - Bunker Queen
  Markus Wieser (GER)
  Sergey Pugachev (UKR)
  Matti Paschen (UKR)
DEN 266 - My-Way
  Frank Berg (DEN)
  Søren Holm (DEN)
  Søren Kæstel (DEN)
[25]
2013 Weymouth GBR 758 - Fever
  Klaus Diederichs (GBR)
  Andy Beadsworth (GBR)
  Jamie Lea (GBR)
RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl
  Andrey Kirilyuk (RUS)
  Aleksey Bushuev (RUS)
  Alina Dotsenko (RUS)
UKR 7 - Bunker Queen
  Markus Wieser (GER)
  Sergey Pugachev (UKR)
  Matti Paschen (UKR)
[26]
2015 La Rochelle UAE 8 - Bunker Boys
  Yevhen Braslavets (UKR)
  Aleksander Mirchuk (UKR)
  Serhiy Timokhov (UKR)
RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl
  Dimitri Samokhin (RUS)
  Andrey Kirilyuk (RUS)
  Aleksey Bushuev (RUS)
UAE 7 Bunker Queen
  Markus Wieser (GER)
  Sergey Pugachev (UKR)
  George Leonchuk (UKR)
[28]
2017 Cascais TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon
  Andy Beadsworth (GBR)
  Ali Tezdiker (TUR)
  Simon Fry (GBR)
RUS 27 - Annapurna
  Anatoly Lognov (RUS)
  Vadim Statsenko (RUS)
  Alexander Shalagin (RUS)
GBR 815 - Alfie
  Lawrie Smith (GBR)
  Hugo Rocha (POR)
  Gonçalo Ribeiro (POR)
  João Matos Rosa (POR)
[30]
2019 Fremantle TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon
  Andy Beadsworth (GBR)
  Ali Tezdiker (TUR)
  Simon Fry (GBR)
GBR 820 - Louise Racing
  Grant Gordon (GBR)
  Ruairidh Scott (GBR)
  Sophia Weguelin (GBR)
James Williamson
GBR 819 - Fever
  Klaus Diederichs (GBR)
  Jamie Lea (GBR)
  Diego Negri (ITA)
[32]
2022
Kühlungsborn
GBR 819 - Fever
  Klaus Diederichs (GBR)
  Jamie Lea (GBR)
  Diego Negri (ITA)
TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon
  Andy Beadsworth (GBR)
  Simon Fry (GBR)
  Arda Baykal (TUR)
SUI 318 - 1quick1
  Wolf Waschkuhn (GBR)
  Joao Vidinha (POR)
  Charles Nankin (RSA)
[38]
2023
Bodrum
SUI 318 - 1quick1
  Wolf Waschkuhn (GBR)
  Joao Vidinha (POR)
  Charles Nankin (RSA)
GBR 820 - Louise Racing
  Grant Gordon (GBR)
  Luke Patience (GBR)
  James Williamson (GBR)
  Faye Chatterton (GBR)
GBR 192 - Bluebottle
  Graham Bailey (GBR)
  Julia Bailey (GBR)
  Ruairidh Scott (GBR)
  Will Bedford (GBR)
[39]

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See also

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