The Etchells World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for Etchells keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the Etchells Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The Class gained World Sailing status on 1 August 1974.
Events
Multiple World Champions
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Curtis (USA) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 18 | [71] | 
| 2 |  James Pollard (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | [72] | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Colin Smith (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | [73] | 
| 3 |  Robert McCann (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Steven Shore (USA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [74] | 
| 6 |  Bill Kelly (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | [75] | 
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) Dirk Kneulman (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | [76] | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) David Curtis (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | [77] | 
| 9 |  Dennis Durgan (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | [78] | 
| 9 | .svg.png.webp) Richard Howard (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [79] | 
| 11 | .svg.png.webp) John Stanley (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | [80] | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Andrew Plympton (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | [81] | 
| 13 |  Paul Kelly (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | [82] | 
| 13 | .svg.png.webp) John Stanley (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | [83] | 
| 13 | .svg.png.webp) Iain Murray (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | [84] | 
| 16 |  Stuart Ash (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | [85] | 
| 16 |  Simon Pender (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | [86] | 
| 16 |  Bruce Ritchie (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | [87] | 
Medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Marblehead  United States 26 Boats | US 152 - Noni 
 | US 141 
 | US 92 
 | [24][1] | 
| 1976 Newport  United States 32 Boats | US 62 - Big Red  David Curtis (USA)  Bob Danforth (USA) UNKNOWN | US 152 - Noni  J.R. Bartholomew (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | KA 16 - Manatee .svg.png.webp) Bruce J. Ritchie (AUS) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [24][3] | 
| 1977 Palm Beech .svg.png.webp) Australia 42 Boats | KA 68 - Arunga II 
 | KA 59 .svg.png.webp) Peter O'Donnell (AUS) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | KA 85 .svg.png.webp) Carl Ryves (AUS) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [24][5] | 
| 1978 Balboa  United States 39 Boats | US 355 - Close Encounters 
 | US 136 
 | US 92 
 | [24][7] | 
| 1979 Toronto .svg.png.webp) Canada 45 Boats | KA 98 - Early Bird 
 | US 466  David Curtis (USA) 
 | US 355 
 | [24][9] | 
| 1980 Brighton .svg.png.webp) Australia 35 Boats | KA 59 - Impala 
 | US 466 
 | KA 98 .svg.png.webp) John Savage (AUS) UNKNOWN | [24][11] | 
| 1981 Marblehead  United States 69 Boats | US 500 - Whip 
 | KA 59 
 | US 125 
 | [24][13] | 
| 1982 San Francisco  United States 41 Boats | US 500 - Whip  David Curtis (USA)  Bruce Dyson (USA)  James Hardenbergh (USA) | US 273  Ben Altman (USA) 
 | KA 148 .svg.png.webp) Barry Nesbitt (AUS) 
 | [24][15] | 
| 1983 Rye  United States 60 Boats | US 500 - Whip  David Curtis (USA) 
 | KC 43 .svg.png.webp) Dirk Kneulman (CAN) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | KA 156 .svg.png.webp) David Forbes (AUS) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [24][17] | 
| 1984 Sydney .svg.png.webp) Australia 63 Boats | KA 189 - Kookaburra 
 | US 662 
 | KA 179 
 | [24][19] | 
| 1985 Balboa  United States 55 Boats | US 663 - Whip 
 | US 661 
 | KA 30 
 | [24][21] | 
| 1986 Toronto .svg.png.webp) Canada ? Boats | US - Firing Line 
 |  Judson Smith (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |  Argyle Campbell (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [24] | 
| 1987 Marblehead  United States ? Boats | US - Firing Line 
 |  David Curtis (USA) UNKNOWN | Bill Critch UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [24] | 
| 1988 Newport .svg.png.webp) Australia 59 Boats | KA 242 - Lethal Weapon 
 | US 703 
 | KA 248 
 | [24] | 
| 1989 San Diego  United States 56 Boats | US 790 
 | US 670 
 | US 640  Jim Buckingham (USA) 
 | |
| 1990 Fremantle .svg.png.webp) Australia 55 Boats | K68 - The Ashes 
 | US 643 - Menace X 
 | KA 295 - Fury 
 | [24] | 
| 1991 San Francisco .svg.png.webp) Australia 38 Boats | US 873 - Menace X 
 | US 706 - Slipknot 
 | US 529 - Satisfaction 
 | [24] | 
| 1992 Larchmont  United States 66 Boats | USA 909 - Whip 
 | KC 54 - Boat 
 | US 790 - Lunkmeyer 
 | [24] | 
| 1993 Brisbane .svg.png.webp) Australia 78 Boats | AUS 326 - The Boat 
 | AUS 294 - Golden Parachute 
 | AUS 348 - Two Saints & a Magpie 
 | [24] | 
| 1994 Balboa  United States ? Boats | USA  Dennis Conner (USA) 
 | USA 
 | USA 
 | [24] | 
| 1995 Brighton .svg.png.webp) Australia 49 Boats | AUS 372 
 | AUS 333 
 | AUS 359 
 | [24] | 
| 1996 | GBR 117 - Yes! 
 | USA 63 - Danger One 
 | AUS 384 - No Jacket Required 
 | [24] | 
| 1997 | DEN 1067 
 | AUS 372 
 | AUS 379 
 | [24] | 
| 1998 | CAN 69 
 | NZL 300 
 | USA 1073 
 | [24] | 
| 1999 | AUS 420 - Green Steam 
 | AUS 424 - The bluntest tool in the shed 
 | AUS 337 - Tom Pepper XVIII 
 | [24] | 
| 2000 | USA 1000 
 | USA 986 - 59 
 | USA 706 - 13 
 | [24] | 
| 2001 | GBR 987 - Bedrock (5) 
 | AUS 1187  - Pacesetter (14) 
 | GBR 1195  - Danish Blue (16) 
 | [24] | 
| 2002 | GBR 987 (56) - Bedrock 
 | AUS 874 - 31 
 | AUS 650 - 11 
 | [24] | 
| 2003 | USA 1262 - USA 8 
 | USA 1221  - USA 21 
 | AUS 1271  - AUS Pittwater 
 | [24] | 
| 2004 | AUS 915 
 | AUS 509 
 | AUS 1117 
 | [24] | 
| 2005 | USA 928 
 | USA 1278 - 71 
 | AUS 1223  - 13 
 | [24] | 
| 2006 | USA 1061 
 | NZL 950 
 | GBR 1333 
 | [24] | 
| 2007 | GBR 1361 - Dawn Raid 
 | USA 1351  - Daddy's Girl  Judson Smith (USA)  David Mcclintock (USA)  Stephen Girling (USA) | GBR 1333 - Swedish Blue  Ante Razmilovic (GBR)  Jez Fanstone (GBR)  Stuart Flinn (GBR) | [24] | 
| 2008 | USA 979 
 | USA 969  Chris Busch (USA)  Chad Hough (USA)  Chuck Sinks (USA)  Peter Burton (USA) | USA 102  Judson Smith (USA)  Henry Frazer (USA)  James Porter (USA) | [24] | 
| 2009 | AUS 874 
 | AUS 924 - 4 .svg.png.webp) Damien King (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Simon Cunnington (AUS) .svg.png.webp) James Ware (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Andrew Butler (AUS) | AUS 1383 - 54 .svg.png.webp) John Bertrand (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Andrew Palfrey (AUS)  Ben Ainslie (GBR) | [24] | 
| 2010 | AUS 1383 - Triad 
 | GBR 1333 - Swedish Blue 
 | AUS 924 - barry 
 | [24] | 
| 2011 | USA 979 
 | AUS 1026 .svg.png.webp) Noel Drennan (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Anthony Nossiter (AUS) .svg.png.webp) William Mccarthy (AUS) | USA 1227  Vincent Brun (USA)  Ben Mitchell (USA)  Brad Rodi (USA)  Johannes Mcelvain (USA) | [24] | 
| 2012 | AUS 925 - IRON LOTUS 
 | AUS 947 - MAGPIE 
 | AUS 1383 - TRIAD 
 | [24] | 
| 2013 | USA 1378 - The Martian 
 | USA 1397 - Raging Rooster 
 | HKG 1333 - Swedish Blue 
 | [24] | 
| 2014 | USA 979 (79) - Line Honors 
 | HKG 1333 (33) - Swedish Blue 
 | USA 1378 (78) - The Martian 
 | [24] | 
| 2015 | USA 1372 - Aretas 
 | USA 1262 - SCIMITAR 
 | Magpie	AUS 947	25 
 | [48] | 
| 2016 Cowes  Great Britain 58 Boats | AUS 1383 - Triad2 
 | USA 1262 - Scimitar 
 | SIN 1333 - Matatu 
 | [52] | 
| 2017 San Francisco  United States 51 Boats | USA 1427 - Stella Blue 
 | AUS 947 - Magpie 
 | USA 1349 - KGB 
 | [54] | 
| 2018 Brisbane .svg.png.webp) Australia 94 Boats | AUS 1449 - Lisa Rose 
 | HKG 1406 - Racer C  Mark Thornburrow (HKG) 
 | AUS 864 - Gen XY .svg.png.webp) Matthew Chew (AUS) 
 | [56] | 
| 2019 Corpus Christi, Texas  United States 37 Boats | AUS 1461 - Havoc .svg.png.webp) Iain Murray (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Colin Beashel (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Richard Allanson (AUS) | AUS 1447 - Magpie .svg.png.webp) Graeme Taylor (AUS) .svg.png.webp) James Mayo (AUS) .svg.png.webp) Tom Slingsby (AUS) | USA1427 - Stella Blue  Stephen Benjamin (USA)  Michael Menninger (USA)  Ian Liberty (USA)  Jonathan Goldsberry (USA) | [60] | 
| 2022 Cowes, Isle of Wight  Great Britain 42 Boats | GBR 1438 - Swedish Blue 
 | NZL 1499 - New Order  Anatole Masfen (NZL) 
 | GBR 1502 - Mila  Lawrie Smith (GBR) 
 | [65] | 
| 2023 | Veracity - USA 1477 (77) 
 | TONS OF STEEL - USA 1511 (17) 
 | Lifted	 - USA 1504 (4) 
 | [69] | 
References
- 1 2 "The 1975 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1975 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "World Championship 1976" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1976 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1977 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1977 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1978 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1978 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1979 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1979 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1980 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1980 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1981 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1981 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1982 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1982 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1983 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1983 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1984 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1984 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "1985 World Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ 1985 E-22 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ 1986 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 International Etchells Class Association (2021). "World Champions". etchells.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Palmer, Laura (11 August 1989). "For Klein, Worst Can't Prevent First : He Finishes Back in Etchells Finale but Wins Anyway". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 1991 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 1992 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 1993 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 1994 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "1996 Etchells World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "1997Etchells World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "1998Etchells World Official Event Website".
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- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 1998 Etchells World Championship at World Sailing
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- ↑ "Etchells Howth, Etchells Yachting, Etchells Sailing, Dublin, Ireland, Etchells Ireland, Irish Etchells, Irish Etchells Class, Etchells Sailing, Etchells News". 2010.etchellsworlds.org.
- ↑ "World Championship 2011 - International Etchells Class". 2011.etchellsworlds.org.
- ↑ "2011 Etchells World Official Event Website". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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- ↑ "World Championship 2012 - International Etchells Class". 2012.etchellsworlds.org.
- ↑ "2012 Etchells World Official Event Website". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Etchells World 2013 - etchells worlds 2013". 2013.etchellsworlds.org.
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- ↑ "Etchells Worlds". 2014.etchellsworlds.org.
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- ↑ "Etchells Worlds". 2015.etchellsworlds.org.
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- 1 2 "2016 Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program". yachtscoring.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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- 1 2 "Results | 2017 Etchells World Championship". www.regattatoolbox.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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- 1 2 "Sailwave results for 2018 Etchells World Championships at RQYS 2018". www.sailwave.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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- ↑ "2019 CITGO Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program". yachtscoring.com.
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- ↑ "2022 Etchells World Official Event Website". Etchells Worlds Cowes 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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- ↑ "AON 2023 Etchells World Championship – International Etchells Class Association World Championship".
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