The J/24 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for J/24 keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the J/24 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Events
| Ed. | Year | Host | Participant | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | Sailors | Nations | Cont. | Ref | ||
| 1 | 1982-01-06 to 01-16 |  Middle Harbour Yacht Club | Sydney | .svg.png.webp) Australia | [1] | ||||
| 2 | 1982-10-06 to 10-16 |  St. Francis Yacht Club | San Francisco, USA |  United States | [2] | ||||
| 3 | 1983-06-11 to 06-18 |  Malmö Segelsällskap | Malmö, Sweden |  Sweden | [3] | ||||
| 4 | 1984-09-29 to 10-06 |  Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, England |  United Kingdom | [4][5][6] | ||||
| 5 | 1985-11-15 to 11-24 | Atsumi Bay |  Japan | [5] | |||||
| 6 | 1986-09-13 to 09-19 |  Ida Lewis Yacht Club | Newport, Rhode Island |  United States | [7][8] | ||||
| 7 | 1987-06-14 to 06-21 | Capri |  Italy | [9] | |||||
| 8 | 1988-01-25 to 02-05 |  Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron | Kirribilli, NSW | .svg.png.webp) Australia | [10] | ||||
| 9 | 1989-06-29 to 07-06 |  Kingston Yacht Club | Kingston | .svg.png.webp) Canada | [11] | ||||
| 10 | 1990-07-23 to 07-30 |  Royal Irish Yacht Club | Dublin |  Ireland | [12] | ||||
| 11 | 1991-06-13 to 06-21 |  Nautical Club of Paleon | Athens |  Greece | [13] | ||||
| 12 | 1992-10-22 to 10-29 |  Eastport Yacht Club | Annapolis |  United States | [14] | ||||
| 13 | 1993-07-09 to 07-16 |  South Caemarvonshire Yacht Club | Abersoch, Wales |  United Kingdom | [15][16] | ||||
| 14 | 1994-01-12 to 01-21 |  Royal Brighton Yacht Club | Brighton, Victoria | .svg.png.webp) Australia | [17] | ||||
| 15 | 1995-08-17 to 08-26 |  Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester |  United States | [18] | ||||
| 16 | 1996-05-31 to 06-09 |  Yacht Club Costa Smeralda | Porto Rotondo, Sardinia |  Italy | [19] | ||||
| 17 | 1997-11-13 to 11-22 |  Yacht Club Argentino | Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina | [20][21] | ||||
| 18 | 1998-07-19 to 07-24 |  St. Francis Yacht Club | San Francisco |  United States | [22][23] | ||||
| 19 | 1999-10-01 to 10-08 |  Yacht Club Italiano | Genoa |  Italy | [24][25] | ||||
| 20 | 2000-09-22 to 09-29 |  Ida Lewis Yacht Club | Newport |  United States | [26][27] | ||||
| 21 | 2001-07-23 to 07-27 |  Kansai Yacht Club | Osaka |  Japan | [28][29][30] | ||||
| 22 | 2002-07-18 to 07-26 | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour / Sail Kingston | Cork, Kingston | .svg.png.webp) Canada | [31] | ||||
| 23 | 2003-08-15 to 08-23 |  Royal Yacht Club Hollandia | Medemblik |  Netherlands | [32] | ||||
| 24 | 2004-09-26 to 10-01 |  Noroton Yacht Club | Darien, Noroton |  United States | [33] | ||||
| 25 | 2005-09-11 to 09-26 | National Sailing Academy | Weymouth |  United Kingdom | [34] | ||||
| 26 | 2006-01-13 to 01-20 |  Sandringham Yacht Club | Sandringham | .svg.png.webp) Australia | [35] | ||||
| 27 | 2007-03-05 to 03-09 |  Vallarta Yacht Club | Nuevo Vallarta |  Mexico | [36] | ||||
| 28 | 2008-06-05 to 06-13 |  Club Nautico Arzachena | Arzachena |  Italy | [37][38] | ||||
| 29 | 2009-04-30 to 05-08 |  Annapolis Yacht Club | Annapolis |  United States | [39][40] | ||||
| 30 | 2010-08-13 to 08-20 | Malmö |  Sweden | [32] | |||||
| 31 | 2011-11-11 to 11-19 |  Yacht Club Argentino | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | [41][42][43] | ||||
| 32 | 2012-09-15 to 09-23 |  Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester |  United States | [32] | ||||
| 33 | 2013-08-22 to 08-30 |  Howth Yacht Club | Howth, Dublin |  Ireland | [44][45] | ||||
| 34 | 2014-09-20 to 09-26 | Sail Newport /  Ida Lewis Yacht Club | Rhode Island |  United States | [46][47] | ||||
| 35 | 2015-08-31 to 09-04 | Boltenhagen |  Germany | [48][49][50] | |||||
| 36 | 2016-09-19 to 09-23 | Wakayama Sailing Club | Wakayama |  Japan | [51] | ||||
| 37 | 2017-09-15 to 09-23 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 63 | [52][53][54][55] | |||||
| 38 | 2018-08-24 to 08-31 |  Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda | Lake Garda |  Italy | [56] | ||||
| 39 | 2019-10-19 to 10-16 | Miami |  United States | 79 | 10+ | 4+ | [57][58][59] | ||
| N/A | 2020-09-24 to 10-02 |  Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole |  United Kingdom | CANCELLED COVID-19 | [60][61] | |||
| N/A | 2021 | Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole |  United Kingdom | CANCELLED COVID-19 | [62] | |||
| N/A | 2021-03-11 to 03-19 | Mendoza |  Argentina | CANCELLED COVID-19 | [62] | ||||
| N/A | 2021-07-17 to 07-23 |  Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas |  United States | CANCELLED COVID-19 | [63][64] | |||
| 40 | 2022-07-14 to 07-22 |  Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas |  United States | [65][66] | ||||
| 41 | 2023-09-09 to 09-16 |  Nautical Club of Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki, Greece |  Greece | 38 | [67][68][69] | |||
| 42 | 2024 |  Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle |  United States | [70] | |||||
| 43 | 2025-09 |  Plym Yacht Club  Saltash Sailing Club |  United Kingdom | [71] | |||||
Multiple World Champions
Based Medallist data below this includes the 2023 Worlds.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ken Read (USA) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Mauricio Santa Cruz (BRA) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Gordon Borges (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Dan Rabin (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Brad Read  (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Timothy Healy (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Will Welles (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 |  John Mollicone (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Alfredo Rovere (ARG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Alexandre Saldanha (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Daniel Santiago (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Moose Mcclintock (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Vincent Brun (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 15 |  Larry Klein (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Bradford Dimeo (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Chris Hufstader (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Bill Fortenberry (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Randall Borges (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Paul Grenauer (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Paolo Boido (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Keith Whittemore (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 16 |  Willem Van Waay (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
International Championships
In 1979 and 1980 the class held International Championship
World Championships
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Sydney .svg.png.webp) Australia | .svg.png.webp) Mark Bethwaite (AUS) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |  Dave Curtis (USA)  B Duncan (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |  Kurt Miller (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [1][32] | 
| 1982 San Francisco  United States |  John Kolius (USA)  Farley Fontenot (USA)  Walter Glasgow (USA)  Hank Stuart (USA)  Robbie Young (USA) |  John Kostecki (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |  Dave Curtis (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [72] | 
| 1983 Malmö  Sweden | Laissez Faire - US 2920 
 | Rabbit - US 3700  Bob Johnstone (USA)  Stuart Johnstone (USA)  Drake Johnstone (USA)  Jeff Johnstone (USA) | Akela - US 1673  Richard Hermon-Taylor (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | [32] | 
| 1984 Poole  United Kingdom | US-2579 - H.J.  Dave Curtis (USA) 
 | US-4141 - Just Enuff  Ed Baird (USA) | US-96 - Maggie  Ken Read (USA) | [32] | 
| 1985 Atsumi  Japan |  Ken Read (USA) 
 |  Eddie Warden-Owen (GBR) |  Jim Brady (USA) | [32] | 
| 1986 Newport  United States |  Ken Read (USA) 
 | Chris Hufstader |  John Kostecki (USA) | [32][7] | 
| 1987 Capri  Italy |  Francesco de Angelis (ITA) 
 |  Ed Baird (USA) |  Jim Brady (USA) | [32][9] | 
| 1988 Sydney .svg.png.webp) Australia | US 4141 Pee Wee 
 | US 3379 American Garage  Kevin Mahaney (USA) | US 4351 Rebel Yell  Ken Read (USA) | [32][10] | 
| 1989 Kinston .svg.png.webp) Canada | Fly Mo J - US 4171 
 | American Garage - US 3379 
 | Surfer Girl - US 3694 
 | [32][11] | 
| 1990 Dublin  Ireland 62 boats | US 4718 - Just More Fun 
 | US 4600 - Fuzzy Duck 
 | KA 142 - Fruitcakes .svg.png.webp) Ian Bashford (AUS) | [32][12] | 
| 1991 Piraeus 40 Boats | US 4600 - Maxx 
 | US 4718 - Just More Fun 
 | I 241 - Johnny  F. Ascoli (ITA) UNKNOWN | [32][13] | 
| 1992 Annapolis (USA) 81 Boats | US 2934 - Mookie 
 | US 4467 - Love Shack  Chris Larson (USA) UNKNOWN | US 4922 - Benbow  Jim Brady (USA) UNKNOWN | [32][14] | 
| 1993 Abersoch | US 2934 - Mookie  Ken Read (USA)  Karl Anderson (USA)  Mark Lyons (USA)  Moose McClintock (USA)  Ed Dawon (GBR) | Northern Exposure  Terry Hutchinson (USA) | Grouse  Georg Bequerizes (ARG) | [32][16] | 
| 1994 Melbourne |  Ken Read (USA) UNKNOWN | [32][17] | ||
| 1995 Rochester .svg.png.webp) Canada 73 Boats | US 2181 - Average White Boat 
 | US 5079  S. Thomas (USA) | US 556  J. Hughes (USA) | [32][18] | 
| 1996 Porto Cervo  Italy |  Chris Larson (USA) 
 |  Sandro Montefusco (ARG) |  Guillermo Parada (USA) | [19] | 
| 1997 Buenos Aires |  United States Vince Brun UNKNOWN | [21] | ||
| 1998 San Francisco |  Terry Hutchinson (USA) 
 |  Vince Brun (USA) |  Chris Larson (USA) | [23] | 
| 1999 Genova | ITA-456 - ORNELLA ALL'ATTACCO II  Vasco Vascotto (ITA) UNKNOWN | ITA-428 - ASTER  Lorenzo Bressani (ITA) | USA-5208 - THE SON OF RABBIT 2  Tim Healy (USA) | [32][25] | 
| 2000 Newport (USA) 75 Boats |  Brad Read (USA) 
 | Bagua  Vasco Vascotto (ITA) UNKNOWN | Southern California  Chris Snow (USA) UNKNOWN | [27] | 
| 2001 Osaka |  Kazuyuki Hyodo (JPN) 
 |  Juan Ignacio Grimaldi (ARG) UNKNOWN |  Yutaka Takagi (JPN) UNKNOWN | [32] | 
| 2002 Kingston |  Brad Read (USA) 
 |  Tim Healy (USA) UNKNOWN |  Geoffrey Moore (USA) UNKNOWN | [32] | 
| 2003 Medemblik (NED) 66 Boats | ITA 432 - Kaster 
 | USA 5078 - ING Direct 
 | ITA 471 - Sailing Planet 
 | [31] | 
| 2004 Norton (USA) 74 Boats | USA - Salsa 
 |  Jeffrey Johnstone (USA) |  Max Skelley (USA) 
 | [73] | 
| 2005 Weymouth  United Kingdom 54 Boats | ISV 2329 - Jigalo  Anthony Kotoun (ISV) UNKNOWN | BRA 37 - Bruschetta  Mauricio Oliveira (BRA) | ITA 434 - Fiamma Gialla  Luigi Ravioli (ITA) | [32] | 
| 2006 Melbourne .svg.png.webp) Australia Boats |  Mauricio Oliveira (BRA) UNKNOWN |  Wataru Sakamoto (JPN) UNKNOWN |  Ian Southworth (GBR) UNKNOWN | [32] | 
| 2007 Nuevo Vallarta |  Mauricio Oliveira (BRA) UNKNOWN |  Mike Ingham (USA) UNKNOWN |  Mark Hillman (USA) UNKNOWN | [32] | 
| 2008 Cannigione | ITA 434 - Fiamma Gialla 
 | (GBR 4247) / CAN 4247 - Team Serco 
 | GBR 4177 
 | [32] | 
| 2009 Annapolis  United States Boats | 37/ BRA 37 - Bruschetta 
 | 91/ USA 5362 - National Sailing Hall of Fame 
 | 21/ ARG 5194 - Carrera 
 | [32] | 
| 2010 Malmö  Sweden Boats | USA 5235 - 46 
 | GBR 5219 - 18 
 | ITA 461 - 37 
 | [32] | 
| 2011 Buenos Aires  Argentina Boats | ARG 5447 - LUCA VIVE 
 | PER 4618 - GUERRERO 
 | USA 5448 - NONE 
 | [42] | 
| 2012 Rochester  United States 96 Boats | BRA 37 (85) - Bruschetta (Pro) 
 | USA 5235 (22) - 11th Hour Racing (Pro) 
 | USA 58 (92) - Bangor Packet (Am) 
 | [45] | 
| 2013 Howth  Ireland 40 Boats | USA 5235 - Helly Hansen  (28) 
 | BRA 37 - Bruschetta  (1) 
 | USA 5432 - Honey Badger  (36) 
 | [47] | 
| 2014 Newport  United States 69 Boats | USA 5362 - Cougar 
 | BRA 37 - Bruschetta 
 | USA 5235 - Helly Hansen 
 | [32] | 
| 2015 Boltenhagen 51 Boats | GBR 5219 - Il Riccio 
 | USA 5443 - Nautalytics  Mike Ingham (USA) | USA 5432  Travis Odenbach (USA) | [49] | 
| 2016 Wakayama Boats | GER 5475 - JJOne  Daniel Frost (GER) 
 | JPN 5271 - Ichimokusan 
 | JPN 4085 - FOX 
 | [32] | 
| 2017 (CAN) 63 Boats | Clear Air 
 | Bangor Packet 
 | Lull  Ariko Murohashi (JPN) | [53] | 
| 2018 (ITA) Boats | USA 5208 - KASTER  Will Welles (USA) | HUN 37 - J.BOND 037  Tomai Bala'zs (HUN) | JPN 5185 - Siesta  Nobuyuki IMAI (JPN) | [56] | 
| 2019 Miami  United States 79 Boats | USA 5325 - Furio 
 | CAN 5362 - Clear Air 
 | USA 5476 - Velocidad 
 | [59] | 
| 2020 Poole  United Kingdom | CANCELED COVID-19 | [62] | ||
| 2021 Poole  United Kingdom | CANCELED COVID-19 | [62] | ||
| 2021 Corpus Cristi,TX  United States | CANCELED COVID-19 | |||
| 2022 Corpus Cristi,TX  United States | USA 3379 - American Garage 
 | USA 1954 - Grand Slam 2 
 | JPN 5185 - Siesta  Nobuyuki Imai (JPN) | [66] | 
| 2023 | USA 5399 - Furio 
 | ITA416 - La superba Ignazio Bonanno | USA58 - Bangor PacketTony Parker | [67] | 
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