Fireball World Championship Explained

The Fireball World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta of Fireball (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Fireball Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.^[1] The class gained World Sailing recognistion in 1970 but held three international regatta before that date.

Events

See also: World championships in sailing.

			Hosts			Sailor			Boats
No	Day/Month	Year	Host club	City	Country	No.			Boats			Mix
	-	1970
	-	1971				0	11	5	40
	-	1972				68	13	6	34
	-	1973				112	18	5	56
	-	1974				56	11	5	28
	-	1975				98	19	5	48
	10-16 Aug	1976				74	14	5	37
	-	1977				90	20	5	46
	-	1978				101	18	6	55
	-	1979				110	18	5	66
	-	1980				64	4	3	32
	-	1981				94	12	5	48
	-	1982				66	8	5	33
	-	1983				108	13	4	55
	-	1984				108	10	5	54
	25 Aug to 7 Sept	1985				114	11	4	57
	5-13 June	1986				80	6	3	40
	15-23 Aug	1987				148	13	5	74
	6-13 Jan	1988				84	7	4	42
	-	1989				142	18	6	71
	2-2 Oct	1990				88	5	3	46				^[2]
	18-25 Aug	1991				112	14	3	59
	-	1992				100	7	4	50
	-	1993				144	14	4	72
	-	1994				156	11	5	78
	2-8 Sept	1995				176	11	4	88
	-	1996		Cork		102	9	3	51
	-	1997				168	11	4	84
	-	1998				182	12	4	91
	17–23 July	1999				164	11	3	82				^[3] ^[4]
	13-26 Mar	2000				100	8	3	50				^[5]
	21–28 July	2001				172	11	3	86				^[6] ^[7]
	10 Mar to 22 May	2002				110	11	4	55				^[8]
	15-28 Feb	2003				76	6	3	38				^[9]
	2-10 Jan	2004				194	9	4	97				^[10] ^[11]
	6-19 Aug	2005				350	13	4	175				^[12] ^[13]
	13–26 May	2006				98	10	4	49				^[14] ^[15]
	23 Aug to 1 Sept	2007				190	13	4	95				^[16] ^[17]
	8-21 Mar	2008				136	10	4	68				^[18]
	15-28 Aug	2009				200	10	2	100				^[19]
	24 Apr to 7 May	2010				138	13	5	70				^[20]
	19–24 July	2011				116	8	3	58				^[21]
	27 Dec 2011 to 7 Jan	2012				128	7	4	64				^[22]
	9-20 Sept	2013				158	10	2	79	57	4	18	^[23] ^[24]
	17-28 Mar	2014				42	7	5	21	17	0	4	^[25]
	17-28 Aug	2015				212	9	4	106	79	4	23	^[26] ^[27]
	5-16 Dec	2016				48	8	4	24	18	0	6	^[28] ^[29] ^[30]
N/A	-	2017	NOT HELD
	25-31 Aug	2018				202	11	4	101	72	4	25	^[31] ^[32]
	20-30 Aug	2019				84	10	4	42				^[33] ^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
N/A	-	2020				CANCELLED DUE TO COVID							^[37]
N/A	-	2021	NOT HELD
	18-26 Aug	2022				158	11	5	79				^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
N/A	-	2023	NOT HELD
	9-16 Feb	2024											^[41] ^[42]

Multiple champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2023.

Ranking	Sailor	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	width:60px; text-align:center;"	No. Entries
1		5	1	1	7	0
2		5	1	1	7	0
3		4	0	0	4	0
4		3	7	1	11	0
5		3	3	2	8	0
6		3	0	1	4	0
7		2	2	0	4	0
8		2	1	1	4	0
9		2	1	0	3	0
9		2	1	0	3	0
11		2	0	3	5	0
12		2	0	1	3	0
13		2	0	0	2	0
13		2	0	0	2	0

Medalists

Ref.
1971 - Beirut 40 Boats	K 1572	G 6220	S 2533	^[43]
1972 - Wrightsville Beach 34 Boats	G 2533	Z 7896	KA 6526	^[44]
1973 - Torbay 56 Boats	K 8520	US 8571 UNKNOWN	K 8349 UNKNOWN	^[45]
1974 28 Boats	Ome'N'Osed - KA 8178	James III - KA 8196 UNKNOWN	Screwdriver - KA 8150 UNKNOWN	^[46]
1975 Boats	US 9798	KR 7755 MORGENROOD LAPHAM	US 9800	^[47]
1976 76 Boats	US 10149	K 9874 UNKNOWN	K 9845 UNKNOWN	^[48]
1977 46 Boats	US 10149	K 11218	K 11059	^[49]
1978 55 Boats	K 11218	K 11609	KA 10952	^[50]
1979 66 Boats	K 12218	K 11660	K 11174	^[51]
1980 32 Boats	Maid for Pleasure - K 11609	Root 'n Toot - SA 11431	Lo Shiesa Amsende - SA 10795	^[52]
1981 48 Boats	K 12906	K 12918	K 12912	^[53]
1982 33 Boats	Fascination - KA 12768	No Name - K 12851	Pumprocker - K 12992	^[54]
1983 55 Boats	KA 12783	SA 13226	K 13246	^[55]
1984 54 Boats	KA 13198	K 13459	KA 12780	^[56]
1985 57 Boats	K 13482	K 13553	IR 13300	^[57]
1986 40 Boats	KA 13216	K 13741	K 13785	^[58]
1987 74 Boats	K 13845	K 13482	KA 13207	^[59]
1988 42 Boats	Driving Force - KA 13695	Boy Racer - K 13845	Crocodile J.D. - KA 13684	^[60]
1989 46 Boats	KA 13684	K 14100	K 14016	^[61]
1990 - Enoshima 46 Boats	KA 14150	K 14134	KA 14158	^[62]
1991 - Angelholm 59 Boats	KA 14151	K 13684 MARSDEN GBR WALKER GBR	K 14200 HALL GBR CONSTABLE GBR	^[63]
1992 50 Boats	SA 14311	K 14103	K 14277	^[64]
1993 72 Boats	GBR 14061	GBR 14372	FRA 14335
1994 - Durban 78 Boats	GBR 14415	SUI 14376	AUS 13946
1995 - Dun Laoghaire 88 Boats	IRL 14378	GBR 14385	GBR 14486
1996 - Cork 51 Boats	GBR 14385	SUI 114540	CAN 14418
1997 84 Boats	GBR 14509	GBR 14623	GBR 13945
1998 92 Boats	Kojake Roll - 14579	14623	Reginale - 13945
1999 82 Boats
2000 - Pattaya 50 Boats	GBR 14708	GBR 14701	AUS 14603
2001 - Bracciano 86 Boats	GBR 14685	GBR 14766	CZE 14712
2002 - Tampa 55 Boats	14790	14785	14540
2003 - Kilifi 38 Boats	14708	14809	14770
2004 97 Boats	14801	14712	14809
2005 - Teignmouth 175 Boats	14830	14895	14614
2006 - Vancouver 49 Boats	14799	14911	14813
2007 - St Moritz 95 Boats	14948	14920	14960
2008 - Pattaya 68 Boats	14919	14976	14587
2009 - La Rochelle 100 Boats	GBR 15013	GBR 14994	GBR 14924
2010 70 Boats	15013	15036	14924
2011 - Slingo 58 Boats	15036	15041	15045
2012 - Perth 64 Boats	GBR 15041	AUS 15025	AUS 15032
2013 - Portoroz 79 Boats	GBR 15091	GBR 15089	GBR 15093
2014 - Pattaya 21 Boats	GBR 15107	GBR 15087	AUS 15062
2015 107 Boats	Allen - 15127	Weathermark Sailboats - 15129	Makira - 15107
2016 25 Boats	15127	14799	15113	^[65]
2017	NOT HELD
2018 - Carnac 100 Boats	GBR 15123	GBR 15096	GBR 15127
2019 - 41 Boats>	15161	15152	14917	^[66]
2020	CANCELLED - COVID-19
2021	NOT HELD
2022	GBR 15122	SUI 14799	AUS 15152
2023	NOT HELD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fireball World Championships. International Fireball Class Association.
2. Web site: International Fireball World Championship, Enoshima Japan 1990. www.youtube.com.
3. Web site: 1999Etchells World Official Event Website.
4. Web site: Fireball World Championships - Day 1. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
5. Web site: Fireball World Championships after 6 races.
6. Web site: Il nuovo sito della. fireball-italia.tripod.com.
7. Web site: Fireball Europeans & Worlds at Lake Bracciano, Italy Report. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
8. Web site: Fireball Worlds at Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
9. Web site: Safaricom Fireball World Championships Kilifi, Kenya Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
10. Web site: ASC - Australia's submarine builder and sustainer. ASC.
11. Web site: Fireball Worlds Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
12. Web site: 2005Etchells World Official Event Website.
13. Web site: Holt Fireball World Championships at Teignmouth - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
14. Web site: 2006Etchells World Official Event Website . 2023-11-23 . 2008-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919182944/http://www.fbworlds2006.org/ . dead .
15. Web site: Fireball World Championships at Victoria, BC - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
16. Web site: 2007Etchells World Official Event Website.
17. Web site: Fireball Worlds on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
18. Web site: Fireball Worlds at Pattaya, Thailand - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
19. Web site: Fireball World Championships at La Rochelle - overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
20. Web site: Fireball Worlds at Barbados Yacht Club - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
21. Web site: Fireball World Championships at Sligo Yacht Club - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
22. Web site: Fireball World Championships at Mandurah, Australia - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
23. Web site: 2013Etchells World Official Event Website.
24. Web site: Fireball World Championships at Portoroz, Slovenia - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
25. Web site: Fireball Worlds at Royal Varuna Yacht Club, Thailand - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
26. Web site: Home - Fireball Worlds 2015. www.fireballworlds2015.com.
27. Web site: Gul Fireball World Championships at Plas Heli - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
28. Web site: 2016Etchells World Official Event Website.
29. Web site: Fireball World Championship 2016 at Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
30. Web site: Log in or sign up to view. www.facebook.com.
31. Web site: Ecole de voile dans le Morbihan 56 en Bretagne | Yacht Club de Carnac. www.yccarnac.com.
32. Web site: Gul Fireball World Championship at Yacht Club de Carnac - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
33. Web site:
    • • 2019 Fireball Worlds **
    . 2019.fireballworlds.com.
34. Web site: 2019 Fireball World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. yachtscoring.com.
35. Web site: Fireball World Championship at Pointe Claire Yacht Club - Overall.
36. Web site: 2019 Results. 2023-11-23. 2020-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202071055/https://gnsracing.com/2019/Results/Fireball_Worlds_2019.html. bot: unknown.
37. Web site: Fireball Worlds at Howth in 2020 cancelled. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
38. Web site: GUL Fireball World Championship 2022. www.youtube.com.
39. Web site: Gul Fireball World Championship at Lough Derg Yacht Club - Overall. www.yachtsandyachting.com.
40. Web site: Sailwave results for GUL Fireball World Championship 2022 at Lough Derg Yacht Club 2022.
41. Web site: 2024 Fireball Worlds Geelong Australia - Fireball International. www.fireball-international.com.
42. Web site: Royal Geelong Yacht Club. December 4, 2023. Royal Geelong Yacht Club.
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