Women's Match Racing World Championship Explained

The Women's Match Racing World Championship is arranged by the International Sailing Federation. With female match racing included in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for the first time this section of the sport is growing in popularity.

History

The first ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship was held in 1999 in Genoa, Italy after having been held at the 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

For the 2010 edition the Sonar was used.

In 2011 and 2012 the class used was Elliott 6m as preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Elliott 6m was an Olympic sailing class.[2]

Editions

Year City Country Dates Equipment Athletes Nations Note
28–31 October [3]
25 November – 2 December [4]
2–9 September [5]
28 April – 2 May [6]
17–21 June [7]
5–12 June [8]
15–18 October [9]
24–28 May [10]
6–11 August [11]
1–6 April [12]
27 July – 1 August [13]
20–25 September [14]
3–18 December [15]
24–30 June [16]
4–9 June [17]
3–8 June [18]
8–12 July [19]
21–25 September [20]
16–21 June [21]
13–18 August [22]
5–10 August [23]
28–31 October [24]
9–13 November [25]
2023Middelfart3–7 Julyblu26[26]

Medalists

1999 Genoa
Dorte O. Jensen

Betsy Alison

Corey Sertl
2000 St. Petersburg
Dorte O. Jensen

Marie Björling

Betsy Alison
2001 Lago di Ledro
Dorte O. Jensen

Marie Björling

Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen
2002 Calpe
Liz Baylis

Marie Björling

Anne Lehelley
2003 Sundsvallvalign=top
Malin Millbourn
Kim Kulstad
Åsa Aronsson
Linda Yström
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Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen
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Marie Björling
2004 Annapolis
Sally Barkow

Betsy Alison

Claire Leroy
2005 Hamilton
Sally Barkow

Betsy Alison

Claire Leroy
2006 Copenhagen
Dorte O. Jensen

Marie Björling

Lotta Rahm
2007 Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Claire Leroy

Katie Spithill

Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen
2008 Auckland
Claire Leroy

Liz Baylis

Silja Lehtinen
2009 Lysekilvalign=top
Nicky Souter
Rayshele Martin
Nina Curtis
Lucinda Whitty
Kat Stroinovsky
Amanda Scrivenor
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Marie Björling
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Anna Kjellberg
2010 Newport
Lucy MacGregor
Annie Lush
Kate MacGregor
Mary Rook

Sally Barkow
Elizabeth Kratzig
Alana O'Reilly
Susanne Leech

Nicky Souter
Nina Curtis
Olivia Price
Laura Baldwin
2011 Perth

Anna Tunnicliffe
Deborah Capozzi
Molly Vandemoer

Lucy MacGregor
Annie Lush
Kate MacGregor

Claire Leroy
Élodie Bertrand
Marie Riou
2012 Gothenburg
Silja Lehtinen
Silja Kanerva
Mikaela Wulff

Anna Tunnicliffe
Deborah Capozzi
Molly Vandemoer

Sally Barkow
Elizabeth Kratzig-Burnham
Alana O'Reilly
2013 Busan

Támara Echegoyen
Sofía Toro
Eva González
Mariana Lobato
Lara Cacabelos

Camilla Ulrikkeholm
Trine Palludan
Louise Ulrikkeholm
Josefine Boel Rasmussen
Joan Vestergård Hansen

Katie Spithill
Alessandra Angelini
Jessica Eastwell
Maryann Thomas
Stacey Jackson
2014 Cork
Anna Kjellberg
Karin Almquist
Vanja Lundberg
Annika Carlunger

Camilla Ulrikkeholm
Trine Palludan
Louise Ulrikkeholm
Joan Vestergård Hansen

Stephanie Roble
Janel Zarkowsky
Maggie Shea
Lara Dallman-Weiss
2015 Middelfart
Lotte Meldgaard

Camilla Ulrikkeholm

Stephanie Roble
2016 Sheboygan[27]
Anna Östling
Linnéa Wennergren
Annie Wennergren

Anne-Claire Le Berre
Mathilde Géron
Alice Ponsar

Renée Groeneveld
Lobke Berkhout
Mijke Lievens
2017 Helsinki[28]
Lucy MacGregor
Silja Frost
Rosie Watkins
Imogen Stanley
Charlotte Lawrence

Renée Groeneveld
Marcelien Bos-de Koning
Lobke Berkhout
Sanne Akkerman
Mijke Lievens

Trine Palludan
Lea Richter Vogelius
Vivi Lund Møller
Anne Sofie Munk-Hansen
Joan Vestergård Hansen
2018 Ekaterinburg
Lucy MacGregor
Annie Lush
Nicky Walsh
Kate Macgregor

Pauline Courtois
Maëlenn Lemaitre
Louise Acker
Sophie Faguet

Trine Palludan
Anne Sofie Munk-Hansen
Louise Ulrikkeholm Bredvig
Joan Wester Hansen
2019 Lysekil
Lucy MacGregor

Claire Leroy

Pauline Courtois
2021 Cherbourg
Pauline Courtois

Renee Groeneveld

Anna Östling
2022 Auckland
Pauline Courtois
Maelen Lemaitre
Louise Acker
Thea Khelif
Clara Bayou

Celia Willison
Charlotte Porter
Serena Woodall
Paige Cook
Alison Kent

Megan Thomson
Ellie Copeland
Chelsea Rees
Josi Andres
Anna Merchant
2023 Middelfart
Pauline Courtois
Maelen Lemaitre
Louise Acker
Thea Khelif
Clara Bayou

Anna Östling

Lea Richter Vogelius

2011

Perth, Australia
December
Boat Used – Elliott 6m – 3 Person Crew

Held as part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships results can be found on that page.

2010

Newport RI, USA
Boats Used – Sonar (keelboat) – 4 Person

Pos.SailorCrew






Nicky Souter AUS
4 Claire Leroy FRA
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

2009

Lysekil, Sweden
27 July – 1 August

Pos.SailorCrew
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

2008

Auckland, New Zealand
1–6 April

Pos.SailorCrew
Liz Baylis (USA)
Silja Lehtinen (FIN)
4 Josie GIBSON (GBR)
5 Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
6 Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)
7 Nicky Souter (AUS)
8 Jessica SMYTH (NZL)
9 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
10 Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
11 Camilla ULRIKKEHOLM (DEN)
12 Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
13 Jan DAWSON (NZL)
14 Gemma FARRELL (GBR)

2007

St Quay, France
6–11 August

Pos.SailorCrew
Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
4 Josie GIBSON (GBR)
5 Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
7 Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)
8 Jessica SMYTH (NZL)
9 Jenny AXHEDE (SWD)
10 Nicky Souter (AUS)
11 Gemma FARREL (GBR)
12 Sandy HAYES (USA)

2006

Copenhagen, Denmark
24–28 May

Pos.SailorCrew
Dorte Jensen (DEN)
Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
Linda RAHM (SWE)
4 Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
5 Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6 Malin KÄLLSTRÖM (SWE)
7
8
9 Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
10 Betsy Alison (USA)
11 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
12 Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)

2005

Hamilton, Bermuda
15–18 October

Pos.SailorCrew
4 Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
5 Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
6 Nicky Souter (AUS)
7 Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
8 Paula LEWIN (BER)
9 Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
10 Jenny AXHEDE (SWE)
11 Linda RAHM (SWE)
12 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)

2004

Annapolis, USA
5–12 June

Pos.SailorCrew
Sally Barkow (USA)
4 Paula LEWIN (BER)
5 Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
6 Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
7 Liz Baylis (USA)
8 Elizabeth KRATZIG (USA)
9 Jenny AXHEDE (SWE)
10 Carol CRONIN (USA)
11 Deb WILLITS (USA)
12 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
13 Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
14 Linda RAHM (SWE)
15 Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
16 Marie FAURE (FRA)

2003

Sundsvall, Sweden
17–21 June

Pos.SailorCrew
Malin Millbourn (SWE)
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
4 Liz BAYLIS (USA)
5 Betsy ALISON (USA)
6 Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
7 Marie FAURE (FRA)
8 Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
9 Deborah WILLITS (USA)
10 Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
11 Linda RAHM (SWE)
12 Ines MONTEFUSCO (ITA)

2002

Calpe, Spain28 April – 2 May

Pos.SailorCrew
Liz Baylis (USA)
Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
Anne LEHELLEY (FRA)
4 Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
5 Dawn Riley (USA)
6 Nina B. PETERSEN (DEN)
7 Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
8 Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen(DEN)
9 Sandy GROSVENOR (USA)
10 Giulia CONTI (ITA)
11 Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
12 Malin Millbourn (SWE)
13
14 Ines MONTEFUSCO ITA
15 Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
16 Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)

2001

Lago di Ledro, Italy2–9 September

Pos.SailorCrew
Dorte Jensen (DEN)
Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
4 Katie HILL (AUS)
5 Giulia CONTI (ITA)
6 Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
7 Christine BRIAND (FRA)
8 Malin KALLSTROM (SWE)
9 Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
10 Malin Millbourn(SWE)
11 Nina B PETERSEN (DEN)
12 Ines MONTEFUSCO (ITA)
13 Anne LEHELLEY (FRA)
14 Karen JOHNSON (CAN)
15 Courtney LAWRENCE (AUS)
16 Catharina GYLLING (FIN)
17 Martina KARLEMO (FIN)

2000

St Petersburg, USA25 November – 2 December

Pos.SailorCrew
Dorte O JENSEN (DEN)
Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
4
5 Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6 Hannah SWETT (USA)
7 Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
8 Paula LEWIN (BER)
9 Christine BRIAND (FRA)
10 Cristiana MONINA (ITA)
11 Malin MILLBOURN (SWE)
12 Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
13 Carolijn BROUWER (NED)
14 Amy WARING (NZL)
15 Dru SLATTERY (USA)
16 Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
17 Marie KLOK (DEN)
18 Catharina GYLLING (FIN)
19 Nadine STEGENWALNER (GER)
20 Karen JOHNSON (CAN)
21 Maria COLEMAN (IRL)
22 Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
23 Cristina PEREIRA (POR)
24 Catherine RANKE (NOR)

1999

Genoa, Italy28–31 October

Pos.SailorCrew
Dorte O JENSEN (DEN)
Betsy ALISON (USA)
Cory SERTL (USA)
4 Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
5
6 Dru SLATTERY (USA)
7 Malin MILLBOURN (SWE)
8 Sharon FERRIS (NZL)
9 Christine BRIAND (FRA)
10 Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
11 Paula LEWIN (BER)
12 Malin KALLSTRÖM (SWE)
13 Kristine ROUG (NED)
14 Marie KLOK (DEN)
15 Jessie CUTHBERT (GBR)
16 Susanne MADSEN (DEN)
17 Nadine STEGENWALNER (GER)
18 Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
19 Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
20 Altani DANEZI (GRE)
21 Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
22 Cristina MONINA (ITA)
23 Cristina PEREIRA (POR)

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Elliott 6 metre selected for 2012 Olympics. 2008-11-14. Sail-World.com. 2009-08-09. 10 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230210190450/https://www.sail-world.com/UK/Elliott-6-metre-selected-for-2012-Olympics/50810. live.
  3. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
  4. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
  5. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
  6. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
  7. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
  8. Web site: Women's Match Racing World Championship – Past Results. 14 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172506/http://www.sailing.org/events/womensmatchworlds/past_results.php. live.
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