See also: Lightning World Championship.
See also: Youth Lightning World Championship.
See main article: Lightning (dinghy).
The Lightning Youth World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Lightning Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
See also: World championships in sailing.
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| 1999 Salina Ecuador | ||||
| 2001 Marsala Italy | Richard Hallagan Hendrix Ten Eyck Tammi Jamison Peter Hall Phillip Kerrigan Jay Deacon | |||
| 2003 Miami USA | USA14900 Larry Bone Kip Hamblet | USA14866 John Humphrey Claus Engle | USA14739 Cindy Lister-Elfman Mike Holly | [1] |
| 2005 Concón Chile | CAN 14768 | USA 15122 | USA 14866 | [2] |
| 2007 Athens | Bill Mauk Vladimir Kulinichenko Michel Sumpton | |||
| 2009 Colchester, VT | Jim Crane Brenda Crane Tom Allen | |||
| 2011 Buzios, Brazil | Claus Biekarck Gunner Ficker Marcelo Batista da Silva | |||
| 2013 Castiglione del Lago Italy | Ched Proctor Jamie Ewing Jay Lurie | |||
| 2015 Ontario Canada | USA 15470 | ECU 14673 - Black Beauty |