See main article: Soling European Championship.
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| Insignia Size: | 75 |
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The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources.
| Year: | 1968 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Venue: | Skovshoved, |
| Dates: | 15–22 July |
| Opening: | 16 July |
| Competitors: | 75 |
| Yachts: | 25 |
| Bronze: | Niels Bolt Jörgensen Nomen nescio |
| Next: | 1969 |
Only the results of the top five boats were documented.
| Year: | 1969 |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Venue: | Sandhamn, |
| Competitors: | 138 |
| Yachts: | 46 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Silver: | H. Kellner Nomen nescio |
| Bronze: | Eckart Wagner Nomen nescio |
| Next: | 1970 |
Only the results of the top five boats were documented.
| Year: | 1970 |
| Edition: | 3 |
| Venue: | Hankø, |
| Next: | 1971 |
No further results found yet!
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| Year: | 1971 |
| Edition: | 4 |
| Venue: | Travemünde, |
| Next: | 1972 |
No further results found yet!
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| Year: | 1972 |
| Edition: | 5 |
| Venue: | Skovshoved, |
| Dates: | 8–16 August |
| Opening: | 10 August |
| Next: | 1973 |
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| Year: | 1973 |
| Edition: | 6 |
| Venue: | Medemblik, |
| Dates: | 14–22 July |
| Opening: | 16 July |
| Next: | 1974 |
No further results found yet!
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| Year: | 1974 |
| Edition: | 7 |
| Venue: | Helensburgh, |
| Dates: | 1–8 September |
| Opening: | 2 September |
| Competitors: | 159 |
| Yachts: | 53 |
| Next: | 1975 |
Only the top 6 and 10 ranking is documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 135 | Darling | 23.0 | |||
| Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Not documented | D 60 | Bo-Bo | 40.4 | |||
| Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | Optimist | 69.0 | ||||
| 4 | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 69.4 | ||
| 5 | Erich Hirt | Not documented | G 139 | Frechdachs | 91.7 | ||
| 6 |  Austria | Uli Strohschneider | Not documented | OE 18 | Baladin | 93.4 | |
| 10 |  United Kingdom | Charles Ingham | Not documented | K 111 | Chameleon Too | 101.7 |
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| Year: | 1975 |
| Edition: | 8 |
| Venue: | Alassio, |
| Host: | Il Circolo Nautico Al Mare di Alassio, CNAM |
| Dates: | 17–25 May |
| Opening: | 19 May |
| Competitors: | 186 |
| Yachts: | 62 |
| Bronze: | Fabio Albarelli Leopoldo Di Martino Guidotti |
| Next: | 1976 |
Only the top 20 ranking is documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | Stig Wennerström | Lennart Roslund Stefan Krook | S 111 | Blott XVII | 32.7 | ||
| Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | GO 6 | NN | 49.4 | |||
 Italy | Fabio Albarelli | Leopoldo di Martino Guidotti | I 164 | Peler II | 54.7 | ||
| 4 | Austria | Hubert Raudaschl | Nomen nescio | OE 41 | May Be | 56.0 | |
| 5 | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 60.0 | ||
| 6 | Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 155 | Darling | 62.7 | ||
| 7 | Erich Hirt | Nomen nescio | G 139 | Frechdachs | 63.0 | ||
| 8 | Italy | Scala | Nomen nescio | OE 18 | Canaco | 71.7 | |
| 9 | Valdemar Bandolowski | Nomen nescio | D 66 | NN | 86.7 | ||
| 10 | Italy | Coccoloni | Nomen nescio | I 145 | Finco III | 92.0 | |
| 11 | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Nomen nescio | D 65 | Bobo | 93.7 | ||
| 12 | Italy | Luigi Croce | E. Enrico Nomen nescio | I 152 | Simone Boccanegra | 124.0 | |
| 13 | Achim Kadelbach | Nomen nescio | G 116 | Scampex | 125.0 | ||
| 14 | Austria | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 48 | Baladin | 127.7 | |
| 15 |  France | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio | F 121 | NN | 128.0 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | Charled Ingham | Nomen nescio | K 111 | Chameleon Too | 128.0 | |
| 17 | Heiki Blok | Nomen nescio | H 14 | Brave Hendrik VII | 137.0 | ||
| 18 | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 161 | Mistere | 147.0 | ||
| 19 | Rien Rozendaal | Nomen nescio | H 15 | Bojo | 148.0 | ||
| 20 | United Kingdom | E. Simonds | Nomen nescio | K 115 | Pandemonium III | 153.0 |
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| Year: | 1976 |
| Edition: | 9 |
| Venue: | Geneva, |
| Dates: | 28 April - 8 May |
| Opening: | 30 April |
| Key People: | ● Gerard Devaud President of the organizing committee ● Alan Elmassian Race Officer ● Eric Cake Chairman of the Jury |
| Competitors: | 162 |
| Yachts: | 54 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Next: | 1977 |
No further results details documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 37.7 | ||
| Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen | D 67 | Bobo | 52.7 | ||
| Austria | Hubert Raudaschl | Walter Raudaschl Rudi Mayer | OE 51 | May Be | 59.0 | |
| 4 | Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | GO 6 | Optimist | 60.0 | |
| 5 | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio | SR 16 | Olen | 60.0 | |
| 6 | Sweden | Jörgen Sundelin | Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin | S 105 | Debutant | 61.7 |
| 7 | France | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio | F 131 | Partos | 100.7 |
| 8 | Geert Bakker | Nomen nescio | H 17 | Cadans | 109.0 | |
| 9 | Fritz Geis | Werde Meyer | G 152 | Lady for Three | 113.0 | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | John Oakeley | Nomen nescio | K 123 | Go | 114.4 |
| 11 | A. Caronica | Nomen nescio | Z 190 | Onac III | 127.0 | |
| 12 |  Finland | Kai Wagello | Nomen nescio | L 31 | Nordic VII | 128.7 |
| 13 | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 211 | Mystere | 131.7 | |
| 14 | Italy | Fabio Albarelli | Nomen nescio | I 154 | Peler | 133.0 |
| 15 | Austria | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 58 | Baladin | 134.7 |
| 16 | Finland | Matti Jokinen | M. Paloheimo Nomen nescio | L 35 | Finnmaid | 138.7 |
| 17 |  Brazil | Augusto Barroso | Nomen nescio | BL 20 | Feitico V | 142.0 |
| 18 | Finland | Sam Hartikainen | Nomen nescio | L 37 | TWink | 142.0 |
| 19 | Heiki Blok | Nomen nescio | H 18 | Brave Hendrik VIII | 144.0 | |
| 20 | Max Koch | Nomen nescio | G 145 | Mauzi | 144.0 | |
| 21 | A. Lanz | Nomen nescio | Z 208 | Rafti | 153.0 | |
| 22 | Erich Hirt | Nomen nescio | G 139 | Frechs Dachs | 154.7 | |
| 23 | Finland | Kurt Nyman | Nomen nescio | L 38 | May Be | 162.7 |
| 24 |  Canada | Glen Dexter | Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | KC 122 | Tycups II | 163.0 |
| 25 | Sweden | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio | S 111 | Blott XVII | 165.7 |
| 26 | Gérard Battaglia | Jean-Pierre Borro Claude Rossi | MO 1 | Artea II | 169.0 | |
| 27 | Heiner Hedike | Nomen nescio | G 154 | Traum VII | 171.0 | |
| 28 | United Kingdom | Charles Ingham | Nomen nescio | K 111 | Chameleon Two | 185.0 |
| 29 | United Kingdom |
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| Year: | 1977 |
| Edition: | 10 |
| Venue: | Piraeus, |
| Dates: | 26 August - 6 September |
| Opening: | 30 August |
| Next: | 1978 |
Only the ranking results of the first 10 teams are documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Total – discard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Geis | Gerhard Fehzner Andreas Bock | G 192 | 40.7 | |||
| Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 185 | 42.7 | |||
| Valdemar Bandolowski | Nomen nescio | D 73 | 46.1 | |||
| 4 | Sweden | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio | GO 6 | 63.7 | |
| 5 | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio | SR 16 | 68.0 | ||
| 6 | France | Patrick Haegeli | Nomen nescio | F 132 | 78.4 | |
| 7 | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 211 | 99.0 | ||
| 8 | Austria | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 58 | 100.0 | |
| 9 | Sweden | Arved von Gruenewaldt | Nomen nescio | S 83 | 101.0 | |
| 10 | Karl Haist | Nomen nescio | G 178 | 105.7 |
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| Year: | 1978 |
| Edition: | 11 |
| Venue: | Kiel, |
| Dates: | 2–9 July |
| Opening: | 4 July |
| Next: | 1979 |
Race 2 on July 4 was abandoned due to winds over 60 knots and windshift of 60 degrees on the last reach. Only 22 teams out of 73 entries were able to finish. Four boats sunk some probably by infringements of the class rules. Only two of them could be recovered. Due to the weather conditions the planned races were sailed in the following sequence:
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1: | Hans Fogh | Jörgen Sundelin | Stig Wennerstrom | Fritz Geis | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | |
| Race 2: | Hans Fogh | Peter Hall | Geert Bakker | Valdemar Bandolowski | Boris Budnikov | |
| Race 3: | Glen Dexter | Bill Abbott Jr. | Dieter Below | Boris Budnikov | Willi Kuhweide | |
| Race 4: | Fritz Geis | Stig Wennerstrom | George Andreadis | Bill Abbott Jr. | Patrick Haegeli | |
| Race 5: | Dieter Below | Eduardo de Souza | Carl Auteried | Hans Fogh | Bill Abbott Jr. | |
| Race 6: | Willi Kuhweide | Boris Budnikov | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Dieter Below | Hans Fogh | |
| Race 7: | Boris Budnikov | Philip Crebbin | Erich Hirt | Glen Dexter | Eduardo Ramos |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Hans Fogh | John Kerr Dennis Toews | ||
| Canada | Glenn Dexter | Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | ||
| Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | |||
| 4 | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio | ||
| 5 | Canada | Bill Abbott Jr. | Nomen nescio | |
| 6 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | |
| 7 | Sweden | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio | |
| 8 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | |
| 9 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | |
| 10 | Canada | Peter Hall | Nomen nescio |
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| Year: | 1979 |
| Edition: | 12 |
| Venue: | La Rochelle, |
| Dates: | 26 August - 2 September |
| Opening: | 27 August |
| Competitors: | 43 |
| Yachts: | 129 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Next: | 1980 |
Only the ranking of the top ten boats were documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Eduardo Ramos | Manfred Kaufman Thomas Heiman | ||
| Geert Bakker | Pieter Keijzer Harald de Vlaming | |||
| Sweden | Arved von Grünewaltdt | Tommy Nilsson Anders Nordin | ||
| 4 | Italy | Dotti | Nomen nescio | |
| 5 | France | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | Colin Simonds | Nomen nescio | |
| 7 | Jean-François Corminboeuf | Nomen nescio | ||
| 8 | Italy | Barozzo | Nomen nescio | |
| 9 | France | Serge Maury | Nomen nescio | |
| 10 | Fritz Geis | Nomen nescio |
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For further results see: