# RS500 World Championship

The RS500 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta of RS500 two person dinghy, organized by the host club on behalf of the International RS500 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Events

| Ed. | Date | Date | Location | Location | Location | Competitors | Competitors | Competitors | Competitors | Ref. |
| Ed. | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | Boats | Comp. | Nat. | Cont. | Ref. |
| 01 | 15–20 August | 2010 | | Bruinisse | Netherlands | 22 | | | | |
| 02 | 15–21 August | 2011 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | 54 | | | | |
| 03 | 23–27 July | 2012 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Lake Garda | Italy | 36 | | | | |
| 04 | 5–9 August | 2013 | Segelsällskapet Kaparen | Onsala | Sweden | 51 | | | | |
| 05 | 19–23 August | 2014 | CN Loctudy | Loctudy | France | | | | | |
| 06 | 2–6 August | 2015 | | Bruinisse | Netherlands | 32 | | | | |
| 07 | 25–29 July | 2016 | Travemunder Woche | Travemunder | Germany | | | | | |
| 08 | 24–28 July | 2017 | Centro Vela Alto Lario | Gravedona, Lake Como | Italy | | | | | |
| 09 | 21–25 August | 2018 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | | | | | |
| 10 | 5–9 August | 2019 | | Lake Lipno | Czech Republic | | | | | |
| N/A | | 2020 | | Travemunde | Germany | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | |
| 11 | 2–6 August | 2021 | | Lake Como | Italy | | | | | |
| 12 | 30 July - 5 Aug | 2022 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | 34 | | | | |
| 13 | | 2023 | Yacht Club Nechranice | Nechranice | Czech Republic | 44 | | | | |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2010 Bruinisse | Great Britain Tim Wilkins Heather Martin | Great Britain Alex Taylor Bryan Mobbs | Netherlands Berend Hilterman Max Blom |
| 2011 Weymouth & Portland | Great Britain Alex Taylor Bryan Mobbs | Great Britain Tim Wilkins Heather Martin | Netherlands Barend Hiltermann Max Blom |
| 2012 Riva del Garda | Great Britain Tim Wilkins Heather Martin | Carolyn Howe (USA) Mischa Heemskerk (NED) | Great Britain Gregory Bartlett Paul Bartlett |
| 2013 Onsala | Karin Söderström (SWE) Ingrid Soderstrom (SWE) | Great Britain Peter Barton Heather Chipperfield | Great Britain Tim Wilkins Heather Martin |
| 2014 Loctudy | Great Britain Tim Wilkins Heather Martin | Great Britain Mike Saul Meg Fletcher | Great Britain Peter Barton Heather Chipperfield |
| 2015 Bruinisse | Great Britain Peter Barton Heather Chipperfield | Sweden Malin Broberg Johan Rook | Great Britain Peter Curtis James Curtis |
| 2016 Travemünde | Pim van Vugt (NED) Lisa van Vugt (NED) | Sweden Martin Johansson Axel Johansson | Italy Federico Maccari Stefano Costini |
| 2017 Lake Como | Italy Federico Maria Maccari Filippo Maccari | Italy Francesco Bozano Gandolfo Andrea Dellepiane | Sweden Martin Johansson Axel Johansson |
| 2018 Weymouth & Portland | Pim van Vugt (NED) Lisa van Vugt (NED) | Stephen Cockerill (GBR) Sarah Cockerill (GBR) | France Nicolas Honor Thomas Honor |
| 2019 Lake Lipno | Great Britain Peter Curtis James Curtis | Italy Jacopo Roncuzzi Federico Roncuzzi | Czech Republic Jakub Dobry Tereza Dobra |
| 2020 Travemunde | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 Lake Como | Jakub Dobry (CZE) Tereza Dobra (CZE) | Netherlands Hylke Kooistra Thomas Holewijn | Netherlands Jesper Overbeeke Merle Meinhardt |
| 2022 Weymouth & Portland | GBR 625 Tim Wilkins (GBR) Heather Wilkins (GBR) | GBR 1040 Edd Whitehead (GBR) Ian Mairs (GBR) | GBR 1746 Hugh Watson (GBR) Luke Watson (GBR) |
| 2023 Nechranice | GBR 1756 Stephen Cockerill (GBR) Sarah Cockerill (GBR) | GBR 1681 Peter Curtis (GBR) James Curtis (GBR) | GBR 1746 Hugh Watson (GBR) Luke Watson (GBR) |
| 2024 Bruinisse | NED 819 Pim van Vugt (NED) Lisa van Vugt (NED) | GBR 920 Tim Wilkins (GBR) Heather Wilkins (GBR) | GBR 529 Paul Cullen (GBR) Fresh Abendstern (GBR) |