# 29er World Championship

The 29er World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for 29ers, organized by the host club on behalf of the International 29er Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Events

| Editions | Date | Date | Host | Host | Host | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Ref. |
| Editions | | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Tot | Nat | Con | Boat | | | Mix | Ref. |
| 01 | 17-23 Jul | 2000 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy | 116 | 14 | 5 | 58 | 48 | 5 | 5 | |
| 02 | 14-20 Jul | 2001 | Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Ontario | Canada | 128 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 45 | 5 | 14 | |
| 03 | 29Dec - 4Jan | 2002/03 | | Sydney | Australia | 206 | 12 | 6 | 103 | 72 | 9 | 22 | |
| 04 | 11-17 Jul | 2003 | Real Club Nautico de Laredo | Laredo, Cantabria | Spain | 112 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 38 | 7 | 11 | |
| 05 | 21-28 Aug | 2004 | | Lake Silvaplana | Switzerland | 168 | 12 | 4 | 84 | 51 | 10 | 23 | |
| 06 | 3-10 Jul | 2005 | St. Francis Yacht Club | Berkeley, San Francisco, California | United States | 156 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 59 | 10 | 9 | |
| 07 | 23-28 Jul | 2006 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | isle of Portland | United Kingdom | 210 | 17 | 5 | 105 | 69 | 15 | 21 | |
| 08 | 21-27 Jan | 2007 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 100 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 8 | |
| 09 | 4-9 Jan | 2008 | Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club | Sorrento, Victoria | Australia | 204 | 13 | 6 | 102 | 74 | 15 | 13 | |
| 10 | 18-25 Jul | 2009 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy | 370 | 21 | 5 | 185 | | | | |
| 11 | 4-9 Jan | 2010 | Grand Bahama Sailing Club | Freeport | Bahamas | 70 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 3-8 Jan | 2011 | Club Náutico Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 120 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 45 | 4 | 11 | |
| 13 | 23-28 Jul | 2012 | Travemünde Woche | Travemünde, Lübeck | Germany | 432 | 23 | 6 | 216 | | | | |
| 14 | 28Jul -2Aug | 2013 | Kaløvig Sailing Club | Aarhus | Denmark | 426 | 25 | 6 | 213 | | 35 | | |
| 15 | 26Jul -2Aug | 2014 | CORK–Kingston Portsmouth Olympic Harbour / Sail Kingston | Kingston, Ontario | Canada | 202 | 14 | 5 | 101 | 69 | 17 | 15 | |
| 16 | 9-14 Aug | 2015 | Pwllheli Sailing Club | Pwllheli, Wales | United Kingdom | 386 | 25 | 6 | 193 | 129 | 40 | 24 | |
| 17 | 25-30 Jul | 2016 | Regatta Center Medemblik | Medemblik | Netherlands | 456 | 29 | 5 | 228 | 139 | 63 | 26 | |
| 18 | 29Jul -5Aug | 2017 | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Long Beach, California | United States | 258 | 17 | 6 | 129 | 87 | 26 | 16 | |
| 19 | 30Dec -8Jan | 2017/18 | Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Middle Island | | Hong Kong | 116 | 14 | 4 | 58 | 45 | 5 | 8 | |
| 20 | 26Jul -3Aug | 2019 | | Gdynia | Poland | 350 | 27 | 5 | 175 | 103 | 58 | 14 | |
| N/A | 13-21 Aug | 2020 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom | |
| 21 | 21-31 Aug | 2021 | Real Club Nautico Valancia | Valencia | Spain | 378 | 24 | 3 | 189 | 112 | 54 | 23 | |
| 22 | 29Jul-5Aug | 2022 | Club Nautico El Balís | Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Barcelona | Spain | 484 | 26 | 5 | 242 | 132 | 66 | 44 | [73][74][75] [76] |
| 23 | 27Jul-3Aug | 2023 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | 410 | 25 | 6 | 205 | 116 | 52 | 37 | [77] [78][79] |
| 24 | 1-8 Aug | 2024 | Aarhus Sejlklub | Aarhus | Denmark | 516 | 27 | 5 | 258 | 126 | 81 | 51 | [80] [81][82] |
| 25 | 1-8 Aug | 2025 | Marina da Afurada | Vila Nova de Gaia | Portugal | | | | | | | | |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Italy | New Zealand Mike Bassett Mark Kennedy | Australia Evan McNicol John Winning | New Zealand Scott Kennedy Lindsay Kennedy |
| 2001 Canada | Great Britain John Pink Tom Weeks | Great Britain John Gimson Simon Marks | Australia Joseph Turner Charles Dorron |
| 2002 Australia | Australia John Winning Evan McNicol | Australia Nathan Outteridge Grant Rose | Australia Jonathan Bonnitcha Paul Bonnitcha |
| 2003 Spain | Great Britain David Evans Rick Peacock | Argentina Pepe Bettini Federico Villambrosa | Great Britain Thomas Smedley Stevie Wilson |
| 2004 Switzerland | Great Britain Tristan Jaques Alain Sign | Finland Lauri Lehtinen Miikka Pennanen | Australia David O'Connor Scott Babbage |
| 2005 United States | Australia Jacqui Bonnitcha Euan McNicol | Australia David O'Connor Scott Babbage | United States John Heineken Matt Noble |
| 2006 Great Britain | Finland Silja Lehtinen Scott Babbage | Great Britain Dylan Fletcher Rob Partridge | United States Cameron Biehl Matt Noble |
| 2007 Argentina | Argentina Matías Gainza Federico Villambrosa | Argentina Pepe Bettini Matías Keller | Argentina Ignacio Fernández Besada Tigris Martirosjan |
| 2008 Australia | Australia Steve Thomas Jasper Warren | Australia Byron White William Ryan | Great Britain Max Richardson Alex Groves |
| 2009 Italy | Australia Steve Thomas Blair Tuke | Australia Lauren Jeffies Nathan Outteridge | Australia Haylee Outteridge Iain Jensen |
| 2010 Bahamas | France Kevin Fisher Glen Gouron | Argentina Pepe Bettini Fernando Gwozdz | Italy Lorenzo Franceschini Ricardo Camin |
| 2011 Argentina | Argentina María Belén Tavella Franco Greggi | Argentina Pepe Bettini Fernando Gwozdz | Argentina Francisco Cosentino Tomás Wagmáister |
| 2012 Germany | Spain Carlos Robles Florián Trittel | France Lucas Rual Kevin Fischer | Argentina Klaus Lange Mateo Majdalani |
| 2013 Denmark | France Lucas Rual Émile Amoros | New Zealand Markus Somerville Jack Simpson | Spain Martí Llena Oriol Mahiques |
| 2014 Canada | Australia Kurt Hansen Harry Morton | France Brice Yrieix Loic Ficher-Guillou | Germany Jasper Steffens Tom Lennart Brauckmann |
| 2015 Great Britain | Australia Kyle O'Connell Tom Siganto | Argentina Ignacio Varisco Federico García | United States Christopher Williford Wade Waddell |
| 2016 Netherlands | Australia Tom Crockett Harry Morton | France Gwendal Nael Lilian Mercier | Great Britain Crispin Beaumont Tom Darling |
| 2017 United States | South Africa Benji Daniel Alex Burger | France Benjamin Jaffrezic Léo Chauvel | France Théo Revil Gautier Guevel |
| 2018 Hong Kong | New Zealand Francesco Kayrouz Jackson Keon | Australia Lachie Brewer Max Paul | France Benjamin Jaffrezic Léo Chauvel |
| 2019 Poland | France Aristide Girou Noah Chauvin | United States Stephan Baker Ripley Shelley | Sweden Alice Moss Carl Hörfelt |
| 2020 Great Britain | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Spain | Spain Mateo Codoñer Simón Codoñer | Spain Quicorras Urios Filippo Binetti | Denmark Jens-Christian Dehn-Toftehøj Jens-Philip Dehn-Toftehøj |
| 2022 Spain | Argentina Máximo Videla Tadeo Funes | Italy Alex Demurtas Giovanni Santi | France Hugo Revil Karl Devaux |
| 2023 Great Britain | Ireland Clementine Van Steenberge Nathan Van Steenberge | Argentina Máximo Videla Juan Cruz Albamonte | Italy Alex Demurtas Giovanni Santi |
| 2024 Denmark | Italy Alex Demurtas Giovanni Santi | Poland Ewa Lewandowska Krzysztof Królik | France Jocelyn Le Goff Jules Vidor |