# Flying Dutchman World Championship

The Flying Dutchman World Championship, also known as FD Worlds, are international sailing regattas in the Flying Dutchman class organized by the International Flying Dutchman Class Organization since 1956 and recognised by World Sailing.
The Szabolcs Majthényi & András Domokos team has been the most successful in the history of the championships, with fourteen titles, making Hungary the most successful among the nations. Danish sailors together have won thirteen championships as well, followed by sailors of West Germany with eight titles.
Flying Dutchman was an Olympic class from 1960 to 1992.

## History

The first Flying Dutchman World Championships were held in Starnberger See in 1956.

## Editions

| Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations | Note |
| 01 | 1956 | Starnberger See | West Germany | 19–25 August | | | |
| 02 | 1957 | Rimini | Italy | 18–25 August | | | |
| 03 | 1958 | Attersee | Austria | 2–7 September | | | |
| 04 | 1959 | Whitstable | United Kingdom | 20–25 July | | | |
| N/A | 1960 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| N/A | 1961 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 05 | 1962 | St. Petersburg | United States | 3–10 March | | | |
| 06 | 1963 | Tutzing | West Germany | 30 September – 5 October | | | |
| N/A | 1964 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 07 | 1965 | Alassio | Italy | 13–19 September | | | |
| N/A | 1966 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 08 | 1967 | Montreal | Canada | 8–16 September | | | |
| N/A | 1968 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 09 | 1969 | Naples | Italy | 6–13 July | | | |
| 10 | 1970 | Adelaide | Australia | 20–26 February | | | |
| 11 | 1971 | La Rochelle | France | 26 July – 1 August | | | |
| N/A | 1972 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 12 | 1973 | Rochester | United States | 8–12 September | | | |
| 13 | 1974 | Weymouth | United Kingdom | 11–16 July | | | |
| 14 | 1975 | Abino Bay | Canada | 5–10 August | | | |
| N/A | 1976 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 15 | 1977 | Torbole | Italy | 6–15 June | | | |
| 16 | 1978 | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | 17–22 September | | | |
| 17 | 1979 | Kiel | West Germany | 23 June – 2 July | | | |
| 18 | 1980 | Malmö | Sweden | 8–14 June | | | |
| 19 | 1981 | Palamós | Spain | 27 September – 5 October | | | |
| 20 | 1982 | Geelong | Australia | 2–10 January, 1983 | | | |
| 21 | 1983 | Cagliari | Italy | 3–12 June | | | |
| 22 | 1984 | La Rochelle | France | 4–12 April | | | |
| 23 | 1985 | Gargnano | Italy | 1–12 July | | | |
| 24 | 1986 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12–23 February | | | |
| 25 | 1987 | Kiel | West Germany | 26 June – 4 July | | | |
| 26 | 1988 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 1–9 July | | | |
| 27 | 1989 | Alassio | Italy | 16–23 September | | | |
| 28 | 1990 | Newport | United States | 1–8 September | | | |
| 29 | 1991 | Tauranga | New Zealand | 29 December, 1991 – 8 January, 1992 | | | |
| 30 | 1992 | Cádiz | Spain | 10–17 May | | | |
| 31 | 1993 | Travemünde | Germany | 1–7 August | | | |
| 32 | 1994 | Adelaide | Australia | 2–9 January, 1995 | | | |
| 33 | 1995 | Torbole | Italy | 27 August – 3 September | | | |
| 34 | 1996 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 19–25 May | | | |
| 35 | 1997 | St. Petersburg | United States | 31 March – 5 April | | | |
| 36 | 1998 | Den Oever | Netherlands | 25 July – 1 August | | | |
| 37 | 1999 | Lee-on-Solent | United Kingdom | 23–31 July | | | |
| 38 | 2000 | Durban | South Africa | 13–24 November | | | |
| 39 | 2001 | Gilleleje | Denmark | 20–28 June | | | |
| 40 | 2002 | Tavira | Portugal | 28 August – 3 September | | | |
| 41 | 2003 | Port Phillip | Australia | 27 December, 2003 – 6 January, 2004 | | | |
| 42 | 2004 | Warnemünde | Germany | 28 July – 4 August | | | |
| 43 | 2005 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 9–16 September | | | |
| 44 | 2006 | St. Petersburg | United States | 4–11 April | | | |
| 45 | 2007 | Mar Menor | Spain | 13–16 July | | | |
| 46 | 2008 | Napier | New Zealand | 31 December, 2008 – 11 January, 2009 | | | |
| 47 | 2009 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 31 July – 7 August | | | |
| 48 | 2010 | Constanța | Romania | 27 July – 6 August | | | |
| 49 | 2011 | Malcesine | Italy | 30 June – 9 July | | | |
| 50 | 2012 | Santa Cruz | United States | 23–30 September | | | |
| 51 | 2013 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 24 May – 1 June | | | |
| 52 | 2014 | Largs | United Kingdom | 11–19 July | | | |
| 53 | 2015 | Sydney | Australia | 1–8 January | | | |
| 54 | 2016 | Steinhude | Germany | 20–29 May | | | |
| 55 | 2017 | Scarlino | Italy | 22–30 September | | | |
| 56 | 2018 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 20–28 July | | | |
| 57 | 2019 | Nelson | New Zealand | 13–21 February | | | |
| N/A | 2020 | Altea | Spain | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 58 | 2021 | Altea | Spain | 4–11 September | | | |
| 59 | 2022 | Campione | Italy | 3–9 September | | | |
| 60 | 2023 | Gdynia | Poland | 21–29 July | | | |
| 61 | 2024 | St. Petersburg | United States | 26–31 March | | | |

## All-time medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 183 |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1956 Starnberger See | West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow | East Germany Walter Berger Walter Hohensee | West Germany Harald Kuehling Hans Lorentz |
| 1957 Rimini | West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow | Netherlands Jaap Helder Joop van Meggelen | West Germany Jürgen Wagner Hans Hauschildt |
| 1958 Attersee | Australia Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer | Italy Vittorio Porta Emilio Massino | Netherlands Norman Oerlemans Bob Boeschoten |
| 1959 Whitstable | Italy Mario Capio Tullio Pizzorno | Great Britain Adrian Jardine Angus Fryer | West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow |
| 1962 St. Petersburg | Denmark Hans Fogh Paul Elvstrøm | Australia Rolly Tasker Andrew White | Great Britain Stuart Jardine James Ramus |
| 1963 Starnberger See | Switzerland Jean-Pierre Renevier Serge Graz | Great Britain Keith Musto Tony Morgan | Italy Mario Capio Marco Sartori |
| 1965 Alassio | Great Britain Dick Pitcher Ian McCormack | Italy Mario Capio Marco Sartori | East Germany Hans-Jürgen Cochius Werner Christoph |
| 1967 Montréal | Great Britain John Oakeley David Hunt | New Zealand Geoff Smale Ralph Roberts | Austria Karl Geiger Werner Fischer |
| 1969 Naples | Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Ian MacDonald-Smith | France Alain Draeger Pierre Nottet | Great Britain Keith Musto John Wigglesworth |
| 1970 Adelaide | Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Ian MacDonald-Smith | Great Britain John Truett Edward Leask | Australia Craig Whitworth Bob Miller |
| 1971 La Rochelle | Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Julian Brooke-Houghton | New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross | Australia Mark Bethwaite Tim Alexander |
| 1973 Rochester | Denmark Hans Fogh Evert Bastet | France Marc Pajot Yves Pajot | Brazil Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes |
| 1974 Weymouth | East Germany Ilja Wolf Bernd Klenke | East Germany Herbert Hüttner Ulf Pagenkopf | Canada Hans Fogh Evert Bastet |
| 1975 Abino Bay | France Marc Pajot Yves Pajot | New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch |
| 1977 Nago-Torbole | Switzerland Jörg Hotz André Nicolet | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Netherlands Erik Vollebregt Sjoerd Vollebregt |
| 1978 Hayling Island | West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Spain Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer |
| 1979 Kiel | France Marc Bouet Thierry Poirey | Spain Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer | Netherlands Erik Vollebregt Sjoerd Vollebregt |
| 1980 Malmö | Canada Terry McLaughlin Evert Bastet | West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch |
| 1981 Palamós | West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Italy Marco Savelli Roberto Gazzei |
| 1982 Geelong | West Germany Anton Schwarz Peter Fröschl | Sweden Bengt Hagander Magnus Kjell | Canada Terry McLaughlin Evert Bastet |
| 1983 Cagliari | United States Jonathan McKee William Carl Buchan | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Soviet Union Sergey Borodinov Vladyslav Akimenko |
| 1984 La Rochelle | West Germany Albert Batzill Klaus Wende | France Marc Bouet Bruno Gandolphe | France Laurent Delage Thierry Poirey |
| 1985 Gargnano | Denmark Jørgen Schönherr Michael Poulsen | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Italy Mario Celon Claudio Celon |
| 1986 Rio de Janeiro | West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | West Germany Albert Batzill Klaus Wende | Canada Frank McLaughlin John Millen |
| 1987 Kiel | Spain Luis Doreste Andor Serra | Soviet Union Sergey Borodinov Viktor Budantsev | West Germany Markus Wieser Franz Wieser |
| 1988 Medemblik | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg | New Zealand Murray Jones Greg Knowles | France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger |
| 1989 Alassio | West Germany Albert Batzill Peter Lang | West Germany Markus Wieser Peter Fröschl | Norway Ole Petter Pollen Erik Bjørkum |
| 1990 Newport | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller | France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger | West Germany Albert Batzill Peter Lang |
| 1991 Tauranga | United States Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow | France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller |
| 1992 Cadiz | United States Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow | New Zealand Murray Jones Greg Knowles | France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger |
| 1993 Travemünde | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller | Austria Stephan Schurich Mark Dieckmann | Germany Andreas Piettner Max Friedrich |
| 1994 Adelaide | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | New Zealand Paul Francis Simon Mander |
| 1995 Nago-Torbole | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | Germany Eddy Eich Ben Hagenmeyer | Netherlands Wim Lageslag Peter van Koppen |
| 1996 Balatonfüred | Germany Ulf Lehmann Stefan Mädicke | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Uwe Steingroß Sven Hermenau |
| 1997 St. Petersburg | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst |
| 1998 Den Oever | Netherlands Enno Kramer Hein Dijksterhuis | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | Netherlands Wim Langeslag Jacob Bojsen-Møller |
| 1999 Lee-on-the-Solent | Denmark Jørgen Schonherr Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Germany Jörn Borowski Andreas Berlin | Netherlands Enno Kramer Hein Dijksterhuis |
| 2000 Durban | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst | Great Britain John Best James Cole |
| 2001 Gilleleje | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst |
| 2002 Tavira | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst | Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli |
| 2003 Sandringham | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Peter van Koppen |
| 2004 Warnemünde | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Germany Jörn Borowski Andreas Berlin |
| 2005 Balatonföldvár | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr |
| 2006 St. Petersburg | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst | Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli |
| 2007 Los Alcázares | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Spain Carlos Beltri Javier Cayuela | Germany Dirk Bogumil Michael Lisken |
| 2008 Napier | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook | Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr |
| 2009 Medemblik | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Netherlands Bas van der Pol Mark van der Pol |
| 2010 Constanţa | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken | Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani |
| 2011 Malcesine | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken |
| 2012 Santa Cruz | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers |
| 2013 Balatonföldvár | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller |
| 2014 Largs | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken | Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani |
| 2015 Sydney | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken | Germany Kilian König Johannes Brack |
| 2016 Steinhude | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers | Germany Kilian König Johannes Brack |
| 2017 Scarlino | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller |
| 2018 Medemblik | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani |
| 2019 Nelson | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers | Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken |
| 2021 Altea | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers | Spain Francisco Martinez Torregrosa Jose Luis Ruiz |
| 2022 Campione | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos |
| 2023 Gdynia | Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers |
| 2024 St. Petersburg | Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers | Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos | Germany Kilian König Johannes Brack |

## Multiple medallists

Source from the results table below updated to include up to 2024
| # | Athlete | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Szabolcs Majthényi | Hungary | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| - | András Domokos | Hungary | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Jørgen Bojsen-Møller | Denmark | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Denmark | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Albert Batzill | Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ian McCrossin | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| - | James Cook | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Rodney Pattisson | United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kay-Uwe Lüdtke | Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| - | Kai Schäfers | Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Rudolf Batzill | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Evert Bastet | Denmark Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Hans Fogh | Denmark Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| - | Rolf Mulka | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| - | Ingo von Bredow | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| - | Jens Bojsen-Møller | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Ian MacDonald-Smith | United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Paul Foerster | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Stephen Bourdow | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Jørgen Schönherr | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Jörg Diesch | West Germany | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| - | Eckart Diesch | West Germany | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Ard Geelkerken | Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Mario Capio | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Rolly Tasker | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Peter Fröschl | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Klaus Wende | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Peter Lang | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| - | Hein Dijksterhuis | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |