# J/22 World Championship

The J/22 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for J/22 keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the J/22 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
From 1990 - 1993 International J/22 Class Championship was held before getting recognition from World Sailing to hold a World Championship.

## Events

| Edition | Edition | Edition | Host | Host | Host | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Ref |
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | Sailors | Nat. | Cont. | Ref |
| 01 | | 1994 | | Annapolis | United States | | | | | |
| 02 | | 1995 | | Port Zélande | Netherlands | | | | | |
| 03 | | 1996 | | Fort Worth, Texas | United States | | | | | |
| 04 | 22–29 March | 1997 | Royal Cape Yacht Club | Cape Town | South Africa | | | | | |
| 05 | | 1998 | | Punta Ala | Italy | | | | | |
| 06 | 17-22 Aug. | 1999 | | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | | | | | |
| 07 | 26 Aug. to 2 Sep. | 2000 | International Sailing Centre | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | | |
| 08 | 26 May to 1 June | 2001 | Algoa Bay Yacht Club | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | | | | | |
| 09 | 7-12 Oct. | 2002 | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | | | | | |
| 10 | 12-19 Oct. | 2003 | Società Velica Barcola Grignano / Yacht Club Porto San Rocco | Porto San Rocco (Trieste) | Italy | | | | | |
| 11 | 18–21 May | 2004 | | Annapolis, Maryland | United States | | | | | |
| 12 | | 2005 | | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | | |
| 13 | 30Jun -7Jul | 2006 | | Quiberon | France | | | | | |
| 14 | 14-22 Dec. | 2007 | Point Yacht Club | Durban | South Africa | | | | | |
| 15 | 18-24 Aug. | 2008 | Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester | United States | | | | | |
| 16 | 13–20 June | 2009 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Lake Garda | Italy | | | | | |
| 17 | 26Jun -3Jul | 2010 | Regatta Centre Scheveningen | Scheveningen | Netherlands | | | | | |
| 18 | 9-15 Oct. | 2011 | Southern Yacht Club | New Orleans | United States | | | | | |
| 19 | 26–29 June | 2012 | Crouesty Arzon Yacht Club | Arzon | France | | | | | |
| 20 | 1-5 Oct. | 2013 | | Newport | United States | | | | | |
| 21 | 26 Apr. to 3 May | 2014 | Denysville Aquatic Club | Denysville | South Africa | 43 | 134 | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 | 19–26 July | 2015 | Part of Travemünde Week | Travemünde | Germany | | | | | |
| 23 | 19-24 Aug | 2016 | | Kingston | Canada | 41 | | | | |
| 24 | 30 May to 4 June | 2017 | | Scheveningen | Netherlands | 39 | | | | |
| 25 | 8-14 Sept. | 2018 | Annapolis Yacht Club | Annapolis | United States | 64 | | | | |
| 26 | 6-14 Jul | 2019 | Warnemunder Segel Club | Rostock, Warnemunde | Germany | 31 | 104 | 5 | 2 | |
| N/A | 27Jun -3Jul | 2020 | Point Yacht Club | Durban | South Africa | DELAYED TO 2022 DUE TO COVID | DELAYED TO 2022 DUE TO COVID | DELAYED TO 2022 DUE TO COVID | DELAYED TO 2022 DUE TO COVID | |
| 28 | 17–21 July | 2021 | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | 42 | | | | |
| 27 | 28 June to 3 July | 2022 | Point Yacht Club | Durban | South Africa | 24 | | | | |
| 29 | 14–22 July | 2023 | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | 38 | | | | |
| 30 | 24–29 July | 2023 | Zürcher Yacht-Club / Travemünde Week | Travemünde | Germany | 24 | 80 | 3 | 2 | |
| 31 | 19-26 Oct | 2024 | Eastport Yacht Club | Annapolis | United States | 48 | | | | [39] [40] [41] [42] |

## Multiple World Champions

| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries |
| 1 | Nic Bol (NED) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Jean-Michel Lautier (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Denis Neves (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Giuseppe D'Aquino (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Paul Foerster (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ian Ainslie (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Marshall (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |

## World Championships

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1994 | USA 479 - OSAMA WRITING INSTRUMENTS  Chris Larson (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 1995 | Mark Neeleman (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 1996 | Paul Foerster (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 1997 | ORION RSA 1239 (3) Ian Ainslie (RSA) Rick Mayhew (RSA) Gary Sindler (RSA) | | |
| 1998 | Marino Fassi (ITA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 1999 | Mark Foster (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 2000 | Serge Kats (NED) Jean-Pierre Martens (NED) Cees Scheurwater (NED) | | |
| 2001 | RSA 1425 - Donna Mia Sempre (62)  Ian Ainslie (RSA)  Greg Davis (RSA)  Charles Nankin (RSA) | RSA 1122 = Orion Express (39) Mark Sadler (RSA) | RSA 775 - Orion (32) Michael Giles (RSA) |
| 2002 | Chunder  Terry Flynn (USA)  Randall Borges (USA)  Paul Grenauer (USA) | Grumpy Old Men  Bill Drahiem (USA)  Scott Self (USA)  Jim Bookhout (USA) | MSC Donna Mia  Ian Ainslie (RSA)  Greg Davis (RSA)  Charles Nankin (RSA) |
| 2003 | John Den Engelsman (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Nic Bol | Kim Christensen |
| 2004 United States | 47/ USA 1489  Alec Cutler (BER)  Max Skelly (USA)  Paul Murphy (USA) | 02/ NED 1512  John Den Engelsman (NED) | 57/ USA 1467  David Van Cleef (USA) |
| 2005 | NED - Team Magic Marine  Tjarco Timmermans (NED)  Jurjen Feitsma (NED)  Fanny van Leeuwen (NED)  Ivan Peute (NED) | John DEN ENGELSMAN (NED) | Nic Bol (NED) |
| 2006 | NED 1333 - TEAM BRANCHE BUREAU  Jeroen Den Boer (NED)  Truus Vissia (NED)  Martijn Punt (NED)  Sanne Botterweg (NED) | | |
| 2007 South Africa | Mark Sadler (RSA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Jeroen Den Boer (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Ian Ainslie (RSA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2008 United States | What Kinda Gone  Greg Fisher (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | bob's yer grandaddy  Anthony KOTOUN (ISV) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Team Traffic  Flip WEHRHEIM (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2009 Italy | NED 1541 Gaston Loos (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | NED 1450 Ronald Veraar (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | NED 1609 Eelco Blok (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2010 Netherlands | NED 1364 - Quantum Racing  Nic BOL (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | NED 1609 - Team Kesbeke  Eelco BLOK (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | NED 1513 - Henri LLoyd  John DEN ENGELSMAN (NED) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2011 United States | USA 203 - Dieselsnack  Rob JOHNSTON (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | USA 1207 - thunderchicken  Jim BARNASH (USA)  Gunnar RICHARDSON (USA)  Mark SERTL (USA) | USA 1586 - Dazzler  Allan Terhune, Jr. (USA)  Andrew EAGAN (USA)  Marcus EAGAN (USA) |
| 2012 France | FRA 1476 - JULIE  Jean QUEVEAU (FRA)  Pierre LAOUENAN (FRA)  Damien IEHL (FRA)  Pierre LE CLAINCHE (FRA) | NED 1591 - HENRI LLOYD  Wouter Kollmann (NED)  Gilbert Figaroa (NED)  Kim Plattoeul (NED)  Nolwenn Blanchard (FRA) | NED 1600 - THUISHAVENS.NL TEAM  Ivo Kok (NED)  Gerrie Gortzak (NED)  Remco Van Den Berg (NED) |
| 2013 United States | USA 1586 - Dazzler  Allan TERHUNE (USA)  Katie TERHUNE (USA)  Kristine Wake (USA)  Marcus Eagan (USA) | ThreeDories.com 18 / USA677  Brad JULIAN (USA)  Matthew SCHUBERT (USA)  Colin ROBERTSON (USA) | Tejas 42 / USA 707  Mark FOSTER (USA)  Brian BABBITT (USA)  Matt ROMBERG (USA) |
| 2014 South Africa | RSA 174 - Susie Too  David Rae (RSA)  Guido Verhovert (RSA)  Trevor Spilhaus (RSA) | RSA 1169 - Rampent lll - 48  Henry Daniels (RSA)  Andrea GIOVANINI (RSA)  James LARGIER (RSA)  Duncan Matthews (RSA) | CAY 1486 - Two Stroke - 18  Mike Farrington (CAY)  Simon Farrington (CAY)  Leanna Boura (CAY) |
| 2015 Germany | Chris Doyle (USA)  Christopher Stressing (USA)  Phillip Wehrheim (USA) | Jean-Michel Lautier (FRA)  Peter Jensen (NED)  Guiseppe D’Aquino (NED) | Reinerchri Brockerhoff (FRA)  Christophe Declercq (FRA)  Charles Michaux (FRA) |
| 2016 Canada | 1578  Michael Marshall (USA)  Luke Lawrence (USA)  Todd Hiller (USA) | USA 1649  Chris Doyle (USA) Harris Burns | 1464 Jeffrey Todd Carr Ryan |
| 2017 Netherlands 39 Boats | NED 1609 - Quantum Holland  Nic Bol (NED)  Christopher Bol (NED)  Tim de Weerdt (NED)  Niels de Vries (NED) | NED 1273 - FRAPORITA  Jean-Michel Lautier (NED)  Giuseppe D'Aquino (NED)  Denis Neves (NED) | NED 1473 - Biertje  Hans Duetz (NED)  Andre Beijer (NED)  Jan Bos (NED) |
| 2018 United States 64 Boats | USA 1586 - Uncle Fluffy  Zeke Horowitz (USA)  Jackson Benvenutti (USA)  Jo Ann Fisher (USA)  Emmy Stuart (USA) | USA 1207 - Thunder Chicken  Allan Terhune (USA)  Skip Dieball (USA)  Cate Muller (USA) | USA 1464 - Hot Toddy  Jeffrey Todd (USA)  Chip Carr (USA)  Chris Ryan (USA) |
| 2019 Germany | Jean-Michel Lautier (NED)  Denis Neves (NED)  Giuseppe D'Aquino (NED) | Reiner Brockerhoff (FRA)  Michaux CHARLES (FRA)  Christophe DECLERCQ (FRA) | Johan Koppernaes (CAN)  Caroline MAIN (CAN)  Mike MARSHALL (CAN)  Michele CIMON (CAN) |
| 2021 United States | Schitzen Giggles24 / USA 24 Jeff Progelhof Paul Foerster Rod Favela | USA 1542 - Honeybadger 42 Travis Odenbach Kris Werner Justin Damore | 01 / USA 1586 - Pressure Drop  Mike Marshall Zeke Horowitz Emmy Horowitz Jo Ann Fisher |
| 2022 United States | USA 3379 - American Garage  Mike Marshall (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | 19 / 1954 - Grand Slam 2  Paul Foerster (USA) | 85 / 5185 - Siesta   Nobuyuki Imai (JPN) |
| 2022 South Africa | RSA 775 - Nitro Juice  David Rae (RSA)  Swan Van Rensburg (RSA)  Siyanda Vato (RSA) | 768 (28) - Running with Scissors  Mike Farrington (CAY)  Dre Giovannini (CAY)  Joseph Palone (CAY) | 1117 (35) - Da J  Richard Weddell (RSA)  Rudy McNeill (RSA)  Struan Campbell (RSA) |
| 2023 | NED 1273  Jean-Michel LAUTIER (NED)  Giuseppe D'AQUINO (NED)  Denis NEVES (NED) | GER 1472  Jürgen EIERMANN (GER)  Christian FLIEGEL (GER)  Jens HÜBNER (GER) | GER 1513  Wolf JESCHONNEK (GER)  Frank STURM (GER)  Steffen DÜLSEN (GER) |
| 2024 | USA 1542 - Honeybadger  Travis Odenbach (USA)  Geoff Becker (USA)  Justin Damore (USA) | USA 1076 - Baby Doll  Glenn Darden (USA)  Willem Van Waay (USA)  Jackson Benvenutti (USA)  Jewel Kelly (USA) | USA 1344 - Cougar  Will Welles (USA)  Karl Anderson (USA)  Luke Lawrence (USA) |