# Sonar World Championship

The Sonar World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for Sonar (keelboat), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Sonar Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Editions

| Edition | Edition | Edition | Host | Host | Host | Boat | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Ref |
| No. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Boat | Nat. | Cont. | No. | | | Ref |
| 01 | 15-21 Sep | 2001 | Noroton Yacht Club | Darien, Connecticut | United States | 37 | 1+ | 1+ | | | | |
| N/A | 5-11 Oct | 2003 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | Postponed to 2004 | Postponed to 2004 | Postponed to 2004 | Postponed to 2004 | Postponed to 2004 | Postponed to 2004 | |
| 02 | 8-12 Feb | 2004 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | 25 | 8 | 3 | 101 | 90 | 11 | |
| 03 | 24-30 Sep | 2005 | Island Sailing Club, Cowes | Cowes, Isle of Wight | United Kingdom | 25 | 5 | 3 | 102 | 90 | 12 | |
| 04 | 18-22 Sep | 2007 | Eastern Yacht Club | Marblehead, Massachusetts | United States | 51 | 4+ | 2+ | | | | |
| 05 | 29Sep -4Oct | 2009 | Noroton Yacht Club | Darien, Connecticut | United States | 58 | 7+ | 3+ | | | | |
| 06 | 23-27 Aug | 2011 | Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club | Rhu Peninsula | United Kingdom | 18 | 2+ | 2+ | | | | |
| 07 | 17-22 Sep | 2013 | Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester, New York | United States | 30 | 5+ | 3+ | | | | |
| 08 | 16-20 Sep | 2015 | Falmouth Yacht Club | Falmouth, Maine | United States | 27 | 3+ | 2+ | | | | |
| 09 | 6-10 Sep | 2017 | Lunenburg Yacht Club | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | Canada | 25 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 85 | 11 | |
| 10 | 17-22 Sep | 2019 | Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester, New York | United States | 29 | 3+ | 2+ | | | | |
| 11 | 17Jun -19Jul | 2022 | Lake Sunapee Yacht Club | Sunapee, New Hampshire | United States | 22 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 75 | 13 | |
| 12 | 11-15 Sep | 2024 | Noroton Yacht Club | Darien, Connecticut | United States | 31 | 3 | 2 | 128 | 97 | 31 | |

## Medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 details | USA 503 Mark Ploch (USA)  Paul Beaudin (USA)  Tac Boston (USA)  Mark Weber (USA) | USA 360 Craig Sinclair (USA) | USA 384 - Nefarious Steve Shepstone (USA) |
| 2004 details | USA 384 Steve Shepstone (USA)  Melissa Shepstone (USA)  Thomas Kinney (USA)  Michael Loeb (USA) | Peter Galloway (USA) | John Ross-Duggan (USA) |
| 2005 details | Nefarious  Steven Shepstone (USA)  Thomas Kinney (USA)  Peter Wilson (USA)  Michael Loeb (USA) | Billy  Paul Bowen (GBR)  Duncan Bates (GBR)  Shaun Kellett (GBR)  Dave Thompson (GBR) | Fast Forward  Peter Galloway (USA)  James Linville (USA)  Paul Steinborn (USA)  Ched Proctor (USA) |
| 2007 details | USA 653 (35) Bill Lynn (USA)  Chris HufStader (USA)  Ed Keller (USA)  Doug Sabin (USA) | USA 439 (14) - Troll Greg Anthony (USA) | USA 753 (48) - Dominatrix Rick Dominique (USA) |
| 2009 details | USA 369 Dave Franzel (USA) Todd Cooper (USA) Greg Anthony (USA) Conor Hayes (USA) | USA 564 Judson Smith (USA) | USA 411 Karl Ziegler (USA) |
| 2011 details | Nefarious Steve Shepstone (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Bertie Simon Barter (GBR) | Jack Scott McLeod (USA) |
| 2013 details | USA 841 (4) - Rafiki  Eric Voss (USA)  Kurt Voss (USA)  Terry Shannon (USA)  Judson Smith (USA) | USA 506 (23) - Evil Empire Colin Gordon (USA) | USA 701 (21) - Fast Forward Peter Galloway (USA) |
| 2015 details | 24 / USA 360 – Spitfire Karl Ziegler (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | 17 / USA 825 – Repulse Dave Franzel (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | 9 / CAN 834 – Bella Rena Bella Rena (CAN) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2017 details | USA 701 – Fast Forward  Peter Galloway (USA)  Garin Pace (USA)  Ched Proctor (USA)  Judy Lugar (USA) | USA 360 – Spitfire  Karl Ziegler (USA) | USA 841 – Rafiki  Eric Voss (USA) |
| 2019 details | Michael Wilde (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Brian Doyle (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Eric Voss (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2022 details | Nefarious – USA 384  Bob Lawrence (USA)  Paul Sevigny (USA)  Victor Diaz De Leon (USA)  Willem Van Waay (USA) | CAN 754 – Ping  Andreas Josenhans (CAN)  Kathryn Josenhans (CAN)  Judy Lugar (CAN)  Alex Ritchie (CAN) | USA 787 – Resonance  Brian Doyle (USA)  Tom Kinney (USA)  Shane Wells (USA)  Courtland Doyl (USA) |
| 2024 details | USA 654 - Wind  Morgan Connor (USA)  Jan Raymond (USA)  Wells Connor (USA)  Andrew Buttner (USA) | USA 701 - Fast Forward  Garin Pace (USA)  Paul Steinborn (USA)  Ched Proctor (USA)  Ed Steinborn (USA) | USA 506  T K (USA)  Alison Widmann (USA)  Kevin Sheehan (USA)  Howard Seymour (USA) |