# SB20 World Championship

The SB20 World Championship (formally known as the Laser SB3 World Championship) is annual international sailing regatta for SB20 keelboat, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International SB20 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Editions

| Event | Event | Event | Host | Host | Host | Boats | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Ref. |
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | Boats | No. | | | Nat. | Cont. | Ref. |
| 01 | 22-26 Sep | 2008 | Royal Irish Yacht Club | Dún Laoghaire | Ireland | 129 | 406 | | | 11 | 5 | [1] [2] [3] [4][5] |
| 02 | 31Aug -4Sep | 2009 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 54 | 176 | | | 7 | 3 | |
| 03 | 19-23 Jul | 2010 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | 104 | | | | | | |
| 04 | 16–20 May | 2011 | Royal Torbay Yacht Club | Torquay, Devon | United Kingdom | 103 | | | | | | [9] [10] |
| 05 | 13-20 Dec | 2012 | Hamilton Island Yacht Club | Hamilton Island, QL | Australia | 42 | | | | | | |
| 06 | 7-13 Sep | 2013 | COYCH - Hyeres | Hyeres | France | 90 | | | | | | |
| 07 | 6-12 Sep | 2014 | Yacht Club Hercules | St Petersburg | Russia | 47 | | | | | | |
| 08 | - | 2015 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | 92 | | | | | | |
| 09 | 27Aug -3Sep | 2016 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | 26-2 Aug | 2017 | Royal Yacht Squadron | Cowes, Isle of Wight | United Kingdom | 79 | | | | | | |
| 11 | 2-11 Jan | 2018 | Royal Yacht of Tasmania and Derwent Sailing Squadron | Hobart, Tasmania | Australia | 59 | | | | | | |
| 12 | 19-25 Sep | 2019 | COYCH - Hyères | Hyères, Var | France | 65 | 221 | 190 | 31 | 14 | 3 | |
| N/A | 29Aug -3Sep | 2020 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| N/A | - | 2021 | | | Singapore | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| 13 | 29Aug -3Sep | 2021 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 66 | | | | | | [32][33] [34] |
| 14 | 5-9 Sep | 2022 | Royal Irish Yacht Club | Dún Laoghaire | Ireland | 56 | | | | | | [35] [36][37] |
| 15 | 19-23 Jun | 2023 | Jachtclub Scheveninge | Scheveningen | Netherlands | 49 | | | | | | [38][39] [40] |
| 16 | 11-16 Feb | 2024 | Dubai Offshore Sailing Club | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 48 | | | | 16 | 3 | |
| 17 | 18-25 Jan | 2025 | ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove | | Singapore | 53 | 184 | | | 13 | 4 | |

## Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2025.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries |
| 01 | Geoff Carveth (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 02 | Emeric Michel (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 03 | Robin Follin (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 04 | Artem Basalkin (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 05 | Craig Burlton (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 05 | Adam Heeley (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 05 | Stephen White (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 08 | Jerry Hill (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 | GBR 3053 - Team Earls Court Geoff Carveth (GBR) Roger Gilbert (GBR) Sarah Allan (GBR) Roz Allen (GBR) | RSA 3451 - City of Cape Town David Hudson (RSA) Roger Hudson (RSA) Alan Hudson (RSA) Wandisile Xayimpi (RSA) | GBR 3106 - I Maximus David Lenz (GBR) Will Harrison-Cripps (GBR) Victoria Lenz (GBR) Clare Molloy (GBR) |
| 2009 | GBR-3042 - Gill Race Team Craig Burlton (GBR) Adam Heeley (GBR) Stephen White (AUS) | RSA-3469 - Spirit of Cape Town Roger Hudson (RSA) Taariq Jacobs (RSA) Ashton Sampson (RSA) Marlon Jones (RSA) | RSA-3451 - City of Cape Town David Hudson (RSA) Neil Malan (RSA) Wandisile Xayimpi (RSA) Jamie Waters (RSA) |
| 2010 | GBR 3465 - 3 Sad Old Blokes Jerry Hill (GBR) Joe Llewellyn (GBR) Grant Rollerson (GBR) | RSA 3451 - PROXIMO Ian Ainslie (RSA) Roger Hudson (RSA) Adam Martin (RSA) | GBR 3065 - Rola-Trac Ben Saxton (GBR) Tim Saxton (GBR) UNKNOWN |
| 2011 | GBR3053 - Race Team Gill Geoff Carveth (GBR) Andy Ramus (GBR) Emma Clarke (GBR) Ian Mills (GBR) | GBR3489 - Red Robert Greenhalgh (GBR) Shane Hughes (IRL) Jerry Eplett (GBR) Kirsty Skinner (GBR) | GBR3042 - Gill Racing Team Craig Burlton (GBR) Adam Heeley (GBR) Stephen White (AUS) |
| 2012 | GBR 3053 - WKD Geoff Carveth (GBR) Roger Hudson (RSA) Lesley Dhonau (GBR) Asenaithi Jim (RSA) | AUS 3030 - Club Marine Glenn Bourke (AUS) Andrew York (AUS) Greg Macallansmith (AUS) | RUS 3703 - Team Russia Rodion Luka (UKR) Oleg Zherebtsov (RUS) UNKNOWN |
| 2013 | 3042 - GILL RACE TEAM Craig Burlton (GBR) Stephen White (AUS) Adam Heley (GBR) | 3703 - KIEV RACING YACHT CLUB Luka Rodion (UKR) Igor Matvienko (UKR) Andrew Klochko (UKR) Anna Stepanova (RUS) | 3469 - RACE AHEAD Roger Hudson (RSA) Jim Asenathi (RSA) Wandisile Xamimpi (RSA) Sibu Siaztu (RSA) |
| 2014 | RUS 3328 (14) - ATOMSTROJKOMPLEKS Evgeny Neugodnikov (RUS) Sergey Musikhin (RUS) Pavel Kuznetsov (RUS) | ESP 3711 (22) - New Territories Hugo Rocha (POR) Francisco Palacio (ESP) Alexey Semenov (RUS) | FRA 3653 (50) - Charick plus - Vannes Utilikairus Salomon Matthieu (FRA) Quentin Delapierre (FRA) Kevin Peponnet (FRA) |
| 2015 | FRA-3653 - GIVE ME 5 BY FFV YOUTH Robin Follin (FRA) Marine Boudot (FRA) Emeric Michel (FRA) | UKR-3726 - SKY LINE Rodion Luka (UKR) Svetlana Sorokina (RUS) Igor Severianov (RUS) | AUS-3737 Robert Jeffreys (AUS) Glenn Bourke (AUS) Sae Lilley (AUS) |
| 2016 | RUS-3711 - New Territories Hugo Rocha (POR) Alex Semenov (RUS) Fran Palacios Gonçalo Barreto | FRA-3653 - France Jeune SB20 Gabriel Skoczek (FRA) Emeric Michel (FRA) Lucas Chatonnier (FRA) Marine Boudot (FRA) | UKR3042 - TREM Engineering Rodion Luka (UKR) Andreii Klochko (UKR) Igor Severianov (UKR) Tomás Barreto (UKR) |
| 2017 | GBR3752 - SPORTSBOATWORLD.COM Jerry Hill (GBR) Geoff Carveth (GBR) Richard Lovering (GBR) | AUS3731 - EXPORT ROO Michael Cooper (GBR) David Chapman (AUS) Gerry Mitchell (AUS) | FRA3653 - GIVE ME FIVE Robin Follin (FRA) Gauthier Germain (FRA) Malo Abguillerm (FRA) Emeric Michel (FRA) |
| 2018 | 3580 - Le Grand Réservoir / Mazet & A Achille Nebout (FRA) Gabriel Skoczek (FRA) Pauline Mazzocchi (FRA) Bruno Mourniac (FRA) | 3653 - Give Me 5 - French Youth Team Robin Follin (FRA) Gauthier Germain (FRA) Emeric Michel (FRA) Malo Abguillerm (FRA) | 3728 - MARVEL Richard Powell (GBR) Tim Burnell (GBR) Ben Vines (GBR) |
| 2019 | GIVE ME 5 FFV YOUTH Robin Follin (FRA) Emeric Michel (FRA) Gauthier Germain (FRA) Laurie Candela (FRA) | B - TEAM Aleksey Lesnikov (RUS) Andrei Tukalov (RUS) Yana Basalkina (RUS) Artem Basalkin (RUS) | THE IMP Andrew Smith (AUS) David Chapman (AUS) Lewis Noye (AUS) |
| 2021 | BRA3751 - OpenBar Henrique Haddad (BRA) Mario Trindade (BRA) Leonardo Lombardi (BRA) Pedro Caldas (BRA) | RYF-3805 - Comet/SpaceCobras Elizaveta Zherebetsova (RUS) Artem Basalkin (RUS) Andreii Klochko (UKR) Andrei Tukalov (RUS) | EST-3803 - Estonia Delight Tonu Toniste (EST) Toomas Toniste (EST) Andres Viisemann (EST) |
| 2022 | POR-3738 - AP Hotels & Resort José Paulo Ramada (POR) Artem Basalkin (RUS) Goncalo Lopes (POR) Carlota Gala (ESP) | GBR-3814 - Xcellent John Pollard (GBR) Jack Wetherell (GBR) Henry Wetherell (GBR) | SGP-3750 - Glasgow Kiss Nils Razmilovic (SWE) David Salembier (BEL) Nikolas Burfoot (NZL) |
| 2023 | AUS 3828 - Ares William Sargent (AUS) Edward Reid (AUS) Paige Caldecoat (AUS) Eirini Marios (AUS) | POR 3723 - Another Affair Tiago Morais (POR) Miguel Oliveira (POR) Francisco Oliveira (POR) | GBR 3814 - Xcellent John Pollard (GBR) Henry Wetherell (GBR) James Grummett (GBR) |
| 2024 | UAE-3818 - Kidzink Charlotte Borghesi (GBR) Pippa Kenton-Page (GBR) Goncalo Lopes (POR) Artem Basalkin (RUS) | UAE-3703 - Desert Eagle Hendrik Witzmann (GER) George Leonchuk (UKR) Henrique Anjos (POR) | UAE-3299 - SuperBella Edoardo Martinelli (ITA) Matteo De Luca (ITA) Stefano Cherin (ITA) |
| 2025 | GBR-3834 - Xcellent John Pollard (GBR) Henry Wetherell (GBR) David Chapman (AUS) | AUS-3819 - Porco Rosso Paul McCartney (AUS) William Sargent (AUS) Edward Reid (AUS) | FRA-3580 - Youth Team FFV Paul Loiseau (FRA) Aristide Delin (FRA) Maxime Helie (FRA) Camille Pfaff (FRA) |