# J/80 World Championship

The J/80 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for J/80 keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the International J/80 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Events

| Edition | Edition | Edition | Host | Host | Host | Boats | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Sailors | Ref. |
| No | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | No. | | | Nat. | Cont. | Ref. |
| 01 | 1-10 Jul | 2001 | Ida Lewis Yacht Club | Newport, Rhode Island | United States | 35 | | | | 5+ | 2+ | |
| 02 | 16-22 Jun | 2002 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime | France | 46 | 190 | | | 12 | 4 | |
| 03 | 11-18 Oct | 2003 | Fort Worth Boat Club | Fort Worth, Texas | United States | 48 | | | | 4+ | 2+ | |
| 04 | 26-31 Jul | 2004 | Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) | Sandhamn | Sweden | 55 | | | | 6+ | 2+ | [13] [14][15] |
| 05 | 8-15 Jul | 2005 | Royal Cornwall Yacht Club | Falmouth, Cornwall | United Kingdom | 52 | | | | 7+ | 2+ | [16] [17][18][19] |
| 06 | 8-15 Jul | 2006 | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | 33 | | | | 5+ | 2+ | |
| 07 | 1-7 Jul | 2007 | Societe Nautique of La Trinite | La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan | France | 123 | 133 | | | 9 | 2 | |
| 08 | 7-13 Jul | 2008 | Kieler Yacht Club | Kiel | Germany | 64 | 269 | | | 12 | 2 | |
| 09 | 4-11 Jul | 2009 | Real Club Maritimo de Santander | Santander, Cantabria | Spain | 130 | | | | 12+ | 3+ | |
| 10 | 4-9 Oct | 2010 | Sail Newport | Newport, Rhode Island | United States | 61 | 245 | | | 11 | 4 | |
| 11 | 3-8 Jul | 2011 | Royal Danish Yacht Club | Hellerup | Denmark | 67 | | | | 13+ | 2+ | |
| 12 | 9-15 Jun | 2012 | Royal Dart Yacht Club | Dartmouth, Devon | United Kingdom | 76 | | | | 9+ | 3+ | [43] [44][45] |
| 13 | 6-13 Jul | 2013 | Events Company - Sirius Evenement | Marseille | France | 117 | 523 | | | 14 | 3 | [46] [47] |
| 14 | 28Sep -5Oct | 2014 | Eastport Yacht Club | Annapolis, Maryland | United States | 32 | 128 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 2 | [48] [49] [50][51] |
| 15 | 1-10 Jul | 2015 | Kieler Yacht Club | Kiel | Germany | 50 | 211 | | | 8 | 1 | [52][53] [54] [55][56] |
| 16 | 4Jun -2Jul | 2016 | Club Nautico Bevelle | Sotogrande | Spain | 48 | | | | 5+ | 1+ | [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] |
| 17 | 8-14 Jul | 2017 | Royal Southern Yacht Club | Hamble-le-Rice | United Kingdom | 48 | 205 | 166 | 39 | 12 | 4 | [62][63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] |
| 18 | 6-14 Jul | 2018 | Sports Nautiques Sablais | Les Sables d'Olonne | France | 73 | 333 | 263 | 70 | 8 | 2 | [69][70] [71][72][73] |
| 19 | 14-20 Jul | 2019 | Real Club Marítimo del Abra and Real Sporting Club | Las Arenas, Getxo, Biscay | Spain | 80 | | | | 9+ | 2+ | [74] [75] [76] [77][78][79] |
| N/A | 28Sep -3Oct | 2020 | Sail Newport | Newport, Rhode Island | United States | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| 20 | 3-9 Jul | 2021 | Royal Danish Yacht Club | Hellerup | Denmark | 43 | 183 | 157 | 26 | 9 | 2 | [81][82][83][84] [85] |
| 21 | 4-8 Oct | 2022 | Sail Newport | Newport, Rhode Island | United States | 48 | 209 | 175 | 34 | 10 | 3 | [86] [87] [88][89] [90] |
| 22 | 18-24 Sep | 2023 | Monte Real Club de Yates Baiona | Baiona, Pontevedra | Spain | 75 | 348 | 273 | 75 | 8 | 3 | |
| 23 | 6-13 Jul | 2024 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime | France | 70 | 325 | 265 | 60 | 8 | 2 | |

## Multiple World Champions

| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries |
| 01 | Rayco Tabares Álvarez (ESP) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 02 | Alberto Padron Torrent (ESP) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 03 | Laiyin Francisca Ley Torres (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 03 | Hector Gonzalez Jorge (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 03 | Jon Larrazabal Lallana (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 06 | Ignacio Camino Rodriguez (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 07 | Alejandro Bethencourt Fuentes (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 07 | Afredo Gonzalez (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 07 | Jose Maria Torcida Seghers (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 07 | Daniel De La Pedraja Yllera (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 07 | Pablo Santurde (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 07 | Javier Padron Torrent (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 07 | Glenn Darden (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |

## Editions

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 | USA 352  Kerry Klinger (USA)  Mike Quaglio (USA)  Chris Quaglio (USA)  Jay Lurie (USA) | Synergy Jay Lutz (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Jam Paul Heys (GBR)  Marie Claude Heys (FRA)  Katy Ware (GBR)  Kevin Sproul (GBR) |
| 2002 | FRA 376 - TENDRISSE  Pascal Abignoli (FRA)  Eric Marti (FRA)  Laurent Abignoli (FRA)  Xavier Rohart (FRA) | USA 352  Kerry Klingler (USA)  Jay Lurie (USA)  Jesse Stewart (USA)  Chris Browne (USA) | USA 498 - HAMMERTIME / SYNERGY  Steven Hammerman (USA)  Jay Lutz (USA)  Joe Taylor (USA)  Gustavo Escobar (USA) |
| 2003 | USA 531 - Perigee  Jay Lutz (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | USA 585  John Kolius (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | SWE 243 - SWEdeshipping  Christer Faith-Ell (SWE) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2004 | GER 508 - NEEDLES AND PINS  Peter Hecht (SWE) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | USA 352  Kerry Klingler (USA)  Robert Miller (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | USA 585 - GRRRR  John W. Kolius (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2005 | GBR 663 - Volvo  Ruairidh Scott (GBR)  Ben Field (GBR)  Anna Scott-ish (GBR)  Shane Hughes (IRL)  Giles Waterhouse (GBR) | GBR 724 - Silva Dream Machine  Kevin Sproul (GBR) | SWE 243 - team sbab  Mikael Lindquist (SWE) |
| 2006 | L'Glide 27 / 407   Glenn Darden (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Quantum Racing 17 / 720   John Kolius (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | Flyer 14 / 266  Scott Young (USA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2007 | ESP 859 - ECC VIVIENDAS   Jose Maria Torcida Seghers (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | ESP 899 - NEXTEL ENGINEERING  Fernando Pereda (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | GER 508 - NEEDLES AND PINS  Harald Schilling (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2008 | ESP 899 - Nextel Engineering  Ignacio Camino Rodriguez (ESP)  Armando GUTIERREZ (ESP)  Jose Luis Gomez (ESP)  Padron Alberto (ESP) | USA 1151 - Polar Express  Jeff Johnstone (USA)  Henning MITTELMANN (GER)  Florian FÖH (GER)  Stella Mau (GER)  Bo Teichmann (GER) | ESP 977 - Peraleja Golf  Carlos Martinez (ESP)  Juan Manuel BARRIONUEVO (ESP)  Eugenio Pedreno (ESP)  Chencho Ortega (ESP) |
| 2009 | ESP 783 - HOTEL PRINCESA YAIZA-ISLAS CAN  Rayco Tabares Álvarez (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | ESP 774 - JJ PALMENSIS-ISLAS CANARIAS Gustavo Martínez (ESP) | ESP 977 - PERALEJA GOLF Carlos MARTÍNEZ (ESP) |
| 2010 | ESP 859 - ECC Viviendas  Jose Maria Torcida (ESP)  Javier de la Plaza (ESP)  Juan Gonzalez Torcida (ESP)  Carlos Martinez (ESP) | USA 655 - Quantum Racing  Scott Young (USA)  Terry Flynn (USA)  John Morran (USA)  Philip Williamson (USA) | ESP 977 - Peraleja Golf  Carlos Martinez (ESP)  Juan Manuel BARRIONUEVO (ESP)  Chencho Ortega (ESP)  Eugenio Pedreñ (ESP) |
| 2011 | ESP 899 - Nextel Engineering  Ignacio Camino Rodriguez (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | ESP 1340 José María van der Ploeg (ESP) | ESP 977 Carlos MARTINEZ (ESP) |
| 2012 | ESP 9 - Nilfisk José María van der Ploeg (ESP)  Lluis Mas (ESP)  [[Juan Ignacio Merayo]] (ESP)  Hugo Ramon (ESP) | ESP 8 - HOTEL PRINCESA YAIZA Rayco TABARES (ESP) | ESP 6 - MAPFRE Carlos MARTINEZ (ESP) |
| 2013 | ESP 1154 - New territoriess  Hugo Rocha (POR)  Alex Semenov (RUS)  Franscisco Palacio (ESP)  Pavel Savenko (RUS)  David Madraz (ESP) | FRA 691 - GAN'JA   Luc Nadal (FRA)  Thierry Berger (FRA)  Gilles Corcaud (FRA)  Pierre MOUSSELON (FRA) | FRA 1302 - INTERFACE CONCEPT  Eric Brezellec (FRA)  Josselin Le Moine (FRA)  Yann Chateau (FRA)  Sebastien Col (FRA) |
| 2015 | ESP 783 Hotel Princesa Yaiza  Rayco Tabares (ESP)  Oliver Herrera Perez (ESP)  Domingo Falero Lasso (ESP)  Hector GONZALES Jorge (ESP)  Laiyin Ley Torres (ESP) | ESP 1519 BRIBON-MOVISTAR  Marc DE ANTONIO (ESP) | FRA 453 CO-PILOTES  Maxime MESNIL (FRA) |
| 2016 | ESP 783 - Princesa Yaiza Rayco Tabares (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | | |
| 2017 | ESP 783 - Princesa Yaiza  Rayco Tabares Alvares (ESP)  Alejandro Bethencourt Fuentes (ESP)  Afredo Gonzalez (ESP)  Hector Gonzalez Jorge (ESP)  Laiyin Francisca Ley Torres (ESP) | FRA 1420 - Courrier Junior | FRA 1302 - ArMen Habitat |
| 2018 | HOTEL PRINCESA YAIZA   Rayco Tabares Alvares (ESP)  Alfredo Gonzalez (ESP)  Laiyin Francisc Ley Torres (ESP)  Alejandro Bethencourt Fuentes (ESP)  Hector Gonzalez Jorge (ESP) | GARATU   Iker ALMONDOZ (ESP)  Inigo SANCHEZ (ESP)  Borian Ponte (ESP)  Inigo JAUREGUI (ESP) | ARMEN HABITAT   Simon MORICEAU (FRA)  Jean QUEVEAU (FRA)  Vincent GUILLARM (FRA)  Pierre Loic BERTHET (FRA)  Paul MEDINGER (FRA) |
| 2019 | ESP 1192 - M&G TRESSIS  Pablo Santurde (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | ESP 1519 - BRIBON MOVISTAR  Marc De Antonio (ESP) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | FRA 646 - COURRIER ECOLE NAVALE  Pierre Laouenan (FRA) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN |
| 2020 | CANCELLED COVID-19 | CANCELLED COVID-19 | CANCELLED COVID-19 |
| 2021 43 Boats | ESP 1192 - NeWind Foods  Pablo Santurde Del Arco (ESP)  Daniel De La Pedraja Yllera (ESP)  Jon Larrazabal Lallana (ESP)  Alberto Padron Torrent (ESP)  Joaquin Cavero Fernandez-Cotero (ESP) | | |
| 2022 | USA 1152 - Le Tigre  Glenn Darden (USA)  Victor Diaz de Leon (USA)  Marcus Eagan (USA)  Rod Favela (USA)  Willem Van Waay (USA) | | |
| 2023 | ESP 1192 - EUROFRITS & AVIKO  Javier Padron Torrent (ESP)  Jon Larrazabal Lallana (ESP)  Alberto Padron Torrent (ESP)  Lucia Gonzalez Villa (ESP)  Eduardo Reguera Fernández (ESP) | | |
| 2024 | ESP 1192 - EUROFRITS & AVIKO  Javier Padron Torrent (ESP)  Jon Larrazabal Lallana (ESP)  Alberto Padron Torrent (ESP)  Daniel De La Pedraja (ESP)  Alba Ponce (ESP) | | |