# RC44 World Championship

The RC44 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for RC44 they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Events

| Event | Event | Event | Host | Host | Host | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Ref. |
| Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | Location | Country | Boats | Ath. | Nat. | Cont. | Ref. |
| 01 | 10–16 Oct | 2010 | | Yaiza-Puerto Calero | Spain | 13 | 114 | 20 | 6 | |
| 02 | 15–20 Nov | 2011 | | Yaiza-Puerto Calero | Spain | 14 | 124 | 21 | 5 | |
| 03 | 3–7 Oct | 2012 | | Rovinj | Croatia | 15 | 126 | 22 | 6 | |
| 04 | 20–24 Nov | 2013 | Puerto Calero Marinas | Yaiza-Puerto Calero | Spain | 15 | 123 | 19 | 6 | |
| 05 | 12–17 Aug | 2014 | Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club | Marstrand | Sweden | 12 | 105 | 16 | 5 | |
| 06 | 30 Sept – 4 Oct | 2015 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 12 | 98 | 17 | 5 | |
| 07 | 11–15 May | 2016 | | Sotogrande | Spain | 10 | 79 | 16 | 5 | |
| 08 | 9–13 Aug | 2017 | Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club | Marstrand | Sweden | 9 | 74 | 14 | 5 | |
| 09 | 27–30 Sept | 2018 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 8 | 67 | 14 | 4 | |
| 10 | 9–13 July | 2019 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 9 | 74 | 13 | 4 | |
| N/A | 23 - 27 Sept | 2020 | | Portorož | Slovenia | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | CANCELLED COVID | |
| 11 | 7–14 Oct | 2021 | Yacht Club Isole di Toscana | Scarlino | Italy | 9 | | 9+ | 4+ | |
| 12 | 12–16 Oct | 2022 | | Portorož | Slovenia | 8 | 65 | 15 | 4 | |
| 13 | – 13 Aug | 2023 | Royal Yacht Squadron | Cowes | United Kingdom | 9 | 83 | 16 | 5 | |

## Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2023.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries" |
| 1 | Ivan Peute (NED) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Iztok Knafelc (SLO) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Mitja Margon (SLO) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Tomaz Copi (SLO) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Hamish Pepper (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ryan Godfrey (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2010 | Oracle Racing - USA 17  Anders Myralf (DEN) (Fleet Racing)  James Spithill (AUS)  Joey Newton (AUS)  James Baxter (NZL)  Piet Van Nieuwenhuijzen (NED)  Kyle Langford (AUS)  Jonas Hviid-Nielsen (DEN)  Matt Von Bibra (AUS)  Bryce Ruthenberg (AUS) (Match Racing) | BMW Oracle Racing USA  Larry Ellison (USA)  Russell Coutts (NZL)  Dirk de Ridder (NED) Ross Halcrow Craig Phillips Colin Orsini Reveline Minihane Ryan Godfrey | No Way Back NED  Pieter Heerema (NED)  Ray Davies (NZL) Hervé Cunningham Frederik Sparvath Chresten Plinius Martin Kirketerp Frederik Aurell Lasse Berthelsen |
| 2011 | Artemist - SWE 22  Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE)  Terry Hutchinson (USA)  Andy Fethers (NZL)  Mark Towill (USA)  Ivan Peute (NED)  Chris Welch (USA)  Noel Drennan (AUS)  Morgan Trubovich (NZL) | Ironbound - USA 1 (23)  David Murphy (USA)  Peter Evans (NZL) | Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team - GBR 1  John Bassadone (GBR)  Iñaki Castañer (ESP) |
| 2012 | Peninsula Petroleum (GBR)  John Bassadone (GBR)  Vasco Vascotto (ITA)  Mikel Pasabant (ESP)  Oliver Gongora (ESP)  German Panei (ARG)  Miguel Jauregui (ESP)  Robin Imaz (ESP)  Pablo Rosano (ESP) | Aqua - GBR Chris Baker Cameron Appleton Andrew Estcourt Christian Kamp Benjamin Graham-Evans Chris Noble Mark Towill Matthew Cassidy | Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah Michele Ivaldi Michele Cannoni Don Cowie Sarah Callahan Kazuhiko Sofuku Maciel Cicchetti Tine Lah Jaro Furlani |
| 2013 | Ceeref (SLO) Igor Lah Michele Ivaldi Michele Cannoni Sarah Callahan Kazuhiko sofuku Jaro Furlani Maciel Cicchetti Jani Klemencic Paul Westlake | Peninsula Petroleum (GBR) John Bassadone Vasco Vascotto Mikel Pasabant Oliver Gongora German Panei Miguel Jauregui Robin Imaz Pablo Rosano | Aqua (GBR) Chris Baker Cameron Appleton Andrew Estcourt Christian Kamp Benjamin Graham-Evans Chris Noble Matthew Cassidy Mark Towill |
| 2014 | Bronenosec Sailing Team - RUS 18  Vladimir Liubomirov (RUS)  Michele Ivaldi (ITA)  Alberto Barovier (ITA)  Maciel Cicchetti (ITA)  Vladimir Ikonnikov (RUS)  Alexey Kulakov (RUS)  Pietro Mantovani (ITA)  Oleg Krivov (RUS)  Polina Liubomirova (RUS) | Charisma (MON) Nico Poons Tom Slingsby Kyle Langford | Aqua (GBR) Christopher Bake Cameron Appleton |
| 2015 Cascais | Nika - RUS 10  Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS)  Dean Barker (NZL)  Tomaz Copi (SLO)  Mitja Margon (SLO)  Darko Hajdinjak (CRO)  Iztok Knafelc (SLO)  Sean Clarkson (NZL)  Jeremy Lomas (NZL)  Vladimir Liubomirov (RUS)  Michele Ivaldi (ITA) | Bronenosec - RUS Vladimir Liubomirov (RUS) | Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah (SLO) |
| 2016 Sotogrande | Ceeref - SLO  Igor Lah (SLO)  Adrian Stead (GBR)  Dirk De Ridder (NED)  Matteo Auguadro (ITA)  Jaro Furlani (SLO)  Jon Gundersen (NZL)  Michele Cannoni (ITA)  Simone Mina (ITA) | Peninsula Petroleum - GBR John Bassadone (GBR) | Artemis - SWE Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) |
| 2017 Marstrand | Nika Sailing Team RUS 10  Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS)  Terry Hutchinson (USA)  Tomaž Čopi (SLO)  Zachary Hurst (NZL)  Mitja Margon (SLO)  Ryan Godfrey (AUS)  Iztok Knafelc (SLO)  Greg Gendell (USA) | Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah  Adrian Stead (GBR) Dirk de Ridder Jon Gunderson Mickey Cannoni Jaro Furlani Simone Mina Matteo Auguardo | Bronenosec RUS Vladimir Liubomirov Kirill Frolov Cameron Dunn Alexandr Ekimov Victor Serezhkin Pavel Karachov Pietro Mantovani Egor Terpigorev Alex Kulakov |
| 2018 | TEAM NIKA - RUS 10  Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS)  Dean Barker (NZL)  Tomaz Copi (SLO)  Zachary Hurst (NZL)  Mitja Margon (SLO)  Sean Clarkson (NZL)  Iztok Knafelc (SLO)  Jeremy Lomas (NZL) | TEAM CEEREF - SLO 11 | BRONENOSEC SAILING - 18 |
| 2019 | Team Aqua - 25  Chris Bake (NZL)  Cameron Appleton (NZL)  Andrew Estcourt (NZL)  Christian Kamp (DEN)  Aaron Cooper (GBR)  James Dodd (GBR)  Ben Graham (GBR)  Juan Marcos (ARG) | Team Nika - 10 | Artemis Racing - 26 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID | cancelled due to COVID | cancelled due to COVID |
| 2021 | Team Aqua (GBR 2041)  Chris Bake (25x17px)  Cameron Appleton (NZL)  Andrew Estcourt (NZL)  Christian Kamp (DEN)  Juan Marcos (ARG)  Ben Graham (GBR)  Aaron Cooper (GBR)  James Dodd (GBR) | Charisma (MON 69) | Artemis Racing (SWE44) |
| 2022 | Charisma  Nico Poons (NED)  Hamish Pepper (NZL)  Chris Hosking (AUS)  Ross Halcrow (NZL)  Dimitri Simons (NED)  Ryan Godfrey (AUS)  Robin Jacobs (NED)  Ivan Peute (NED) | Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 | Team Aqua |
| 2023 | CHARISMA 15  Nico Poons (NED)  Hamish Pepper (NZL)  Chris Hosking (AUS)  Ross Halcrow (NZL)  Dimitri Simons (NED)  Ryan Godfrey (AUS)  Robin Jacobs (NED)  Flavia Tomiselli (ITA)  Ivan Peute (NED) | TEAM AQUA 25 | TEAM NIKA 10 |