# Dart 18 World Championship

The Dart 18 World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta of Dart 18 catamaran, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Dart 18 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Events

| Ed. | Ed. | Ed. | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Ref. |
| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats | | | Mix | Sing. | Ref. |
| 01 | 14-19 Jul | 1991 | | Abersoch | United Kingdom | | | | | | | | | |
| 02 | 23-28 Jul | 1995 | | Travemünde | Germany | | | | | | | | | |
| 03 | 2-8 Jan | 1998 | | Nouméa (New Caledonia) | France | | | | | | | | | |
| 04 | 24-31 Dec | 1999 | | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | | 11 | | 105 | | | | | |
| 05 | 16-23 Aug | 2002 | | Marseille | France | | 6+ | 2+ | 162 | | | | | |
| 06 | 16-23 Aug | 2003 | Stokes Bay Sailing Club | Stokes Bay, Hampshire | United Kingdom | | 10+ | 3+ | 127 | | | | | |
| 07 | 9-16 Jul | 2004 | Clube de Vela de Lagos | Lagos, Portugal | Portugal | | 5+ | 1+ | 87 | | | | | |
| | | 2005 | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD |
| 08 | 27Dec -6Jan | 2005/06 | East London Yacht Club | Quigney, East London | South Africa | | 7+ | 2+ | 72 | | | | | |
| 09 | 28Aug -1Sep | 2007 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | | | | 123 | | | | | |
| 10 | 27Aug -1Sep | 2008 | Zeilvereniging Workum | Workum | Netherlands | | | | 101 | | | | | |
| 11 | 20-28 Nov | 2009 | Discover BV and Sailing Management International | | Aruba | | | | 37 | | | | | |
| 12 | 21-27 Aug | 2010 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom | | | | 128 | | | | | |
| 13 | 23-29 Jul | 2011 | Royal Belgium Saling Club, Duinbergen | Knokke-Heist | Belgium | | | | 83 | | | | | |
| 14 | 3-7 Sep | 2012 | Centro Velico Punta Ala | Punta Ala | Italy | | | | 93 | | | | | [23][24] [25][26] |
| 15 | 6-13 Jul | 2013 | Yacht Club de Carnac | Carnac | France | | | | 130 | | | | | |
| | | 2014 | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD |
| 16 | 27Dec -2Jan | 2014/15 | Stilbaai Yacht Club | Vaal Dam | South Africa | | | | 64 | | | | | [29] [30][31] |
| 17 | 30Jul -5Aug | 2016 | Regatta Center Medemblik | Medemblik | Netherlands | 196 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 38 | 1 | 61 | 4 | |
| 18 | 4-11 Aug | 2017 | Yacht Club Scharbeutz Ostsee | Scharbeutz, Schleswig-Holstein | Germany | 142 | 10 | 1 | 73 | | | | 4 | |
| 19 | 21-27 Jul | 2018 | Centro Vela Dervio ASD | Lake Como | Italy | 188 | 10 | 1 | 98 | | | | 8 | |
| 20 | 16-22 Feb | 2019 | Royal Varuna Yacht Club | Pattaya | Thailand | 102 | 13 | 5 | 52 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| N/A | - | 2020 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime | France | CANCELLED due to COVID | CANCELLED due to COVID | 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 | 24-30 Jul | 2021 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime | France | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | Renamed Gold Cup due to COVID | |
| 21 | | 2022 | Circolo Vela Arco | Lake Garda | Italy | 117 | 7 | 1 | 59 | | | | | |
| 22 | 28Jul -4Aug | 2023 | Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | United Kingdom | 254 | 10 | 3 | 131 | | | | 8 | |
| 23 | 6-13 Sep | 2024 | | Tarquinia | Italy | 170 | 8 | 1 | 88 | 42 | 4 | 42 | 6 | |
| 24 | 19-25 Jul | 2025 | Watersportvereniging Zandvoort | Zandvoort | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | |

## Multiple champions

Compiled from the medallist table below up to and including 2024.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries* |
| 01 | Daniel Norman (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 02 | Louise Roberts (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 02 | Dave Roberts (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 04 | Emmanuel Dode (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 05 | Fanny Merelle (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 05 | Vincent Bouvier (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 07 | Alan Kernick (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 07 | Fiona Kernick (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 07 | Marco Tramutola (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 07 | Alessandro Siviero (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 07 | Tom Phipps (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* Potential Under Estimation as full results for the early years are not available.

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1991 Great Britain | Great Britain Kim Furniss Sarah Powell | Great Britain Gareth Owen Steve Cottrell | France Daniel Peponnet Christian Carabeau |
| 1995 Germany | Netherlands Sven Karsenberg Annemarie Kingma | Great Britain Gareth Owen Will Thompson | France Erik Matheron Pamela Matheron |
| 1998 Nouméa New Caledonia | Great Britain Gareth Owen Christopher Delves | New Caledonia Thierry Lebiez Franck Caromel | Great Britain David Lloyd Katie Jennings |
| 1999 South Africa | Great Britain Jon Hutchings Vicki Jennings | France Hervé le Maux (FRA) Toya Al (NED) | Great Britain Robert Garcka Marc Howell |
| 2002 France | France Christophe Gazharian Catherine Gazharian | France Hervé le Maux (FRA) Joanna Jones-Pierce (GBR) | France Thierry Wibaux Christine Wibaux |
| 2003 Great Britain | France Vincent Bouvier Fanny Merelle | France Hervé le Maux (FRA) Joanna Jones-Pierce (GBR) | Great Britain Matt Pullen Deborah Rickard |
| 2004 Lagos | France Thierry Wibaux Christine Wibaux | France Vincent Bouvier Fanny Merelle | Great Britain Dave Roberts Louise Roberts |
| 2006 South Africa | Great Britain Matt Pullen Deborah Rickard | Great Britain Gareth Owen Angus Armstrong | Great Britain David Lloyd Polly Bishop |
| 2007 Italy | Great Britain Dan Norman Melanie Rogers | Great Britain David Lloyd Cathrin Farthing | Great Britain Paul Wakelin Emma Curtis |
| 2008 Netherlands | France Emmanuel Dode Billy Besson | Great Britain Dan Norman Melanie Rogers | Great Britain David Lloyd Cathrin Farthing |
| 2009 Aruba | France Emmanuel Dode Fred Moreau | Great Britain David Lloyd Joanna Jones-Pierce | Germany Mathias Huber Dominik Volke |
| 2010 Great Britain | Great Britain Tom Phipps Richard Glover | France Emmanuel Dode Fred Moreau | Great Britain Dan Norman Melanie Rogers |
| 2011 Belgium | Great Britain Alan Kernick Fiona Kernick | Great Britain Dan Norman Melanie Rogers | France Thierry Wibaux Christine Wibaux |
| 2012 Italy | Tom Phipps (GBR) Nicola Boniface (GBR) | Dave Roberts (GBR) Louise Roberts (GBR) | Thierry Wibaux (FRA) Christine Wibaux (FRA) |
| 2013 France | Dan Norman (GBR) Jessica Day (GBR) | Jonathan Pierce (GBR) Ginny Trafford (GBR) | Brian Phipps (GBR) Katy Phipps (GBR) |
| 2014/15 South Africa | South Africa Alan Kernick Fiona Kernick | South Africa Ben Mienie Lloyd Beyers | South Africa Chris Clarke Morgan Rusch |
| 2016 Netherlands | Dan Norman (GBR) Alysha Monkman (GBR) | Dave Roberts (GBR) Louise Roberts (GBR) | Michiel Fehr (SUI) Andri Fried (SUI) |
| 2017 Germany | Dave Roberts (GBR) Louise Roberts (GBR) | Jorg Gosche (GER) Arne Gosche (GER) | Herve LeMaux (FRA) Joanna Trafford (GBR) |
| 2018 Italy | Alessandro Siviero (ITA) Marco Tramutola (ITA) | Michiel Fehr (SUI) Andri Fried (SUI) | David Lloyd (GBR) Anne Chaumet - LaGrange (FRA) |
| 2019 Thailand | GBR 7835 Dave Roberts (GBR) Louise Roberts (GBR) | GBR 7930 Gareth Owen (GBR) Hebe Hemming (GBR) | GBR 7945 Daniel Norman (GBR) Alyesha Monkman (GBR) |
| 2020 France | CANCELLED COVID 19 | CANCELLED COVID 19 | |
| 2021 France | RENAMED GOLD CUP DUE TO COVID 19 | RENAMED GOLD CUP DUE TO COVID 19 | |
| 2022 Italy | ITA-6288 Alessandro Siviero (ITA) Giacomo Bozzoli Parasacchi (ITA) | FRA-7977 Hervé Le Maux (FRA) Milania Le Maux (FRA) | SUI-6708 Michiel Fehr (SUI) Andri Fried (SUI) |
| 2023 Great Britain | FRA 8019 Vincent Bouvier (FRA) Fanny Merelle (FRA) | GBR 1013 - GP Sails Grant Piggott (GBR) Ellamay Piggott (GBR) | GBR 8000 - Tofi Robert Garcka (GBR) Inge-Fi Goegebeur (GBR) |
| 2024 Italy | ITA-3882 Andrea Tramutola (ITA) Marco Tramutola (ITA) | GBR-1013 - GOLDEN OLDIE Grant Piggott (GBR) Ella May Piggott (GBR) | GBR-7711 - Triggers Broom David Lloyd (GBR) Jojo Trafford (GBR) |