# Tornado World Championship

The Tornado World Championship are international sailing regattas in the Tornado class organized by the host club on behalf of the International Tornado class Association and recognised by World Sailing.
For the original open event, the most titles have been won by Australian sailor Darren Bundock, with seven titles between 1998 and 2009 and another two bronze medals. The second most titles have been won by Australian John Forbes, who has won six world titles and came 2nd twice, 3rd three times and a fourth, fifth and a sixth. The highest number of championships have been won by Australian sailors, with twelve titles, followed by British sailors, with six titles, and sailors from Germany, who have won five titles.
Between 1968 and 1998, eight people had won the Tornado World Championship twice. In 1998 John Forbes was the first person to win the Championship three times.
The Tornado was an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.

## History

The first Tornado World Championship were held in Kiel in 1968.

## Editions

| Event | Event | Event | Host | Host | Host | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Ref. |
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | No. | | | M/F | F/M | Ref. |
| 01 | - | 1968 | | Kiel | Germany |
| 02 | - | 1969 | | Melbourne | Australia |
| 03 | - | 1970 | | Eau Galle, Florida | United States |
| 04 | - | 1971 | | Weymouth, Dorset | United Kingdom |
| 05 | - | 1972 | | Travemünde | Germany |
| 06 | - | 1973 | | Toronto | Canada |
| 07 | - | 1974 | | Honolulu | United States |
| 08 | - | 1975 | | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 09 | - | 1976 | | Sydney | Australia |
| 10 | - | 1977 | | Long Beach | United States |
| 11 | - | 1978 | | Weymouth, Dorset | United Kingdom |
| 12 | - | 1979 | | Kiel | Germany |
| 13 | - | 1980 | | Auckland | New Zealand |
| 14 | - | 1981 | | Carnac | France |
| 15 | - | 1982 | | Kingston, Ontario | Canada |
| 16 | - | 1983 | | Hayling Island | United Kingdom |
| 17 | - | 1984 | | Melbourne | Australia |
| 18 | - | 1985 | | Travemünde | Germany |
| 19 | 13-20 Apr | 1986 | | Hamilton, Bermuda | Bermuda |
| 20 | 26Jun -5Jul | 1987 | | Kiel | Germany |
| 21 | 19-26 Jul | 1988 | | Tallinn | Estonia |
| 22 | - | 1989 | | Houston | United States |
| 23 | 19-25 Aug | 1990 | | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | 84 | | | | |
| 24 | 12-22 Sep | 1991 | Windsurfing Club Cagliari | Cagliari | Italy | | | | 87 | | | | |
| 25 | 12-19 Jan | 1992 | | Perth | Australia | | | | 58 | | | | |
| 26 | 20-25 Sep | 1993 | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Long Beach, California | United States | | | | 58 | | | | |
| 27 | 8-14 Aug | 1994 | | Bastad | Sweden | 153 | 20 | 3 | 77 | | | | |
| 28 | 11-18 Aug | 1995 | | Kingston, Ontario | Canada | | | | 64 | | | | |
| 29 | 8-13 Jan | 1996 | | Mooloolaba | Australia | 136 | 15 | 3 | 68 | | | | |
| 30 | 7-14 Nov | 1997 | | Hamilton, Bermuda | Bermuda | | | | 62 | | | | |
| 31 | 20-27 Nov | 1998 | | Buzios | Brazil | 154 | 22 | 5 | 77 | | | | |
| 32 | 2-9 Jul | 1999 | | Vallensbæk | Denmark | 156 | 24 | 5 | 78 | | | | | |
| 33 | 8-15 Jan | 2000 | | Sydney | Australia | 146 | 25 | 5 | 74 | | | | | |
| 34 | 10-17 Feb | 2001 | Zululand Yacht Club | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | 60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | | | | | |
| 35 | 21-28 Sep | 2002 | | Martha Vineyard | United States | 114 | 20 | 5 | 57 | | | | | |
| 36 | 11-24 Sep | 2003 | | Cadiz | Spain | 144 | 27 | 5 | 72 | | | | | |
| 37 | 10-18 Apr | 2004 | Club Nàutic S’Arenal | Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics | Spain | 124 | 24 | 4 | 62 | | | | | |
| 38 | 12-19 Jun | 2005 | | La Rochelle | France | 124 | 22 | 4 | 62 | | | | | |
| 39 | 1-10 Dec | 2006 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 94 | 20 | 5 | 47 | | | | | |
| 40 | 28Jun -13Jul | 2007 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | 98 | 21 | 5 | 49 | | | | | |
| 41 | 25Feb -1Mar | 2008 | Takapuna Boating Club | Takapuna, Auckland | New Zealand | 102 | 22 | 5 | 51 | | | | | |
| 42 | 27Aug -4Sep | 2009 | Circolo Vela Gargnano | Gargnano, Lake Garda | Italy | 78 | 12 | 3 | 39 | | | | | |
| 43 | 23Jul -1Aug | 2010 | | Travemunde | Germany | 100 | 8 | 2 | 50 | | | | | |
| 44 | 20-28 Aug | 2011 | | Biel | | 64 | 10 | 3 | 32 | | | | | |
| 45 | 18-22 Sep | 2012 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | 80 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 46 | 28Sep -5Oct | 2013 | Club Nautico Santa Eularia | Ibiza, Balearics | Spain | 60 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 47 | 30Dec -3Jan | 2014/15 | Nedlands Yacht Club | Nedlands | Australia | 60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 48 | 5-12 Sep | 2015 | Yacht Club de Carnac | Carnac | France | 48 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 49 | 10-17 Jun | 2016 | Lindauer Segles Club | Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria | Germany | 58 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 50 | 28Aug -5Sep | 2017 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | Greece | 46 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 51 | 7-14 Jul | 2018 | Yacht Club de La Grande Motte | La Grande Motte | France | 48 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 52 | 4-10 Jan | 2019 | Takapuna Boating Club | Takapuna, Auckland | New Zealand | 46 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| N/A | - | 2020 | | | Greece | 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 | |
| 53 | 26Sep -3Oct | 2021 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | Greece | 34 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 54 | 27Aug -3Sep | 2022 | Yacht Club de La Grande Motte | La Grande Motte | France | 48 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 55 | 18-25 Aug | 2023 | Centro Vela Dervio ASD | Lake Como, Dervio | Italy | 60 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 56 | 12-19 Jul | 2024 | Club Nautico Rimini | Rimini | Italy | 58 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 57 | 19-25 Jul | 2025 | Nautical Club of Kalamaria | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | Greece |

## Medalists
### Open

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Kiel | Great Britain Ian Tremlett Bill Tremlett | | |
| 1969 Melbourne | Australia Maurice Davies Ian Ramsay | Australia Jim Dachtler | |
| 1970 Eau Galle, Florida | United States Paul Lindenberg Jack Sammons | | |
| 1971 Weymouth | Great Britain Ian Fraser Tim Coventry | | |
| 1972 Travemünde | Austria Robert Jessenig Hans Polaschegg | United States John Weiser | Great Britain Ian Fraser |
| 1973 Toronto | United States Bruce Stewart Bruce Harvey | United States John Weiser Cappy Sheeley | United States Roy Seaman |
| 1974 Honolulu | Austria Robert Jessenig Hans Polaschegg | United States R Paul Allen Woody Cox | United States David McFaull Michael Rothwell |
| 1975 Copenhagen | West Germany Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall | Great Britain Reginald White John Osborn | United States Bruce Badeau Douglas Cummings |
| 1976 Sydney | Great Britain Reginald White John Osborn | Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock | Australia Jim Dachtler |
| 1977 Long Beach | West Germany Jörg Spengler Rolf Dullenkopf | Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock | United States Keith Notari Dave Gamblin |
| 1978 Weymouth | Soviet Union Viktor Potapov Aleksander Sybin [ru] | Great Britain Reginald White Stephen Olle | Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock |
| 1979 Kiel | Great Britain Reginald White Stephen Olle | Denmark Peter Due Per Kjaergaard | West Germany Tobias Neuhann Herbert Plenk |
| 1980 Auckland | Soviet Union Viktor Potapov Aleksander Sybin [ru] | Austria Hans Prack Gottlieb Peer | West Germany Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall |
| 1981 Carnac | United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser | Soviet Union Jakov Kliver Sergey Fogilev | France Yves Loday Christian Buet |
| 1982 Kingston | United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser | | |
| 1983 Hayling Island | Australia Christopher Cairns Scott Anderson | Netherlands Willy van Bladel Huub Lambriex | France Yves Loday Franck Aussedat |
| 1984 Melbourne | Australia Christopher Cairns Scott Anderson | United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser | Netherlands Willy van Bladel Huub Lambriex |
| 1985 Travemünde | Great Britain Robert White Jeremy Newman | United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser | Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm |
| 1986 Hamilton | Great Britain Robert White Jeremy Newman | West Germany Stephan Lange Michael Starken | Great Britain Greg White Daniel Campbell-Jones |
| 1987 Kiel | Austria Andreas Hagara Roman Hagara | Australia Christ Cairns John Forbes | Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Luca Santella |
| 1988 Tallinn | Soviet Union Yuri Konovalov (sailor) [ru] Sergey Kravtsov | France Jean-Yves Le Déroff Nicolas Hénard | Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Luca Santella |
| 1989 Houston | Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes | Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Angelo Glisoni | Australia Allan Goddell Greg Cann |
| 1990 Medemblik | France Christophe Clevenot Maurice Eisenblatter | Australia Brad Schafferius Lachlan Gilbert | Austria Andreas Hagara Roman Hagara |
| 1991 Cagliari | Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Angelo Glisoni | Italy Walter Pirinoli Marco Pirinoli | Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall |
| 1992 Perth | Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes | Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall | France Frédéric le Peutrec Richard de Mec |
| 1993 Long Beach | Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall | Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes | France Christophe Clevenot Yvon Quernec |
| 1994 Båstad | Spain Fernando León José Luis Ballester | Germany Helge Sach Jens-Christian Sach | Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes |
| 1995 Kingston | Italy Walter Pirinoli Marco Pirinoli | France Jean-Christofer Mourniac Philippe Mourniac | Spain Fernando León José Luis Ballester |
| 1996 Brisbane | Germany Roland Gäbler Frank Parlow | Spain Fernando León José Luis Ballester | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes |
| 1997 Hamilton | Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall | Spain Fernando León José Luis Ballester | Australia Mitch Booth Andrew Beashel |
| 1998 Buzios | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes | Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall | Spain Fernando León José Luis Ballester |
| 1999 Vallensbæk | Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher | Austria Andreas Hagara Wolfgang Moser | Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall |
| 2000 Sydney | Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall | Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher | France Jean-Christofer Mourniac Philippe Mourniac |
| 2001 Richards Bay | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes | Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher | Great Britain Hugh Styles Adam May |
| 2002 Edgartown | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes | France Olivier Backes Laurent Voiron | Netherlands Mitch Booth Herbert Dercksen |
| 2003 Cádiz | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes | Great Britain Leigh McMillan Mark Bulkeley | Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espínola |
| 2004 Palma de Mallorca | Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espínola | United States John Lovell Charlie Ogletree | Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes |
| 2005 La Rochelle | Spain Fernando Echávarri Antón Paz | Great Britain Leigh McMillan Will Howden | France Xavier Revil Christophe Espagnon |
| 2006 San Isidro | Australia Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby | Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espínola | Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher |
| 2007 Cascais | Spain Fernando Echávarri Antón Paz | Belgium Carolijn Brouwer Sébastien Godefroid | Netherlands Mitch Booth Pim Nieuwenhuis |
| 2008 North Shore City | Australia Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby | Canada Oskar Johansson Kevin Stittle | France Yann Guichard Alexandre Guyader |
| 2009 Bogliaco | Australia Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby | Austria Thomas Zajac Thomas Czajka | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis |
| 2010 Travemünde | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Germany Helge Sach Christian Sach |
| 2011 Biel | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Australia Brett Burvill Ryan Duffield |
| 2012 Torbole | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Italy Matteo Ferraglia Lorenzo Bianchini |
| 2013 Ibiza | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Australia Brett Burvill Faris Chase |
| 2014 Nedlands | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Australia Brett Burvill Ryan Duffield | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
| 2015 Carnac | Greece Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigkonis | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Greece Mavros Nikolaos Tagaropoulos Alexandros |
| 2016 Lindau | Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) | Australia Gavin Colby Billy Leonard | Estela Jentsch (GER) Daniel Brown (GER) |
| 2017 Thessaloniki (GRE) 23 Boats | Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) | | |
| 2018 La Grande Motte (FRA) 24 Boats | Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) | Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) | Estela Jentsch (GER) Daniel Brown (GER) |
| 2019 Takapuna (NZL) 23 Boats | Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) | Jorg Steiner (SUI) Michael Gloor (SUI) | Estela Jentsch (GER) Daniel Brown (GER) |
| 2021 Thessaloniki (GRE) 17 Boats | Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE) | Michaela Pavlisova (CZE) Marek Pavlis (CZE) | Nikolaos Mavros (GRE) Periklis Aidinidis (GRE) |
| 2022 La Grande Motte (FRA) 24 Boats | Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE) | Yoann Trécul (FRA) Thomas Ferrand (FRA) | Brett Burvill (AUS) Kirsikka Raisainen (FIN) |
| 2023 Dervio (ITA) 30 Boats | Yoann Trécul (FRA) Thomas Ferrand (FRA) | Angelika Kohlendorfer (AUT) Calvin Claus (AUT) | Marcel Steiner (SUI) Jörg Steiner (SUI) |
| 2024 Rimini (ITA) 29 Boats | Angelika Kohlendorfer (AUT) Calvin Claus (AUT) | Marcel Steiner (SUI) Ben Steiner (SUI) | Yoann Trécul (FRA) Thomas Ferrand (FRA) |

### Mixed

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2010 Travemünde | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Germany Kiki Loweg Florian Loweg | Germany Andreas Behem Katharina Behem |
| 2011 Biel | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Austria Nicole Salzmann Dietmar Salzmann | Switzerland Martin Rusterholz Julia Rusterholz |
| 2012 Torbole | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Germany Dieter Maurer Maren Odefey | Spain Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
| 2013 Ibiza | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb | Greece Maria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus |
| 2014 Nedlands | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Spain Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees | Greece Maria Tsausidou Marc Baier |
| 2015 Carnac | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler | Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb | Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
| 2016 Lindau | Australia Brett Burvill Estela Jentsch | Greece Maria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus | Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
| 2017 Thessaloniki | Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova | Germany Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Jentsch | Czech Republic Markus Betz Monika Schuster |