# Star World Championship

The Star World Championship are international sailing regattas in the Star class organized by the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association and sanctioned by World Sailing.
American sailor Lowell North has won the most titles, with five titles between 1945 and 1973 and another seven podiums. Brazilian crew Bruno Prada won also five titles between 2007 and 2019. The most crowned skipper-crew combinations are Italian duo Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode and Brazilian duo Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada, with three titles each. Bill Buchan Jr. has three titles, but with different crew.
American sailors have won the most championships, 55 editions, followed by Brazilian sailors, with seven titles, and sailors of Italy with six titles and Germany with five.
Several winners have family relations with each other, e.g. two-time winner Mark Reynolds and 1971 winning crew James Reynolds, 1992 champion Carl Buchan and three-time winner Bill Buchan Jr., 1969 winner Pelle Petterson and his son-in-law 1988 winner Paul Cayard, and the 1954 and 1955 winning father and son couple Carlos de Cárdenas and Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.
The Star was an Olympic class from 1932 to 2012 with the exception of 1976, when it was substituted by the Tempest.

## History

The first Star World Championships were held on Central Long Island Sound in 1923 and organised by the Bayside Yacht Club, Washington Yacht Club and Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Eight boats fought for the trophy and the winner was the yacht Taurus with William Inslee and Robert Nelson of Western Long Island Sound fleet.
For the first years, all the championships were held in North America and mostly American sailors participated; the first championships held outside North America were in 1939, in Kiel, Germany.

## Editions

| Date | Date | Date | Host | Host | Host | Athletes | Athletes | Athletes | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Ref. |
| Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | City | Country | Ath. | Nat | Cont | Boats | M | F | Mx | Ref. |
| 01 | | 1923 | Bayside Yacht Club & Port Washington Yacht Club Day & Manhasset Bay Yacht Club | Western Long Island Sound | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 02 | | 1924 | | Western Long Island Sound | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 03 | | 1925 | | Western Long Island Sound | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 04 | | 1926 | | Western Long Island Sound | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 05 | | 1927 | | Narragansett Bay | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 06 | | 1928 | | Newport Beach | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 07 | | 1929 | | New Orleans | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 08 | | 1930 | | Chesapeake Bay | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 09 | 12-19 Sep | 1931 | Manhasset Bay Yacht Club | Port Washington, Nassau Co., New York | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | | 1932 | Pequot Yacht Club | Southport, Connecticut | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | | 1933 | Newport Harbor Yacht Club | Newport Beach, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | | 1934 | San Francisco Yacht Club | Belvedere, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | | 1935 | Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Balboa Yacht Club | Newport Harbor | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | | 1936 | Rochester Yacht Club | Rochester, Monroe County, New York | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | | 1937 | Manhasset Bay Yacht Club | Port Washington, Nassau Co., New York | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | | 1938 | San Diego Yacht Clubs and Coronado Yacht Clubs | San Diego | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | | 1939 | Yacht Club von Deutschland | Kiel | Germany | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | | 1940 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | | 1941 | | Los Angeles | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | | 1942 | Columbia Yacht Club | Chicago , Illinois | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | | 1943 | | Great South Bay | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | | 1944 | Chicago Yacht Club, Belmont | Chicago | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | | 1945 | Stamford Yacht Club | Stamford | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | | 1946 | | Havana | Cuba | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | | 1947 | | Los Angeles | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | | 1948 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | | 1949 | | Chicago | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | | 1950 | | Chicago | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | | 1951 | | Gibson Island | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | | 1952 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | | 1953 | | Naples | Italy | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | | 1954 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | | 1955 | | Havana | Cuba | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | | 1956 | | Naples | Italy | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | | 1957 | | Havana | Cuba | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | | 1958 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | | 1959 | | Newport Beach | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | | 1960 | | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | | | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | | 1962 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | | 1963 | Sheridan Shore Yacht Club and Chicago Yacht Club | Chicago | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | | 1964 | Cottage Park Yacht Club | Winthrop, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | | 1965 | Newport Harbor Yacht Club | Newport Beach, California | United States | 25 | | | 70 | | | | |
| 44 | | 1966 | Kieler Yacht-Club | Kiel | West Germany | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | | 1967 | Skovshoved Sejlklub | Copenhagen | Denmark | | | | | | | | |
| N/A | | 1968 | Olympic Year Not Held | Olympic Year Not Held | Olympic Year Not Held | Olympic Year Not Held | Olympic Year Not Held | Olympic Year Not Held |
| 46 | | 1969 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | | 1970 | | Marstrand | Sweden | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | | 1971 | Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and Seattle Yacht Club | Puget Sound | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | | 1972 | Club Puerto Azul | Caracas | Venezuela | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | | 1973 | | San Diego | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | | 1974 | | Laredo | Spain | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | | 1975 | | Lake Michigan | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | | 1976 | | Nassau | Bahamas | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | | 1977 | | Kiel | West Germany | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | | 1978 | | San Francisco | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | | 1979 | | Marstrand | Sweden | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | | 1980 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | | 1981 | Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead | Marblehead, Massachusetts | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | 19–26 September | 1982 | | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | 9–19 August | 1983 | California Yacht Club | Marina del Rey, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | 30 March – 6 April | 1984 | | Vilamoura | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | 6–24 November | 1985 | Nassau Yacht Club | Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | 10–21 September | | | Capri | Italy | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | 19–30 August | 1987 | | Chicago | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 65 | 19–31 January | 1988 | Club Nautico de Olivos | Olivos, Buenos Aires | Argentina | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | 6–17 September | 1989 | Yacht Club Costa Smeralda | Porto Cervo, Sardinia | Italy | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | 24–30 September | 1990 | Cleveland Yacht Club | Cleveland | United States | 190 | | | 95 | | | | |
| 68 | 9–20 October | 1991 | Yacht Club de Cannes | Cannes | France | 138 | | | 119 | | | | |
| 69 | 10–18 October | 1992 | | San Francisco | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | 8–19 September | 1993 | | Kiel | Germany | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | 7–18 September | 1994 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego, California | United States | 192 | | | 96 | | | | |
| 72 | 10–16 September | 1995 | | Laredo | Spain | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | 9–21 January | 1996 | | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | 3–14 September | 1997 | Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead | Marblehead, Massachusetts | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | 13–18 September | 1998 | | Portorož | Slovenia | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | 1–12 September | 1999 | | Punta Ala | Italy | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | 14–20 May | 2000 | Annapolis Yacht Club | Annapolis, Maryland | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | 2–12 August | 2001 | | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | | | | | |
| 79 | 15–23 August | 2002 | California Yacht Club | Marina del Rey, California | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 80 | 11–24 September | 2003 | | Cádiz | Spain | | | | | | | | |
| 81 | 23 April – 1 May | 2004 | | Gaeta | Italy | 204 | | | | | | | |
| 82 | 12–18 February | 2005 | Club Nautico de Olivos | Olivos, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 104 | | | | | | | |
| 83 | 1–6 October | 2006 | St. Francis Yacht Club | Berkeley, San Francisco, California | United States | 132 | | | | | | | |
| 84 | 28 June – 13 July | 2007 | Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 85 | 11–18 April | 2008 | Coral Reef Yacht Club | Miami, Florida | United States | 208 | | | | | | | |
| 86 | 2–9 August | | Varbergs Segelsällskap | Varberg | Sweden | 172 | | | | | | | |
| 87 | 12–23 January | 2010 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 146 | 20 | 4 | 73 | | | | |
| 88 | 3–18 December | 2011 | | Perth | Australia | 82 | 22 | 5 | 41 | | | | |
| 89 | 5–11 May | 2012 | | Hyères | France | 144 | 29 | 5 | 72 | | | | |
| 90 | 1–7 September | 2013 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego, California | United States | 132 | | | 66 | | | | |
| 91 | 30 June – 7 July | 2014 | Fraglia Vela Malcesine | Malcesine, Lake Garda | Italy | 174 | 18 | 3 | 87 | | | | |
| 92 | 1–10 November | 2015 | Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro | Argentina | 78 | | | | | | | |
| 93 | 7–17 April | 2016 | Coral Reef Yacht Club | Miami | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 94 | 1–8 July | 2017 | Troense Bådelaug | Svendborg | Denmark | | | | | | | | |
| 95 | 5–15 October | 2018 | Tred Avon Yacht Club | Oxford, Maryland | United States | 120 | 13 | 4 | 60 | | | | |
| 96 | 13–23 June | 2019 | Yacht Club Costa Smeralda | Porto Cervo, Sardinia | Italy | 126 | 20 | 4 | 63 | | | | |
| N/A | 13–21 November | 2020 | Coral Reef Yacht Club Biscayne Bay Yacht Club | Miami | United States | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 97 | 4–11 September | 2021 | Kieler Yacht Club | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | Germany | 164 | 16 | 4 | 82 | | | | |
| 98 | 8–17 September | 2022 | Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead | Marblehead, Massachusetts | United States | 168 | 16 | 5 | 84 | | | | |
| 99 | 16–24 September | 2023 | Yacht Club Isole di Toscana | Scarlino | Italy | 190 | 19 | 3 | 95 | | | | |
| 100 | 4–13 September | 2024 | San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego | United States | 128 | 13 | 3 | 64 | | | | |

## Medalists

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1923 Western Long Island Sound details | Taurus (USA) William Inslee Robert Nelson | Astrea (CAN) Harry Wylie Ernest Ratsey | Doris (USA) R. Walton L. Carey |
| 1924 Western Long Island Sound details | Little Bear (USA) Jack Robinson Arthur Knapp Jr. | Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley | California (USA) B. Weston R. Schauer |
| 1925 Western Long Island Sound details | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis | Auriga (CAN) G. H. C. Phillips C. G. Davis | Movie Star II (USA) B. Rey Schauer Ed. Gillett |
| 1926 Western Long Island Sound details | Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley | Ardora (USA) D. Starring F. Bedford | Dona Bertha (USA) H. Fisher H. Denhie |
| 1927 Narragansett Bay details | Tempe III (USA) Walt Hubbard Jr. Richard Edwards | Coleen (USA) F. Bedford B. Cunningham | Mackerel (USA) H. Smith W. Henderson |
| 1928 Newport Harbor details | Sparkler II (USA) Prentice Edrington Gilbert Gray | Okla (USA) Joseph Watkins Arthur Knapp Jr. | Windward (USA) J. Jessop J. Sykes |
| 1929 New Orleans details | Eel (USA) Graham Johnson Lawdens Johnson | Sparkler II (USA) Gilbert Gray Prentice Edrington | Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh |
| 1930 Chesapeake Bay details | Peggy Wee (USA) Arthur Knapp Jr. Newell Weed | Tempe IV (USA) W. Hubbard T. Dittmar | Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh |
| 1931 Western Long Island Sound details | Coleen (USA) William McHugh Joseph Watkins | Joy (GBR) Colin Ratsey S. Elsbree | Zoa (USA) Edward Fink A. McCrate |
| 1932 Central Long Island Sound details | Mist (USA) Edward Fink Edwin Thorne | Wings (USA) C. Pflug J. Pflug | Laura G (USA) Ralph Bradley P. Singer |
| 1933 Long Beach Harbour details | Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf | Mist (USA) Edwin Thorne Landon K. Thorne | Chip (USA) Herbert Dowsett Jr. H. White |
| 1934 San Francisco details | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Andiamo III (USA) John Arms J. Abberley | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin W. White |
| 1935 Newport Harbour details | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis | Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf |
| 1936 Lake Ontario details | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Garrett Horder | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey |
| 1937 Western Long Island Sound details | Lecky (USA) Milton Wegeforth Ernest Phillips | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise | Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey |
| 1938 San Diego details | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Myron Lehmann | Mercury (USA) J. McAleese F. Graham |
| 1939 Kiel details | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Egon Beyn | Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Maggel (GER) Peter Hansohm Christian Blankenburg |
| 1940 San Diego details | Rambunctious (USA) James Cowie Gordon Cowie | Jade (USA) Robert White Robert Holcomb | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Richard Miller |
| 1941 Los Angeles details | Wench (USA) George Fleitz William Severence | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Jim Michael | Scout III (USA) Myron Lehmann Paul McKibben |
| 1942 Lake Michigan details | United States Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom | United States Sterling Potter Ed Douglass | United States Tommy Scripps Maurice Watson |
| 1943 Great South Bay details | United States Arthur Deacon Perry Roehm | United States W. H. Picken Jr. Joseph Forrington | Cuba Carlos de Cárdenas G. Carricaburu |
| 1944 Lake Michigan details | United States Gerald Driscoll Malin Burnham | United States Robert Lippincott Ed Shivelhood | United States Herbert Williams A. Nye |
| 1945 Central Long Island Sound details | United States Malin Burnham Lowell North | United States James Cowie Walter Krug | United States E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells |
| 1946 Havana details | Wench II (USA) George Fleitz Walter Krug | Pagan (USA) Robert White Gordon Holcombe | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Basil Kelly |
| 1947 Los Angeles details | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Robert Levin | Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Stan Ogilvy | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers |
| 1948 Cascais details | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Harry Rugeroni | Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart |
| 1949 Chicago details | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom | Blue Star II (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin | Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Owen Torrey |
| 1950 Chicago details | Sea Robin (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Charles Tuttle | Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells |
| 1951 Gibson Island details | Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells | Magic (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers | Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Whitney Stueck |
| 1952 Cascais details | Merope (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Flower (USA) Robert Lippincott Dan Hubers | Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello Fernando Bello |
| 1953 Naples details | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello João Miguel Tito | Asterope (ITA) Tito Nordio Livio Sangulin |
| 1954 Cascais details | Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode |
| 1955 Havana details | Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Kurush IV (CUB) Jorge de Cárdenas Alberto Garcia Tunon | Vengeance (USA) William Gentzlinger Clair L. Farrand |
| 1956 Naples details | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill | Kurush IV (CUB) Álvaro de Cárdenas Jorge de Cárdenas |
| 1957 Havana details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill | Candide (FRA) Albert Debarge Paul Elvstrøm | Star of the Sea (BAH) Joseph Duplin Peter Wilhauser |
| 1958 San Diego details | Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Mark Yorston | Perseverance (USA) Chick Rollins William Pickford | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Malin Burnham |
| 1959 Newport Harbour details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North Mort Carlile | Turmoil (USA) Gary Comer Bill Hackel | Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Tom Skahill |
| 1960 Rio de Janeiro details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill | Deacon (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler | Fierce (USA) Robert Lippincott Frank Hogg |
| 1961 San Diego Bay details | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight | Tranquil (USA) John Bennett John McKeague | North Star IV (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill |
| 1962 Cascais details | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams | Faneca (POR) Duarte Bello Fernando Bello | Shanty (USA) E. W. Etchells R. M. Allan III |
| 1963 Chicago details | Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan | North Star (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill | Wayward Wind (USA) Blair Fletcher Asa L. Colson |
| 1964 Boston Harbour details | Big Daddy (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler | Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan | Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham Charles Lewsadder |
| 1965 Newport Harbour details | Mache (USA) Donald Bever Charles Lewsadder | Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham James Reynolds | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight |
| 1966 Kiel details | Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm John Albrechtson | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams |
| 1967 Copenhagen details | Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm Poul Mik-Meyer | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Swingin' Star (USA) Donald Trask William Kreysler |
| 1968 | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics |
| 1969 San Diego details | Humbug VII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ulf Schröder | Good Grief! (USA) Tom Blackaller Gary Mull | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett |
| 1970 Marstrand details | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Carl F. Sutter | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Arne Åkerson | Blott X (SWE) Stig Wennerström Sture Christensson |
| 1971 Seattle details | Menace (USA) Dennis Conner James Reynolds | Something Else (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Contact (SWE) John Albrechtson Göran Tell |
| 1972 Caracas details | Sunny (FRG) Wilhelm Kuhweide Karsten Meyer | Buho Blanco (BRA) Jörg Bruder Cláudio Biekarck | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Thomas Dudinsky |
| 1973 San Diego details | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Craig Thomas | Streaker (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson |
| 1974 Laredo details | Swift (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson | Humbug XVIII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ingvar Hansson | Gem (BAH) Durward Knowles Jerry Ford |
| 1975 Lake Michigan details | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Jerry Ford | Impossible (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson | Virgo III (USA) Peter Wright Bill Wright |
| 1976 Nassau details | Mustard Seed (USA) James Allsopp Michael Guhin | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Earl Lasher | Suzanne (USA) Barton Beek William Munster |
| 1977 Kiel details | United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson | Sweden Sune Carlsson Leif Carlsson | West Germany Uwe von Below Franz Wehofsich |
| 1978 San Francisco details | United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans | United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson | United States Tom Blackaller Ed Bennett |
| 1979 Marstrand details | United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans | United States William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight | United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens |
| 1980 Rio de Janeiro details | Chewbacca (USA) Tom Blackaller David Shaw | Riky (ITA) Albino Fravezzi Oscar Dalvit | Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni |
| 1981 Marblehead details | West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch | United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens | United States William Earl Buchan Ron Anderson |
| 1982 Medemblik details | Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste | West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch | United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson |
| 1983 Marina del Rey details | Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste | West Germany Joachim Griese Michael Marcour | United States William Earl Buchan William Carl Buchan |
| 1984 Vilamoura details | Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni | United States Andrew Menkart James Kavle | United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe |
| 1985 Nassau details | United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson | Netherlands Steven Bakker Kobus Vandenberg | United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe |
| 1986 Isle of Capri details | United States Vicente Brun Hugo Schreiner | Italy Giuseppe Milone Roberto Mottola | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen |
| 1987 Chicago details | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen | West Germany Alexander Hagen Fritz Girr | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson |
| 1988 Buenos Aires details | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen |
| 1989 Porto Cervo details | Era Ora (BRA) Alan Adler Nelson Falcão | West Germany Werner Fritz Ulrich Seeberger | C-Ya (CAN) Ross MacDonald Bruce MacDonald |
| 1990 Cleveland details | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Denmark Benny F. Andersen Mogens Just | Sweden Mats Johansson Stefan Hemlin |
| 1991 Cannes details | Italy Roberto Benamati Mario Salani | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel |
| 1992 San Francisco details | United States William Carl Buchan Hugo Schreiner | United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson |
| 1993 Kiel details | United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter | Sweden Hans Wallén Bobby Lohse | Germany Alexander Hagen Kai Falkenthal |
| 1994 San Diego details | Canada Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen | Brazil Alan Adler Rodrigo Meireles | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 1995 Laredo details | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Denmark Christian Rasmussen Kasper Harsberg |
| 1996 Rio de Janeiro details | Italy Enrico Chieffi Roberto Sinibaldi | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 1997 Marblehead details | Germany Alexander Hagen Marcelo Ferreira | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Bermuda Peter Bromby Michael Marcel |
| 1998 Portorož details | Australia Colin Beashel David Giles | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Germany Alexander Hagen Thorsten Helmert |
| 1999 Punta Ala details | United States Eric Doyle Tom Olsen | Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl |
| 2000 Annapolis details | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn | Ireland Mark Mansfield David O'Brien |
| 2001 Medemblik details | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Christian Finnsgård | New Zealand Gavin Brady George Iverson | United States Vicente Brun Mike Dorgan |
| 2002 Marina del Rey details | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | France Xavier Rohart Yannick Adde |
| 2003 Cádiz details | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2004 Gaeta details | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström | Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2005 Buenos Aires details | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2006 San Francisco details | New Zealand Hamish Pepper Carl Williams | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau |
| 2007 Cascais details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson |
| 2008 Miami details | Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Dominik Życki | Italy Diego Negri Luigi Viale | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada |
| 2009 Varberg details | United States George Szabo Rick Peters | New Zealand Hamish Pepper Craig Monk | Brazil Lars Grael Ronald Seifert |
| 2010 Rio de Janeiro details | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 2011 Perth details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen | United States Mark Mendelblatt Brian Fatih |
| 2012 Hyères details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Denmark Michael Hestbæk Claus Olesen |
| 2013 San Diego details | United States John MacCausland Phil Trinter | United States Andrew Campbell John Von Schwarz | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel |
| 2014 Malcesine details | Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | Norway Eivind Melleby Bruno Prada |
| 2015 Buenos Aires details | Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves | Brazil Marcelo Fuchs Ronald Seifert | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi |
| 2016 Miami details | United States Augie Diaz Bruno Prada | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | United States Brian Ledbetter Joshua Revkin |
| 2017 Troense details | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin | Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves | Germany Reinhard Schmidt Paul Sradnick |
| 2018 Oxford details | Brazil Jorge Zarif Guilherme de Almeida | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin | United States Paul Cayard Arthur Lopes |
| 2019 Porto Cervo details | Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Bruno Prada | United States Augie Diaz Henry Boening | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin |
| 2020 Miami | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Kiel details | Italy Diego Negri Frithjof Kleen | Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić | Austria Hans Spitzauer Christian Nehammer |
| 2022 Marblehead details | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić | United States Paul Cayard Frithjof Kleen |
| 2023 Scarlino Grosseto details | Germany Max Kohlhoff Jan-Ole Burzinski | Switzerland Piet Eckert Frederico Melo | Italy Diego Negri Alessandro Sodano |
| 2024 San Diego details | United States John Kostecki Austin Sperry | United States Will Stout Daniel Cayard | Argentina Leandro Altolaguirre Lucas Altolaguirre |

## Multiple medallists

    As of 2024
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries |
| 1 | Lowell North (USA) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Bruno Prada (BRA) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | William Earl Buchan (USA) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Agostino Straulino (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Nicolo Rode (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Robert Scheidt (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | Mark Reynolds (USA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Diego Negri (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Alexander Hagen (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Tom Blackaller (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Ron Anderson (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | Iain Percy (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Malin Burnham (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 14 | Xavier Rohart (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 16 | Frithjof Kleen (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 | Adrian Iselin (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Pascal Rambeau (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Myron Lehman (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | Phil Trinter (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 20 | Walter von Hütschler (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | Fredrik Lööf (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 20 | Dennis Conner (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Arthur Knapp (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Hook Beardslee (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Steven Erickson (USA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 26 | Tom Olsen (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 27 | Carlos de Cárdenas (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 28 | Hugo Schreiner (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 28 | Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 28 | Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 28 | José Doreste (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | Stanley Fahlstrom (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Antonio Gorostegui (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Buddy Melges (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Harry Gale Nye Jr. (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | George Fleitz (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | W. L. Inslee (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |