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World Championship
OBJECTIVES
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The aim of the World Championship is to promote youth sailing worldwide.
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The prime objective of the Championship is to ensure the highest quality racing for young sailors in the Optimist dinghy.
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The Championship shall also provide the environment necessary to ensure that individual friendships may develop among competitors, and goodwill amongst all participating nations.
FORMAT OF THE SERIES
- OPTIMIST INDIVIDUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- A minimum of three races shall be sailed to constitute a Championship. The format of the Championship will be published in the Notice of Race.
- OPTIMIST TEAM RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- This championship is organised for up to 48 teams ranked from lowest to highest according to a format described in the Notice of Race. If the number of teams eligible to sail the team racing event is less than 48, the series will be sailed with the number of existing teams according to a format provided by the IODA PRO.
EVENTS
The following events shall be included in the official programme for the Championship:
- Two Measurement Days
- Team Leaders' Meeting
- Opening Ceremony
- Championship Races
- Optimist Individual World Championship (Beacon Challenge Cup).
- Optimist Team Racing World Championship (IODA Challenge Cup)
- Prize-Giving Ceremony
ENTRY
Subject to World Championship Condition 9, each NCA as defined in Article 3 (a) may enter up to five sailors. Entries for a World Championship shall only be open to IODA Member countries who have paid their subscription on or before the arrival day.
PRIZES
- Individual: Prizes shall be the Beacon Challenge Cup, awarded to the top overall competitor, plus Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, and prizes for the first twenty sailors. In addition, prizes shall be awarded to the top three girl sailors. The top girl shall be awarded the Helen Mary Wilkes Trophy and the top boy shall be awarded the Peter Barclay Trophy. When the fleet has been divided into divisions, medals or small tokens should be awarded to the top three sailors in Silver and Bronze fleets where applicable.
- Team Racing: The IODA Challenge Cup is awarded to the winner of the Team Racing Championship. Gold, silver, and bronze medals shall be awarded to each member of the top three teams.
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The Jacobsen Trophy is awarded to the top national team. Each member of the teams placing first, second and third shall receive gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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Worlds
Europe
275 SAILORS / 58 COUNTRIES - / 48 COUNTRIES
Poland
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2015 OPTIMIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Dziwnow



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Rok Verderber | 18.0 |
2 |
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Jodie Lai | 41.0 |
3 |
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Mathias Berthet | 58.0 |
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Dante Cittadini | 60.0 |
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Otto Henry | 62.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
6 |
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Demetrio Sposato | 64.0 |
7 |
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Theodore Nicolosi | 66.0 |
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Christian Spodsberg | 66.0 |
9 |
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Daniel Hung | 69.0 |
10 |
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Suthon Yampinid | 72.0 |
FIRST GIRL: |
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Jodie Lai 2 / 41.0 |
Last updated: 04 Sep 2015 |
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Last updated: 04 Sep 2015 |
Worlds
Central and South America
207 SAILORS / 49 COUNTRIES -
San Isidro – Buenos Aires, Argentina
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2014 OPTIMIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Club Nautico San Isidro



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Nicolas Rolaz | 38.0 |
2 |
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Voravong rachrattanaruk | 60.0 |
3 |
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Dimitris Papadimitriou | 63.0 |
4 |
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Aina Colom | 69.0 |
5 |
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Tiago Quevedo | 75.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
6 |
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Gustavo Abdulklech | 81.0 |
7 |
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Jelmer Velds | 82.0 |
8 |
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Ivan Shestopalov | 86.0 |
9 |
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Suthon Yampinid | 93.0 |
10 |
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Emma Kaneti | 93.0 |
FIRST GIRL: |
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Aina Colom 4 / 69.0 |
Last updated: 20 Nov 2014 |
Last updated: 20 Nov 2014 |
Worlds
Europe
259 SAILORS
38066 Riva del Garda, Italy
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OPTIMIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Fraglia Vela Riva



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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LOH JIA YI | 13.0 |
2 |
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STERNBECK NILS | 40.0 |
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TAN EDWARD | 41.0 |
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HAN BERTHA | 54.0 |
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ATHANASOPOULOS-YOGO | 60.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
6 |
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KOH YI KUN | 64.0 |
7 |
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HESSE LUKAS | 64.0 |
8 |
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GREZ EXEQUIEL | 72.0 |
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HOUTMAN OLIN | 79.0 |
10 |
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WANG JIE | 80.0 |
FIRST GIRL: |
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HAN BERTHA 4 / 54.0 |
Last updated: 15 Jul 2013 |
Worlds
North America & Caribbean
230 SAILORS / 52 COUNTRIES - / 16 COUNTRIES
Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
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IODA WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
Club Nautico Santo Domingo



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Yokoyama Elisa Yukie | 10.0 |
2 |
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Neo Samuel Jiun Jie | 11.0 |
3 |
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Goh Jessica Kai Ling | 21.0 |
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Lambriex Bart | 30.0 |
5 |
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Loh Jiayi | 40.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
6 |
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Nevhagen Erik | 46.0 |
7 |
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Shestopalov Ivan | 51.0 |
8 |
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Jarudd Emil | 60.0 |
9 |
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Muller Nic | 60.0 |
10 |
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Janezic Peter Lin | 62.0 |
FIRST GIRL: |
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Yokoyama Elisa Yukie 1 / 10.0 |
Last updated: 15 Jul 2012 |
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Last updated: 15 Jul 2012 |
Worlds
Oceania
210 SAILORS / 48 COUNTRIES -
Napier, New Zealand
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IODA WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
Napier Sailing Club



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Kimberly Lim | 70.0 |
2 |
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Bart Lambriex | 74.0 |
3 |
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Javier Arribas | 77.0 |
4 |
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Ryan Lo | 78.0 |
5 |
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Francisco Ducasse | 87.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
6 |
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Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz | 90.0 |
7 |
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Wade Waddell | 96.0 |
8 |
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Gabriel Elstrodt | 109.0 |
9 |
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Rodrigo Luz | 112.0 |
10 |
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Leonard Takahashi-Fry | 114.0 |
FIRST GIRL: |
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Kimberly Lim 1 / 70.0 |
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011 |
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Last updated: 28 Dec 2011 |
Worlds
Asia
231 SAILORS / 53 COUNTRIES
Langkawi, Malaysia
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IODA WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
Malaysia Yachting Association



Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Noppakao Poonpat | |
2 |
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Ahmad Syukri Bin Abdul Aziz |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
3 |
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Okada Keiju | |
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FIRST GIRL: |
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Noppakao Poonpat 0 / |
Last updated: 28 Dec 2010 |
Worlds
Central and South America
230 SAILORS / 52 COUNTRIES
Niteroi, Brazil
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IODA WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
Club Navale Charitas


Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
1 |
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Sinclair Jones | |
2 |
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Mohamad Faizal Norizan |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
3 |
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Ignacio Rogala | |
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FIRST GIRL: |
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NOPPAKAO POONPAT 0 / |
Last updated: 04 Aug 2009 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
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Jordi Calafat | 0.0 |
2 |
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José Carlos Frau | 0.0 |
Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
3 |
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Jean Pierre Becquet | 0.0 |
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FIRST GIRL: |
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Florence Rigolot 0 / 0.0 |
Last updated: 14 Aug 1966 |
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Historic trophy haul by Singapore team at the 51st World Championship
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Torben Grael presents prizes at the Optimist World Championships.
YEAR | VENUE | #SAILORS / #COUNTRIES | FIRST THREE SAILORS | #TEAM RACING COUNTRIES | FIRST THREE TEAMS |
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2015 | 275 / 58 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2014 |
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207 / 49 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
2013 |
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259 / NULL | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
2012 |
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230 / 52 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 16 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2011 |
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210 / 48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2010 |
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231 / 53 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
2009 |
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230 / 52 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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