Topper World Championships

The Topper World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta of Topper (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Topper Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.^[1]

Events

Ed.			Hosts			Rig	Sailor					Ref.
No	Day/Month	Year	Host club	City	Country	Rig	No.			Nat.	Cont.	Ref.
01		1992		Dümmer See	Germany	5.3m²
02		1994	Helensburgh Sailing Club	Helensburgh	United Kingdom	5.3m²
03		1996		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	5.3m²
04		1998		Carnac	France	5.3m²						^[2]
05	19-24 Aug	2000	Cushendall Sailing Club	Cushendall	United Kingdom	5.3m²
06	22 - 27	2002	Zeilvereniging Workum	Workum	Netherlands	5.3m²	132	95	37	5+	2+
07		2004	Yacht Club de Carnac	Carnac	France	5.3m²	253	174	79	6+	3+
08		2006	Fraglia Vela Malcesine	Malcesine	Italy	5.3m²
09	26-31 Aug	2007	Fraglia Vela Malcesine	Malcesine - Lake Garda	Italy	5.3m²	173	117	56	4	1	^[3]
10	19-25 Jul	2008	Tralee Bay Sailing Club	Fenit, Co. Kerry	Ireland	5.3m²	176	113	63	3+	1+	^[4]
11		2009	Segelclub Ebensee	Ebensee	Austria	5.3m²	94	62	32	6	2	^[5]
12	22-27 Aug	2010	Fraglia Vela Malcesine	Lake Garda	Italy	5.3m²	124	82	42	6	2	^[6]
13		2011	Irish National Yacht Club	Dun Laoghaire	Ireland	5.3m²	175			3	2
14		2012	Zeilvereniging Workum	Workum	Netherlands	5.3m²	140	91	49	4	1
14		2012	Zeilvereniging Workum	Workum	Netherlands	4.2m²	14	10	4	1	1
15		2013	Cercle Nautique de Loctudy	Loctudy	France	5.3m²	103	61	41	6	3	^[7]
15		2013	Cercle Nautique de Loctudy	Loctudy	France	4.2m²	15					^[8]
16		2014	Pwllheli Aailing Club	Pwllheli	United Kingdom	5.3m²	134	90	44	7	3	^[9]^[10]
16		2014	Pwllheli Aailing Club	Pwllheli	United Kingdom	4.2m²	16	11	5	3	2
15	19-24 Jul	2015	Fraglia Vela Riva	Lake Garda	Italy	5.3m²	126	71	55	6	3
15	19-24 Jul	2015	Fraglia Vela Riva	Lake Garda	Italy	4.2m²	30	16	14	4	2
16	23-28 Jul	2016	Ballyholme Yacht Club	Ballyholme N. Ireland	United Kingdom	5.3m²	161	95	66	10	4	^[11]
16	23-28 Jul	2016	Ballyholme Yacht Club	Ballyholme N. Ireland	United Kingdom	4.2m²	36	21	15	5	2
17	22-28 Jul	2017	Cercle Nautique de Loctudy	Loctudy	France	5.3m²	156	93	63	6	3	^[3]
17	22-28 Jul	2017	Cercle Nautique de Loctudy	Loctudy	France	4.2m²	55			5	2
18	14-21 Aug	2018	Longcheer Yacht Club	Shenzhen, China	China	5.3m²	222	146	76	20	5
18	14-21 Aug	2018	Longcheer Yacht Club	Shenzhen, China	China	4.2m²	45	29	16	9	2
19	22-26 Jul	2019		Medemblik	Netherlands	5.3m²	162			9	4	^[12]
19	22-26 Jul	2019		Medemblik	Netherlands	4.2m²	47			8	3
N/A		2020		Lake Garda	Italy	Cancelled due to COVID
N/A		2021	Royal Cork Yacht Club	Crosshaven	Ireland	Cancelled due to COVID
20		2022	Fraglia Vela Riva	Riva del Garda	Italy	5.3m²	144	87	57	5	2	^[13]
20		2022	Fraglia Vela Riva	Riva del Garda	Italy	4.2m²	26	16	10	3	1
21	22-28 Jul	2023	Royal Cork Yacht Club	Crosshaven	Ireland	5.3m²	196	100	96	9	4	^[14]^[15]
21	22-28 Jul	2023	Royal Cork Yacht Club	Crosshaven	Ireland	4.2m²	60	38	22	7	2	^[16]
22	20-26 Jul	2024	Federacíon de Vela Murcia	Los Alcázares	Spain	5.3m²	138	87	51	8	4	^[17]
22	20-26 Jul	2024	Federacíon de Vela Murcia	Los Alcázares	Spain	4.2m²	39	25	14	5	2

Medalists

Location	Rig / Boats	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1992	5.3m²	Tim Willis (GBR)	Stephen Cleland (GBR)	Mikael Norberg (SWE)
1994	5.3m²	Gordon Miller (GBR)	Austin Bailey (GBR)	Graham Priestley (GBR)
1996	5.3m²	Niel Marston (GBR)	Renee Smith (AUS)	Cameron Miller (UAE)
1998	5.3m²	Robert Carver (UAE)	Tim Hulse (GBR)	James Grant (GBR)
2000	5.3m²	Mark Heather (GBR)	Richard Peacock (GBR)	Andy Brooks (GBR)
2002	5.3m²	Campbell Davidsion (GBR)	Chris Catt (GBR)	Steven Jackson (GBR)
2004	5.3m²	Eifon Mon (GBR)	Craig Paul (GBR)	Thomas Dawbar (GBR)
2006	5.3m²	Andrew Brown (GBR)	Bleddyn Mon (GBR)	Michael Wood (GBR)
2007	5.3m²	Michael Wood (GBR)	Andrew Brown (GBR)	Freddie Connor (GBR)
2008	5.3m²	Elliot Hanson (GBR)	Richard Cumpsty (GBR)	Jonathan Hewat (GBR)
2009	5.3m² / 94	Andrew Bridgman (GBR)	Finn Lynch (ITA)	Felicity Foulds (GBR)
2010 ITA	5.3m² / 124	Michele Benamati (ITA)	Giovanni Benamati (ITA)	Edward Jones (GBR)
2011	5.3m² / 175	Matt Venables (GBR)	Robbie Robinson (GBR)	Patrick Crosbie (IRL)
2012	5.3m² / 140	Giles Kuzyk (GBR)	Edward Higson (GBR)	Felix Crowther (GBR)
2013 Loctudy (FRA)	5.3m² / 103	Liam Glynn (IRL)	Thomas Wallwork (GBR)	Georgie MCKENZIe (GBR)
2013 Loctudy (FRA)	4.2m² / 15	Hamish Beaumont (GBR)	Victoria Cowan (GBR)	George Graham (GBR)
2014 Pwllheli (GBR)	5.3m² / 134	Calum Rosie (GBR)	Adam D'Arcy (IRL)	Tom Walker (GBR)
2014 Pwllheli (GBR)	4.2m² / 16	Daniel Thompson (GBR)	Jenna McCarlie (IRL)	Rachael McCluskey (GBR)
2015 Garda (ITA)	5.3m² / 126	Vittorio Gallinaro (ITA)	Patrick Zeni (ITA)	Niamh Harper (GBR)
2015 Garda (ITA)	4.2m² / 30	Francesca Ramazotti (ITA)	Brando Mattivi (ITA)	Gregorio Moreschi (ITA)
2016 Ballyholme (GBR)	5.3m² / 161	Elliott Kuzyk (GBR)	Tim Hartnell (GBR)	Sam Cooper (GBR)
2016 Ballyholme (GBR)	4.2m² / 36	Max Yuang-Ngam (THA)	Rabbit Su (CHN)	Paton Mervielde (THA)
2017 Loctudy (FRA)	5.3m² / 156	Scott Wilkinson (GBR)	Samuel Cooper (GBR)	Dan McGaughey (IRL)
2017 Loctudy (FRA)	4.2m² / 55	Sean Woodard (GBR)	Xinran Chen (CHN)	Yikang Su (CHN)
2018	insufficient races to produce a World Champion
2019	5.3m² / 152	Leo Wilkinson (GBR)	Kate Robertson (GBR)	Yikang Su (CHN)	^[18]
2019	4.2m² / 47	Yushuo Liao (CHN)	Bjorn Handley (GBR)	Jiahan Chen (CHN)	^[18]
2022	5.3m² / 144	Joe Rowe (GBR)	Bobby Driscoll (IRL)	Jake Rawes (GBR)	^[19]
2022	4.2m² / 26	Calum Pollard (IRL)	Amelia Smith (GBR)	Ethan Rhodes (GBR)	^[20]
2023	5.3m² / 196	Alex Jones (GBR)	Ruoque Su (CHN)	Rory Clow (GBR)	^[14]
2023	4.2m² / 60	Rory Whyte (IRL)	Andrew O'Neill (IRL)	Che Liu (CHN)	^[16]
2024	5.3m² / 196	Che Liu (CHN)	Manuel Barrionuevo (ESP)	Sergio López Palacios (ESP)
2024	4.2m² / 39	Hari Clark (GBR)	Sam Mason (GBR)	Tomás A'Coistealbha (IRL)

References

^ "Topper World Championships Roll of Honour". www.itcaworld.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
^ Helen Evans. "Topper Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ ^a ^b "Gul Topper Worlds at Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Lake Garda". Retrieved 2024-12-10. Cite error: The named reference "2007 Y&Y" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ Andy Billowes. "Gul Topper Worlds at Tralee Bay Sailing Club - Overall". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ "Topper World at Ebensee, Austria - Overall". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ John Elliott. "Gul Topper Worlds at Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy - Day 5". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ "Belfast Sailor Liam Glynn Wins Topper Worlds".
^ Paul Graham. "Topper 4.2 World Championships at Loctudy, France". Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ "Zhik Topper World Championships at Pwllheli Sailing Club - Overall".
^ "2014 Event Website".
^ "Elliott Kuzyk follows in his brother's footsteps to win the Topper Worlds". 7 September 2016.
^ "Rooster International Topper World Championship at Medemblik, The Netherlands".
^ "2022 International Topper World Championship at Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy".
^ ^a ^b "2023 Results 5.3 Rig".
^ "Topper Technology International Topper World Championship at the Royal Cork Yacht Club".
^ ^a ^b "2023 Results 4.2 Rig".
^ "International Topper 4.2 and 5.3 World Championships 2024 at Mar Menor".
^ ^a ^b https://www.sailing.today/5c924cce14b8bd35fa24f323/results ^{[dead link‍]}
^ https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Gold%20fleet%20after%204%20races%20with%20ufd.pdf
^ https://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Topper%204.2%20after%2011%20races.%20friday.pdf

[1] "Topper World Championships Roll of Honour". www.itcaworld.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[1998_Y&Y-2] Helen Evans. "Topper Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac". Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[2007_Y&Y-3] "Gul Topper Worlds at Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Lake Garda". Retrieved 2024-12-10. Cite error: The named reference "2007 Y&Y" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[2008_Y&Y-4] Andy Billowes. "Gul Topper Worlds at Tralee Bay Sailing Club - Overall". Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[2008_Y&Y_2-5] "Topper World at Ebensee, Austria - Overall". Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[2010_Y&Y-6] John Elliott. "Gul Topper Worlds at Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy - Day 5". Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[7] "Belfast Sailor Liam Glynn Wins Topper Worlds".

[2012_Y&Y_4.2-8] Paul Graham. "Topper 4.2 World Championships at Loctudy, France". Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[2014_Y&Y-9] "Zhik Topper World Championships at Pwllheli Sailing Club - Overall".

[2014_Event-10] "2014 Event Website".

[2016_News-11] "Elliott Kuzyk follows in his brother's footsteps to win the Topper Worlds". 7 September 2016.

[2019_Y&Y-12] "Rooster International Topper World Championship at Medemblik, The Netherlands".

[2022_Y&Y-13] "2022 International Topper World Championship at Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy".

[2023_Results_5.3-14] "2023 Results 5.3 Rig".

[2023_Y&Y-15] "Topper Technology International Topper World Championship at the Royal Cork Yacht Club".

[2023_Results_4.2-16] "2023 Results 4.2 Rig".

[2024_Y&Y-17] "International Topper 4.2 and 5.3 World Championships 2024 at Mar Menor".

[results-18] ttps://www.sailing.today/5c924cce14b8bd35fa24f323/results ^{[dead link‍]}

[19] ttps://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Gold%20fleet%20after%204%20races%20with%20ufd.pdf

[20] ttps://www.itcaworld.org/assets/itcamedia/documents/Topper%204.2%20after%2011%20races.%20friday.pdf

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