Flying Dutchman World Championship

The Flying Dutchman World Championship, also known as FD Worlds, are international sailing regattas in the Flying Dutchman class organized by the International Flying Dutchman Class Organization since 1956 and recognised by World Sailing.^[1]

The Szabolcs Majthényi & András Domokos team has been the most successful in the history of the championships, with fourteen titles, making Hungary the most successful among the nations. Danish sailors together have won thirteen championships as well, followed by sailors of West Germany with eight titles.

Flying Dutchman was an Olympic class from 1960 to 1992.

History

The first Flying Dutchman World Championships were held in Starnberger See in 1956.

Editions

Ed.	Year	City	Country	Dates	Athletes	Nations	Note
01	1956	Starnberger See	West Germany	19–25 August			^[2]^[3]
02	1957	Rimini	Italy	18–25 August			^[4]
03	1958	Attersee	Austria	2–7 September			^[5]
04	1959	Whitstable	United Kingdom	20–25 July			^[6]
1960	Not held
1961	Not held
05	1962	St. Petersburg	United States	3–10 March			^[7]
06	1963	Tutzing	West Germany	30 September – 5 October			^[8]
1964	Not held
07	1965	Alassio	Italy	13–19 September			^[9]
1966	Not held
08	1967	Montreal	Canada	8–16 September			^[10]
1968	Not held
09	1969	Naples	Italy	6–13 July			^[11]
10	1970	Adelaide	Australia	20–26 February			^[12]
11	1971	La Rochelle	France	26 July – 1 August			^[13]
1972	Not held
12	1973	Rochester	United States	8–12 September			^[14]
13	1974	Weymouth	United Kingdom	11–16 July			^[15]
14	1975	Abino Bay	Canada	5–10 August			^[16]
1976	Not held
15	1977	Torbole	Italy	6–15 June			^[17]
16	1978	Hayling Island	United Kingdom	17–22 September			^[18]
17	1979	Kiel	West Germany	23 June – 2 July			^[19]
18	1980	Malmö	Sweden	8–14 June			^[20]
19	1981	Palamós	Spain	27 September – 5 October			^[3]
20	1982	Geelong	Australia	2–10 January 1983			^[21]
21	1983	Cagliari	Italy	3–12 June			^[22]
22	1984	La Rochelle	France	4–12 April			^[23]
23	1985	Gargnano	Italy	1–12 July			^[24]
24	1986	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	12–23 February			^[25]
25	1987	Kiel	West Germany	26 June – 4 July			^[26]
26	1988	Medemblik	Netherlands	1–9 July			^[27]
27	1989	Alassio	Italy	16–23 September			^[28]
28	1990	Newport	United States	1–8 September			^[29]
29	1991	Tauranga	New Zealand	29 December 1991 – 8 January 1992			^[30]
30	1992	Cádiz	Spain	10–17 May			^[31]
31	1993	Travemünde	Germany	1–7 August			^[32]^[33]
32	1994	Adelaide	Australia	2–9 January 1995			^[34]^[35]
33	1995	Torbole	Italy	27 August – 3 September			^[36]^[37]
34	1996	Balatonföldvár	Hungary	19–25 May			^[38]
35	1997	St. Petersburg	United States	31 March – 5 April			^[39]
36	1998	Den Oever	Netherlands	25 July – 1 August			^[40]
37	1999	Lee-on-Solent	United Kingdom	23–31 July			^[41]
38	2000	Durban	South Africa	13–24 November			^[42]
39	2001	Gilleleje	Denmark	20–28 June			^[43]
40	2002	Tavira	Portugal	28 August – 3 September			^[44]
41	2003	Port Phillip	Australia	27 December 2003 – 6 January 2004			^[45]
42	2004	Warnemünde	Germany	28 July – 4 August			^[46]
43	2005	Balatonföldvár	Hungary	9–16 September			^[47]
44	2006	St. Petersburg	United States	4–11 April			^[48]
45	2007	Mar Menor	Spain	13–16 July			^[49]
46	2008	Napier	New Zealand	31 December 2008 – 11 January 2009			^[50]
47	2009	Medemblik	Netherlands	31 July – 7 August			^[51]
48	2010	Constanța	Romania	27 July – 6 August			^[52]
49	2011	Malcesine	Italy	30 June – 9 July			^[53]
50	2012	Santa Cruz	United States	23–30 September			^[54]
51	2013	Balatonföldvár	Hungary	24 May – 1 June			^[55]
52	2014	Largs	United Kingdom	11–19 July			^[56]
53	2015	Sydney	Australia	1–8 January			^[57]
54	2016	Steinhude	Germany	20–29 May			^[58]
55	2017	Scarlino	Italy	22–30 September			^[59]
56	2018	Medemblik	Netherlands	20–28 July			^[60]
57	2019	Nelson	New Zealand	13–21 February			^[61]
N/A	2020	Altea	Spain	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic			^[62]
58	2021	Altea	Spain	4–11 September
59	2022	Campione	Italy	3–9 September
60	2023		Poland	21–29 July

All-time medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary (HUN)	14	6	1	21
2	Denmark (DEN)	13	3	3	19
3	West Germany (FRG)	8	8	7	23
4	Great Britain (GBR)	5	3	3	11
5	Australia (AUS)	4	5	4	13
6	United States (USA)	3	0	0	3
7	Germany (GER)	2	9	10	21
8	Netherlands (NED)	2	5	9	16
9	France (FRA)	2	5	3	10
10	Switzerland (SUI)	2	0	0	2
11	Italy (ITA)	1	3	8	12
12	Spain (ESP)	1	2	2	5
13	East Germany (GDR)	1	2	1	4
14	Canada (CAN)	1	0	3	4
15	New Zealand (NZL)	0	5	1	6
16	Austria (AUT)	0	1	1	2
	Soviet Union (URS)	0	1	1	2
18	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	0	1
19	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		59	59	59	177

Medalists

Year v t e	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1956 Starnberger See	West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow	East Germany Walter Berger Walter Hohensee	West Germany Harald Kuehling Hans Lorentz	^[63]
1957 Rimini	West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow	Netherlands Jaap Helder Joop van Meggelen	West Germany Jürgen Wagner Hans Hauschildt	^[63]
1958 Attersee	Australia Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer	Italy Vittorio Porta Emilio Massino	Netherlands Norman Oerlemans Bob Boeschoten
1959 Whitstable	Italy Mario Capio Tullio Pizzorno	Great Britain Adrian Jardine Angus Fryer	West Germany Rolf Mulka Ingo von Bredow
1962 St. Petersburg	Denmark Hans Fogh Paul Elvstrøm	Australia Rolly Tasker Andrew White	Great Britain Stuart Jardine James Ramus
1963 Starnberger See	Switzerland Jean-Pierre Renevier Serge Graz	Great Britain Keith Musto Tony Morgan	Italy Mario Capio Marco Sartori
1965 Alassio	Great Britain Dick Pitcher Ian McCormack	Italy Mario Capio Marco Sartori	East Germany Hans-Jürgen Cochius Werner Christoph
1967 Montréal	Great Britain John Oakeley David Hunt	New Zealand Geoff Smale Ralph Roberts	Austria Karl Geiger Werner Fischer
1969 Naples	Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Ian MacDonald-Smith	France Alain Draeger Pierre Nottet	Great Britain Keith Musto John Wigglesworth
1970 Adelaide	Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Ian MacDonald-Smith	Great Britain John Truett Edward Leask	Australia Craig Whitworth Bob Miller
1971 La Rochelle	Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Julian Brooke-Houghton	New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross	Australia Mark Bethwaite Tim Alexander
1973 Rochester	Denmark Hans Fogh Evert Bastet	France Marc Pajot Yves Pajot	Brazil Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes
1974 Weymouth	East Germany Ilja Wolf Bernd Klenke	East Germany Herbert Hüttner Ulf Pagenkopf	Canada Hans Fogh Evert Bastet
1975 Abino Bay	France Marc Pajot Yves Pajot	New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch
1977 Nago-Torbole	Switzerland Jörg Hotz André Nicolet	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	Netherlands Erik Vollebregt Sjoerd Vollebregt
1978 Hayling Island	West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	Spain Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer
1979 Kiel	France Marc Bouet Thierry Poirey	Spain Alejandro Abascal Miguel Noguer	Netherlands Erik Vollebregt Sjoerd Vollebregt
1980 Malmö	Canada Terry McLaughlin Evert Bastet	West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch
1981 Palamós	West Germany Albert Batzill Rudolf Batzill	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	Italy Marco Savelli Roberto Gazzei
1982 Geelong	West Germany Anton Schwarz Peter Fröschl	Sweden Bengt Hagander Magnus Kjell	Canada Terry McLaughlin Evert Bastet
1983 Cagliari	United States Jonathan McKee William Carl Buchan	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	Soviet Union Sergey Borodinov Vladyslav Akimenko
1984 La Rochelle	West Germany Albert Batzill Klaus Wende	France Marc Bouet Bruno Gandolphe	France Laurent Delage Thierry Poirey
1985 Gargnano	Denmark Jørgen Schönherr Michael Poulsen	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	Italy Mario Celon Claudio Celon
1986 Rio de Janeiro	West Germany Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch	West Germany Albert Batzill Klaus Wende	Canada Frank McLaughlin John Millen
1987 Kiel	Spain Luis Doreste Andor Serra	Soviet Union Sergey Borodinov Viktor Budantsev	West Germany Markus Wieser Franz Wieser
1988 Medemblik	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg	New Zealand Murray Jones Greg Knowles	France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger
1989 Alassio	West Germany Albert Batzill Peter Lang	West Germany Markus Wieser Peter Fröschl	Norway Ole Petter Pollen Erik Bjørkum
1990 Newport	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller	France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger	West Germany Albert Batzill Peter Lang
1991 Tauranga	United States Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow	France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller
1992 Cadiz	United States Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow	New Zealand Murray Jones Greg Knowles	France Thierry Berger Vincent Berger
1993 Travemünde	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller	Austria Stephan Schurich Mark Dieckmann	Germany Andreas Piettner Max Friedrich
1994 Adelaide	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	New Zealand Paul Francis Simon Mander
1995 Nago-Torbole	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	Germany Eddy Eich Ben Hagenmeyer	Netherlands Wim Lageslag Peter van Koppen
1996 Balatonfüred	Germany Ulf Lehmann Stefan Mädicke	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Uwe Steingroß Sven Hermenau
1997 St. Petersburg	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst
1998 Den Oever	Netherlands Enno Kramer Hein Dijksterhuis	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	Netherlands Wim Langeslag Jacob Bojsen-Møller
1999 Lee-on-the-Solent	Denmark Jørgen Schonherr Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Germany Jörn Borowski Andreas Berlin	Netherlands Enno Kramer Hein Dijksterhuis
2000 Durban	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst	Great Britain John Best James Cole
2001 Gilleleje	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst
2002 Tavira	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst	Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli
2003 Sandringham	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Peter van Koppen
2004 Warnemünde	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Germany Jörn Borowski Andreas Berlin
2005 Balatonföldvár	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr
2006 St. Petersburg	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst	Italy Roberto Cipriani Stefano Morelli
2007 Los Alcázares	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Spain Carlos Beltri Javier Cayuela	Germany Dirk Bogumil Michael Lisken
2008 Napier	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Australia Ian McCrossin James Cook	Australia Norman Rydge Richard Scarr
2009 Medemblik	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Netherlands Bas van der Pol Mark van der Pol
2010 Constanţa	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani
2011 Malcesine	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken
2012 Santa Cruz	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers
2013 Balatonföldvár	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller
2014 Largs	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani
2015 Sydney	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	Germany Kilian König Johannes Brack
2016 Steinhude	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers	Germany Kilian König Johannes Brack
2017 Scarlino	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Hans-Peter Schwarz Roland Kirst	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	^[64]
2018 Medemblik	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Italy Nicola Vespasiani Francesco Vespasiani	^[65]
2019 Nelson	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers	Netherlands Enno Kramer Ard Geelkerken	^[66]
2021 Altea	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers	Spain Francisco Martinez Torregrosa Jose Luis Ruiz	^[67]
2022 Campione	Germany Kay-Uwe Lüdtke Kai Schäfers	Denmark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Hungary Szabolcs Majthényi András Domokos	^[68]

Multiple medallists

#	Athlete	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Szabolcs Majthényi	Hungary	14	6	1	21
-	András Domokos	Hungary	14	6	1	21
3	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller	Denmark	9	3	3	15
4	Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Denmark	7	3	2	12
5	Albert Batzill	Germany	4	2	1	7
6	Ian McCrossin	Australia	3	3	0	6
-	James Cook	Australia	3	3	0	6
8	Rodney Pattisson	United Kingdom	3	0	0	3
9	Enno Kramer	Netherlands	2	4	3	9
10	Rudolf Batzill	Germany	2	1	0	3
11	Evert Bastet	Denmark   Canada	2	0	2	4
12	Hans Fogh	Denmark   Canada	2	0	1	3
-	Rolf Mulka	West Germany	2	0	1	3
-	Ingo von Bredow	West Germany	2	0	1	3
-	Jens Bojsen-Møller	Denmark	2	0	1	3
16	Ian MacDonald-Smith	United Kingdom	2	0	0	2
-	Paul Foerster	United States	2	0	0	2
-	Stephen Bourdow	United States	2	0	0	2
-	Jørgen Schönherr	Denmark	2	0	0	2
20	Jörg Diesch	West Germany	1	5	2	8
-	Eckart Diesch	West Germany	1	5	2	8
22	Ard Geelkerken	Netherlands	1	4	2	7
23	Kay-Uwe Lüdtke	Germany	1	3	1	5
-	Kai Schäfers	Germany	1	3	1	5
25	Mario Capio	Italy	1	1	1	3
26	Rolly Tasker	Australia	1	1	0	2
-	Peter Fröschl	West Germany	1	1	0	2
-	Klaus Wende	West Germany	1	1	0	2
29	Peter Lang	West Germany	1	0	1	2
-	Hein Dijksterhuis	Netherlands	1	0	1	2

See also

• World Sailing
• World championships in sailing

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