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 edit

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

Editions edit

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]
N/A 1960 Not held
N/A 1961 Not held
05 1962 St. Petersburg   United States 3–10 March [7]
06 1963 Tutzing   West Germany 30 September – 5 October [8]
N/A 1964 Not held
07 1965 Alassio   Italy 13–19 September [9]
N/A 1966 Not held
08 1967 Montreal   Canada 8–16 September [10]
N/A 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]
N/A 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]
N/A 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 Gdynia   Poland 21–29 July
61 2024 St. Petersburg   United States 26–31 March (future event)

[63]

All-time medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)147122
2  Denmark (DEN)143320
3  West Germany (FRG)88723
4  Great Britain (GBR)53311
5  Australia (AUS)45413
6  United States (USA)3003
7  Germany (GER)291122
8  Netherlands (NED)25916
9  France (FRA)25310
10  Switzerland (SUI)2002
11  Italy (ITA)13812
12  Spain (ESP)1225
13  East Germany (GDR)1214
14  Canada (CAN)1034
15  New Zealand (NZL)0516
16  Austria (AUT)0112
  Soviet Union (URS)0112
18  Sweden (SWE)0101
19  Brazil (BRA)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (20 entries)606060180

Medalists edit

Year 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
[64]
1957 Rimini   West Germany
Rolf Mulka
Ingo von Bredow
  Netherlands
Jaap Helder
Joop van Meggelen
  West Germany
Jürgen Wagner
Hans Hauschildt
[64]
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
[65]
2018 Medemblik   Denmark
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Jacob Bojsen-Møller
  Hungary
Szabolcs Majthényi
András Domokos
  Italy
Nicola Vespasiani
Francesco Vespasiani
[66]
2019 Nelson   Hungary
Szabolcs Majthényi
András Domokos
  Germany
Kay-Uwe Lüdtke
Kai Schäfers
  Netherlands
Enno Kramer
Ard Geelkerken
[67]
2021 Altea   Hungary
Szabolcs Majthényi
András Domokos
  Germany
Kay-Uwe Lüdtke
Kai Schäfers
  Spain
Francisco Martinez Torregrosa
Jose Luis Ruiz
[68]
2022 Campione   Germany
Kay-Uwe Lüdtke
Kai Schäfers
  Denmark
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Jacob Bojsen-Møller
  Hungary
Szabolcs Majthényi
András Domokos
[69]
2023 Gdynia   Denmark
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Jacob Bojsen-Møller
  Hungary
Szabolcs Majthényi
András Domokos
  Germany
Kay-Uwe Lüdtke
Kai Schäfers
[70]

Multiple medallists edit

Source from the results table below updated to include up to 2023

# Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Szabolcs Majthényi   Hungary 14 7 1 22
- András Domokos   Hungary 14 7 1 22
3 Jørgen Bojsen-Møller   Denmark 10 3 2 15
4 Jacob Bojsen-Møller   Denmark 9 3 3 15
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 Rudolf Batzill   Germany 2 1 0 3
10 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 2 6
- Kai Schäfers   Germany 1 3 2 6
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

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