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.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 | Starnberger See | West Germany | 19–25 August | |||||||
| 2 | 1957 | Rimini | Italy | 18–25 August | |||||||
| 3 | 1958 | Attersee | Austria | 2–7 September | |||||||
| 4 | 1959 | Whitstable | United Kingdom | 20–25 July | |||||||
| N/A | 1960 | Not held | |||||||||
| N/A | 1961 | Not held | |||||||||
| 5 | 1962 | St. Petersburg | United States | 3–10 March | |||||||
| 6 | 1963 | Tutzing | West Germany | 30 September – 5 October | |||||||
| N/A | 1964 | Not held | |||||||||
| 7 | 1965 | Alassio | Italy | 13–19 September | |||||||
| N/A | 1966 | Not held | |||||||||
| 8 | 1967 | Montreal | Canada | 8–16 September | |||||||
| N/A | 1968 | Not held | |||||||||
| 9 | 1969 | Naples | Italy | 6–13 July | |||||||
| 10 | 1970 | Adelaide | Australia | 20–26 February | |||||||
| 11 | 1971 | La Rochelle | France | 26 July – 1 August | |||||||
| N/A | 1972 | Not held | |||||||||
| 12 | 1973 | Rochester | United States | 8–12 September | |||||||
| 13 | 1974 | Weymouth | United Kingdom | 11–16 July | |||||||
| 14 | 1975 | Abino Bay | Canada | 5–10 August | |||||||
| N/A | 1976 | Not held | |||||||||
| 15 | 1977 | Torbole | Italy | 6–15 June | |||||||
| 16 | 1978 | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | 17–22 September | |||||||
| 17 | 1979 | Kiel | West Germany | 23 June – 2 July | |||||||
| 18 | 1980 | Malmö | Sweden | 8–14 June | |||||||
| 19 | 1981 | Palamós | Spain | 27 September – 5 October | |||||||
| 20 | 1982 | Geelong | Australia | 2–10 January, 1983 | |||||||
| 21 | 1983 | Cagliari | Italy | 3–12 June | |||||||
| 22 | 1984 | La Rochelle | France | 4–12 April | |||||||
| 23 | 1985 | Gargnano | Italy | 1–12 July | |||||||
| 24 | 1986 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12–23 February | |||||||
| 25 | 1987 | Kiel | West Germany | 26 June – 4 July | |||||||
| 26 | 1988 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 1–9 July | |||||||
| 27 | 1989 | Alassio | Italy | 16–23 September | |||||||
| 28 | 1990 | Newport | United States | 1–8 September | |||||||
| 29 | 1991 | Tauranga | New Zealand | 29 December, 1991 – 8 January, 1992 |
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| 30 | 1992 | Cádiz | Spain | 10–17 May | |||||||
| 31 | 1993 | Travemünde | Germany | 1–7 August | |||||||
| 32 | 1994 | Adelaide | Australia | 2–9 January, 1995 | |||||||
| 33 | 1995 | Torbole | Italy | 27 August – 3 September | |||||||
| 34 | 1996 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 19–25 May | |||||||
| 35 | 1997 | St. Petersburg | United States | 31 March – 5 April | |||||||
| 36 | 1998 | Den Oever | Netherlands | 25 July – 1 August | |||||||
| 37 | 1999 | Lee-on-Solent | United Kingdom | 23–31 July | |||||||
| 38 | 2000 | Durban | South Africa | 13–24 November | |||||||
| 39 | 2001 | Gilleleje | Denmark | 20–28 June | |||||||
| 40 | 2002 | Tavira | Portugal | 28 August – 3 September | |||||||
| 41 | 2003 | Port Phillip | Australia | 27 December, 2003 – 6 January, 2004 |
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| 42 | 2004 | Warnemünde | Germany | 28 July – 4 August | |||||||
| 43 | 2005 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 9–16 September | |||||||
| 44 | 2006 | St. Petersburg | United States | 4–11 April | |||||||
| 45 | 2007 | Mar Menor | Spain | 13–16 July | |||||||
| 46 | 2008 | Napier | New Zealand | 31 December, 2008 – 11 January, 2009 |
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| 47 | 2009 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 31 July – 7 August | |||||||
| 48 | 2010 | Constanța | Romania | 27 July – 6 August | |||||||
| 49 | 2011 | Malcesine | Italy | 30 June – 9 July | |||||||
| 50 | 2012 | Santa Cruz | United States | 23–30 September | |||||||
| 51 | 2013 | Balatonföldvár | Hungary | 24 May – 1 June | |||||||
| 52 | 2014 | Largs | United Kingdom | 11–19 July | |||||||
| 53 | 2015 | Sydney | Australia | 1–8 January | |||||||
| 54 | 2016 | Steinhude | Germany | 20–29 May | |||||||
| 55 | 2017 | Scarlino | Italy | 22–30 September | |||||||
| 56 | 2018 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 20–28 July | |||||||
| 57 | 2019 | Nelson | New Zealand | 13–21 February | |||||||
| N/A | 2020 | Altea | Spain | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 14 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 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 | 11 | 22 |
| 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) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Medalists
Multiple medallists
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 |