The International Marblehead World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta of International Marblehead radio sailing yachts, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Radio Sailing Association[1] and recognised since 1992 by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognised governing body.
Editions
edit| Ed. | Date | Location | Competitors | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | Boats | Nat. | Cont. |  |  | ||
| N/A | 3-9 Aug | 1975 |  Gosport Model Yacht & Boat Club | Gosport, Hampshire |  United Kingdom |
49 | 9 | 4 | [1] | ||
| N/A | 1978 |  South Africa |
35 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| N/A | 20-26 July | 1980 | Ottawa, Ontario |  Canada |
35 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| N/A | 1982 |  France |
30 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 1984 not held | |||||||||||
| N/A | 1986 | Fleetwood | United Kingdom |
81 | 17 | 4 | |||||
| N/A | 1988 | Berlin |  Germany |
62 | |||||||
| N/A | 1990 | Fleetwood | United Kingdom |
75 | 20 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1992 |  United States |
69 | ||||||||
| 1994 not held | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1996 | Part of Sail Melbourne Regatta | Melbounre |  Australia |
48 | [2] | |||||
| 3 | 1998 | Viry-Châtillon | France |
79 | |||||||
| 4 | 2000 | Los Narejos |  Spain |
72 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | 2002 | Adriatico Wind Club | Ravenna |  Italy |
76 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | 2006 | Fleetwood | United Kingdom |
53 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2008 & 2010 not held | |||||||||||
| 7 | 2012 | Ploërmel | France |
67 | 11 | 3 | |||||
| 8 | 2014 | Gouda |  Netherlands |
69 | 12 | 3 | [3][4] | ||||
| 9 | 2016 | Lake Garda | Italy |
76 | 14 | 3 | [5][6] | ||||
| 10 | 2018 | Biblis | Germany |
76 | 12 | 2 | [7] | ||||
| N/A | 2020 | West Kirby Sailing Club | West Kirby. Wirral | United Kingdom |
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19 | ||||||
| 11 | 2023 | Club Velico Castiglionese | Castiglione del Lago | Italy |
57 | 10 | 3 | [8][9] | |||
| 12 | 2025 | CNHR Club Nautique Saint Hilaire de Riez | France |
62 | 8 | 2 | [10] | ||||
Medalists
edit| year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Lennart Akesson (SWE) |
John Ball (CAN) |
 N. Curtis (GBR) | |
| 1978 | Barry Jackson (GBR) |
Squire Kay (GBR) |
Neil Bennell (AUS) | |
| 1980 | Blair Van Koughnett (CAN) |
 Terry Allen (USA) |
Francois Foussard (FRA) | |
| 1982 | Barry Jackson (GBR) |
Pierre Jahan (FRA) |
 Torvald Klem (NOR) | |
| 1986 | Pierre Jahan (FRA) (Own Design) |
Paul Lucas (FRA) Design by P Jahan |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Paradox (Own Design) | |
| 1988 | Janusz Walicki (GER) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) (Own Design) |
John Elmaleh (USA) | |
| 1990 | Christophe Boisnault (FRA) |
 Robert Wattam (NZL) |
Janusz Walicki (GER) | |
| 1992 | Graham Bantock (GBR) Paradox (Own Design) |
Robert Wattam (NZL) NZ Edition (Own Design) |
John Elmaleh (USA) Pinter II | |
| 1994 | Janusz Walicki (GER) Skapel Mk? (Own Design) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Hush Hush (Own Design) |
John Elmaleh (USA) Pinter II | |
| 1996 | Graham Bantock (GBR) Paradox (Own Design) |
Torvald Klem (NOR) Berlioz |
Gordon Maguire (GBR) Paradox |
|
| 1998 | Graham Bantock (GBR) Rad (Own Design) |
Guillermo Beltri (ESP) |
Janusz Walick (GER) | |
| 2000 | Guillermo Beltri (ESP) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Rok (Own Design) |
Janusz Walicki (GER) Skapel Mk? (Own Design) | |
| 2002 | Guillermo Beltri (ESP) Skapel Mk4 (Walicki) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Prime Number (Own Design) |
Martin Roberts (GBR) | |
| 2006 | Martin Roberts (GBR) Starkers 2 |
 Ante Kovacevic (CRO) Prime Number |
Zvonko_Jelacic (CRO) Rok | |
| 2012 | Brad GIBSON (GBR) Grunge (Own Design) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Prime Numbers (Own Design) |
Martin ROBERTS (GBR) Starkers 2 | |
| 2014 | Brad Gibson (GBR) Grunge (Own Design) |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Quark (Own Design) |
Ante Kovacevic (CRO) Quark | |
| 2016 | Brad Gibson (GBR) Grunge (Own Design) |
Matteo Longhi (ITA) UNKNOWN |
Graham Bantock (GBR) Quark (Own Design) | |
| 2018 | Brad Gibson (GBR) Grunge (Own Design) |
Christophe Boisnault (FRA) Grunge (Brad Gibson) |
Peter Stollery (GBR) Up (Roger Stollery) |
[7] |
| 2020 | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19 | |||
| 2023 | Patrice Montero (FRA) Grunge (Brad Gibson) |
Christophe Boisnault (FRA) Expresso (Own design) |
Ante Kovacevic (CRO) Grunge (Brad Gibson) |
[9] |
| 2025 | Christophe Boisnault (FRA) Expresso (Own design) |
Chris Harris (GBR) Grunge (Brad Gibson) |
Darin Ballington (GBR) Grunge (Brad Gibson) | |
References
edit- 1 2 "IRSA Marblehead Worlds Archive".
- ↑ "Marblehead Worlds". Yacht and Yachting Magazine (9 Feb 1996 ed.). p. 66.
- ↑ "2014 Worlds Official Event Website". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13.
- ↑ "Magic Marine Marblehead Worlds at Gouda, The Netherlands - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "2016 Worlds Official Event Website".
- ↑ Henning Faas (10 October 2016). "IRSA World Championship at Limone sul Garda, Italy - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- 1 2 "Results". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22.
- ↑ "2023 Worlds Official Event Website". Worlds Championships Marblehead and Ten Rater 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21.
- 1 2 "Campionato del Mondo Marblehead". Modelvela Italia (in Italian). 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2025-12-16.
- ↑ "Results". clubnautiquesainthilaire.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-09.