The Tornado World Championship are international sailing regattas in the Tornado class organized by the host club on behalf of the International Tornado Class Association and recognised by World Sailing.[1] The Tornado was an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.
History
editThe first Tornado World Championship were held in Kiel in 1968.
Editions
edit| Event | Host | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | No. |  |  | M/F | F/M | |
| 1 | - | 1968 |  | Kiel |  Germany | |||||||||
| 2 | - | 1969 | | Melbourne |  Australia | |||||||||
| 3 | - | 1970 | | Eau Gallie |  United States | |||||||||
| 4 | - | 1971 | | Weymouth |  United Kingdom | |||||||||
| 5 | - | 1972 | | Travemünde | Germany | |||||||||
| 6 | - | 1973 | | Toronto |  Canada | |||||||||
| 7 | - | 1974 | | Honolulu | United States | |||||||||
| 8 | - | 1975 | | Copenhagen |  Denmark | |||||||||
| 9 | - | 1976 | | Sydney | Australia | |||||||||
| 10 | - | 1977 | | Long Beach | United States | |||||||||
| 11 | - | 1978 | | Weymouth | United Kingdom | |||||||||
| 12 | - | 1979 | | Kiel | Germany | |||||||||
| 13 | - | 1980 | | Auckland |  New Zealand | |||||||||
| 14 | - | 1981 | | Carnac |  France | |||||||||
| 15 | - | 1982 | | Kingston | Canada | |||||||||
| 16 | - | 1983 | | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | |||||||||
| 17 | - | 1984 | | Melbourne | Australia | |||||||||
| 18 | - | 1985 | | Travemünde | Germany | |||||||||
| 19 | 13-20 Apr | 1986 | | Hamilton |  Bermuda | |||||||||
| 20 | 26Jun -5Jul | 1987 | | Kiel | Germany | |||||||||
| 21 | 19-26 Jul | 1988 | | Tallinn |  Estonia | |||||||||
| 22 | - | 1989 | | Houston | United States | |||||||||
| 23 | 19-25 Aug | 1990 | | Medemblik |  Netherlands |
84 | ||||||||
| 24 | 12-22 Sep | 1991 | Windsurfing Club Cagliari | Cagliari |  Italy |
87 | ||||||||
| 25 | 12-19 Jan | 1992 | | Perth | Australia |
58 | ||||||||
| 26 | 20-25 Sep | 1993 |  Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Long Beach | United States |
58 | ||||||||
| 27 | 8-14 Aug | 1994 | | Bastad |  Sweden |
153 | 20 | 3 | 77 | |||||
| 28 | 11-18 Aug | 1995 | | Kingston | Canada |
64 | ||||||||
| 29 | 8-13 Jan | 1996 | | Mooloolaba | Australia |
136 | 15 | 3 | 68 | |||||
| 30 | 7-14 Nov | 1997 | | Hamilton | Bermuda |
62 | ||||||||
| 31 | 20-27 Nov | 1998 | | Armação dos Búzios |  Brazil |
154 | 22 | 5 | 77 | |||||
| 32 | 2-9 Jul | 1999 | | Vallensbæk | Denmark |
156 | 24 | 5 | 78 | [2] | ||||
| 33 | 8-15 Jan | 2000 | | Sydney | Australia |
146 | 25 | 5 | 74 | [3] | ||||
| 34 | 10-17 Feb | 2001 | Zululand Yacht Club | Richards Bay |  South Africa |
60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | [4] | ||||
| 35 | 21-28 Sep | 2002 | | Martha's Vineyard | United States |
114 | 20 | 5 | 57 | [5] | ||||
| 36 | 11-24 Sep | 2003 | | Cádiz |  Spain |
144 | 27 | 5 | 72 | [6] | ||||
| 37 | 10-18 Apr | 2004 | Club Nàutic S'Arenal | Palma de Mallorca | Spain |
124 | 24 | 4 | 62 | [7] | ||||
| 38 | 12-19 Jun | 2005 | | La Rochelle | France |
124 | 22 | 4 | 62 | [8] | ||||
| 39 | 1-10 Dec | 2006 |  Club Náutico San Isidro | San Isidro |  Argentina |
94 | 20 | 5 | 47 | [9] | ||||
| 40 | 28Jun -13Jul | 2007 |  Clube Naval de Cascais | Cascais |  Portugal |
98 | 21 | 5 | 49 | [10] | ||||
| 41 | 25Feb -1Mar | 2008 | Takapuna Boating Club | Takapuna | New Zealand |
102 | 22 | 5 | 51 | [11] | ||||
| 42 | 27Aug -4Sep | 2009 |  Circolo Vela Gargnano | Gargnano | Italy |
78 | 12 | 3 | 39 | [12] | ||||
| 43 | 23Jul -1Aug | 2010 | | Travemünde | Germany |
100 | 8 | 2 | 50 | [13] | ||||
| 44 | 20-28 Aug | 2011 | | Biel | 64 | 10 | 3 | 32 | [14] | |||||
| 45 | 18-22 Sep | 2012 |  Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole | Italy |
80 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | [15] |
| 46 | 28Sep -5Oct | 2013 | Club Nautico Santa Eularia | Ibiza | Spain |
60 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | [16] |
| 47 | 30Dec -3Jan | 2014/15 | Nedlands Yacht Club | Nedlands | Australia |
60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | [17] |
| 48 | 5-12 Sep | 2015 | Yacht Club de Carnac | Carnac | France |
48 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [18] |
| 49 | 10-17 Jun | 2016 | Lindauer Segles Club | Lindau | Germany |
58 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | [19][20] |
| 50 | 28Aug -5Sep | 2017 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki | Kalamaria |  Greece |
46 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [21][22] |
| 51 | 7-14 Jul | 2018 | Yacht Club de La Grande-Motte | La Grande-Motte | France |
48 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [23][24] |
| 52 | 4-10 Jan | 2019 | Takapuna Boating Club | Takapuna | New Zealand |
46 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | [25][26] |
| N/A | - | 2020 | | Greece |
cancelled due to COVID | [27] | ||||||||
| 53 | 26Sep -3Oct | 2021 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki | Kalamaria | Greece |
34 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | [28][29] |
| 54 | 27Aug -3Sep | 2022 | Yacht Club de La Grande-Motte | La Grande-Motte | France |
48 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | [30][31] |
| 55 | 18-25 Aug | 2023 | Centro Vela Dervio ASD | Dervio | Italy |
60 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 56 | 12-19 Jul | 2024 | Club Nautico Rimini | Rimini | Italy |
58 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 57 | 19-25 Jul | 2025 | Nautical Club of Kalamaria | Kalamaria | Greece |
38 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [32] [33][34] |
Multiple medalists
editUpdated upto and including 2025
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | [35] |
| 2 | Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | [36] |
| 3 | Darren Bundock (AUS) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | [37] |
| 4 | John Forbes (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | [38] |
| 5 | Roland Gaebler (GER) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | [39] |
| 6 | Rene Schwall (GER) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | [40] |
| 7 | Glenn Ashby (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | [41] |
| 8 |  Roman Hagara (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | [42] |
| 9 |  Randy Smyth (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | [43] |
| 9 | Jay Glaser (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | [44] |
| 9 |  Reg White (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [45] |
| 12 | Mitch Booth (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | [46] |
| 13 | Chris Cairns (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [47] |
| 15 | Anton Paz Blanco (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [48] |
| 15 |  Aleksandar Zybin (URS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [49] |
| 15 | Fernando Echavarri Era (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [50] |
| 15 | H. Polaschegg (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [51] |
| 15 | Jeremy Newman (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [52] |
| 14 | Jörg Spengler (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [53] |
| 15 | Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [54] |
| 15 | Robert Jessenigg (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [55] |
| 15 | Robert White (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [56] |
| 15 | Scott Anderson (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [57] |
| 15 | Viktor Potapov (URS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [58] |
Medalists
editOpen
edit
Mixed
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Tornado World Championship - International Tornado class Association". International Tornado Class Association.
- ↑ "Tornado Worlds Championships Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 11 Jul 1999.
- ↑ "Subaru 2000 Tornado World Championships". Archived from the original on 2000-10-25.
- ↑ Nigel Cherrie / Hugh Styles (18 Feb 2001). "Tornado 2001 World Championships Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Royal Yachting Association (29 Sep 2002). "Tornado Worlds at Massachusetts, USA Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Tornado Press (25 Sep 2003). "Tornado World Championships in Cadiz Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Sacha Oswald, RYA (19 Apr 2004). "Tornado Worlds at Palma de Mallorca, Spain overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Louise Nicholls, RYA (19 Jun 2005). "Tornado World Championships at La Rochelle, France - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Tornado Worlds at Club Nautico San Isidro, Argentina Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 11 Dec 2006.
- ↑ Lindsey Bell, RYA (9 Jul 2007). "World Sailing Championships in Cascais, Portugal - GBR Day 7". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Jodie Bakewell-White (1 Mar 2008). "Tornado Worlds at Takapuna, New Zealand - Overal". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Patricia Kirschner (7 Sep 2009). "Tornado World Championships at Lake Garda". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Patricia Kirschner (29 Jul 2010). "Manroland Tornado Worlds at Travemunde, Germany - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Andrew Dowley (28 Aug 2011). "MCM Tornado World Championships at Lake Biel - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Andrew Dowley (24 Sep 2012). "Tornado World Championships at Circolo Vela Torbole - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Andrew Dowley (6 Oct 2013). "Tornado World Championships at Club Nautico Santa Eularia, Ibiza Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Andrew Dowley (5 Jan 2015). "Tornado World Championship at Perth, Western Australia - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Maria Tsaousidou (15 Sep 2015). "Tornado World Championships at Yacht Club de Carnac - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ Icarus Sailing Media (18 Jun 2016). "Tornado World Championship at Lindauer Segler-Club - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). tornado-class.org.
- ↑ Maria Tsaousidou (6 Sep 2017). "Tornado World Championship at Nautical Club of Thessaloniki - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). tornado-class.org.
- ↑ International Tornado Class Association (16 Jul 2018). "Tornado World Championship at Yacht Club de la Grande Motte - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). tornado-class.org.
- ↑ Suellen Davies (12 Jan 2019). "Tornado Worlds: Burvill and Puttman win at Takapuna". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results". tornado-class.org.
- ↑ "News". tornado-class.org. 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Maria Tsaousidou (4 Oct 2021). "2021 Tornado Championship at Nautical Club of Thessaloniki". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). tornado-class.org.
- ↑ Yacht Club de la Grande Motte (4 Sep 2022). "Tornado World Championships at Yacht Club de la Grande Motte - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
- ↑ "Results" (PDF). tornado-class.org.
- ↑ "2025 Worlds Official Event Website".
- ↑ "Racing Rules of Sailing".
- ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/rrs.prod/l0yb6ebqom10u0lt2rbomf7nh1ta?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22RESULTS%20R10.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27RESULTS%2520R10.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJH37WFGGNKRSBH6Q%2F20250727%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250727T110843Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2c451ed3bca497a741f846f63b93c6d473b95cf437b14845bcc9753173648860.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Konstantinos TRIGONIS at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Iordanis PASCHALIDIS at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Darren BUNDOCK at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - John FORBES at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Roland GAEBLER at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Rene SCHWALL at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Glenn ASHBY at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Roman HAGARA at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Randy SMYTH at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jay GLASER at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Reginald WHITE at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Mitch BOOTH at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Chris CAIRNS at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Anton PAZ BLANCO at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Aleksandar ZYBIN at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Fernando ECHAVARRI ERA at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - H. POLASCHEGG at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jeremy NEWMAN at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jörg SPENGLER at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Konstantinos KAZANTZIS at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Robert JESSENIGG at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Robert WHITE at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Scott ANDERSON at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Viktor POTAPOV at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ "Sailwave results for 2019 Tornado World Championship - Powered by Candida Stationery at Takapuna Boating Club 2019".
- ↑ "Sailwave results for 2021 Tornado World Open, Mixed and Youth Championships at Nautical Club Thessaloniki 2021".
- ↑ "Tornado Open, Mixed & Youth World Championships manage2sail".
- ↑ "2023 Tornado Open, Mixed & Youth World Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "2024 World championships Tornado - Open, mixed and youth" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-20.