Sailing
World Championships

Fireball
(two person dinghy)
Year Location
2009 Cape Town (saf)
2008 Pattaya (tha) Great Britain Great Britain Australia
(Matt Mee,
Richard Wagstaff)
(David Wade,
Ben McGraine)
(Nathan Stockley,
Sam Muirhead)
2007 St. Moritz (swi) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(Richard Estaugh,
Rob Gardener)
(Vince Horey,
Andy Thompson)
(Tom Jeffcoate,
Mark Hogan)
2006 Victoria (can) Switzerland Canada Australia
(Erich Moser,
Rüdi Moser)
(Grant Lamont,
Tom Egli)
(Heather MacFarlane,
Chris Payne)
2005 Teighmouth (gbr) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(Chips Howarth,
Vyv Townend)
(Andy Smith,
Jonny Mildred)
(Guy Tipton,
Chriss Tattersall)
2004 Adelaide (aus) Great Britain Czechia Great Britain
(Andy Smith,
James Meldrum)
(Tomas Musil,
Jan Danek)
(Dave Wade,
Richard Wagstaff)
2003 Kilifi (ken) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(Chips Howarth,
Vyv Townend)
(Dave Wade,
Richard Wagstaff)
(Vincent Horey,
Jim Turner)
2002 Tampa (usa) Great Britain Great Britain Switzerland
(Ian Pinnell,
David Scott)
(Richard Estaugh,
Simon Potts)
(Erich Moser,
Rüdi Moser)
2001 Trevignano Romano (ita) Great Britain Great Britain Czechia
(Steve Morrison,
Liam Murray)
(Ian Pinnell,
David Scott)
(Tomas Musil,
Milan Kolacek)
2000 Pattaya (tha) Great Britain
(David Edwards,
Vyv Townend)
1999 Brest (fra) France
(Bénoît Petit,
Jean-François Cuzon)
1998 Melbourne (aus) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(Colin Goodman,
Jim Turner)
(Ian Pinnell,
John Ward)
(Malcolm Davies,
Russell Thorne)
1997 Weymouth (gbr) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(David Edwards,
Adam Bowers)
(Ian Pinnell,
John Ward)
(Malcolm Davis,
Ian Cadwallader)
1996 Kingston (can) Great Britain Switzerland Canada
(Colin Goodman,
Jim Turner)
(Erich Moser,
Rüdi Moser)
(Nicoll-Griffith,
Kelly)
1995 Dun Loaghaire (ire) Ireland
(John Lavery,
David O'Brien)
1994 Durban (saf) Great Britain Switzerland Australia
(Ian Pinnell,
Daniel Cripps)
(Schärer,
Moser)
(Cook,
Batty)
1993 Nieuwpoort (bel) Great Britain
(Tim Rush,
Jon Ward)
1992 Wrightsville Beach (usa) South Africa
(Martin Lambrecht,
Alec Lanham-Love)
1991 Skadergarten (swe) Australia
(Jon Dransfield,
Gregor Baird)
1990 Enoshima (jpn) Australia
(John Dransfield,
Andrew Perry)
1989 Paignton (gbr) Australia
(John Dransfield,
Andrew Perry)
1988 Glenelg (aus) Australia
(John Clifton,
Paul Martin)
1987 Val-André (fra) Great Britain
(Ian Pinnell,
Daniel Cripps)
1986 Montréal (can) Australia
(Nigel Abbott,
Craig Smith)
1985 Diano Marina (ita) Australia
(Tony Weatherill,
Martin Penty)
1984 Point Richmond (usa) Australia
(Gary Smith,
Nigel Conner)
1983 Estavayer-le-Lac (swi) Australia
(Stuart Hamilton,
D. Conner)
1982 Melbourne (aus) Australia
(Chris Tillet,
Mike Rogers)
1981 Weymouth (gbr) Great Britain
(Phil Morrison,
Jon Turner)
1980 Durban (saf) Great Britain
(Kim Slater,
Richard Parslow)
1979 Monnickendam (net) Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
(Crispin Read-Wilson,
Paul Withers)
(McNamara,
?)
(Davies,
?)
1978 Pattaya (tha) Great Britain
(Lawrie Smith,
Andy Barker)
1977 Kinsale (ire) USA
(S. Benjamin,
T. Edmunson)
1976 Hubbard (can) USA
(S. Benjamin,
T. Edmunson)
1975 La Rochelle (fra) USA Rhodesia USA
(A. Ellis,
Joan Ellis)
(Morgenrood,
Latham)
(Davis,
Davis)
1974 Glenelg (aus) Great Britain
(J. Cassidy,
W. Crisp)
1973 Torbay (gbr) Great Britain
(K. Brackwell,
R. Butcher)
1972 Wrightsville Beach (usa) West Germany
(J. Deisch,
S. Warfvinge)
1971 Beirut (leb) Great Britain
(J. Craig,
J. Davis)
1970 Fenit (ire) Great Britain
(J. Craig,
J. Davis)
1968 Brunnen (swi) Great Britain
(P. Bateman,
J. Brooke-Houghton)
1967 Ile de Bendor (fra) Great Britain
(P. Bateman,
J. Brooke-Houghton)
1966 Hayling Island (gbr) Great Britain
(R. Fisher,
R. Beales)