The Lightning Youth World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Lightning Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Editions
Edition Hosts Boats Sailors Ref No. Date Year Host club Location Nat. 1 1978 La Punta 18 54 10 4 2 1980 Fort Erie, Ontario 20 60 11 3 3 1982 Marsala 14 42 6 3 4 1984 Brick Township, New Jersey 13 39 6 3 5 1986 Olivos 12 6 2 6 Aug 1988 Tampere 10 30 6 3 7 22-27 July 1990 Fort Erie, Ontario 15 45 8 3 8 1992 Concón 19 57 9 3 9 16-21 July 1994 Lake Neuchatel 17 51 10 3 10 8-13 Sept 1996 Brick Township, New Jersey 19 57 8 3 11 20-28 Nov 1998 Salinas 16 48 8 3 12 3-8 July 2000 Athens 18 59 9 3 13 6-11 July 2002 Rochester, New York 13 39 5 3 14 27Feb-3 Mar 2004 São Paulo 14 42 5 3 15 13-16 July 2006 Jyväskylä 10 30 5 3 16 14-18 July 2008 Dorval, Quebec 11 33 27 6 4 3 17 19-22 July 2010 Salinas 16 48 8 2 18 23-27 July 2012 Järvenpää 16 48 8 3 19 28Jun- 2 Jul 2014 Fort Erie, Ontario 24 72 5 3 20 23-27 July 2016 Salinas 20 60 9 3 21 3-7 July 2018 Voula 16 48 7 3 N/A 2020 Sheboygan, Wisconsin DELAYED COVID N/A 7-11 July 2021 Sheboygan, Wisconsin DELAYED COVID 22 5-10 July 2022 Sheboygan, Wisconsin 15 45 6 3 23 23-27 July 2024 Algarrobo 20 60 9 3 24 22-26 Jun 2026 16 48 36 12 8 3
Medalists 1978 PeruUS 13229A 11800KA 132391980 OnterioCanadaUSA 11077BRA 12657ARG 110411982 Sicily, ItalyCAN 135771984 Brick, NJ USA63451986 Olivos, Argentina13682UNKNOWNUNKNOWN12824110391988 Tampere, Finland1990 Point Abino, Canada1163111459140181992 Vina Del Mar, Chile1994 NeuchatelSwitzerland1996 Brick, NJUSA19 Boats14780Carlos PLAZAFrancis PLAZA14397Adam BURNSCap PIN14597Adam DUNNJohn VICKERS1998 SalinaEcuador16 BoatsUSA 14640GRE 14377COL 14057J. Camilo BustosCamilo SalcedoNicolas Deeb2000 AthensGreece18 BoatsGRE 14687GRE 14197ARG 11649Jose Maria BettiniCofone JuanValette Franco2002 Rockester13 Boats15152Thomas SumnerPedro SoaresMark Pineda14056Erik JohnsonKarl JohnsonKate Brush15103Travis MaierMeredith PELTONRobert RAMIREZ2004 São PauloBrazil14 BoatsBRA 14330Thomas SumnerFelipe BritoMark PinedaBRA 14378Marcelo BellottiEduardo MolinaAlejandro CarriBRA 14894Joao HackerottConstantin VassilasJorge Zarif2006 JyväskyläFinland10 BoatsBRA 14894Thomas SumnerFelipe BritoFelipe BritoGRE 15077Panagiotis VERGINADISTimos VlachosTheodoros PoulakosUSA 14146Nicholas AswadConnor AswadPeter Hazelett2008 QuebecCanada11 Boats15298Luke VreelandBernie Roesler1490115166Matthew SchonTimmy CrannJason Lutz2010 SalinasEcador16 BoatsECU 14379Jonathan MartinettiPedro VelezEduardo ViteriARG 1Tomas DietrichTomas PellejeroGaston BistoBRA 15333Rafael KrauszOtavio BirmanNicolas Brancher2012 JärvenpääFinland16 BoatsCAN 14895Adam MacDonaldAbby BennettSam JonesUSA 15122Timmy CrannLauren JonesAlica BlumenthalUSA 15202(3)Mike GemperlineScott ViningStuart Wallace2014 OntarioCanada24 BoatsBRA 15333Felipe RondinaJose Afonso HackerottThomas SylvestreUSA 15166Jonathan LutzAlexandra JonesNicholas SertlCHI 11011Cristobal Molina LorcaJens Kuhlenthal PfefferPedro Andres Vera Carrera2016 SalinasEcuador20 BoatsBRA 15333Felipe RondinaThomas Petrie SylvestreChristian Lacerda ShawARG 13360Martin CloosBautista MenendezLucas EliasECU 14675Matias DyckJohn BirkettJose Andres Lecaro2018 VoulaGreece16 BoatsUSA 14748Jeffrey HaydenMeredith RyanBrian Hayes Jnr.GRE 15144V GourgiotisG TsoulfasM KypraiosBRA 15333J HackerottE Van DeursenM Peek2022BRA 15333 - Relampago MarquinhosCHI 15196 - RasputínUSA 15298 - sthphvädths2024PER 15265 - Flying Alec Hughes Sergio Gutarra Sofia RualesCHI 15561 - Protip Rafaela Salvatore Walter Malsch Jorge UrzúaBRA 15333 - Lightning Gustavo Glimm Fernando Menezes Guilherme Menezes 2026CAN 15181GRE 15147USA 15644
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