1998 BREITENBRUNN, AUSTRIA

Entries: 135 Countries: 27

1st Ben Ainslie GBR
2nd Karl Suneson SWE
3rd Andreas Geritzer AUT
4th Adonis Bougiouris GRE
5th Peer Moberg NOR

1997 CAISCAIS, PORTUGAL

Entries: 129 Countries: 28

1st Hugh Styles GBR
2nd Stefan Warkall GER
3rd Ben Ainslie GBR
4th Vasco Serpa POR
5th Xavier LeClair FRA

1996 QUIBERON, FRANCE

Laser - Entries: 107 Countries: 28

1st Ben Ainslie GBR
2nd Francesco Bruni ITA
3rd Stefan Warkalla GER
4th Roope Suomalainen FIN
5th Tamas Eszes HUN

Laser Radial - Entries: 85 Countries: 15

1st Samuel Lelievre FRA
2nd Pasquale Chila ITA
3rd Filipe Silva POR
4th Raimondas Siugzdinis LTU
5th Selim Kakis TUR

Women - Entries: 37 Countries: 8

1st Cristiana Monina ITA
2nd Larissa Nevierov ITA
3rd Jeanette Dagson SWE
4th Anne Le Helley FRA
5th Tatiana Veselova RUS

1995 ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Laser - Entries: 107 Countries: 24

1st John Harrysson SWE
2nd Klaus Lahme GER
3rd Hugh Styles GBR
4th Karl Suneson SWE
5th Stefan Warkalla GER

Laser Radial - Entries: 96 Countries: 13

1st Selim Kakis TUR
2nd Kazuyoshi Nakao JPN
3rd Stelios Karakasidis GRE
4th Raimondas Siugzdinis LTU
5th Julien Bicler FRA

Women - Entries: 24 Countries: 9

1st Larissa Nevierov ITA
2nd Efi Mantzaraki GRE
3rd Deniz Karacaoglu TUR
4th Cristiana Monina ITA
5th Tatiana Vesselova RUS

1994 HAYLING ISLAND, UK

Laser - Entries: 118 Countries: 24

1st Francesco Bruni ITA
2nd Eivind Melleby NOR
3rd Terje Andre Kjaer NOR
4th Serge Kats NED
5th Daniel Birgmark SWE

Laser Radial - Entries: 86 Countries: 18

1st Gustavo Lima POR
2nd Rodion Luka UKR
3rd Olivier Poullain FRA
4th Benoit Raphalen FRA
5th Pierre Joseph FRA

Women - Entries: 17 Countries: 6

1st Roberta Hartley GBR
2nd Lucia del Vecchio ITA
3rd Larissa Nevierov ITA
4th Mieke Clark GBR
5th Catherine Grime GBR

1993 CAGLIARI, ITALY

  Laser - Entries: 109 Countries: 19

1st John Harrysson SWE
2nd Ghris Gowers GBR
3rd Pascal Lacoste FRA
4th Thomas Johanson FIN
5th Richard Stenhouse GBR

Laser Radial - Entries: 74 Countries: 13

1st Ben Ainslie GBR
2nd Cyrille Caujolle FRA
3rd Rodion Luka UKR
4th Jean-Philippe Klein FRA
5th Vasiliy Gereluk UKR

Women - Entries: 20 Countries: 9

1st Larissa Nevierov ITA
2nd Penny Mountford GBR
3rd Larissa Moscalenko RUS
4th Maria Vlachou GRE
5th Catherine Grime GBR

1992 MARIESTAD, SWEDEN

Laser - Entries: 108 Countries: 19

1st Thomas Johanson FIN
2nd Stefan Warkalla GER
3rd Michael Hestbaek DEN
4th Nikolas Burfoot GBR
5th John Harrysson SWE

Laser Radial - Entries: 59 Countries: 14

1st Carolijn Brouwer NED
2nd Ben Ainslie GBR
3rd Giuseppe Manzo ITA
4th Thierry Peyre FRA
5th Mattia Carpini ITA

Women - Entries: 29 Countries: 10

1st Carolijn Brouwer NED
2nd Roberta Zucchinetti ITA
3rd Ardis Bollweg NED
4th Alexandra Verbeek NED
5th Maria Vlachou GRE

1991 EL MASNOU, SPAIN

Laser - Entries: 112 Countries: 17

1st Thomas Johanson FIN
2nd Simon Bowes-Cole GBR
3rd Nikos Nikoltsoudis GRE
4th Stefan Warkalla GER
5th Pascal Lacoste FRA

1991 WORKUM, NETHERLANDS

Laser Radial - Entries: 70 Countries: 18

1st Dimitrios Theodorakis GRE
2nd Frank Lefebvre FRA
3rd Freek de Miranda NED
4th Michel Vatinel FRA
5th Mattia Carpini ITA

Women - Entries: 38 Countries: 17

1st Roberta Zucchinetti ITA
2nd Nicolette Deliyanni GRE
3rd Ardis Bollweg NED
4th Alexandra Verbeek NED
5th Marie Dahllof SWE

1990 LORIENT, FRANCE

Laser - Entries: 103 Countries: 19

1st Tim Powell GBR
2nd Michael Hestbaek DEN
3rd Mike Budd GBR
4th Mladen Makjanic YUG
5th Stefan Warkalla GER

Laser Radial - Entries: 59 Countries: 9

1st Rikkert Graat NED
2nd Giannia Karageorgis GRE
3rd Jort Scharffordt NED
4th Franck Lefebre FRA
5th Stefane Francois FRA

Women - Entries: 23 Countries: 7

1st Lotta Nilsson SWE
2nd Larissa Nevierov ITA
3rd Luisa Spanghero ITA
4th Marie Dahllof SWE
5th Pascale Dentraygues FRA

1989 FALMOUTH, UK

Entries: 111 Countries: 19

1st Francois Le Castrec FRA
2nd Michael Hestbaek DEN
3rd Steve Rich GBR
4th Philippe Presti FRA
5th Chris Gowers GBR

1988 OSTEND, BELGIUM

Laser - Entries: 101

1st Benny Andersen DEN
2nd Stefan Warkalla GER
3rd Andreas John GER
4th Richard Lott GBR
5th Colin Smith GBR

Women Entries: 22

1st Johanna Harkonmaki FIN
2nd Nicola Ponsford GBR
3rd Shirley Robertson GBR
4th Francesca Pavesi ITA
5th Marie Dahllof SWE

1987 LIDO DI CLASSE, ITALY

Laser - Entries: 98

1st Per Ahlby SWE
2nd Carsten Kemmling GER
3rd Mark Patterson GBR
4th Simon Cole GBR
5th David Drappeau FRA

Women - Entries: 24

1st Francesca Pavesi ITA
2nd Anna Carin Magnsjo SWE
3rd Johanna Harkonmaki FIN
4th Christine Brooks GBR
5th Nicola Ponsford GBR

1986 MORGES, SWITZERLAND

Laser - Entries: 106 Countries: 19

1st Richard Lott GBR
2nd Henk Jan Maas NED
3rd Glyn Charles GBR
4th Wouter Duetz NED
5th Benny Anderson DEN

Women - Entries: 21 Countries: 11

1st Christine Brookes GBR
2nd Shirley Robertson GBR
3rd Claudine Tatibouet FRA
4th Nicola Ponsford GBR
5th Johanna Harkonmaki FIN

1985 CASCAIS, PORTUGAL

Laser - Entries: 124 Countries: 19

1st Roland Gaebler GER
2nd Welf-Bodo Lixenfeld GER
3rd Hein Peter Okker NED
4th A Jensen DEN
5th Lyttle IRL

Women - Entries: 20 Countries: 12

1st Francesca Pavesi ITA
2nd Susanne Madsen DEN
3rd Kuffeler NED
4th Claudine Tatibouet FRA
5th Eriksen NOR

1984 MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS

Laser - Entries: 126 Countries: 19

1st Thomas Janka GER
2nd Roland Gaebler GER
3rd Michel Faou FRA
4th Asbjorn Arnkvaern SWE
5th Glyn Charles GBR

Women - Entries: 36

1st Marion Steenhuis NED
2nd Agneta Englund SWE
3rd Francesca Pavesi ITA
4th Anna Magnsjo SWE
5th Vitto Masotta ITA

1983 MANDAL, NORWAY

Laser - Entries: 123 Countries: 17

1st Armando Ortolano GRE
2nd Peer Kongshaug NOR
3rd Arnoud Hummel NED
4th Roy Heiner NED
5th Mikael Petterson SWE

Women - Entries: 31 Countries: 11

1st Marit Soderstrom SWE
2nd Susanne Madsen DEN
3rd Zaza Gravina FRA
4th Marion Steenhuis NED
5th Camilla Alexandersson SWE

1982 GLYFADA, GREECE

Entries: 124 (102 men, 22 women)
Countries: 18

1st Peter Vilby DEN
2nd Bill O'Hara IRL
3rd Andreas John GER
4th Mark Littlejohn GBR
5th Simon Cole GBR

Women

1st Marit Soderstrom SWE
2nd Agneta Englund SWE
3rd Vittoria Masotto ITA
4th Francesca Pavesi ITA
5th Anne-Lise Carstens DEN

1981 CARNAC, FRANCE

Entries; 161 (126 men, 35 women)
Countries: 17

1st Stefan Myralf DEN
2nd Peter Vilby DEN
3rd Arnoud Hummel NED
4th Per Arne Nilsen NOR
5th Johan Hedberg SWE

Women

1st Ann Fryer GBR
2nd Carol Reitzer FRA
3rd Marion Steenhuis NED
4th Heleen Wolters NED
5th Vittoria Masotto ITA

1980 LEMVIG, DENMARK

Entries: 130 (110 men, 20 women)
Countries: 16

1st Per Arne Nilsen NOR
2nd Hans Fester DEN
3rd Walter Rothlauf GER
4th Anders Myralf DEN
5th Keith Wilkins GBR

Women

1st Aiko Inoue JPN
2nd Sussie Sveningsen DEN
3rd Susanne Schmidt GER
4th Brigitte Sogard DEN
5th Anna Holm-Hanson DEN

1979 BANGOR, N. IRELAND

Entries: 117 Countries: 16

1st Sjaak Haakman NED
2nd Alwin van Daelen NED
3rd Per Arne Nilsen NOR
4th Cor van Aanholt NED
5th Anders Myralf DEN

1978 KRK, YUGOSLAVIA

Entries: 108 Countries: 15

No Championship, not enough races sailed.

1977 ENKHUIZEN, HOLLAND

Entries: 118 Countries: 16

1st Lasse Hjortnaes DEN
2nd Cor van Aanholt NED
3rd Svend Carlsen DEN
4th Keith Wilkins GBR
5th Michael Holm-Johanson DEN

1976 TORQUAY, ENGLAND

Entries: 115 Countries: 15

1st Keith Wilkins GBR
2nd Philippe Cardis SUI
3rd Ray Simonds GBR
4th Georgio Gorla ITA
5th Gareth Owen GBR

1975 DOMASCO, ITALY

Entries: 176 Countries: 13

1st Gian Franco Oradini ITA
2nd Henk van Gent NED
3rd Tim Davison GBR
4th Casper Rondeltap NED
5th Rob Rutgers NED

1974 MALMO, SWEDEN

Entries: 80 Countries: 10

1st Joachim Splieth GER
2nd Emile Pels NED
3rd Jan Scholten GER
4th Odd Roar Lofterod NOR
5th Jan Kuik NED