Mirror World Championship
Dinghy sailing Worlds
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The Mirror World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta of Mirror (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Mirror Class Association and since 1987 it has been recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Events
| Ed. | Hosts | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
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| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Tot. |  |  | Mix | |
| 1 | - | 1976 |  | Monnickendam |  Netherlands |
51 | |||||||
| 2 | 1979 | |  Australia |
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| 3 | 1983 | | Wales |  United Kingdom |
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| 4 | 1987 | |  Ireland |
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| 5 | 1991 | | Netherlands |
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| 6 | 30Jul -4Aug | 1995 | Pembrokeshire Yacht Club | Wales | United Kingdom |
138 | 7 | 4 | 68 | ||||
| 7 | 1997 | Sail Cork | Kingston, Ontario |  Canada |
200 | 8 | 5 | 100 | 54 | 10 | 36 | ||
| 8 | 6-11 Apr | 1999 | Defence Sailing Club (WC) and Saldanha Bay Yacht Club | Saldanha Bay |  South Africa |
146 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 50 | 4 | 19 | [1] |
| 9 | 1-10 Aug | 2001 | Howth Yacht Club | Howth, Dublin | Ireland |
184 | 6 | 3 | 92 | [2] | |||
| 10 | 10-16 Jan | 2003 |  Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania | Hobart, Tasmania | Australia |
7+ | 3+ | 90 | [3] | ||||
| 11 | 7-13 Aug | 2005 | Storsjons Segelsallskap | Ostersund |  Sweden |
202 | 6 | 3 | 101 | [4] | |||
| 12 | 6-19 Jan | 2007 |  Algoa Bay Yacht Club | Gqeberha | South Africa |
158 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 50 | 12 | 17 | [5][6] |
| 13 | 26-31 Jul | 2009 | Pwllheli Sailing Club | Pwllheli, Wales | United Kingdom |
194 | 5 | 4 | 97 | 38 | 22 | 37 | [7] |
| 14 | 27Dec -7Jan | 2010/11 | Princess Royal Sailing Club | Albany, WA | Australia |
122 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 33 | 7 | 21 | [8] |
| 15 | 27Jul -2Aug | 2013 | Lough Derg Yacht Club | Dromineer, Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
182 | 7 | 5 | 91 | 39 | 20 | 32 | [9] |
| 16 | 28Dec -9Jan | 2014/15 | Theewaters Sports Club | Villiersdorp | South Africa |
118 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 9 | 25 | [10][11][12] |
| 17 | 24 Jul –4 Aug | 2017 | Restronguet Sailing Club | Mylor, Cornwall | United Kingdom |
101 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 20 | [13][14] |
| 18 | 26 Dec -6 Jan | 2018/19 | Woollahra Sailing Club | Rose Bay, Sydney | Australia |
122 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 23 | [15][16][17] |
| N/A | 2021 | Sligo Yacht Club | Sligo | Ireland |
Cancelled due to COVID | ||||||||
| 19 | 21-29 Jul | 2023 | Sligo Yacht Club | Sligo | Ireland |
104 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 24 | [18][19][20] |
| 20 | 14–19 April | 2025 | Durban Beach Club | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
66 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 7 | [21][22][23] |
Multiple champions
Medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |
 Roy Patridge (GBR) Graeme Partridge (GBR) |
Chris Owen (GBR) Gary Owen (GBR) |
Mark Rushall (GBR) Ruth Rushall (GBR) |
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| 1979 |
60019 - The Gaffer David Derby (MLT) Chris Bishop (MLT) |
57839 - Erewan K. Sclater (AUS) |
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| 1983 |
64203 - Freckles David Sherwin (GBR) Neil Salmon (GBR) |
66066 - True Brit Dave Derby (GBR) |
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| 1987 |
67841 - Intrepid Paul Adrid (AUS) Troy Storer (AUS) |
67749 - Sky 3 Dave Graney (AUS) |
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| 1991 |
68968 Tom King (AUS) Rof Heale (AUS) |
69201 T. Fitzsimmons (AUS) |
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| 1995 |
69664 - Surreal Clive Goodwin (GBR) Toby Heppell (GBR) |
69030 - Mach 1 Mel Collins (IRL) Stephen Hyde (IRL) |
69561 Graham Elmes (IRL) K.Cooney (IRL) |
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| 1997 |
69659 - Renaissance Chris Balding (GBR) Nikki Harper (GBR) |
69560 - Flashpoint II Ross Killian (IRL) Darren McCann (IRL) |
69837 David Gebhard (GBR) Joshua Gebhard (GBR) |
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| 1999 | 69831 - Surreal 11 Martin Moloney (IRL) Revelin Minihane (IRL) |
69361 - Xcell-Erate Mark Padgett (AUS) John Fletcher (AUS) |
Toby Wincer (GBR) Richard Harding (GBR) |
[1] |
| 2001 | Ireland Peter Bayly William Atkinson |
Australia Torvar Mirsky Justin Jacob |
Ireland Nick Meadow Sam Trott |
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| 2003 | Ireland Christopher Clayton Craig Martin |
Ireland Andrew Woodward James Bendon |
Australia Glenn Collings Lloyd Collings |
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| 2005 | Ireland Ross Kearney Adam McCullough |
Ireland Simon McGrotty Melissa Daly |
Great Britain John Clementson Jamie Clementson |
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| 2007 | Great Britain Anna MacKenzie Holly Scott |
Australia Nick Davis John Collova |
Ireland Paul Amrlynck Melissa Daly |
[6] |
| 2009 | Great Britain Andy Smith Tom Smith |
Great Britain Christopher Rust Jessica Rust |
Great Britain Izzy Fitzgerald Emily Peters |
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| 2011 | Ireland Ross Kearney Max Odell |
 PhilippinesRidgely Balladares Rommel Chavez |
Great Britain Millie Newman Jessica Rust |
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| 2013 | South Africa Ryan Robinson Michaela Robinson |
Great Britain Sarah Richards George Richards |
Great Britain Katie Davies Gemma Keers |
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| 2015 | South Africa Ryan Robinson Michaela Robinson |
Australia Simon Barwood Tyson Barwood |
Great Britain Eleanor Keers Isobel Pugh |
[10] |
| 2017 | AUS 70922 - Wave Catcher Too Cullen Hughes (AUS) Rowan Hughes (AUS) |
GBR 70852 Dave Wade (GBR) Imogen Wade (GBR) |
AUS 70921 = Platypus Simon Barwood (AUS) Tyson Barwood (AUS) |
[13] |
| 2019 | NED 70883 - Rumble Fish John Dransfield (NED) Tyler Dransfield (NED) |
AUS 70854 - Wave Catcher Cullen Hughes (AUS) Rowan Hughes (AUS) |
AUS 70951 - McMissile Campbell McKay (AUS) Stirling McKay (AUS) |
[15] |
| 2021 | Rescheduled to 2023 due to COVID 19 | |||
| 2023 | GBR 71038 - Anna Ben McGrane (GBR) Keira McGrane (GBR) |
GBR 70683 - Hypermouse Stuart Hudson (GBR) Lizzie Hudson (GBR) |
GBR 70573 - Little Miss Chatterbox Will Crocker (GBR) Isabelle Crocker (GBR) |
[19] |
| 2025 | AUS-70812 James Komweibel (AUS) Harry Komweibel (AUS) |
AUS-69536 David Meehan (AUS) Henry Olsen (AUS) |
RSA-70207 Thomas Funke (RSA) Kai Funke (RSA) |
[23] |