RS Aero World Championships
International sailing regatta
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The RS Aero World Championships and the RS Aero Junior World Championships are an international sailing regatta for RS Aero dinghy, organised by the host club on behalf of the RS Aero Class Association and recognised by World Sailing. The class gained World Sailing recognition in November of 2015.[1]
Editions of Open Worlds
| Ed. | Hosts | Rig | Sailor | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. |  |  | Nat. | Cont. | ||
| 1 | 24 – 28 Jul | 2017 |  Yacht Club de Carnac | Carnac |  France |
5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | [2][3] |
| 7 | 62 | 53 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 – 10 Aug | 2018 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Weymouth |  United Kingdom |
5 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 2 | [4][5][6][7] |
| 7 | 104 | 97 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 28 Dec 2019 – 4 Jan 2020 | 2019 |  Black Rock Yacht Club | Melbourne |  Australia |
5 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | [8][9][10] |
| 7 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| N/A | - | 2020 | Columbia Gorge Racing Association | Cascade Locks, Oregon |  United States |
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic | [11] | |||||
| N/A | - | 2021 | Columbia Gorge Racing Association | Cascade Locks, Oregon | United States |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [12] | |||||
| 4 | 24 June – 1 July | 2022 | Columbia Gorge Racing Association | Cascade Locks, Oregon | United States |
5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | [13][14] |
| 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 26 – 30 July | 2023 | Lega Navale del Sulcis | Calasetta |  Italy |
5 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | [15][16] |
| 6 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | 26 – 30 Aug | 2024 | Hayling Island Sailing Club | Hayling Island | United Kingdom |
5 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | [17] |
| 6 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 7 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 7 | 28 Jul – 2 Aug | 2025 | National Sailing and Watersports School | Quiberon | France |
5 | 62 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 4 | |
| 6 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | 16 – 22 Jan | 2027 | Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron | Melbourne | Australia |
5 | [18] | |||||
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Editions of Junior Worlds
| Ed. | Hosts | Rig | Sailor | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | | | Nat. | Cont. | ||
| N/A | - | 2021 |  Germany |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 1 | - | 2022 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Weymouth | United Kingdom |
J5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 3 | [19] |
| J7 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | - | 2024 | Marstrands Segelsallskap | Marstrands |  Sweden |
J5 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | [20] |
| J6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| J7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| N/A | July | 2026 | Part of Travemunde Woche / 2026 RS Games | Travemunde | Germany |
J5 | Sub Event within Open Europeans | [21] | ||||
| J6 | Sub Event within Open Europeans | |||||||||||
| J7 | Sub Event within Open Europeans | |||||||||||
| J9 | Sub Event within Open Europeans | |||||||||||
Results
| Location | Rig / Boats | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 1st Female | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 / 22 |  Andrew Frost (GBR) |
 Sander Puppart (EST) |
Andrias Sillaste (EST) |
4th Kate Sargent (GBR) | |
| 7 / 61 | Stephen Cockerill (GBR) |
Peter Barton (GBR) |
Paul Bartlett (GBR) |
18th Liina Kolk (EST) |
[22] | |
| 9 / 21 |  Marc Jacobi (USA) |
Liam Willis (GBR) |
Greg Bartlett (GBR) |
None | ||
| 2018 | 5 / 61 | Ben Hutton-Penman (GBR) |
Liina Kolk (EST) |
Andrew Frost (GBR) |
2nd Liina Kolk (EST) |
[23][24][25] |
| 7 / 104 | Sam Whaley (GBR) |
Jack Hopkins (GBR) |
Stephen Cockerill (GBR) |
14th Juliane Barthel (GER) | ||
| 9 / 43 | Marc Jacobi (USA) |
Peter Barton (GBR) |
George Cousins (GBR) |
None | ||
| 2019 | 5 / 29 | Sophie Jackson (AUS) |
David Ellis (GBR) |
Megan Ridgway (AUS) |
1st Sophie Jackson (AUS) |
[26][27] |
| 7 / 38 | Rhett Gowans (AUS) |
Marc Jacobi (USA) |
Noah Rees (GBR) |
30th Fleur Scrivens (AUS) | ||
| 9 / 9 | Liam Willis (GBR) |
Derek Bottles (USA) |
Keith Willis (GBR) |
None | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | |||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID | [28] | ||||
| 2022 | 5 / 13 | Dieter Creitz (USA) |
Ryan Zehnder (USA) |
Yannick Gloster (USA) |
4th Caroline Young (USA) |
[29] |
| 7 / 36 | Dalton Bergan (USA) |
Jay Renehan (USA) |
Peter Barton (GBR) |
None | ||
| 9 / 6 | Dan Falk (USA) |
Keith Hammer (USA) |
Michael Johnson (USA) |
None | ||
| 2023 | 5 / 35 | Chloe George (GBR) |
Elliot Hellstrom (SWE) |
Andrias Sillaste (EST) |
1st Chloe George (GBR) |
|
| 6 / 42 | Rhett Gowans (AUS) |
Dieter CREITZ (USA) |
 Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) |
3rd Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) | ||
| 7 / 46 | Peter Barton (GBR) |
Jack Miller (GBR) |
Noah Rees (GBR) |
19th Juliane Barthel (GER) | ||
| 9 / 12 | Dan Falk (USA) |
Madhavan Thirumalai (USA) |
Keith Hammer (USA) |
None | ||
| 2024 | 5 / 50 | Georgia Booth (GBR) |
Jonathan Bailey (GBR) |
Roscoe Martin (GBR) |
1st Georgia Booth (GBR) | |
| 6 / 39 | Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) |
Andrew Frost (GBR) |
Dan Venables (GBR) |
1st Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) | ||
| 7 / 64 | Finley Dickinson (GBR) |
Arthur Farley (GBR) |
Tim Hire (GBR) |
18th Eleanor Craig (GBR) | ||
| 9 / 19 |  Ben Flower (CAN) |
Peter Barton (GBR) |
Erik Wahlberg (SWE) |
None | ||
| 2025 | 5 / 62 | Raphael Olsthoorn (FRA) |
Roscoe Martin (GBR) |
Chloe George (GBR) |
3rd Chloe George (GBR) | |
| 6 / 50 | Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) |
Sam Blaker (GBR) |
Andrew Frost (GBR) |
1st Sofiia Naumenko (UKR) | ||
| 7 / 40 | Peter Barton (GBR) |
Jack Miller (GBR) |
Mark Ripley (GBR) |
32nd / Paula Boyle (GBR) | ||
| 9 / 15 | Baabii O Flower (CAN) |
Nick Craig (GBR) |
Madhavan Thirumalai (USA) |
None | ||
Youth World Championships
| Location | Rig / Boats | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 / 52 | Jonathan Bailey (GBR) |
Tom Ahlheid (GBR) |
Sam Blaker (GBR) |
[30] |
| 7 / 20 |  Vejas Strelciunas (LTU) |
Tim Hire (GBR) |
Alastair Brown (GBR) | ||
| 2024 | 5 / 39 | Hugo Sköld Orr (SWE) |
Mia Marin Lilienthal (EST) |
Jonathan Hammarström (SWE) | |
| 6 / 9 | Andrea De Matteis (ITA) |
Francesco Columbano (ITA) |
 Jeppe Krat (DEN) | ||
| 7 /12 | Erik Rahm (SWE) |
Aron Wärnberg (SWE) |
William Karlsson (SWE) | ||