Women's Match Racing World Championship

The Women's Match Racing World Championship is arranged by the International Sailing Federation. With female match racing included in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for the first time this section of the sport is growing in popularity.

History[]

The first ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship was held in 1999 in Genoa, Italy after having been held at the 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1]

For the 2010 edition the Sonar was used.

In 2011 and 2012 the class used was Elliott 6m as preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Elliott 6m was an Olympic sailing class.^[2]

Editions[]

Year	City	Country	Dates	Equipment	Athletes	Note
	Genoa	Italy	28–31 October			^[3]
	St. Petersburg	United States	25 November – 2 December			^[4]
	Lago di Ledro	Italy	2–9 September			^[5]
	Calpe	Spain	28 April - 2 May			^[6]
	Sundsvall	Sweden	17–21 June			^[7]
	Annapolis	United States	5–12 June			^[8]
	Hamilton	Bermuda	15–18 October			^[9]
	Copenhagen	Denmark	24–28 May			^[10]
	Saint-Quay-Portrieux	France	6–11 August			^[11]
	Auckland	New Zealand	1–6 April			^[12]
	Lysekil	Sweden	27 July – 1 August			^[13]
	Newport	United States	20–25 September			^[14]
2011	Perth	Australia	3–18 December	Elliott 6m	part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships	^[15]
	Gothenburg	Sweden	24–30 June			^[16]
2013	Busan	South Korea	4–9 June			^[17]
	Cork	Ireland	3–8 June			^[18]
	Middelfart	Denmark	8–12 July			^[19]
	Sheboygan	United States	21–25 September			^[20]
	Helsinki	Finland	16–21 June			^[21]
	Ekaterinburg	Russia	13-18 August			^[22]
	Lysekil	Sweden	5–10 August			^[23]
	Cherbourg	France	28-31 October			^[24]

Medalists[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999 Genoa	Denmark Dorte O. Jensen	United States Betsy Alison	United States
2000 St. Petersburg	Denmark Dorte O. Jensen	Sweden	United States Betsy Alison
2001 Lago di Ledro	Denmark Dorte O. Jensen	Sweden	Denmark Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen
2002 Calpe	United States Liz Baylis	Sweden	France
2003 Sundsvall	Sweden Malin Millbourn	Denmark Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen	Sweden
2004 Annapolis	United States Sally Barkow	United States Betsy Alison	France Claire Leroy
2005 Hamilton	United States Sally Barkow	United States Betsy Alison	France Claire Leroy
2006 Copenhagen	Denmark Dorte O. Jensen	Sweden	Sweden
2007 Saint-Quay-Portrieux	France Claire Leroy	Australia	Denmark Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen
2008 Auckland	France Claire Leroy	United States Liz Baylis	Finland Silja Lehtinen
2009 Lysekil	Australia Nicky Souter Nina Curtis Lucinda Whitty	Sweden	Sweden Anna Kjellberg
2010 Newport	Great Britain Lucy MacGregor Annie Lush Kate MacGregor	United States Sally Barkow	Australia Nicky Souter Nina Curtis Olivia Price Laura Baldwin
2011 Perth details	United States Anna Tunnicliffe Deborah Capozzi Molly Vandemoer	Great Britain Lucy MacGregor Annie Lush Kate MacGregor	France Claire Leroy Elodie Bertrand Marie Riou
2012 Gothenburg	Finland Silja Lehtinen Silja Kanerva Mikaela Wulff	United States Anna Tunnicliffe Deborah Capozzi Molly Vandemoer	United States Sally Barkow
2013 Busan details	Spain Tamara Echegoyen Sofia Toro	Denmark	Australia
2014 Cork	Sweden Anna Kjellberg	Denmark	United States Stephanie Roble Maggie Shea Lara Dallman-Weiss
2015 Middelfart	Denmark Lotte Meldgaard	Denmark	United States Stephanie Roble
2016 Sheboygan^[25]	Sweden	France Mathilde Géron	Netherlands Renée Groeneveld Lobke Berkhout
2017 Helsinki^[26]	Great Britain Lucy MacGregor	Netherlands Renée Groeneveld Marcelien Bos-de Koning Lobke Berkhout	Denmark
2018 Ekaterinburg	Great Britain Lucy MacGregor Annie Lush Kate Macgregor	France	Denmark
2019 Lysekil	Great Britain Lucy MacGregor	France Claire Leroy	France
2021 Cherbourg	France	Netherlands Renee Groeneveld	Sweden

2011[]

Perth, Australia
December
Boat Used - Elliott 6m - 3 Person Crew

Held as part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships results can be found on that page.

2010[]

Newport RI, USA
Boats Used - Sonar (keelboat) - 4 Person

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Lucy MacGregor (GBR) Annie Lush (GBR) Kate MacGregor (GBR) (GBR)
	Sally Barkow (USA) (USA) (USA) (USA)
	Nicky Souter AUS
4	Claire Leroy FRA
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

2009[]

Lysekil, Sweden
27 July – 1 August

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Nicky Souter (AUS)
	(SWE)
	Anna Kjellberg (SWE)
4	Claire Leroy (FRA)
5	(AUS)
6	(DEN)
7	Sally Barkow (USA)
8	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
9	Lucy MacGregor (GBR)
10	(SWE)
11	(GER)
12	(FRA)

2008[]

Auckland, New Zealand
1–6 April

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Claire Leroy (FRA)
	Liz Baylis (USA)
	Silja Lehtinen (FIN)
4	Josie GIBSON (GBR)
5	Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
6	Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)
7	Nicky Souter (AUS)
8	Jessica SMYTH (NZL)
9	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
10	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
11	Camilla ULRIKKEHOLM (DEN)
12	Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
13	Jan DAWSON (NZL)
14	Gemma FARRELL (GBR)

2007[]

St Quay, France
6–11 August

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Claire LEROY (FRA)
	Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
4	Josie GIBSON (GBR)
5	Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
7	Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)
8	Jessica SMYTH (NZL)
9	Jenny AXHEDE (SWD)
10	Nicky Souter (AUS)
11	Gemma FARREL (GBR)
12	Sandy HAYES (USA)

2006[]

Copenhagen, Denmark
24–28 May

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Dorte Jensen (DEN)
	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
	Linda RAHM (SWE)
4	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
5	Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6	Malin KÄLLSTRÖM (SWE)
7	Sally Barkow
8	Claire Leroy (FRA)
9	Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
10	Betsy Alison (USA)
11	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
12	Silke HAHLBROCK (GER)

2005[]

Hamilton, Bermuda
15–18 October

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Sally Barkow
	Betsy Alison
	Claire Leroy (FRA)
4	Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
5	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
6	Nicky Souter (AUS)
7	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
8	Paula LEWIN (BER)
9	Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
10	Jenny AXHEDE (SWE)
11	Linda RAHM (SWE)
12	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)

2004[]

Annapolis, USA
5–12 June

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Sally Barkow (USA)
	Betsy Alison (USA)
	Claire Leroy (FRA)
4	Paula LEWIN (BER)
5	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
6	Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
7	Liz Baylis (USA)
8	Elizabeth KRATZIG (USA)
9	Jenny AXHEDE (SWE)
10	Carol CRONIN (USA)
11	Deb WILLITS (USA)
12	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)
13	Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
14	Linda RAHM (SWE)
15	Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
16	Marie FAURE (FRA)

2003[]

Sundsvall, Sweden
17–21 June

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Malin Millbourn (SWE)
	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
4	Liz BAYLIS (USA)
5	Betsy ALISON (USA)
6	Nina BRAESTRUP (DEN)
7	Marie FAURE (FRA)
8	Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
9	Deborah WILLITS (USA)
10	Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
11	Linda RAHM (SWE)
12	Ines MONTEFUSCO (ITA)

2002[]

Calpe, Spain 28 April – 2 May

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Liz Baylis (USA)
	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
	Anne LEHELLEY (FRA)
4	Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
5	Dawn Riley (USA)
6	Nina B. PETERSEN (DEN)
7	Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
8	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen(DEN)
9	Sandy GROSVENOR (USA)
10	Giulia CONTI (ITA)
11	Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
12	Malin Millbourn (SWE)
13	Claire Leroy (FRA)
14	Ines MONTEFUSCO ITA
15	Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
16	Christelle PHILIPPE (FRA)

2001[]

Lago di Ledro, Italy 2–9 September

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Dorte Jensen (DEN)
	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
4	Katie HILL (AUS)
5	Giulia CONTI (ITA)
6	Sabrina GURIOLI (ITA)
7	Christine BRIAND (FRA)
8	Malin KALLSTROM (SWE)
9	Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
10	Malin Millbourn(SWE)
11	Nina B PETERSEN (DEN)
12	Ines MONTEFUSCO (ITA)
13	Anne LEHELLEY (FRA)
14	Karen JOHNSON (CAN)
15	Courtney LAWRENCE (AUS)
16	Catharina GYLLING (FIN)
17	Martina KARLEMO (FIN)

2000[]

St Petersburg, USA 25 November – 2 December

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Dorte O JENSEN (DEN)
	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
	Betsy Alison (USA)
4	Shirley Robertson (GBR)
5	Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
6	Hannah SWETT (USA)
7	Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
8	Paula LEWIN (BER)
9	Christine BRIAND (FRA)
10	Cristiana MONINA (ITA)
11	Malin MILLBOURN (SWE)
12	Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
13	Carolijn BROUWER (NED)
14	Amy WARING (NZL)
15	Dru SLATTERY (USA)
16	Gwen JOULIE (FRA)
17	Marie KLOK (DEN)
18	Catharina GYLLING (FIN)
19	Nadine STEGENWALNER (GER)
20	Karen JOHNSON (CAN)
21	Maria COLEMAN (IRL)
22	Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
23	Cristina PEREIRA (POR)
24	Catherine RANKE (NOR)

1999[]

Genoa, Italy 28–31 October

Pos.	Sailor	Crew
	Dorte O JENSEN (DEN)
	Betsy ALISON (USA)
	Cory SERTL (USA)
4	Klaartje ZUIDERBAAN (NED)
5	Shirley Robertson (GBR)
6	Dru SLATTERY (USA)
7	Malin MILLBOURN (SWE)
8	Sharon FERRIS (NZL)
9	Christine BRIAND (FRA)
10	Mar CASTANEDO (ESP)
11	Paula LEWIN (BER)
12	Malin KALLSTRÖM (SWE)
13	Kristine ROUG (NED)
14	Marie KLOK (DEN)
15	Jessie CUTHBERT (GBR)
16	Susanne MADSEN (DEN)
17	Nadine STEGENWALNER (GER)
18	Cordelia EGLIN (GBR)
19	Katie SPITHILL (AUS)
20	Altani DANEZI (GRE)
21	Marie BJÖRLING (SWE)
22	Cristina MONINA (ITA)
23	Cristina PEREIRA (POR)

References[]

External links[]

Match racing - Women - Elliott 6m

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^ www.wimseries.com

[1] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - About".

[2] "Elliott 6 metre selected for 2012 Olympics". Sail-World.com. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

[3] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[4] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

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[9] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[10] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

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[12] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[13] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[14] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[15] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[16] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

[17] "ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship 2013".

[18] "ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship 2014".

[19] "Regatta Information".

[20] "Regatta Information".

[21] "Regatta Information".

[22] "Regatta Information".

[23] "Regatta Information".

[24] "Regatta Information".

[25] "Women's Match Racing World Championship - Past Results".

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[27] www.wimseries.com

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