Soling World Championship results (1969–79)

This article stated the results of the World Soling Championships from 1969 till 1979. Unfortunitely not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

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1969 Final results

1969

D 18, Spirit helmed by Tom Carlsen during the 1969 Soling Worlds
Edition	1 [1], [2], [3]
Venue	Copenhagen,  Denmark
Host	Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub (KDY)
Competitors	261
Yachts	87 (started in two groups)
Competing nations	17
Results
Gold	Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Niels Jensen Poul Mik-Meyer
Silver	Sweden Pelle Petterson Crew not documented
Bronze	United States Ding Schoonmaker Crew not documented
1970 →

Only the top 5 places are documented.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Total	Total – discard
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Denmark	Paul Elvstrøm	Niels Jensen Poul Mik-Meyer	D 29	1	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	3	5.7	11	17.0	22.7	5.7
	Sweden	Pelle Petterson	Not documented	S 20	2	3.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	4	8.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	14.0	6.0
	United States	Ding Schoonmaker	Not documented	US 167	1	0.0	11	17.0	2	3.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	33.0	16.0
4	Great Britain	Rodney Pattison	Not documented	K 38	3	5.7	2	3.0	3	5.7	2	3.0	6	11.7	21	27.0	56.1	29.1
5	Denmark	Niels Bolt Jørgensen	Not documented	D 19	3	5.7	2	3.0	7	13.0	3	5.7	3	5.7	13	19.0	52.1	33.1

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

• 1969 Progress

1970 Final results

1970

Edition	2 [4], [2]
Venue	Poole,  United Kingdom
Dates	9-16 June 1970
Results
Gold	Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck
Silver	United States John Dane III Mark LeBlanc John Cerise
Bronze	United Kingdom John Oakeley Crew not documented
← 1969 1971 →

1971 Final results

1971

Soling World Championship 1971, Oyster Bay
Edition	3 [5], [2]
Venue	Oyster Bay, New York,  United States
Dates	25 Sep - 1 Oct 1971
Host	Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Results
Gold	United States Bob Mosbacher Thad Hutcheson Tom Dickey
Silver	United States Bruce Goldsmith Crew not documented
Bronze	Sweden Paul Elvstrøm Valdemar Bandolowski Niels Jensen
← 1970 1972 →

1972 Final results

1972

NO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN THIS OLYMPIC YEAR
Edition	4 [2]
← 1971 1973 →

1973 Final results

1973

Ib Ussing Andersen, World Champion Soling 1973
Edition	5 [6], [2],[7]
Venue	Quiberon,  France
Results
Gold	Denmark Ib Ussing Andersen Jørgen Lindhasten Hans Winther
Silver	Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Crew not documented
Bronze	Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck
← 1972 1974 →

Only a few results are documented: Only total but no detailed results are documented.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew
	Denmark	Ib Ussing Andersen	Jørgen Lindhasten Hans Winther
	Denmark	Poul Richard Høj Jensen	Not documented
	Sweden	Stig Wennerström	Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck
4	Netherlands	Geert Bakker	Not documented
5	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
6	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
7	Netherlands	Heike Blok	Not documented

1974 Final results

1974

Elvstrom to windward with Bruce and Hans hiked out during the 1974 Soling Worlds Sydney
Edition	6 [8], [2], [9], [10], [11]
Venue	Sydney,  Australia
Host	Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC)
Competitors	114
Yachts	38
Competing nations	14
Results
Gold	Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Hans Fogh Bruce McCurrach  South Africa
Silver	Australia David Forbes Denis O'Neil John Anderson
Bronze	Sweden Arved von Grünewaldt Tommy Nilsson Hjalmar Schibbye
← 1973 1975 →

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Race 7		Total	Total – discard
						Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Denmark	Paul Elvstrøm	Hans Fogh Bruce McCurrach,  South Africa	D 61	Bes	1	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	11	17.0	1	0.0	7	13.0	2	3.0	33.0	16.0
	Australia	Dave Forbes	Denis O'Neil John Anderson	KA 128	Pocohontas	5	10.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	1	0.0	36.0	26.0
	Sweden	Arved von Grünewaldt	Tommy Nilsson Hjalmar Schibbye	S 101	Oh Calcutta	3	5.7	10	16.0	4	8.0	3	5.7	11	17.0	17	23.0	9	15.0	90.4	67.4
4	Spain	Juan Costas	Not documented	E 1	Malaguena	14	20.0	14	20.0	11	17.0	2	3.0	8	14.0	2	3.0	6	11.7	88.7	68.7
5	United States	John Kolius	Not documented	US 576	Good News	2	3.0	4	8.0	13	19.0	DNF	43.0	9	15.0	3	5.7	18	24.0	117.7	74.7
6	United States	Jon Coggan	Not documented	US 582	Wringer	8	14.0	5	10.0	7	13.0	5	10.0	12	18.0	10	16.0	11	17.0	98.0	80.0
7	Australia	Noel Robins	Not documented	KA 115	Taworri	12	18.0	6	11.7	9	15.0	6	11.7	5	10.0	12	18.0	DNF	41.0	125.4	84.4
8	Norway	Kalle Neergaard	Not documented	N 76	Dilemma	7	13.0	8	14.0	2	3.0	29	35.0	18	24.0	32	38.0	3	5.7	132.7	94.7
9	New Zealand	A. Ballantine	Not documented	KZ 5	Solway Streamer	10	16.0	12	18.0	DNF	44.0	10	16.0	17	23.0	9	15.0	7	13.0	145.0	101.0
10	Australia	Norman G. Booth	Not documented	KA 120	Adios	21	27.0	21	27.0	3	5.7	8	14.0	23	29.0	4	8.0	17	23.0	133.7	104.7
11	United States	William T. Moore, Jr.	Not documented	US 565	Old Blue	4	8.0	DNF	43.0	33	39.0	9	15.0	3	5.7	1	0.0	33	39.0	149.7	106.7
12	Italy	Enrico Gambaro	Not documented	I 96	Simon Boccanegra	32	38	11	17.0	6	11.7	4	8.0	27	33.0	8	14.0	20	26.0	147.7	109.7
13	New Zealand	A. Roberts	Not documented	KZ 9	Rangatira	11	17.0	3	5.7	10	16.0	27	33.0	20	26.0	31	37.0	8	14.0	148.7	111.7
14	Australia	Robert	Not documented	KA 121	Terror	34	40.0	22	28.0	14	20.0	13	19.0	7	13.0	18	24.0	4	8.0	152.0	112.0
15	Brazil	Ivan Pimentel	Not documented	BL 29	Winkie	17	23.0	20	26.0	12	18.0	12	18.0	13	19.0	DNF	43.0	5	10.0	157.0	114.0
16	Australia	K. S. Winterbottom	Not documented	KA 127	Bojangles	6	11.7	7	13.0	18	24.0	DSQ	47.8	4	8.0	25	31.0	25	31.0	166.5	118.7
17	Australia	W. A. Solomons	Not documented	KA 46	Amity	15	21.0	9	15.0	22	28.0	15	21.0	15	21.0	29	35.0	10	16.0	157.0	122.0
18	Great Britain	C.C. Hobday	Not documented	K 100	Super Bear	9	15.0	31	37.0	29	35.0	14	20.0	6	11.7	21	27.0	15	21.0	166.7	129.7
19	Australia	Manford	Day Not documented	KA 114	Leda	DNF	44	15	21.0	21	27.0	25	31.0	14	20.0	6	11.7	27	33.0	187.7	143.7
20	Australia	R. R. Dickson	Not documented	KA 73	Seventy Three	13	19.0	23	29.0	24	30.0	16	22.0	21	27.0	13	19.0	24	30.0	176.0	146.0
21	Australia	M. Anderson	Not documented	KA 39	Brolga	26	32.0	16	22.0	23	29.0	23	29.0	10	16.0	22	28.0	22	28.0	184.0	152.0
22	Australia	N.A. Wilson	Not documented	KA 122	Elite	29	35.0	19	25.0	15	21.0	31	37.0	29	35.0	11	17.0	14	20.0	190.0	153.0
23	New Zealand	Helmer Pedersen	Not documented	KZ 7	Zeus	23	29.0	13	19.0	32	38.0	18	24.0	16	22.0	15	21.0	DNF	41.0	194.0	153.0
24	United States	K. Beashel	B. Derecktor Not documented	US 510	Humbug	16	22.0	17	23.0	16	22.0	21	27.0	25	31.0	28	34.0	23	29.0	188.0	154.0
25	Australia	M. Ahern	Not documented	KA 112	Papillon	24	30.0	27	33.0	31	37.0	7	13.0	22	28.0	16	22.0	26	32.0	195.0	158.0
26	Argentina	Boneo	Duperron Scuderi	A 15	Patrice II	30	36.0	24	30.0	20	26.0	30	36.0	19	25.0	20	26.0	12	18.0	197.0	161.0
27	Norway	John Johnsen	Not documented	N 56	Cynara III	19	25.0	28	34.0	28	34.0	DNS	44.0	31	37.0	14	20.0	13	19.0	213.0	169.0
28	Italy	Mario Gallini	Not documented	I 132	Mizar	20	26.0	DNF	43.0	27	33.0	22	28.0	24	30.0	23	29.0	19	25.0	214.0	171.0
29	Brazil	Mario T. lnneco	Not documented	BL 33	Bounty IV	22	28.0	34	40.0	8	14.0	28	34.0	33	39.0	30	36.0	16	22.0	213.0	173.0
30	New Zealand	W. Moyes	Not documented	KZ 6	Vibrant	28	34.0	18	24.0	17	23.0	26	32.0	28	34.0	27	33.0	21	27.0	207.0	173.0
31	Australia	F.l. Ford	Not documented	KA 9	Solong	27	33.0	26	32.0	26	32.0	20	26.0	26	32.0	19	25.0	28	34.0	214.0	180.0
32	Australia	H. Sutton	A. H. Antill Not documented	KA 3	Piranha	18	24.0	32	38.0	25	31.0	19	25.0	32	38.0	24	30.0	DNF	41.0	227.0	186.0
33	New Zealand	Hugh Poole	Not documented	KZ 2	Patches	25	31.0	30	36.0	19	25.0	17	23.0	36	42.0	34	40.0	34	40.0	237.0	195.0
34	New Zealand	J. Dyes	Thom Dyes Not documented	KZ 3	Donnybrook	33	39.0	29	35.0	34	40.0	24	30.0	30	36.0	DNF	43.0	32	38.0	261.0	218.0
35	Japan	Toyokazu Maeda	Not documented	J 11	Roulette	31	37.0	25	31.0	35	41.0	32	38.0	37	43.0	DNF	41.0	DNF	41.0	272.0	229.0
36	Finland	Vladimir Marschan	Not documented	L 31	Alexia III	35	41.0	36	42.0	DNF	44.0	33	39.0	35	41.0	26	32.0	31	37.0	276.0	232.0
37	Japan	Tsuneo Sanada	Not documented	J 12	Solander	37	43.0	35	41.0	30	36.0	35	41.0	34	40.0	35	41.0	29	35.0	277.0	234.0
38	Switzerland	W. Schlatter	Not documented	Z 126	Chance	36	42.0	33	39.0	DNF	44.0	34	40.0	38	44.0	36	42.0	30	36.0	287.0	243.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

• 1974 Progress

1975 Final results

1975

Starting in a good breeze at the 1975 Soling Worlds
Edition	7 [12], [2], [13], [14]
Venue	Chicago,  United States
Dates	1 - 9 August 1975
Host	Chicago Yacht Club (CYC)
Opening ceremony	3 August 1975
Competitors	186
Yachts	62
Competing nations	19
Results
Gold	United States Bill Buchan Craig Thomas Joe Golberg
Silver	United States Buddy Melges Crew not documented
Bronze	Sweden John Kolius Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner
← 1974 1976 →

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Race 7		Total	Total – discard
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	United States	Bill Buchan	Craig Thomas Joe Golberg	US 593	1	0.0	6	11.7	2	3.0	3	5.7	18	24.0	1	0.0	DNS	68.0	112.4	44.4
	United States	Buddy Melges	Not documented	US 630	PMS	75.0	8	14.0	3	5.7	9	15.0	5	10.0	2	3.0	19	25.0	147.7	72.7
	United States	John Kolius	Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner	US 610	9	15.0	4	8.0	7	13.0	15	21.0	7	13.0	4	8.0	16	22.0	100.0	78.0
4	Denmark	Ricardo G. Jensen	Not documented	D 68	5	10.0	15	21.0	14	20.0	2	3.0	PMS	75.0	10	16.0	5	10.0	155.0	80.0
5	Germany	Willi Kuhweide	Not documented	G 135	PMS	75.0	32	38.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	12	18.0	6	11.7	8	14.0	156.7	81.7
6	Austria	Hubert Raudaschl	Not documented	OE 41	14	20.0	5	10.0	25	31.0	6	11.7	13	19.0	34	40.0	1	0.0	131.7	91.7
7	Sweden	Arvid von Gruenewald	Not documented	S 83	16	22.0	10	16.0	30	36.0	11	17.0	10	16.0	23	29.0	2	3.0	139	103
8	United States	Dave Curtis	Not documented	US 575	26	32.0	2	3.0	9	15.0	PMS	75.0	4	8.0	15	21.0	23	29.0	183.0	108.0
9	Brazil	Gastão Brun	Not documented	BL 15	8	14.0	45	51.0	8	14.0	12	18.0	1	0.0	36	42.0	22	28.0	167.0	116.0
10	United States	Richard Stearns	Not documented	US 641	7	13.0	12	18.0	43	49.0	32	38.0	8	14.0	7	13.0	20	26.0	171.0	122.0
11	Australia	Noel Robins	Not documented	KA 115	20	26.0	44	50.0	22	28.0	18	24.0	11	17.0	14	20.0	10	16.0	181.0	131.0
12	Sweden	Stig Wennerström	Not documented	S 111	33	39.0	13	19.0	4	8.0	8	14.0	9	15.0	PMS	75.0	34	40.0	210.0	135.0
13	Netherlands	Geert Bakker	Harald de Vlaming Pieter Keijzer	H 17	35	41.0	21	27.0	5	10.0	4	8.0	28	34.0	12	18.0	39	45.0	183.0	138.0
14	Spain	Juan Costas	Not documented	E 20	29	35.0	14	20.0	15	21.0	20	26.0	17	23.0	26	32.0	13	19.0	176.0	141.0
15	Australia	James Hardy	Not documented	KA 144	25	31.0	37	43.0	12	18.0	10	16.0	6	11.7	20	26.0	33	39.0	184.7	141.7
16	United States	Jim Coggin	Not documented	US 232	PMS	75.0	20	26.0	18	24.0	16	22.0	14	20.0	13	19.0	25	31.0	217.0	142.0
17	Germany	Erich Hirt	Not documented	G 139	PMS	75.0	27	33.0	11	17.0	5	10.0	23	29.0	19	25.0	24	30.0	219.0	144.0
18	France	Henri Samuel	Not documented	F 127	13	19.0	16	22.0	36	42.0	37	43.0	21	27.0	16	22.0	7	13.0	188.0	145.0
19	Canada	Paul Henderson	Not documented	KC 129	11	17.0	11	17.0	31	37.0	DSQ	68.0	16	22.0	42	48.0	4	8.0	217.0	149.0
20	Finland	Matti Joninen	Not documented	L 35	6	11.7	26	32.0	28	34.0	33	39.0	34	40.0	9	15.0	12	18.0	189.7	149.7
21	United States	Morrie Rattray	Not documented	US 296	19	25.0	19	25.0	21	27.0	52	58.0	25	31.0	25	31.0	6	11.7	208.7	150.7
22	Argentina	Pedro Ferrero	Not documented	A 10	10	16.0	1	0.0	26	32.0	35	41.0	20	26.0	37	43.0	30	36.0	194.0	151.0
23	Netherlands	Heike Blok	Not documented	H 14	2	3.0	24	30.0	10	16.0	19	25.0	49	55.0	32	38.0	44	50.0	217.0	162.0
24	Canada	Glen Dexter	Not documented	KC 122	PMS	75.0	54	60.0	23	29.0	22	28.0	3	5.7	5	10.0	26	32.0	239.7	164.7
25	United States	Charlie Kamps	Not documented	US 547	4	8.0	9	15.0	47	53.0	27	33.0	27	33.0	35	41.0	41	47.0	230.0	177.0
26	Argentina	Ricardo Boneo	Not documented	A 15	15	21.0	17	23.0	19	25.0	31	37.0	33	39.0	48	54.0	27	33.0	232.0	178.0
27	Italy	Fabio Albarelli	Not documented	I 164	22	28.0	7	13.0	6	11.7	40	46.0	DSQ	68.0	31	37.0	38	44.0	247.7	179.7
28	United States	Robbie Haines	Not documented	US 268	PMS	75.0	32	38.0	17	23.0	7	13.0	26	32.0	DSQ	68.0	3	5.7	254.7	179.7
29	Great Britain	Charles Ingham	Not documented	K 111	21	27.0	50	56.0	24	30.0	PMS	75.0	2	3.0	44	50.0	9	15.0	256.0	181.0
30	Great Britain	Iain Woolward	Not documented	K 113	30	36.0	3	5.7	29	35.0	29	35.0	39	45.0	50	56.0	21	27.0	239.7	183.7
31	United States	Kenneth Young	Not documented	US 497	3	5.7	18	24.0	PMS	75.0	42	48.0	24	30.0	27	33.0	37	43.0	258.7	183.7
32	Greece	George Andreadis	Not documented	GR 24	28	34.0	25	31.0	13	19.0	13	19.0	30	36.0	45	51.0	45	51.0	241.0	190.0
33	Australia	Malcolm Anderson	Not documented	KA 39	12	18.0	40	46.0	33	39.0	21	27.0	42	48.0	21	27.0	29	35.0	240.0	192.0
34	Finland	Lehtinen Raimo	Not documented	L 36	PMS	75.0	PMS	75.0	20	26.0	14	20.0	22	28.0	8	14.0	28	34.0	272.0	197.0
35	Austria	Ulli Strohscheider	Not documented	OE 48	27	33.0	28	34.0	35	41.0	56	62.0	PMS	75.0	3	5.7	18	24.0	274.7	199.7
36	United States	Jon Ford	Not documented	US 564	18	24.0	34	40.0	32	38.0	39	45.0	19	25.0	29	35.0	32	38.0	245.0	200.0
37	Netherlands	Rien Rozendaal	Not documented	H 15	24	30.0	57	63.0	27	33.0	41	47.0	31	37.0	39	45.0	11	17.0	272.0	209.0
38	Japan	Moritaka Kaidoh	Not documented	J 7	PMS	75.0	47	53.0	34	40.0	30	36.0	15	21.0	33	39.0	17	23.0	287.0	212.0
39	New Zealand	Allan Balintine	Not documented	KZ 5	23	29.0	36	42.0	42	48.0	28	34.0	45	51.0	17	23.0	50	56.0	283.0	227.0
40	Canada	Bill Abbott, Jr.	Bill Abbott, Sr. Not documented	KC 1	17	23.0	23	29.0	44	50.0	38	44.0	DSQ	68.0	56	62.0	14	20.0	296.0	228.0
41	Sweden	Jörgen Sundelin	Not documented	S 105	PMS	75.0	22	28.0	46	52.0	45	51.0	35	41.0	18	24.0	40	46.0	317.0	242.0
42	Great Britain	Guy Gurney	Not documented	K 120	44	50.0	52	58.0	17	23.0	17	23.0	45	51.0	41	47.0	42	48.0	300.0	242.0
43	New Zealand	Don Lidgard	Not documented	KZ 10	32	38.0	38	44.0	40	46.0	24	30.0	46	52.0	28	34.0	DNS	68.0	312.0	244.0
44	United States	Bruce Goldsmith	Not documented	US 640	PMS	75.0	48	54.0	52	58.0	26	32.0	29	35.0	38	44.0	15	21.0	319.0	244.0
45	France	Bertrant Cheret	Not documented	F 121	36	42.0	53	59.0	42	48.0	34	40.0	38	44.0	30	36.0	31	37.0	306.0	247.0
46	Great Britain	Jon Allen	Not documented	K 121	37	43.0	46	52.0	41	47.0	DSQ	68.0	37	43.0	11	17.0	54	60.0	330.0	262.0
47	Brazil	Augusto Sarrozo	Not documented	BL 20	34	40.0	42	48.0	53	59.0	43	49.0	48	54.0	24	30.0	46	52.0	332.0	273.0
48	France	René Sence	Not documented	F 121	42	48.0	31	37.0	39	45.0	46	52.0	44	50.0	43	49.0	PMS	75.0	356.0	281.0
49	United States	George Francisco	Not documented	US 504	39	45.0	49	55.0	59	65.0	DSQ	68.0	41	47.0	22	28.0	36	42.0	350.0	282.0
50	United States	Orvind Lorentzen	Not documented	US 589	41	47.0	35	41.0	45	51.0	44	50.0	36	42.0	49	55.0	48	54.0	340.0	285.0
51	Brazil	Romos Eduardo	Not documented	BL 33	PMS	75.0	43	49.0	48	54.0	23	29.0	43	49.0	58	64.0	35	41.0	361.0	286.0
52	France	Alain Nicolaidis	Not documented	F 114	38	44.0	41	47.0	PMS	75.0	49	55.0	32	38.0	51	57.0	47	53.0	369.0	294.0
53	New Zealand	Hugh Poole	Not documented	KZ 14	46	52.0	51	57.0	PMS	75.0	36	42.0	40	46.0	46	52.0	43	49.0	373.0	298.0
54	United States	Tony Smythe	Not documented	US 585	40	46.0	30	36.0	49	55.0	55	61.0	53	59.0	40	46.0	51	57.0	360.0	299.0
55	Australia	Francis Ian Ford	Not documented	KA 9	49	55.0	60	66.0	38	44.0	25	31.0	51	57.0	52	58.0	55	61.0	372.0	306.0
56	United States	Jack van Dyke	Not documented	US 601	45	51.0	29	35.0	51	57.0	47	53.0	50	56.0	55	61.0	DNF	68.0	381.0	313.0
57	Sweden	Ragnar Lindstedt	Not documented	S 98	31	37.0	DSQ	68.0	57	63.0	48	54.0	52	58.0	53	59.0	49	55.0	394.0	326.0
58	United States	Mac Dunwoodie	Not documented	US 574	PMS	75.0	39	45.0	55	61.0	54	60.0	47	53.0	47	53.0	DNF	68.0	415.0	340.0
59	Japan	Masaaki Tsuji	Not documented	J 17	48	54.0	55	61.0	50	56.0	50	56.0	56	62.0	54	60.0	53	59.0	408.0	346.0
60	Italy	Sergio Orlandi	Not documented	I 163	47	53.0	59	65.0	54	60.0	53	59.0	54	60.0	57	63.0	52	58.0	418.0	353.0
61	Virgin Islands	Don R. Myers	Not documented	VI 7	43	49.0	56	62.0	58	64.0	DNF	68.0	58	64.0	59	65.0	56	62.0	434.0	366.0
62	Canada	Ken Giles	Not documented	KC 127	PMS	75.0	58	64.0	56	62.0	51	57.0	57	63.0	60	66.0	DNF	68.0	455.0	380.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

• 1975 Progress

1976 Final results

1976

NO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN THIS OLYMPIC YEAR
Edition	8 [2]
← 1975 1977 →

1977 Final results

1977

Sandy McMillan, Glen Dexter and Andreas Josenhans World Champions Soling 1977
Edition	9 [15], [2], [16], [17]
Venue	Hankø,  Norway
Dates	1-11 July 1977
Host	Hankø Yacht Club
Opening ceremony	4-July-1977
Competitors	180
Yachts	60
Competing nations	19
Results
Gold	Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan
Silver	Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski Jørgen Lindhasten Erik Hermann Hansen
Bronze	Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins
← 1976 1978 →

Only the top 10 boats are documented.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Race 7		Total	Total – discard
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Canada	Glen Dexter	Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan	KC 132	15	21.0	4	8.0	16	22.0	1	0.0	3	5.7	13	19	3	5.7	81.4	59.4
	Denmark	Valdemar Bandolowski	Jørgen Lindhasten Erik Hermann Hansen	D 73	29	35.0	11	17.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	17	23.0	5	10.0	7	13.0	111.0	76.0
	Brazil	Gastão Brun	Vicente Brun Roberto Martins	BL 15	9	15.0	DSQ	67.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	26	32.0	12	18.0	5	10.0	145.0	78.0
4	Canada	Peter Hall	Not documented	KC 127	2	3.0	15	21.0	28	34.0	20	26.0	11	18.0	14	20.0	1	0.0	121.0	87.0
5	United States	Buddy Melges	Not documented	US 680	1	0.0	19	25.0	19	25.0	15	21.0	8	14.0	DNF	67.0	4	8.0	160.0	93.0
6	Canada	Hans Fogh	Not documented	KC 143	5	10.0	7	13.0	4	8.0	14	20.0	12	18.0	DSQ	67.0	18	24.0	160.0	93.0
7	Soviet Union	Boris Budnikov	Not documented	SR 16	4	8.0	22	28.0	DSQ	67.0	23	29.0	7	13.0	2	3.0	16	22.0	170.0	103.0
8	Canada	Bill Abbott, Jr.	Bill Abbott, Sr. Not documented	KC 1	6	11.7	17	23.0	3	5.7	21	27.0	13	19.0	11	17.0	21	27.0	130.4	103.4
9	Germany	Willi Kuhweide	Not documented	G 185	3	5.7	1	0.0	49	55.0	6	11.7	6	11.7	18	24.0	DNF	67.0	175.1	108.1
10	Germany	Fritz Geis	Not documented	G 192	23	29.0	6	11.7	23	29.0	19	23.0	36	42.0	1	0.0	8	14.0	150.7	108.7

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

• 1977 Progress

1978 Final results

1978

BL 15, Gastão Brun, Vincente Brun and Roberto Martins World Champions Soling 1978
Edition	10 [18], [2], [19]
Venue	Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil
Dates	22 Feb – 5 Mar 1978
Host	Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
Opening ceremony	24 Feb 1978
Competitors	144
Yachts	48
Competing nations	15
Key people
Cornelia Buckup and Angela Brun (Organization) George Lothar (Race management) Mario Simoes (Measurement) Jack van Dyke (Chairman of the Jury) Ken Berkeley, Duarte Bello, Harry Adler, Walter von Hutschler and Peter Siemsen (Jury members) Elizabeth Young (Secretary of the Jury)
Results
Gold	Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins
Silver	Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan
Bronze	Canada Hans Fogh John Kerr Dennis Toews
← 1977 1979 →

Only total but no detailed results are documented.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Total – discard
	Brazil	Gastão Brun	Vicente Brun Roberto Martins	BL 15	40.70
	Canada	Glen Dexter	Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan	KC 149	42.0
	Canada	Hans Fogh	John Kerr Dennis Toews	KC 151	49.7
4	Great Britain	Phil Crebbin	Not documented	K 128	60.0
5	West Germany	Willi Kuhweide	Not documented	G 185	67.4
6	West Germany	Fritz Geis	Not documented	G 192	67.4
7	France	Patrick Haegeli	Not documented	F 132	71.4
8	Denmark	Valdemar Bandelowski	Not documented	D 73	77.7
9	Sweden	Stig Wennerstrom	Not documented	S 115	88.0
10	Brazil	Axel Schmidt	Not documented	BL 42	88.7
11	Sweden	Arved von Gruenewaldt	Not documented	S 83	92.7
12	Canada	Peter Hall	Not documented	KC 147	104.0
13	Canada	Bill Abbott, Jr.	Bill Abbott, Sr. Not documented	KC 1	109.7
14	Sweden	Jörgen Sundelin	Not documented	S 105	111.0
15	Brazil	Eduardo de Souza	Not documented	BL 33	130.0
16	Italy	Fabio Albarelli	Not documented	I 159	131.0
17	Netherlands	Geert Bakker	Not documented	H 17	134.0
18	Canada	Fredrick Hill	Not documented	KC 152	134.7
19	West Germany	Karl Heist	Not documented	G 178	136.0
20	Brazil	Augusto Barrozo	Not documented	BL 20	137.0
21	Brazil	Fernando Nabuco	Not documented	BL 32	141.0
22	Sweden	Erik Thorsell	Not documented	S 102	150.0
23	France	Alain Forgeot	Not documented	F 139	162.7
24	Great Britain	Kit Hobday	Not documented	K 130	169.0
25	Australia	Dallas Dempster	Not documented	KA 124	170.0
26	Brazil	Mario Innecco	Not documented	BL 10	188.0
27	West Germany	Klaus Schaffers	Not documented	G 187	191.0
28	West Germany	Klaus Mahrt	Not documented	G 196	191.0
29	France	René Sence	Not documented	F 134	206.0
30	Brazil	Antonio Figuciredo	Not documented	BL 25	207.0
31	Italy	Leonarda Fava	Not documented	I 139	208.0
32	Argentina	Jorge Vago	Not documented	A 5	211.0
33	Norway	Kalle Nergaard	Not documented	N 87	213.0
34	West Germany	Hans Berkes	Not documented	G 199	215.0
35	Argentina	Claudio Fassardi	Not documented	A 3	223.0
36	Brazil	Ernesto Reibel	Not documented	BL 30	227.0
37	Puerto Rico	Eric Tulla	Not documented	PR 2	227.0
38	Brazil	Carlos Wanderley	Not documented	BL 34	242.0
39	Argentina	Jusio Frazer	Not documented	A 11	249.0
40	Japan	Shinichi Ishibashi	Not documented	J 27	255.0
41	Brazil	Clovis Puperi	Not documented	BL 16	259.0
42	Great Britain	Tony Claire	Not documented	K 106	264.0
43	Brazil	Jonas Penteado	Not documented	BL 31	265.0
44	Argentina	Jorge Pochat	Not documented	A 4	268.0
45	Brazil	Mauro Lobo	Not documented	BL 6	280.0
46	Argentina	Juan Zuccoli	Not documented	A 7	290.0
47	Switzerland	Walter Riesen	Not documented	Z 170	298.0
48	Argentina	Castro Guillermo	Not documented	A 22	312.0

• 1978 Progress

Not enouch data to generate

1979 Final results

1979

Robbie Haines during the Soling Worlds 1979 in Visby Sweden
Edition	11 [20], [2], [21]
Venue	Visby,  Sweden
Competitors	177
Yachts	59
Results
Gold	United States Robbie Haines Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan
Silver	Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Crew not documented
Bronze	Sweden Stig Wennerström Crew not documented
← 1978 1980 →

Only the top 20 boats are documented.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Race 7		Total	Total – discard
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	United States	Robbie Haines	Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan	US 707	3	5.7	13	19.0	28	34.0	2	3.0	4	8.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	72.7	38.7
	Denmark	Poul Richard Høj Jensen	Not documented	D 75	8	14.0	1	0.0	27	33.0	18	24.0	3	5.7	15	21.0	3	5.7	103.4	70.4
	Sweden	Stig Wennerström	Not documented	S 115	17	23.0	7	13.0	1	0.0	9	15.0	10	16.0	6	11.7	28	34.0	112.7	78.7
4	United States	Buddy Melges	Not documented	US 700	6	11.7	30	36.0	11	17.0	4	8.0	2	3.0	28	34.0	9	15.0	124.7	88.7
5	Canada	Peter Hall	Not documented	KC 163	16	22.0	6	11.7	17	23.0	33	39.0	5	10.0	5	10.0	7	13.0	128.7	89.7
6	Soviet Union	Boris Budnikov	Not documented	SR 24	26	32.0	11	17.0	10	16.0	30	36.0	12	18.0	2	3.0	6	11.7	133.7	97.7
7	Norway	Odd Roar Lofterød	Bjørn Lofterød Not documented	N 93	38	44.0	22	28.0	33	39.0	10	16.0	1	0.0	12	18.0	4	8.0	153.0	109.0
8	Netherlands	Geert Bakker	Dick Coster Steven Bakker	H 17	43	49.0	26	32.0	2	3.0	22	28.0	7	13.0	10	16.0	18	24.0	165.0	116.0
9	West Germany	Fritz Geis	Not documented	G 212	5	10.0	42	48.0	3	5.7	8	14.0	6	11.7	37	43.0	26	32.0	164.4	116.4
10	Denmark	Valdemar Bandolowski	Not documented	D 77	1	0.0	32	38.0	45	51.0	13	19.0	24	30.0	8	14.0	11	17.0	169.0	118.0
11	France	Patrick Haegeli	Not documented	F 142	15	21.0	16	22.0	18	24.0	27	33.0	9	15.0	3	5.7	41	47.0	167.7	120.7
12	Sweden	Erik Thorsell	Not documented	S 102	32	38.0	8	14.0	19	25.0	5	10.0	17	23.0	20	26.0	21	27.0	163.0	125.0
13	United States	Vicente Brun	Lowell North Not documented	US 593	12	18.0	2	3.0	4	8.0	7	13.0	DSQ	66.0	13	19.0	DSQ	66.0	193.0	127.0
14	Canada	Hans Fogh	Not documented	KC 161	23	29.0	24	30.0	6	11.7	17	23.0	13	19.0	11	17.0	34	40.0	169.7	129.7
15	Australia	John Bertrand	Not documented	KA 150	18	24.0	19	25.0	30	36.0	3	5.7	DNF	66.0	35	41.0	1	0.0	197.7	131.7
16	East Germany	Wolf Richter	Not documented	GO 5	13	19.0	21	27.0	12	18.0	38	44.0	29	35.0	19	25.0	5	10.0	178.0	134.0
17	Canada	Glen Dexter	Not documented	KC 149	19	25.0	17	23.0	26	32.0	23	29.0	15	21.0	16	22.0	22	28.0	180.0	148.0
18	Canada	Bill Abbott, Jr.	Bill Abbott, Sr. Not documented	KC 1	34	40.0	5	10.0	43	49.0	15	21.0	30	36.0	21	27.0	14	20.0	203.0	154.0
19	Sweden	Jan Andersson	Bertil Larsson Göran Andersson	S 118	14	20.0	41	47.0	9	15.0	12	18.0	25	31.0	22	28.0	36	42.0	201.0	154.0
20	Finland	Matti Jokinen	Not documented	L 42	2	3.0	31	37.0	46	52.0	11	17.0	46	52.0	25	31.0	10	16.0	208.0	156.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

• 1979 Progress

Further results

For further results see:

• Soling World Championship results (1969–79)
• Soling World Championship results (1980–84)
• Soling World Championship results (1985–89)
• Soling World Championship results (1990–99)
• Soling World Championship results (2000–09)
• Soling World Championship results (2010–19)
• Soling World Championship results (2020–29)

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