8 Metre (keelboat) - World Championships

World Championships

After a long break, the Worlds have been organized for the eight metres in four classes:

1. The World Cup.
2. The Sira Cup - All Classic eights built prior to 1968
3. The Neptune Trophy - All Classics with original deck plan build prior to 1970, wooden spars and Dacron sails
4. Vintage eights - Gaffs build before 1920.

Sira Cupin winners 1983-2008
Year Location Winner Owner Designer Built
1983 Hankø - Norway Vision Robin Clarke C.E. Nicholson 1930
1984 RCYC - Canada Vision Robin Clarke C.E. Nicholson 1930
1985 Rochester - USA Vision Robin Clarke C.E. Nicholson 1930
1986 Cannes - France Ayana Walter Latscha F. Camatte 1947
1987 NJK - Helsinki Wye Sigfrid Svensson C.E. Nicholson 1935
1988 Sandham - Sweden Wanda Lasse Björk Tore Holm 1937
1989 RCYC - Canada Venture II Lorne Corley E.A. Shuman 1938
1990 Rochester - USA Venture II Lorne Corley E.A. Shuman 1938
1991 RCYC - Canada Venture II Lorne Corley E.A. Shuman 1938
1992 Sandham - Sweden Isabel Bo Persson Gustav Estlander 1928
1993 NJK - Helsinki Andromeda Ola & Ulf Nilsson Arvid Laurin 1947
1994 Cannes - France Vision Eric Mallet C.E. Nicholsen 1930
1995 Medemblik - The Netherlands Vision Eric Mallet C.E. Nicholsen 1930
1996 Sodus Bay - USA Iskareen Ralph Reimann Olin Stephens 1939
1998 Geneve - Switzerland Vision Eric Mallet C.E. Nicholson 1930
1999 Rochester - USA Norseman Cedric G. E. Gyles William J. Roue 1930
2000 Porto St.Stefano - Italy Vision Eric Mallet C.E. Nicholson 1930
2002 NJK – Helsinki Bona Dr. Giovanni Mogna Baglietto 1934
2003 SNT – France Bona Dr. Giovanni Mogna Baglietto 1934
2004 SNG – Switzerland Cutty Tou Alain & Gilles Minos C.E. Nicholson 1930
2005 RCYC - Canada Iskareen Ralph Reimann Olin Stephens 1939
2006 Lindau - Germany Froya Peter Groh Bjarne Aas 1939
2007 RNCYC, The Clyde - Scotland Saskia John & Micheal Stephen William Fife III 1931
2008 KNS Hankø - Norway Sira Kuningas Harald V Johan Anker 1938
2009 Hyères - France Severn Brad Butterworth William Fife 1936
2010 Toronto - Canada Raven Mark DeCelles and Richard Self Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938
2011 Flensburg - Germany Raven Mark DeCelles and Richard Self Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938
2012 Cowes - England Raven Mark DeCelles and Richard Self Alfred Mylne & Sir Thomas Glen-Coats 1938


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