Lightning World Championship
Editions
Editions
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|Ed.  Year  Host | | | Participant | | | | Ref |
| Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | Sailor | Nat. | Cont. |
| 1 | 1963 | [Club de Regatas Lima](/wiki/Regatas_Lima "Regatas Lima") | [Lima](/wiki/Lima "Lima") |  | 35 | 105 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 2 | 1965\-09\-09 to 09\-19 | Circolo Canottiere Napoli | [Naples](/wiki/Naples "Naples") |  | 43 | 129 | 12 | 4 |  |
| 3 | 1967 | [Royal Canadian Yacht Club](/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Yacht_Club "Royal Canadian Yacht Club") | [Toronto](/wiki/Toronto "Toronto") |  | 37 | 0 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 4 | 1969 | Yacht Club Olivos | [Olivos, Buenos Aires](/wiki/Olivos%2C_Buenos_Aires "Olivos, Buenos Aires") |  | 43 | 129 | 12 | 3 |  |
| 5 | 1971 | Merenkavijat Yacht Club | [Helsinki](/wiki/Helsinki "Helsinki") |  | 40 | 121 | 10 | 3 |  |
| 6 | 1973 | Buffalo Canoe Club | [Fort Erie, Ontario](/wiki/Fort_Erie%2C_Ontario "Fort Erie, Ontario") |  | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 7 | 1975 | Salinas Yacht Club | [Salinas, Ecuador](/wiki/Salinas%2C_Ecuador "Salinas, Ecuador") |  | 49 | 147 | 10 | 3 |  |
| 8 | 1977 | Yacht\-Club Spiez | [Spiez](/wiki/Spiez "Spiez") |  | 54 | 160 | 12 | 4 |  |
| 9 | 1979 | Rush Creek Yacht Club | [Heath, Texas](/wiki/Heath%2C_Texas "Heath, Texas") |  | 52 | 156 | 11 | 3 |  |
| 10 | 1981 | Gran Hotel Pucon | [Pucon](/wiki/Pucon "Pucon") |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 11 | 1983 | Circola Velici | Napoletani |  | 41 | 123 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 12 | 1985 | Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club | [Beach Haven, New Jersey](/wiki/Beach_Haven%2C_New_Jersey "Beach Haven, New Jersey") |  | 40 | 121 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 13 | 1987 | Club Naval Castillogrande | [Cartagena](/wiki/Cartagena%2C_Colombia "Cartagena, Colombia") |  | 39 | 117 | 9 | 3 |  |
| 14 | 1989\-07\-02 to 07\-07 | Yacht Racing Club of Athens/ Piareaus Sailing Club | [Athens](/wiki/Athens "Athens") |  | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 15 | 1991 | [Severn Sailing Association](/wiki/Severn_Sailing_Association "Severn Sailing Association") | [Annapolis](/wiki/Annapolis "Annapolis") |  | 39 | 117 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 16 | 1993 |  | lhabela Island |  | 42 | 126 | 7 | 3 |  |
| 17 | 1995\-07\-02 to 07\-08 | Kuopion Pursiscura | [Kuopio](/wiki/Kuopio "Kuopio") |  | 35 | 105 | 6 | 3 |  |
| 18 | 1997\-06\-08 to 06\-13 | St Claire Yacht Club and [Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club](/wiki/Royal_St._Lawrence_Yacht_Club "Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club") | [Montreal, Quebec](/wiki/Montreal%2C_Quebec "Montreal, Quebec") |  | 58 | 175 | 9 | 3 |  |
| 19 | 1999\-11\-22 to 11\-29 | Salinas Yacht Club | [Salinas, Ecuador](/wiki/Salinas%2C_Ecuador "Salinas, Ecuador") |  | 45 | 135 | 7 | 3 |  |
| 20 | 001\-07\-24 to 07\-29 | Circolo Velico Marsala | [Marsala, Sicily](/wiki/Marsala%2C_Sicily "Marsala, Sicily") |  | 44 | 132 | 9 | 3 |  |
| 21 | 2003\-04\-13 to 04\-18 | Coral Reef Yacht Club \& [Biscayne Bay Yacht Club](/wiki/Biscayne_Bay_Yacht_Club "Biscayne Bay Yacht Club") | [Miami](/wiki/Miami "Miami") |  | 60 | 180 | 11 | 3 |  |
| 22 | 2005\-11\-19 to 11\-26 | Higuerillas Yacht Club | Higuerillas |  | 45 | 135 | 8 | 3 |  |
| 23 | 2007\-07\-21 to 07\-27 | Yacht Club of Greece | [Athens](/wiki/Athens "Athens") |  | 48 | 145 | 12 | 5 |  |
| 24 | 2009\-09\-11 to 09\-29 | Mallets Bay Yacht Club | [Colchester, Vermont](/wiki/Colchester%2C_Vermont "Colchester, Vermont") |  | 60 | 180 | 10 | 5 |  |
| 25 | 2011 | Clube Armacao de Buzios | Buzios, Rio de Janeiro |  | 30 | 90 | 9 | 5 |  |
| 26 | 2013\-06\-03 to 06\-14 | Club Velico Castiglionese | [Castiglione del Lago](/wiki/Castiglione_del_Lago "Castiglione del Lago") |  | 46 | 139 | 10 | 5 |  |
| 27 | 2015\-07\-18 to 07\-25 | Buffalo Canoe Club | [Fort Erie, Ontario](/wiki/Fort_Erie%2C_Ontario "Fort Erie, Ontario") |  | 63 | 190 | 10 | 5 |  |
| 28 | 2017\-11\-21 to 11\-25 | Salinas Yacht Club | [Salinas, Ecuador](/wiki/Salinas%2C_Ecuador "Salinas, Ecuador") |  | 56 | 168 | 12 | 5 |  |
| 29 | 2019\-06\-12 to 06\-17 | Espoo Yacht Club | [Espoo](/wiki/Espoo "Espoo") |  | 49 | 147 | 12 | 5 |  |
| N/A | 2021\-05\-13 to 05\-22 | [Charleston](/wiki/Charleston%2C_North_Carolina "Charleston, North Carolina") |  | Postponed due to COVID | | | |  |
| 30 | 2022\-05\-17 to 05\-21 | Carolina Yacht Club, Charlestone | [Charleston](/wiki/Charleston%2C_North_Carolina "Charleston, North Carolina") |  | 50 | 150 | 8 | 4 |  |
| 31 | 2023\-11\-23 to 11\-27 | Club Naval Santa Cruz de Castillogrande | [Cartagena](/wiki/Cartagena%2C_Colombia "Cartagena, Colombia") |  |  |  |  |  |  |


How many editions of the regatta are listed?