1956 Burnham, UK

1. Andre Nelis BEL
2. Paul Elvstrom DEN
3. B Roswell GBR
   
   

1957 Kaarlstad, Sweden

1. Jurgen Vogler DDR
2. Harald Eroiksen NOR
3. Andre Nelis BEL
   
   

1958 Zeebrugge, Belgium

1. Paul Elvstrom DEN
2. Andre Nelis BEL
3. A Pelaschier ITA

1959 Copenhagen, Denmark

1. Paul Elvstrom DEN
2. Andre Nelis BEL
3. P Poullain FRA

1960 Torquay, UK

1. Vernon Stratton GBR
2. Andre Nelis BEL
3. Desmond Stratton GBR

1961 Travemunde, FRG

1. Andre Nelis BEL
2. Hans Fogh DEN
3. Fred Miller USA

1962 Tonsberg, Norway

1. Arne Akerson SWE
2. Boris Jacobsson SWE
3. Andre Nelis BEL

1963 Medemblik, Holland

1. Willi Kuhweide FRG
2. Boris Jacobsson SWE
3. Hans Willems NED

1964 Torquay, UK

1. Hubert Raudaschl AUT
2. H Kellner SWE
3. Richard Creagh-Osborne GBR

1965 Gdynia, Poland

1. Jurgen Mier GDR
2. B Dehmel GDR
3. Richard Hart GBR

1966 La Baule, France

1. Willi Kuhweide FRG
2. Jorg Bruder BRA
3. B Straubinger FDG

1967 Hanko, Finland

1. Willi Kuhweide FRG
2. Valentin Mankin USSR
3. Uwe Mares FRG

1968 Whitstable, UK

1. Henning Wind DEN
2. Uwe Mares FRG
3. Jorg Bruder BRA

1969 Hamilton, Bermuda

1. Thomas Lundquist SWE
2. Jorg Bruder BRA
3. Peter Barrett USA

1970 Cascais, Portugal

1. Jorg Bruder BRA
2. Henry Sprague USA
3. Bob Andre USA

1971 Toronto, Canada

1. Jorg Bruder BRA
2. Carl Van Duyne USA
3. Serge Maury FRA

1972 Anzio, Italy

1. Jorg Bruder BRA
2. John Bertrand AUS
3. L Gustafsson SWE

1973 Brest, France

1. Serge Maury FRA
2. Magnus Olin SWE
3. Guy Liljegren SWE

1974 Long Beack USA

1. Henry Sprague USA
2. Guy LiljegrenSWE
3. Kent Carlsson SWE

1975 Malmo, Sweden

1. Magnus OlinSWE
2. B Binkhorst NED
3. Jonty Farmer NZL

1976 Brisbane, Australia

1. Chris Law GBR
2. Jonty Farmer NZL
3. John Bertrand AUS

1977 World Week, Palamos

1. Joaquin Blanco ESP
2. Jose Doreste ESP
3. Claudio Biekarck BRA

1978 Manzanillo, Mexico

1. John Bertrand USA
2. Joaquin Blanco ESP
3. Carl Buchan USA

1979 Weymouth, UK

1. Cameron Lewis USA
2. John Bertrand USA
3. Mark Neeleman NED

1980 Auckland, New Zealand

1. Cameron Lewis USA
2. John Bertrand USA
3. Lawrence Lamieux CAN

1981 Gromitz, FRG

1. Wolfgang Gerz FRG
2. Lasse Hjortnas DEN
3. Miroslav Rychcik POL

1982 Medemblik, Holland

1. Lasse Hjortnas DEN
2. Henryk Blaszka POL
3. Buzz Reynolds USA

1983 Milwaukee, USA

1. Paul Van Cleve USA
2. Wolfgang Gerz FRG
3. Mark Neeleman NED

1984 Anzio, Itlay

1. Lasse Hjortnas DEN
2. Terry Neilson CAN
3. Jorgen Lindhardtsen DEN

1985 Marstrand, Sweden

1. Lasse Hjortnas DEN
2. Oleg Khoperski USSR
3. Ingvar Bengtsson SWE

1986 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

1. Stig Westargaard DEN
2. Brian Ledbetter USA
3. Jose Doreste ESP

1987 Kiel, Germany

1. Jose Doreste ESP
2. Lassse Hjortnas DEN
3. Brian Ledbetter USA

1988 Ilha Bala, Brazil

1. Thomas Schmid GER
2. Roy Heiner NED
3. Goran Anderson CAN

1989  Alassio, Italy

1. Stig Westergaard DEN
2. Eric Merganthaler MEX
3. Oleg Khopersky RUS

1990 Porto Carras, Greece

1. Hank Lammens CAN
2. Lawrence Lamieux CAN
3. Eric Merganthaler MEX

1991 Kingston, Canada

1. Hank Lammens CAN
2. Brian Ledbetter USA
3. Oleg Khoperhki RUS

1992 Cadiz, Spain

1. Eric Merganthaler MEX
2. Glenn Bourke AUS
3. Hans Spitzauer AUT

1993 Bangor, Northen Ireland

1. Philippe Presti FRA
2. Fredrik Lööf SWE
3. Richard Clarke CAN

1994 Parnu, Estonia

1. Fredrik Lööf SWE
2. Hank Lammens CAN
3. Jose Maria van der Ploeg ESP

1995 Melbourne, Australia

1. Hans Spitzauer AUT
2. Fredrik Lööf SWE
3. Philippe Presti FRA

1996 La Rochelle, France

1. Philippe Presti FRA
2. Hans Spitzauer AUT
3. Fredrik Lööf SWE

1997 Gdansk, Poland

1. Fredrik Lööf SWE
2. Luca Devoti ITA
3. Xavier Rohart FRA

1998 Athens, Greece

1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
2. Fredrik Lööf SWE
3. Xavier Rohart FRA

1999 Melbourne, Australia

1. Fredrik Lööf SWE
2. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
3. Richard Clark CAN

2000 Weymouth, England

1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
2. Sebastien Godefroid BEL
3. Emilios Papathanasiou GRE

2001 Marblehead, MA, USA

1. Sebastien Godefroid BEL
2. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
3. Emilios Papathanasiou GRE

2002 Athens, Greece

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
3. Emilios Papathanasiou GRE

2003 Cadiz, Spain

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Rafael Trujillo ESP
3. Andrew Simpson GBR

2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Richard Clarke CAN
3. David Burrows IRL

2005 Moscow, Russia

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Emilios Papathanasiou GRE
3. Christopher Cook CAN

2006 Split, Croatia

1. Jonas Hoegh Christensen DEN
2. Emilios Papathanasiou GRE
3. Edward Wright GBR

2007 Cascais, Portugal

1. Rafael Trujillo ESP
2. Pieter Jan Postma NED
3. Gasper Vincec GBR

2008 Melbourne, Australia

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Dan Slater NZL
3. Jonas Hoegh Christensen DEN

2009 Vallensbaek, Denmark

1. Jonas Hoegh Christensen DEN
2. Zach Railey USA
3. Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic CRO

2010 San Francisco, USA

1. Edward Wright GBR
2. Rafael Trujillo ESP
3. Giles Scott GBR

2011 Perth, Australia

1. Giles Scott GBR
2. Pieter Jan Postma NED
3. Edward Wright GBR

2012 Falmouth, UK

1. Ben Ainslie GBR
2. Edward Wright GBR
3. Jonas Hoegh Christensen DEN

2013 Tallin, EST

1. Jorge Zarif BRA
2. Edward Wright GBR
3. Pieter-Jan Postma NED

2014 Santander, ESP

1. Giles Scott GBR
2. Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic CRO
3. Edward Wright GBR

2015 Takapuna, NZL

1. Giles Scott GBR
2. Jonathan Lobert FRA
3. Vasilij Zbogar SLO

2016 Gaeta, ITA

1. Giles Scott GBR
2. Jonas Hoegh Christensen DEN
3. Pieter Jan Postma NED

2017 Balatonfoldvar, HUN

1. Max Salminen SWE
2. Jonathan Lobert FRA
3. Nicholas Heiner NED

2018 Aarhus, DEN

1. Zsombor Berecz HUN
2. Max Salminen SWE
3. Pieter-Jan Postma NED