World Championship Winners
| Year | Championship | Venue | Boat | Helm and Crew | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 15041 "North Meets South" | Thomas Gillard & Sam Brearey | United Kingdom |
| 2011 | World Championship | Ireland | Fireball 15036 "Kevlar Footprint" | Matt Burge & Richard Wagstaff | United Kingdom |
| 2010 | World Championship | Barbados | Fireball 15013 | Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend | United Kingdom |
| 2009 | World Championship | France | Fireball 15013 | Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend | United Kingdom |
| 2008 | World Championship | Thailand | Fireball 14919 | Matt Mee & Richard Wagstaff | United Kingdom |
| 2007 | World Championship | Switzerland | Fireball 14948 | Richard Estaugh & Rob Gardner | United Kingdom |
| 2006 | World Championship | Canada | Fireball 14799 | Erich Moser & Ruedi Moser | Switzerland |
| 2005 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 14830 | Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend | United Kingdom |
| 2004 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 14801 "Gul" | Andy Smith & James Meldrum | United Kingdom |
| 2003 | World Championship | Kenya | Fireball 14708 | Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend | United Kingdom |
| 2002 | World Championship | USA | Fireball 14790 | Ian Pinnell & David Scott | United Kingdom |
| 2001 | World Championship | Italy | Fireball 14685 "Last Man's Batter" | Steve Morrison & Liam Murray | United Kingdom |
| 2000 | World Championship | Thailand | Fireball 14708 | DJ Edwards & Vyv Townend | United Kingdom |
| 1999 | World Championship | France | Fireball 14703 | Benoit Petit & Jean-François Cuzon | France |
| 1998 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 14579 | Colin Goodman & Jim Turner | United Kingdom |
| 1997 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 14509 | DJ Edwards & A Bowers | United Kingdom |
| 1996 | World Championship | Canada | Fireball 14385 | Colin Goodman & Jim Turner | United Kingdom |
| 1995 | World Championship | Ireland | Fireball 14378 | John Lavery & David O'Brien | Ireland |
| 1994 | World Championship | South Africa | Fireball 14415 | Ian Pinnell & Daniel Cripps | United Kingdom |
| 1993 | World Championship | Belgium | Fireball 14061 | Tim Rush & Jonathan Ward | United Kingdom |
| 1992 | World Championship | USA | Fireball 14311 | M Lamprecht & A Lanham-Love | South Africa |
| 1991 | World Championship | Sweden | Fireball 14151 | John Dransfield & Gregor Baird | Australia |
| 1990 | World Championship | Japan | Fireball 14150 "Dogbolter" | John Dransfield & Andy Perry | Australia |
| 1989 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 13684 "Crocodile JD" | John Dransfield & Andy Perry | Australia |
| 1988 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 13695 "Driving Force" | John Clifton & Paul Martin | Australia |
| 1987 | World Championship | France | Fireball 13845 "Boy Racer" | Ian Pinnell & Daniel Cripps | United Kingdom |
| 1986 | World Championship | Canada | Fireball 13216 | Nigel Abbott & Craig Smith | Australia |
| 1985 | World Championship | Italy | Fireball 13482 | Tony Wetherall & Martin Penty | United Kingdom |
| 1984 | World Championship | USA | Fireball 13198 | Garry Smith & Nick Connor | Australia |
| 1983 | World Championship | Swtzerland | Fireball 12863 | Stewart Hamilton & David Connor | Australia |
| 1982 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 12768 "Fascination" | Chris Tillett & Mike Rogers | Australia |
| 1981 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 12906 | Phil Morrison & Jonathan Turner | United Kingdom |
| 1980 | World Championship | South Africa | Fireball 11609 "Maid for Pleasure" | Kim Slater & Richard Parslow | United Kingdom |
| 1979 | World Championship | Netherlands | Fireball 12218 | Crispin Read-Wilson & Paul Withers | United Kingdom |
| 1978 | World Championship | Thailand | Fireball 11218 "Armitage Shanks" | Lawrie Smith & Andy Barker | United Kingdom |
| 1977 | World Championship | Ireland | Fireball 10149 | Steve Benjamin & Tucker Edmundson | USA |
| 1976 | World Championship | Canada | Fireball 10149 | Steve Benjamin & Tucker Edmundson | USA |
| 1975 | World Championship | France | Fireball 9798 | Joan Ellis & Art Ellis | USA |
| 1974 | World Championship | Australia | Fireball 8178 "'Ome'N'Osed" | John Cassidy & Warwick Crisp | Australia |
| 1973 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 8520 | Ken Brackwell & Richard Butcher | United Kingdom |
| 1972 | World Championship | USA | Fireball 7533 | Jorg Diesch & Sten Warfvinge | West Germany |
| 1971 | World Championship | Lebanon | Fireball 1570 "Jumping Jac" | John Caig & Jack Davies | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | World Championship | Ireland | Fireball 1570 "Jumping Jac" | John Caig & Jack Davies | United Kingdom |
| 1969 | World Championship | Event not held | N/A & N/A | ||
| 1968 | World Championship | Switzerland | Fireball 2161 | Peter Bateman & Julian Brooke-Houghton | United Kingdom |
| 1967 | World Championship | France | Fireball 2161 | Peter Bateman & Julian Brooke-Houghton | United Kingdom |
| 1966 | World Championship | United Kingdom | Fireball 1599 "Pink Plymouth III" | Bob Fisher & Richard Beales | United Kingdom |
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