Racing
IOD Racing commenced on Long Island Sound during the summer of 1937. The very first trophy awarded for and IOD race was won by Allegra Knapp, sister to famed American sailor Arthur Knapp. Shields' determination to keep the competition on a man-to-man basis maintained the high quality of racing from the beginning. Soon there were thirty five IODs racing in Long Island Sound. The class took hold in and was used for the first ever competition for the Amorita Cup. In the next 28 matches, from then to 1964, held to compete for the cup (21 in Bermuda, and 8 on Long Island Sound), the Americans won 13 times, and the Bermudians 16.
Today IODs are actively raced in ten local fleets in America and Europe. Representatives of those fleets annually compete in a World Championship (the venue of which rotates between the fleets), a North American Championship, Bermuda Race Week, the Nantucket Invitational, a European Championship and occasional Team-racing championships hosted by individual fleets. Yachts from the International One Design class are used for the annual Bermuda Gold Cup as part of the professional World Match Racing Circuit.
Recent world champions are: 2011 held in Marblehead -- Elliott Wislar representing Long Island Sound, 2010 held in Northeast Harbor -- Elliott Wislar representing Long Island Sound, 2009 held in Sweden – Urban Ripstorp representing Sweden, 2008 held in San Francisco – Charlie Van Voorhis representing Fishers Island, 2007 held in Nantucket – Charlie Van Voorhis representing Fishers Island, 2006 held Long Island Sound – Tony Huston representing Long Island Sound. The 2012 Worlds are to be help in Bermuda with 2 time winner Elliott Wislar defending his title.
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