The Farr 40 World Championship was an annual international sailing

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for Farr 40 class, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Farr 40 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained World Sailing recognition from 1997 until 2022. The event was largely sponsponser by Rolex and was a pinnacle event. Featuring the highest profile sailors from the Olympic,

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and Volvo Ocean Race crewing for what was an Owner/Driver Class with limited numbers of professionals allowed aboard.

Editions

Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data in the medallist table below.

Medallists

References

{{World championships in sailing World championships in sailing Defunct sailing competitions