Soling North American Championship
The Soling North American Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. The initiative for this event was taken, inspired by the success of the Soling European Championship, by Milwaukee Yacht Club sailor Jack Van Dyke in 1969 to promote Soling sailing in the US and Canada. Since then over 50 Soling North American Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling North American Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter. So far oversees entries have only won the title three times:
- Australia in 1975
- Brasil in 1981
- The Netherlands in 2019
Editions
| Year | City | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations | Note |
| 1969 | Milwaukee | 15 - 19 Jun | 108 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | Houston | |||||
| 1971 | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1972 | Oyster Bay | 19 - 27 Aug | ||||
| 1973 | Toronto | 16–23 August | ||||
| 1974 | Milwaukee | 11 - 20 Aug | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Rochester | |||||
| 1976 | Seattle | 6 - 13 Jul | ||||
| 1977 | Oyster Bay | 132 | ||||
| 1978 | Newport Beach | 4–7 May | 111 | |||
| 1979 | Houston | 156 | ||||
| 1980 | Chicago | |||||
| 1981 | Sarnia | |||||
| 1982 | San Francisco | 29 Sep - 2 Oct | 87 | 2 | ||
| 1983 | Rochester | 3 - 7 Sep | 99 | |||
| 1984 | Oyster Bay | 5 - 7 Oct | 54 | 4 | ||
| 1985 | Milwaukee | 18 - 21 Jun | 120 | 2 | ||
| 1986 | Kingston | 28 Jun - 3-Jul | ||||
| 1987 | Santa Cruz | 24 - 28 Aug | 84 | 4 | ||
| 1988 | Wilmette | 6 - 10 Sep | 93 | 5 | ||
| 1989 | Annapolis | 25 - 29 Sep | 57 | 2 | ||
| 1990 | Tiburon | 17 - 21 Sep | ||||
| 1991 | Chicago | 5 - 7 Oct | 132 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Houston | 1 -4 Sep | 45 | 2 | ||
| 1993 | Rochester | 5 - 9 Jul | 96 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Oyster Bay | 29 Sep – 2 Oct | ||||
| 1995 | San Francisco | 2 – 6 Oct | 48 | 5 | ||
| 1996 | Marblehead | 24 – 28 Jun | 87 | 18 | ||
| 1997 | Wilmette | 18 – 21 Sep | 102 | 4 | ||
| 1998 | Rochester | 10 – 13 Jun | 63 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | Toronto | 23 – 26 Sep | 60 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | Annapolis | 16 – 20 Oct | 69 | 4 | ||
| 2001 | Milwaukee | 30 Aug – 2 Sep | ||||
| 2002 | Wilmette | 22 -25 Aug | 54 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | Milwaukee | 21 -24 Aug | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Plattsburgh | 16 - 19 Sep | 66 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Etobicoke | 16 - 18 Oct | 51 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Milwaukee | 13 – 16 Jul | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Wilmette | 6 – 9 Jul | 57 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | Etobicoke | 19 – 22 Jun | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Plattsburgh | 14 – 16 Aug | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Bath | 2 – 5 Jul | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Milwaukee | 29 Sep - 2 Oct | 54 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Kingston | 23 – 26 Aug | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Plattsburgh | 15 – 18 Aug | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Port Stanley | 18 – 21 Sep | 84 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Wilmette | 27 – 30 Aug | 54 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Sarnia | 23 – 26 Jun | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Milwaukee | 24 – 27 Aug | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Montreal | 27 – 30 Sep | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Kingston | 8 – 11 Aug | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Annapolis | Planned 22–26 April Postponed due to COVID-19 |