Vaurien

Class symbol
Boat
Crew	2
Draft	0.98 m
Hull
Hull weight	70 kg
LOA	4.08 m
Beam	1.47 m
Sails
Mainsail area	7.6 m2
Jib/genoa area	2.9 m2
Spinnaker area	9.4 m2

The Vaurien is a dinghy designed by Jean-Jacques Herbulot in 1951, and presented in the Boat show in Paris in 1952. It was meant as a reasonable alternative for a boat with a crew of two, as much for its low cost, as for its simplicity to sail. The first units, sold in the mentioned Boat show, had a price equivalent to two bicycles of the time. It is a light, but robust, boat that soon found its place among beginners, especially in Europe and Africa. The class has been recognised by World Sailing since 1962.

Events

World Championship

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1966 Orbetello	Italy Gavazzi Gavazzi	Switzerland Wissard Mounoud	Switzerland Kessler Ischer
1967 Radolfzell	West Germany Behrens	France Thierry	Netherlands C.J. In't Veld
1968 Vilassar	France Quevarec Quevarec	France Deboudé Heky	France Saint-Blancat Boisard
1969 Neuchâtel	France Quevarec Quevarec	Netherlands Rob Meyer	Italy F. Gavazzi
1970 Medemblik	Netherlands Rob Meijer Tony van Oeveren	Netherlands Peter Tans Harm Prop	Netherlands Bob Huisenaar Marijke In't Veld
1971 Ostende	Netherlands Peter Tans Harm Prop	France Ronan le Bihan Marg. Paulet	France Lauret Lauret
1972 Brest	France Quéméneur Quéméneur	France Lauret Lauret	France Philippe Bessec G. Routier
1973 Maputo - Lourenço Marques	France Philippe Bessec G. Routier	France Dominique le Bihan Michel Jacq	France Ronan le Bihan Marg. Paulet
1974 Premiá de Mar	Spain Alejandro Abascal L. Lopez-Alonso	France Ronan le Bihan M. le Bihan	France A. Menard Babin
1975 Livorno	Netherlands Chris Frijdal Erik Versloot	Switzerland Lorenz Müller Thomas Schweizer	Netherlands Rien Segaar Frouk Segaar Hulsman
1976 Monte-Carlo	Spain Pedro Campos Juan Santana	Netherlands Rien Segaar Frouk Segaar Hulsman	Netherlands Erik Bieze Jellie van der Steeg
1977 Kiel	Netherlands Willy van Bladel Cees van Bladel	Netherlands Chris Frijdal Erik Bieze	Netherlands Rob Sepers Ron Sepers
1978 Casablanca	Spain Andrade Andrade	Spain Sammartin Lago	Italy Porro Porro
1979 San Sebastian	Spain Andrade Andrade	Spain Pedro Campos Dominguez	Netherlands Rien Segaar Frouk Segaar Hulsman
1980 Povoa de Varzim	Portugal Ant. Roquette Fr. Campos	France G. Alonso Patrick de Haz	France J.Y. Drogou H. Drogou
1981 Medemblik	West Germany Martin Fuchs Robert Montau	Netherlands Hans Duetz Margreet Duetz	Netherlands Rob Sepers Ron Sepers
1982 Capodimonte	Netherlands Hans Duetz Margreet Duetz	Spain Carlos Martinez Guillermo Beltri	Netherlands Johan Pragt Mirjam Pragt
1983 Brest	Netherlands van Ek Visser	Netherlands Schurmans Duetz	Spain Tudela Tudela
1984 Hospitalet del Infante	Netherlands Johan Pragt Mirjam Pragt	Netherlands van der Steeg van der Steeg	Netherlands van Ek Baerveldt
1985 Vada	Netherlands Schurmans Abma	Italy Gavazzi Gavazzi	Italy Scafati Scafati
1986 Vingelz	Netherlands van de Meulen Visser	Netherlands Schurmans Abma	Spain Tudela Gourez
1987 Medemblik	Netherlands Reindert van de Meulen	Netherlands Sipke Schurmans	Netherlands Ron Sepers Sepers
1988 Viana do Castelo	Netherlands Schurmans Abma	Netherlands Ron Sepers Sepers	Spain Angelo Gutierrez Antonio Plaza
1989 Überlingen	Italy Marco Faccenda Marco Cerri	Italy Ugo Alvazzi Luca Merlini	Belgium J. Lemaire C. Hastrais
1990 Nettuno	Italy Marco Faccenda Marco Cerri	Spain Guillermo Beltrí José A. Beltrí	Netherlands de Liefde de Liefde
1991 Laredo	Italy Marco Faccenda Marco Cerri	Netherlands Bodegom de Liefde	Spain Marino Infante
1992 Piriac-sur-Mer	Italy Marco Faccenda Giovanni Ruberti	Austria Klaus Diem S. Hafner	Netherlands Frans Hin Janneke Hin
1993 Gravedona	Spain Javier Coello Nunez Francisco Tartinez Marti	Spain Mikel Vazquez Juigo Hierro	Italy Giorgio Marchetilli Corrado Tartarini
1994 Lipno	Klaus Diem Mark Kalkowski	Spain Angelo Gutierrez Antonio Plaza	Italy Francesco Zampacavallo Gian Luca Filippone
1995 Setúbal	Spain Javier Coello Nunez Rocio Coello Nunez	Italy Marco Faccenda Giovanni Ruberti	Italy Francesco Zampacavallo Gian Luca Filippone
1996 Hoorn	Spain Javier Coello Nunez Rocio Coello Nunez	Italy Francesco Zampacavallo Gian Luca Filippone	Italy Giovanni Ruberti Francesco Salghetti
1997 Los Nietos	Spain Javier Valverde J. Valverde	Spain Javier Coello Nunez Rocio Coello Nunez	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria Delmas
1998 Radolfzell	Italy Marco Faccenda Marco Cerri	Italy Leonardo Neri Fabrizio Richard	Italy Francesco Zampacavallo Gian Luca Filippone
1999 Vilamoura	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria Delmas	Spain Juan Barrionuevo Rocio Coello	Spain Jesus Barrionuevo Ambrosio Pedreno
2000 Loctudy	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria Delmas	Giovanni Ruberti Anne Sophie Vanhollebeke	Spain Jesus Barrionuevo Ambrosio Pedreno
2001 Follonica	Spain Alberto M. Albaladejo Jose M. Albaladejo	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria Delmas	Spain Eliseo Belzunce Jaione Ayastuy
2002 Povoa de Varzim	Spain Eliseo Belzunce M. Alvarez	Spain Javier Porto Alberto Martín	Spain A. Martinez A. Rodriguez
2003 Stavoren	Spain Jesus Amaliach Miguel Amaliach	Spain Jesus Barrionuevo Jose Soto	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria Delmas
2004 Punta del Este	Spain Javier Porto Alberto Martín	Spain Pablo Cabello Pablo Iglesias	Uruguay Pablo Defazio Alberto Balpar
2005 Sanxenxo	Spain Javier Porto Alberto Martín	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Carlos Frances Armengot	Italy Marco Faccenda Francesco Granchi
2006 Vada	Spain Javier Porto Alberto Martín	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria	Spain Ignacio Campos Liminana Asunción
2007 Laredo	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria	Spain Javier Porto Alberto Martín	Italy Marco Faccenda Francesco Granchi
2008 Matosinhos	Italy Marco Faccenda Giovanni Galassini	Italy Francesco Granchi Marco Melfa	Spain Pablo Cabello Javier Lago
2009 Bizerte	Italy Marco Faccenda Giovanni Galassini	Italy Olmo Cerri Edoardo Meini	Spain Jaime Leiros Alfonso Leiros
2010 Liptovsky Mikulas	Italy Olmo Cerri Edoardo Meini	Slovakia Miroslav Baran Maroš Baran	Italy Francesco Graziani Marco Melfa
2011 Dümmer See	Slovakia Miroslav Baran Maroš Baran	Spain Jaime Leiros Alfonso Leiros	Italy Olmo Cerri Edoardo Meini
2012 Douarnenez	Spain Jaime Leiros Alfonso Leiros	Netherlands Roelof Kuipers Jelmer Kuipers	Spain Francisco Javier Serrano Rosa Foruria
2013 Sanxenxo	Francesco Zampacavallo Carlos Frances Armengot	Slovakia Miroslav Baran Maroš Baran	Spain Jaime Leiros Alfonso Leiros
2014 Marina di Grosseto	Italy Ettore Botticini Lorenzo Gennari	Italy Marco Faccenda Niccolò Bertola	Netherlands Roelof Kuipers Jelmer Kuipers
2015 Sneek	Italy Niccolò Bertola Jacopo Izzo	Netherlands Roelof Kuipers Jelmer Kuipers	Spain Antonio Pérez Castro Gonzalo Martínez Rodríguez
2016 Viana do Castelo	Netherlands Michiel Sickler Kristy de Leeuw	Spain Antonio Pérez Castro Santiago Moreno	Netherlands Roelof Kuipers Jelmer Kuipers
2017 Gudowo	Spain Pablo Cabello Javier Lago	Italy Olmo Cerri Elisa Gesess	Italy Marco Faccenda Alessio Francia
2018 Travemünde	Francesco Zampacavallo Carlos Frances Armengot	Spain Antonio Pérez Castro Lucia Llopiz	Spain Tirso Cerqueira Atarés Gonzalo Martínez Rodríguez
2019 Colico	Nicollo Bertola Mattia Carmelo Saggio	Italy Francesco Graziani Alessandro Golinelli	Spain Pablo Cabello Mario Perez

European Championship

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1960 Morges	France Fabre	Switzerland Voisin	Switzerland Neeser
1961 Ostende	Belgium Maes de Baen	Belgium Gubel Gubel	Switzerland Fehlmann Fehlmann
1962 Royans	Switzerland Fehlmann Fehlmann	Belgium Gubel Gubel	Switzerland Voisin Hug
1963 Alkmaar	Belgium Maes Tchartorysky	Netherlands Henry Henry	Switzerland Voisin Tharin
1964 Palamos	France Quevarec Quevarec	Switzerland Voisin Hug	Switzerland Neeser Neeser
1965 Carnac	France Quevarec Quevarec	France Conan Cloarec	Netherlands Van Noort Delange

External links

• (in English) International Vaurien Class Association
• (in Dutch) Vaurien Nederland Online
• (in Spanish) AsVaurien Espana
• (in Italian) AsVaurien - Associazione Italiana Proprietari Vaurien
• (in French) Centre Nautique des Glénans (Centro Nautico "Les Glénans")