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.

Vaurien
Class symbol
Boat
Crew2
Draft0.98 m
Hull
Hull weight70 kg
LOA4.08 m
Beam1.47 m
Sails
Mainsail area7.6 m2
Jib/genoa area2.9 m2
Spinnaker area9.4 m2

Events

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World Championship

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Gold Silver Bronze
1966 Orbetello
 
  Italy
Fabio Gavazzi
Fabrizio 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
Gavazzi Fabio
 
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
Andrea Porro
Ugo 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
Fabio Gavazzi
Fabrizio 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
 
  Austria
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
  Italy
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
Asunción Liminana
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
 
  Italy
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
 
  Spain
Francesco Zampacavallo 
Carlos Frances Armengot 
  Spain
Antonio Pérez Castro
Lucia Llopiz
  Spain
Tirso Cerqueira Atarés
Gonzalo Martínez Rodríguez
2019 Colico
 
  Italy
Niccolò Bertola
Mattia Carmelo Saggio
  Italy
Francesco Graziani
Alessandro Golinelli
  Spain
Pablo Cabello
Mario Perez
2022 Vigo
 
  Italy
Marco Faccenda
Marcello Miliardi
  Spain
Francesco Zampacavallo 
Carlos Frances Armengot 
  Spain
Pablo Cabello
David Fernandez
2023 Le Havre
 
  Spain
Francesco Zampacavallo 
Carlos Frances Armengot 
  Spain
Antonio Pérez Castro
Paloma González Esteban
  France
Brieuc Drogou 
Daan Stoel 
2024 Liptovská Mara
 
  Italy
Francesco Graziani
Marta Delli
  France
Thibault Vandrot
Nadia El Ghozi
  Spain
Pablo Cabello
Isabel Cabello

European Championship

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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
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