| Year | Winner | Home | Venue | Host Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nick Craig |  |
GBR | Brisbane | Australia |
| 2023 | Henry Wetherell | |
GBR | Lyme Regis | Great Britain |
| 2022 | Charlie Cumbley | |
GBR | Marstrand | Sweden |
| 2021 | The worlds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, they were planned for Arco/Garda, Italy | ||||
| 2020 | The worlds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, they were planned for Marstrand, SWE | ||||
| 2019 | Dan Slater |  |
NZL | Wakatere/Auckland | New Zealand |
| 2018 | André Budzien |  |
GER | Warnemünde | Germany |
| 2017 | Nick Craig | |
GBR | Bridgetown | Barbados |
| 2016 | Jim Hunt | |
GBR | St. Pierre Quiberon | France |
| 2015 | André Budzien | |
GER | Puck | Poland |
| 2014 | Matt Stechmann | |
NZL | Melbourne | Australia |
| 2013 | Roger Blasse |  |
AUS | Pattaya | Thailand |
| 2012 | André Budzien | |
GER | Vallensbæk | Denmark |
| 2011 | Nick Craig | |
GBR | Largs | Great Britain |
| 2010 | Karl Purdie | |
NZL | Wellington | New Zealand |
| 2009 | Thomas Hansson-Mild |  |
SWE | Kalmar | Sweden |
| 2008 | Karl Purdie | |
NZL | Warnemünde | Germany |
| 2007 | Nick Craig | |
GBR | Łeba | Poland |
| 2006 | Nick Craig | |
GBR | Belmont | Australia |
| 2005 | Nick Craig | |
GBR | Skælskør | Denmark |
| 2004 | Jim Hunt | |
GBR | Poole | Britain |
| 2003 | Nintin Mongia |  |
IND | Goa | India |
| 2002 | Greg Wilcox | |
NZL | Napier | New Zealand |
| 2001 | Karsten Hitz | |
GER | Båstad | Sweden |
| 2000 | Karsten Hitz | |
GER | Łeba | Poland |
| 1999 | Peter Milne | |
AUS | Neustadt, Holstein | Germany |
| 1998 | Roger Blasse | |
AUS | Glenelg | Australia |
| 1997 | Björn Forslund | |
SWE | Sonderborg | Denmark |
| 1996 | Christian Carlsson | |
SWE | Varberg | Sweden |
| 1995 | Björn Forslund | |
SWE | Felixstowe | Britain |
| 1994 | Leith Armit | |
NZL | Napier | New Zealand |
| 1993 | Bo-Steffan Andersson | |
SWE | Puck | Poland |
| 1992 | Bo-Steffan Andersson | |
SWE | Vitrolles | France |
| 1991 | Bo-Steffan Andersson | |
SWE | Vallensbaek | Denmark |
| 1990 | Leith Armit | |
NZL | Melbourne | Australia |
| 1989 | Per Haegglund | |
SWE | Weymouth | Britain |
| 1988 | Bo-Steffan Andersson | |
SWE | Travemünde | Germany |
| 1987 | Mats Caap | |
SWE | Luleå | Sweden |
| 1986 | Mark Fisher | |
AUS | Takapuna | New Zealand |
| 1985 | Leith Armit | |
NZL | Medemblik | Holland |
| 1984 | Glen Collings | |
AUS | Sonderborg | Denmark |
| 1983 | Leith Armit | |
NZL | Torquay | Britain |
| 1982 | Richard Dodson | |
NZL | Melbourne | Australia |
| 1981 | Peter Gale | |
AUS | Hyeres | France |
| 1980 | Poul Kirketerp |  |
DEN | Vaberg | Sweden |
| 1979 | Richard Dodson | |
NZL | Toensberg | Norway |
| 1978 | Jørgen Lindhardtsen | |
DEN | Medemblik | Holland |
| 1977 | Peter Lester | |
NZL | Takapuna | New Zealand |
| 1976 | Poul Kirketerp | |
DEN | Nykoebing | Denmark |
| 1975 | Poul Kirketerp | |
DEN | Helsinki | Finland |
| 1974 | Torben Andrup | |
DEN | Adelaide | Australia |
| 1973 | Clive Roberts | |
NZL | Falmouth | Britain |
| 1972 | Kjell Axerot | |
SWE | Marstrand | Sweden |
| 1971 | Thomas Jungblut | |
GER | Kiel | Germany |
| 1970 | Kent Carlsson | |
SWE | Auckland | New Zealand |
| 1969 | Kent Carlsson | |
SWE | Bendor | France |
| 1968 | Erik Fromell | |
SWE | Toensberg | Norway |
| 1967 | Bjoern Arnesson | |
SWE | Lac St.Louis | Canada |
| 1966 | Goeran Andersson | |
SWE | Veerse Meer | Holland |
| 1965 | Goeran Andersson | |
SWE | Hayling Island | Britain |
| 1964 | Henning Schachtschnabel | |
DEN | Roskilde | Denmark |
| 1963 | Sven Jakobsen | |
DEN | Maubuisson | France |