To win the Shark World Championship once or twice is an honour but to be a multi time winner is a feat worth of acknowledgement.
Below is a list of the most successful World Championship sailors the class has seen, as well as the boats that have won multiple championships.
Hall of Fame – Helm
- John Clark – 7 times
- Sidney Dakin – 6 times
- Greg Cockburn – 3 times
- David Foy – 3 times
- Christian Binder – 3 times
- Ernst (Flossi) Felsecker – 3 times
Hall of Fame – Crew
- John Dakin – 7 times
- Don Ruddy – 6 times
- Peter Eager – tied 4 times
- David O’Sullivan – tied 4 times
- Jamie Foy – tied 4 times
- Thomas Czajak – 3 times
- Franz Lackerbauer – 3 times
- Wolfgang Tinsobin – 3 times
Hall of Fame – Boat
- Duck Soup / Icarus (CAN 808) – 5 times
- Crazy Ivan (CAN815) – 4 times
- High Heels (AUT 1449) – 3 times
Hall of Fame – Club
- Kingston Yacht Club – 10 times
- Royal Canadian Yacht Club – 7 times
- Boulevard Club – 6 times
Hall of Fame – Country
- Canada – 43 times
- Austria – 8 times
- Germany – 5 times
- Sweden – 1 time