Each year, ITCA World organises the Topper World Championships, for the 4.2 and 5.3 categories and the Masters Cup event. A hugely popular event, where the accent is on fun and fair competition, the Topper Worlds regularly attracts 250+ boats and is held at iconic championship venues throughout Europe and further afield - in 2018 the venue was Shenzhen, China. ITCA World can help sailors from overseas fleets without the option to bring their own boats to the Worlds with a limited number of low cost charter boats.

Regional events including an Asian/Pacific Championships are also arranged, with charter boats available to allow competitors to attend from a wide range of neighbouring countries and continents.

The Topper Technology Topper World Championships 2023 were hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club, the worlds oldest sailing club and was a fantastic event, attracting 258 competitors from 10 nations.

Alex Jones, (GBR 114) of Parkstone SC, began the final day with a healthy 8 point lead over his nearest rival, China's Ruoque Su. Alex opened the Friday scoring with a third, behind both Su and Rory Clow, but suffered a blip in form in the eighth race - a 9th and his worst result of the Finals series. The ninth place was in fact enough to win the championships with a race to spare, but to prove his worthiness as a world champion Jones rounded off the event with a 3^rd, discarding his 9^th place - enough to win the World Championships by a 10 point margin.  Even more impressively, every one of his 9 final series results were within the top ten - a great feat of consistency not bettered by any of the 198 competitors in his class.

See all past Topper 5.3 World Champions here