Iker Martinez & Xabi Fernandez (ESP) Best of the best... they have to be up there? By finishing nearly 30pt ahead of defending champion Nathan Outteridge, Martinez and Fernandez took their third 49er world title to add to their Olympic gold medal in Athens and silver medal from Qingdao. In between of course the pair have both established formidable reputations as ocean racing sailors including taking part in the latest Volvo Ocean Race.

Archie Massey & Dan Wilsdon (GBR) Australian resident Pom Massey is the first sailor to win back to back International 14 world titles. Together with his current crew Dan Wilsdon, Massey took advantage of living in Australia to put in three months of intensive training on the Sydney Harbour course areas before going on to dominate the 2010 event on his tweaked Bieker V and win his second championship with a race to spare...