Image: "Simon Hipkin at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: "Simon Beers at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: "Milena Lutzen at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: "Ed Bremner (GBR314) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: "Eckhardt Pagel (GER74) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: Michael Leitch (CAN 30) at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Simon Beers:GER83 Maas design:This:is:prob:from:the:NYCC:r3 at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: Robin Wood on his way to winning the 2008 Billy No Mates © James Close, JEC Creative.

Image: Alistair Warren taking Dragonfly (GBR317) off the beach for a blast on the blown off last day of the 2013 Europa Cup. At this point he's about 10 yards off the shore and has got to tack to clear the pier the photographer is standing on. © Jim Champ 2013

Image: Chris Hampe mid gybe at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "David Clark at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Race 4 Start line action. Chris Maas and Willy Clark battling at the pin end. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Chris Hampe at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: "Peter Ullmann (GER79) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: "Uphill Challenge: Peter Ullmann (GER79) leads a bunch of others at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: "2024Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: "Gareth Caldwell at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: SWE101 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site