Image: Canoes starting at the 2008 Billy No Mates. From Left, Gareth Caldwell, Robin Wood, John Nixon. © James Close, JEC Creative.

Image: Robin Wood - always hikes this hard at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Dan Skinner at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

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

Image: "Emma GRIGULL at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

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

Image: Todd Twigg, Simon Allen at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

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

Image: David Clark at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Ready About! (Tacking for the Windward Mark) Chris Maas (USA246) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: "Nice light! But I can't identify the boat. 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

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

Image: "Emma GRIGULL at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: Mikey Radziejowski at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Now which bit of boat is where in that photo? Paul Hignett considers plumbing the depths of Loch Lomond with racing blown off at the 2013 Europa Cup.. Photo: © Loch Lomond SC"

Image: "Contrast! A 3 Masted Schooner in the backgrouns as Frederik Steimann (GER68) blasts upwind at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

Image: "Michael Costello:USA262 at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: Conversation Piece at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller