Reports for earlier events, where available, are linked from the ‘medallist’ pages.
Image: "International Indeed, Close Action.. Alistair Warren (GBR317), Chris Maas (USA246) and Peter Ullmann (GER79) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: Robin Wood - always hikes this hard at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: "Paul Hignett kicks up the spray on the abandoned last day of the 2013 Europa Cup at Loch Lomond.. Photo: © Loch Lomond SC"
Image: Mark Goodchild at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: David Clark at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: David Gilliland (USA 209) - Texas rodeo. 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Assembled by Tim Gittins
Date: 1913
Designer: Sven Thorell
A Swedish B Class canoe by Sven Thorell, 1913. Sven Thorell was probably the most significant Swedish Canoe designer, both of sail and paddle boats, in the first half of the 20th C.
K26 Zenith, built to the Sol design, is still in existence in the UK. This blog has more about her history, her designer and her current painstaking restoration.
This web site is provided by the International Canoe Federation's Sailing Committee
Image: "Alasdair Alston (GBR196) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Windward Mark Action Colin Brown (GBR319) Peter Ullmann (GER79) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: Robin Wood on his way to winning the 2008 Billy No Mates © James Close, JEC Creative.
Image: "Todd Twigg (USA248) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Johan Elfström (SWE101) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: GBR303 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Image: SWE101 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Image: "Steve Bowen (GBR310) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "The mountains of the Llyn Peninsula behind, and Brett Holly (AUS1) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Robin Wood (GBR329) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Michael Brigg sailing his 50 year old veteran (K102) alongside Peter Ullmans state of the art Maas design canoe (GER79) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: International Canoe