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

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

Image: David Gilliland (USA 209) - Texas rodeo. 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: Start Sequence Race 4 at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: Simon (superteeth) Allen at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

Image: "Chris Hampe at the 2013 Europa cup. Photo: © Loch Lomond SC"

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

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

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

Image: Alistair Warren and Dragonfly (GBR317) out for a blast on the blown off last day of the 2013 Europa Cup, in which he was runner up. © Jim Champ 2013

Image: Mark Goodchild at the 2014 Worlds © David Thompson

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

Image: "Geoffrey Carne:Jervis BaySC at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

Image: Local hero Del Olsen (USA 253) in front of the skyline of San Francisco at the 2014 World. Photo © Robert Muller (slightly edited)

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

Image: "Anette Steimann:GER94:Morrison1 at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

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