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Image: "The mountains of the Llyn Peninsula behind, and Brett Holly (AUS1) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"

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

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Image: "Steve Fleming:GBR303:ICOD at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

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

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

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

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

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

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    Image: "Chris Maas (USA259) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"

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    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

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

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

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

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    Image: "Chris Hampe (GBR308) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"

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

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

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    Image: Mark Goodchild at the 2014 Worlds © David Thompson