Image: Mark Goodchild cutting through the waves at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. © Robert Muller
Image: Canoes starting at the 2008 Billy No Mates. From Left, Gareth Caldwell, Robin Wood, John Nixon. © James Close, JEC Creative.
Image: Simon Allen (GBR 278). I love the lighting in this one. 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
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 Leitch at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: USA 250 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Assembled by Tim Gittins
Date: 1889
Designer: Theo Smith
This is a large canoe - 18 ft. length and 4.5 ft. beam. In 1892, the planing hull for a canoe was very new. The Shadow was among the first.
This web site is provided by the International Canoe Federation's Sailing Committee
Image: "Johan Elfström (SWE101) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: "Peter Ullmann (GER79) 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: 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: Chris Maas at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: USA 246 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Image: "Blue Horizon Behind Blue Horizon John Ellis (GBR318) at the 2011 worlds, Travemunde, Germany. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: Michael Leitch (CAN 30) at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller
Image: "Charlie Chandler (GBR321) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
Image: USA 246 at the 2011 Worlds © Robert Muller ex German web site
Image: "Steve Fleming (GBR158) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"
