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Europe World Championships
Europe World Championships are World sailing champinships in the Europe class that have been held annually since 1966 (open event). Since 1978 the event is split into a female and a male event have been held in conjunction. The event is organized by the host club on behalf of the International Europe Class Union and also recognized by World Sailing. Europe was an Olympic class from 1992 to 2004. The class has had additional World Championships organized by World Sailing when the class was used in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships and the IYRU Womens Sailing World Championships. Editions Multiple World champions Compiled from the medallists tables below up to and including 2023. Medalists Open Men Women See also * ISAF Sailing World Championships References External links Europe World Championshipsfrom site of the World Sailing Sailing World Championships – Men Europefrom site Sports123.com (by Internet Archive) Sailing World Championships – Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe (dinghy)
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class. The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–85 kilos. The hull is made of fibre glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor. A soft mast is best for light sailors, while heavier sailors use stiffer masts. Sails are also specially designed according to mast stiffness and crew weight. The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. It was replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Since 2008 the Europe is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes at the Vintage Yachting Games The Vintage Yachting Games are an international Quadrennial multi class sailing event for former O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
