| International Europe | |
| Class Image: | Europe (Bootsklasse).svg |
| Image Boat: | Europe_dinghy.svg |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Type: | Monohull |
| Design: | One-Design |
| Construction: | GRP Cold moulded plywood Composite |
| Rig: | Bermuda rig |
| Keel: | Daggerboard |
| Loa: | 3.35m (10.99feet) |
| Beam: | 1.38m (04.53feet) |
| Draft: | 0.15m (00.49feet) 1m (03feet) |
| Hull: | 45kg (99lb) |
| Mastheight: | 4.895m (16.06feet) |
| Mainsail: | 7m2 |
| D-Pn: | 92.8[1] |
| Rya-Pn: | 1145[2] |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Designer: | Alois Roland |
| Location: | Belgium |
| Updated: | 10-AUG-2011 |
| Olympic: | vintage |
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.
| 2002 Pusan | (CHN) Lu Chunfeng | (JPN) Maiko Sato | (KOR) Hong Jing-Young |
| 1998 Bangkok | (CHN) Zhang Hong | (JPN) Aiko Saito | (SIN) Tracey Tan |
| 1995 Mar del Plata | (BRA) Márcia Pellicano | (USA) Kimberly Logan | (BER) Paula Lewin |
| 1999 Winnipeg | (ARG) Serena Amato | (BRA) Fernanda Pinto | (MEX) Tanía Elias Calles |
See main article: Europe World Championships.
| 1991 | (NOR) Linda Andersen | (DEN) Dorte Jensen | (FRA) Laurence Frementeau |
| 1992 | (DEN) Dorte Jensen | (SWE) Helena Brodin | (NOR) Linda Andersen |
| 1995 Malmö | (NED) Margriet Matthijsse | (NOR) Karolina Toll | (GER) Nicola Schwarz |
| 1997 | (NED) Margriet Matthijsse | (NED) Carolijn Brouwer | (NED) Marcelien de Koning |
| 1999 Hayling Island | (NED) Margriet Matthijsse | (GBR) Shirley Robertson | (AUS) Sarah Blank |
| 2000 Murcia | (NED) Margriet Matthijsse | (FIN) Sari Multala | (NZL) Sarah Macky |
| 2002 Nieuwpoort | (FIN) Sari Multala | (DEN) Trine Julie Abrahamsen | (NZL) Sarah Macky |
| 2003 Palma de Mallorca | (NOR) Siren Sundby | (FIN) Sari Multala | (NZL) Sarah Macky |
| 2005 Helsinki | (DEN) Søren Johnsen | (FIN) Sari Multala | (SWE) Sandra Sandqvist |
| 2006 Marsala | (DEN) Sarah Gunni | (FRA) Sandrine Maury | (ESP) Roca de Togores Ascension |
| 2007 L'Escala | (ESP) Helen Montilla | (DEN) Anette Viborg Andersen | (ESP) Eli Llargués Masachs |
| 2002 Nieuwpoort | (DEN) Søren Johnsen | (SWE) Patrick Johansson | (SWE) Oscar Claeson |
| 2003 Palma de Mallorca | (ESP) Francisco Terrasa | (ESP) Manuel Jiménez | (ESP) Joan Salamé |
| 2005 Helsinki | (FIN) Teemu Rantanen | (SWE) Anton Dahlberg | (DEN) Lasse Juhl |
| 2006 Marsala | (DEN) Jakob Ege Friis | (GER) Jakob Ege Friis | (ESP) Marc Paris |
| 2007 L'Escala | (DEN) Christian Rindom | (FRA) Jean-Christophe Gache | (ESP) Gerard Marin |
| 2003 Palma de Mallorca | (BEL) Marie Amandine Vande Ghirste | (NED) Merel Witteveen | (FRA) Mathilde Géron |
| 2004 Vila Real de Santo António | (BEL) Marie Amandine Vande Ghinste | (FRA) Mathilde Géron | (SWE) Sandra Sandquist |
| 2005 Tønsberg | (DEN) Sarah Bregendahl | (DEN) Maiken Schuett | (GER) Sarah Leinert |
| 2006 L'Estartit | (DEN) Maiken Schuett | (DEN) Sarah Bregendahl | (DEN) Anna Livbjerg |
| 2007 Biscarrosse | (DEN) Annette Viborg Andreasen | (DEN) Anne Livbjerg | (DEN) Anne-Marie Rindom |
| 2008 Gravedona | (DEN) Anette Viborg Andreasen | (DEN) Anette-Julie Schuett | (SWE) Emma Oljelund |
| 2009 Dénia | (DEN) Anne-Marie Rindom | (DEN) Annette Lundoe | (DEN) Anette-Julie Schuett |
| 2010 Aarhus | (DEN) Anne-Line Lyngsø Thomsen | (DEN) Julie Foght Schytt | (SWE) Julia Gross |
| 2011 Travemünde | (SWE) Julia Carlsson | (DEN) Christina Andersen | (SWE) Julia Gross |
| 2012 Lago di Garda | (SWE) Anna Mikkelsen | (SWE) Julia Carlsson | (DEN) Anne-Line Lyngsen Thomsen |
| 2013 Brest | (DEN) Trine Bentzen | (FIN) Julia Toroi | (DEN) Kristine Marie Mauritzen |
| 2003 Palma de Mallorca | (FRA) Mathieu Derand | (DEN) Kim Braad Carlsen | (SWE) Anton Dahlberg | |
| 2004 Vila Real de Santo António | (FRA) Mathieu Derand | (SWE) Victor Vasternas | (SWE) Lucas Orn | |
| 2005 Tønsberg | (SWE) Victor Bergström | (NOR) Stian Tuv | (SWE) Filip Bolmgren | |
| 2006 L'Estartit | (DEN) Mads Bendix | (SWE) Victor Bergström | (DEN) Thomas Tang | |
| 2007 Biscarrosse | (FIN) Teemu Rantanen | (ESP) Marc Terrasa | (DEN) Michael Hansen | |
| 2008 Gravedona | (DEN) Pascal TImshel | (DEN) Martin Frurgaard | (SWE) Philip Carlson | |
| 2009 Dénia | (DEN) Stig Steinfurth | (NOR) Kristian Hammarstroem | (ESP) Juan Calvo | |
| 2010 Aarhus | (ESP) Albert Codinachs | (ESP) Juan Calvo | (SWE) Hampus Appelgren | |
| 2011 Travemünde | (SWE) Emil Bengtson | (SWE) Marcus Höglander | (SWE) Albin Gipperth | |
| 2012 Lago di Garda | (SWE) Marcus Höglander | (DEN) Tobias Hemdorff | ||
| 2013 Brest | (NOR) Lars Johan Brodkorb | (DEN) Frederick Rask | (NOR) Håvard Katle Fjon |
| 2008 Medemblik | (GER) Svenja Puls | (ITA) Silvia Zennaro | (ESP) Elisabet Llargués |
| 2012 Lake Como | (GER) Janika Puls | (DEN) Anne-Line Lybgsø Thomsen | (DEN) Anna Livbjerg |
| 2016 Weymouth Bay | |||
| 2008 Medemblik | (FRA) Thomas Ribeaud | (ESP) Marc Paris Gilbert | (GER) Arne Berg |
| 2012 Lake Como | (DEN) Frederik Rask | (GER) Sverre Reinke | (DEN) Jacob Cholewa |
| 2016 Weymouth Bay | |||