Pengwern Boat Club in Shrewsbury once again hosted the showpiece event, which has raised more than £420,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support since it started in 2007.
This year, 35 teams of four took to the water to battle it out for glory, as spectators enjoyed the action from the riverbank at the boat club and in the Quarry.
It is hoped that this year’s championships will raise around £25,000 for the charity.
See all of Shropshire Star photographer Steve Leath's photos of the action below:
Pirate Grant Williams with his team at the Coracle World Championships in ShrewsburyLots of spectators enjoyed the Coracle World Championships in the sun in ShrewsburyNick Spittle of the Bakewell Tarts gets ready to raceThe coracle racing event has raised thousands for Macmillan Cancer Support over the yearsPirate Grant Williams and his teamIt'sa me, Mario! All sorts of wacky costumes were donned by coracle racers in ShrewsburyCoracle racers on the banks of the River Severn as the Sabrina boat goes pastThis racer had a hair-raising experience in the coracle racing eventBlue is the colour, coracle racing is the game for this competitorCoracle racing from above in ShrewsburyThe DB Roberts & Partners coracle racing team: Josh May, Ellis Turner, Stephanie Lockwood and Andrea ScottPirate Grant Williams was hoping for an oar-some day in the Shrewsbury sunThis coracle racer is in the pinkAndrea Scott of the DB Roberts team More than £420,000 has been raised for Macmillan through the coracle racing in Shrewsbury since 2007Here comes the green machine: A team makes a swift changeover in the Coracle World ChampionshipsThe sun shone on the popular coracle racing event in ShrewsburySplash! A racer capsizes near the pontoonA drenched racer emerges from the River SevernAhoy! BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Adam Green races in his pirate outfitThere were 35 teams of four in this year's Coracle World ChampionshipsA racer for the Holland & Clay heating engineers ' Team, 'Sinks for a Living'A racer capsizes into the River SevernCrowds gathered on the banks of the River Severn for the racingA racer keeps his cool in the river after tumbling into the waterIt wasn't all smooth sailing for coracle racers in ShrewsburyRacers watch on as the Sabrina boat makes its way pastThe coracle racing in Shrewsbury has been one of the biggest fundraisers in the region for Macmillan Cancer Support in recent yearsNick Spittle of the Bakewell Tarts is fully focused
Jayney Davies, chair of the organising committee, said: “It’s been amazing. We’ve had a fantastic day.
“The sun has been out, which has made it so much better. We’ve had so many spectators.”
Teams relay-raced across the river from the boat club to the Quarry side in their boats, using one oar to steer and paddle.
The event has been one of the biggest fundraisers for Macmillan in the West Midlands in recent years.
