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BB 10 (keelboat)
The BB 10 (also referred to as the BB10, BB-10 and BB 10 Meter) is a Danish sailboat that was designed by Børge Børresen and his son, Anders Børresen, as a one-design racer and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 254-255. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design is built by Børresen Bådebyggeri (Børresen Boatbuilding) in Denmark, with about 150 boats completed since production started in 1977. It remained in production in 2019. About 20 boats were also built at Scandinavian Yachts in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. North American production was intended to move to Whitby Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada in the 1980s, but it unclear if any boats were completed there. Design The BB-10 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over a foam core. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, an internally mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Børge Børresen
Børge Anders Børresen (25 May 1919 in Vejle – 4 March 2007 in Vejle) was a Danish sailor in the Dragon class. He became World Champion in 1993 crewing for Jesper Bank Jesper Bank (born 6 April 1957 in Fredericia) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He received a bronze medal in the '' Soling Class'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelon .... See also * BB 10 References 1919 births 2007 deaths Danish male sailors (sport) Dragon class sailors People from Vejle Municipality Sailors (sport) from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Sailing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitby Boat Works
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship and, coincidentally, where his vessel to explore the southern ocean, ''The Endeavour'' was built.Hough 1994, p. 55 Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed with the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel ''Dracula''. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby jet, which was mined by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
