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2014 In Sailing
The following were the scheduled events of sailing (sport), sailing for the year 2014 throughout the world. Events Olympic classes events World championships *8–21 September: 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain Sailing World Cup *12 October 2013 – 30 November 2014: 2013–14 ISAF Sailing World Cup **25 January – 1 February: ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States **29 March – 5 April: ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca in Palma, Majorca, Palma, Spain **19–26 April: ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France *14 October – 30 November: 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup **14–18 October: ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao in Qingdao, China **26–30 November: ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates *7 December 2014 – 1 November 2015: 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup **7–14 December: ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia African championships *28 December 2014 – 4 January 2015: RS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne
Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around Port Phillip Bay. Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1 ISAF (International Sailing Federation) event. Asia Pacific Regatta The annual Asia Pacific Regatta as a part of Sail Melbourne consists of invited Olympic classes. Laser Full Rig The Laser Full Rig is a single handed mono hull with a single sail. Due to the simple design of the Laser, the racing is more focused of the ability of the crew instead of the boat. Laser Radial The Laser Radial is the Laser sailed by women in the Olympics. It has a smaller sail area and shorter mast than the full rig. Tornado The Tornado is a two-person, double trapeze Catamaran with an asymmetrical spinnaker. 49er The 49er is a two-person, double trapeze mono hull with an asymmetrical spinnaker. Finn The Finn is a single handed men's class. 470 Men's and Women's The 470 __NOTOC__ Year 470 ( CDLXX) was a common year starting on Thursda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
470 European Championships
The 470 European Championships are international sailing regattas in the 470 class The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork i .... Editions Medalists Open Men and Mixed Men Women Mixed References {{International sailing 470 competitions European championships in sailing Recurring sporting events established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49er & 49er FX European Championships
49er & 49er FX European Championships are annual European Championship sailing regattas in the 49er and the 49er FX 49er or Forty-Niner most often refers to: *A miner or other person that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush *San Francisco 49ers, an American football team 49er or Forty-Niner may also refer to: Sports * Charlotte 49ers, athletic tea ... classes organised by the International 49er Class Association. Editions Medalists 49er 49er FX References {{DEFAULTSORT:49er and 49er FX European Championships European championships in sailing 49er class sailing competitions 49er FX class sailing competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande-Motte
La Grande-Motte (; oc, La Mota Granda) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French. Population International relations La Grande-Motte is twinned with: * Hornsea, England * Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain Resort The resort town of La Grande Motte was largely built between 1960 and 1975 on virgin beachfront dunes, and is artificially irrigated to create a green environment. The architect of the project, Jean Balladur, drew inspiration from pre-Columbian pyramids such as Teotihuacan, Mexico; and from modernist architecture in Brazil, especially the work of architect Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacra 17 European Championship
Nacra 17 European Championship is an annual European Championship sailing regatta in the Nacra 17 class organised by the Nacra 17 Class. Editions Medalists References {{International sailing Nacra 17 class sailing competitions European championships in sailing Recurring sporting events established in 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaçatı
Alaçatı is a part of İzmir on the Western coast of Turkey, often noted for its architecture, vineyards, windmills, and sea. Alaçatı is one of the most traditional towns in Turkey, with stone houses, narrow streets, boutique hotels and restaurants with tables on the streets. The area is also home to the Alaçatı yacht marina and the famous Port Alaçatı development, created by the French architect Francois Spoerry and his son, Yves Spoerry. Etymology There are various theories about the formation of the name of Alaçatı. Some sources claim that the name of the city formulated in the plural number and is considered to have its origin from the ancient Greek word ἅλς (''als'') - ἅλας (''alas''), "salt", plural ἅλατα (''alata''), "salts", in the Demotic Greek αλάτι (''alati''), "salt", plural αλάτια (), "salts", which enunciate as Alatzata and Alatsata either due to Turkish alteration of the language (e.g. in Turkish, the word “kalderim” (mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X European Championships
X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), plural ''exes''."X", ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "ex", ''op. cit''. X is regularly pronounced as "ks". History In Ancient Greek, ' Χ' and ' Ψ' were among several variants of the same letter, used originally for and later, in western areas such as Arcadia, as a simplification of the digraph 'ΧΣ' for . In the end, more conservative eastern forms became the standard of Classical Greek, and thus 'Χ' ''(Chi)'' stood for (later ; palatalized to in Modern Greek before front vowels). However, the Etruscans had taken over 'Χ' from western Greek, and it therefore stands for in Etruscan and Latin. The letter 'Χ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laser European Championships
The ILCA European Championships, until 2020 the Laser European Championships, are annual European Championship sailing regattas in the Laser (dinghy), Laser and Laser Radial classes organised by the EurILCA. Editions Medalists Men's ILCA 6 Women's ILCA 6 ILCA 7 References {{International sailing European championships in sailing Laser (dinghy) class sailing competitions Laser Radial class sailing competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 75,735 inhabitants in 2017, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fifth in the New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges, Poitiers and Pau. Its inhabitants are called "les Rochelaises" and "les Rochelais". Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle-Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. La Rochelle underwent sustained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn European Championship
The Finn European Championship is an annual European Championship sailing regatta in the Finn (dinghy) The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy ... classes organised by the International Finn Association. Editions Medalists References {{International sailing European championships in sailing Finn competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
