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Chris Nicholson (sailor)
Christopher John "Chris" Nicholson (born 18 June 1969) is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple Summer Olympics and Volvo Ocean Races and has won six World championships. Sailing career In 1992, Chris and his brother Darren won the 505 World Championships in Santa Cruz. The pair also won the 1994 World Championships in Durban and the 2002 World Championships in Fremantle. Nicholson then started competing in the 49er class with Daniel Phillips. Nicholson and Phillips won the 1997 Kiel Week event and then won the 1997 49er World Championships in Perth. Nicholson defended the title twice, winning the 1998 event in Bandol together before Nicholson won the 1999 event in Melbourne with Ed Smyth. Nicholson and Phillips then won the 2000 European Championships. Nicholson represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, sailing a 49er with Phillips and placing sixth in the competition. He then competed in his first Volvo Ocean Race, sailing in the 2001–02 event as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting 159.9 million tonnes of coal in 2017. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney Basin. History Aboriginal history Newcastle and the lower Hunter Region were traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal people, who called the area Malubimba. Based on Aboriginal language refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The 2004 Summer Olympics – 49er
The Mixed 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics program in Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre. sixteen races were scheduled and completed with two discards. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nation competed. Race schedule Course area and course configuration Weather conditions Final results {{Sailing result block , event = Olympics , classinsigna = 49er black.svg, crew = yes , sailno = no , boatsname = no , races = 16 , total = yes , netto = yes , resultlines = {{Sailing result line , year = 2004 , qualified = no , rank = gold , countrycode = ESP , helmsman = {{Sailor, Iker Martínez, gender=m , crew01 = {{Sailor, Xabier Fernández, gender=m , fleetrace01 = {{Fleetrace, place=3, points= 3.0 , fleetrace02 = {{Fleetrace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team AkzoNobel
''team AkzoNobel'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She was the only new yacht built for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. 2017-18 crew *Simeon Tienpont - skipper *Jules Salter - navigator * Chris Nicholson * Peter van Niekerk *Brad Farrand *António Fontes (loaned from Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag) *Martine Grael *Luke Molloy *Ross Monson *Emily Nagel *Nicolai Sehested * Álex Pella *Justin Ferris Leadership dispute On October 13, the day before the first scoring race, it was announced that, due to a breach of contract by his company, STEAM Racing, Tienpont's contract as skipper was terminated by Team AkzoNobel. Watch captain Brad Jackson was promoted to skipper in the place of Tienpont. Two hours before the start of leg 1, Tienpont was re-instated by an arbitration panel. As a result, Jackson, Jules Salter, Joca Signorini and Rome Kirby Rome Kirby is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race and multiple America's Cups. Kirby is a native of Newport, Rhode Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perpetual LOYAL
''Perpetual LOYAL'' is a maxi yacht. She won the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Tom Slingsby Tom Slingsby (born 5 September 1984) is a successful Australian competitive sailor. Slingsby's first successes came sailing Laser dinghys, where he won three consecutive world championships and the 2012 Olympic gold medal. Slingsby was the st ... and is owned by Anthony Bell. Career Perpetual LOYAL won line honours in the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, in a record time of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. Perpetual LOYAL broke the previous race record by 5 hours, averaging a speed of 17 knots. Sponsorship Perpetual sponsorship of the LOYAL expired before the 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Bell was unable to secure new sponsorship or branding before the race and raced with the old branding in place. References {{Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours), state=collapsed 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Juan Kouyoum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately . The race is run in conjunction with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world. The race was initially planned to be a cruise by Peter Luke and some friends who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing, however when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, suggested it be made a race, the event was born. The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has grown over the decades, since the inaugural race in 1945, to become one of the top three offshore yacht races in the world, and it now attracts maxi yachts from all around the globe. The 2019 race was the 75th edition. Australia's foremost offshore sailing prize is The George Adams Tattersall C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Vestas Wind
''Turn the Tide on Plastic'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. As ''Team Vestas Wind'', she finished seventh in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Chris Nicholson. Following the race, the boat was refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and renamed. 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race The crew was: *Dee Caffari (skipper) *Nico Lunven *Martin Strömberg *Liz Wardley *Annalise Murphy * Francesca Clapcich *Bianca Cook *Lucas Chapman * Bleddyn Mon *Bernardo Freitas *Henry Bomby *Frederico Melo *Elodie Mettraux 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race As ''Team Vestas Wind'' this was the 7th boat to announce it is participation to the race on September 1, 2014 following a press release from Alicante, Spain. The yacht finished last overall as she only completed 3 of the 9 legs in the race due to the grounding incident. The crew was: Crew * Chris Nicholson, Australia. Skipper. 5th Volvo Ocean Race. * Nicolai Sehested, Denmark. Boat captain. * Peter Wibroe, Denmark. * Tony Rae, New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camper Lifelovers
''Camper Lifelovers'' is a Volvo Open 70 yacht. She finished second in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Chris Nicholson. Career The Emirates Team New Zealand design team joined with Camper sports company of Spain to develop and build ''Camper Lifelovers'' at Cookson Boats in New Zealand. The graphic elements of the boat was designed by Mark Farrow. The yacht competed in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Australian Chris Nicholson, where she finished second after ''Groupama 4 ''Groupama 4'' (also ''Giacomo'' and ''Wizard'') is a Volvo Open 70 yacht designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian. She won the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Franck Cammas Franck Cammas (born 22 December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French ya ...''. References {{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Volvo Open 70 yachts Sailing yachts of New Zealand Sailing yachts built in New Zealand 2010s sailing yachts Fastnet Race yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Smith (sailor)
Casey Smith (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 45 for Niece Motorsports. Racing career Smith made his NASCAR debut in 2016, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing at Iowa and he finished 22nd. He returned later that season at Martinsville behind the wheel of the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for newly-created Niece Motorsports but he failed to qualify. Then Smith and Niece returned for the following week's race at Texas and finished 23rd. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Camping World Truck Series References External links * {{NASCAR-bio-stub 1985 births NASCAR drivers Living people Racing drivers from Austin, Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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