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Damien Foxall
Damian Foxall (born 7 March 1969) is an Irish sailor from County Kerry. Personal details Foxall is married to Lucy Hunt, he has two children with Oisin and Neave and resides in Quebec, Canada. Key Sailing Results In addition to his offshore experience, Foxall has also been associated with dinghy, Olympic and America's Cup sailing. Sailing career Foxall has competed worked with eleven round-the-world race teams which including four 1st place wins. Solo Offshore Sailing In 1997 Foxall became the first non-French entry to win the rookie class in the Single-handed offshore race - La Solitaire du Figaro. He went on to confirm his success in 1998–1999 with a leg win, before changing to the ORMA 60` Trimaran class Two Person Stopping Round the World Race In the 2007/2008 Barcelona World Race, sailing with co-skipper Jean-Pierre Dick on the Open 60 Paprec-Virbac. He was subsequently described as a national hero and Ireland's top international sailor and was greeted at a reception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the county was 155,258 at the 2022 census, A popular tourist destination, Kerry's geography is defined by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, the Dingle, Iveragh and Beara peninsulas, and the Blasket and Skellig islands. It is bordered by County Limerick to the north-east and Cork County to the south and south-east. Geography and subdivisions Kerry is the fifth-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by area and the 16th-largest by population. It is the second-largest of Munster's six counties by area, and the fourth-largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee although the Catholic diocesan seat is Killarney, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryx Quest
Oryx Quest was the name of the first round-the-world yacht race to start and finish in the Middle East and was held in February 2005 in Qatar. The race, organised by British sailor Tracy Edwards, was regarded as a follow-up to The Race of 2000 and was designed to complement existing Multihull races. It was hoped that the size of the prize and the potential speed of the participating boats would make it the most-exciting round-the-world race to date. Record prize money of $1 million was offered by Qatar Sports International which was headed by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Heir Apparent of Qatar, which hoped to gain publicity as a tourism destination. The prize money however, along with the £6 million sponsorship was never paid by Qatar Sports International. On 5 February four multihulled yachts began the route, off Doha. Entries The participants were: *''Doha 2006'', catamaran, formerly ''Club Med'' (winner of The Race), skippered by Brian Thompson. *''Dae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi One Design
Multi is a shortened form of "multiple". It may refer to: * Alternate character, in online gaming * Multi two diamonds, a contract bridge convention * Multirhyme, a synonym for feminine rhyme used in hip hop music * Multi (''To Heart''), a character from the visual novel and anime series ''To Heart'' * Multi-touch In computing, multi-touch is technology that enables a surface (a touchpad or touchscreen) to recognize the presence of more than one somatosensory system, point of contact with the surface at the same time. The origins of multitouch began at CER ... display See also * Multiculturalism, a public policy approach for managing cultural diversity in a multiethnic society * Multitude, a term used by some philosophers to refer to the population of the world * Multitudes (journal), ''Multitudes'' (journal), a French philosophical, political and artistic monthly review * Multiplication, an elementary arithmetic operation * Multitasking (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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