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Frans Bolweg
Frans Bolweg (30 March 1950 – 10 January 2015) was a sailor, scout, speaker, National Race Officer and since 1995 International Judge from the Netherlands. Sailing life Frans Bolweg had a short career, in Clipper, Europe and Laser, as regatta sailor however developed himself into a race organizer 'pur sang'. After a management crisis in 1983 at the 'Watersportvereniging Monnickendam', Bolweg among others like Henri van der Lubbe and Kees Kooij took the initiative for the 'Surf, Zeil en Watersportvereniging Uitdam'. The goal for this yacht club is to focus on new developments in the sport of sailing. At first this yacht club gave one of the first platforms in the Netherlands for International Windsurf competitions on open water. Later, Bolweg was the leading race officer in the first Match race event during the 1989 SPA Regatta at Medemblik as well as many other sailing events in the Netherlands. Also the new development to introduce a new event for the former Olympic classes d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annetta Geertruida Maria Nefkens
Annetta is a town in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the daughter of the founder of the town, a Mr. Fraser who built a station and general store in the area in the mid-1870s. Geography Annetta is located at (32.697574, –97.654333). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.25%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,041 people, 880 households, and 788 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,108 people, 361 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 510.5 people per square mile (197.1/km2). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 169.6 per square mile (65.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.38% White, 0.36% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.81% from other ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe Class Sailors
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, it shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents of Earth#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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