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Knockabout (other)
Knockabout may refer to: *Cape Cod Knockabout A Cape Cod Knockabout, or Knockabout, is a one-design class of sail boat sailed primarily out of Upper Cape harbors in Massachusetts, United States. Cape Cod Knockabouts were designed by Charles S. Gurney and were popular in Massachusetts betwee ..., a type of boat * ''Knockabout'' (film), a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film * Knockabout Comics, a comic publisher {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Cod Knockabout
A Cape Cod Knockabout, or Knockabout, is a one-design class of sail boat sailed primarily out of Upper Cape harbors in Massachusetts, United States. Cape Cod Knockabouts were designed by Charles S. Gurney and were popular in Massachusetts between the 1940s and 1970s, with fleets of 50-60 boats available to take part in annual regattas. Active racing fleets continued to exist into the twenty-first century in Megansett (North Falmouth), Waquoit (East Falmouth),Lewis Bay (Yarmouth), and Woods Hole (Falmouth), and at the Split Rock Yacht Club in Essex, New York, on Lake Champlain , native_name_lang = , image = Champlainmap.svg , caption = Lake Champlain-River Richelieu watershed , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = New York/Vermont in the United States; and Quebec in Canada , coords = , type = , .... The vessels are also in general use as pleasure craft in southern New England. The Cape Cod Knockabout Association holds an annual regatta each summer which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockabout (film)
''Knockabout'' (Chinese: 雜家小子; ''Za jia xiao zi'') is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Yuen Biao and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film. Plot The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao / Little John (Yuen Biao) and Taipao / Big John (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao / Silver Fox (Lau Kar Wing). They try to fight him, to retrieve their money, but are defeated, so they ask him to train them, hoping to become the best fighters in the city. After surpassing the fighting skills of "ordinary people", Yipao soon discovers that Jia Wu Dao is a murderer. When he realises his secret has been revealed, Jia Wu Dao attempts to kill Yipao, but Taipao blocks the fatal blow and is killed in his place. Yipao escapes and plots how he will avenge his brother's death. He encounters a fat beggar (Sammo Hung) and, impressed by his kung fu, he asks the beggar to become his new kung fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |