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Neal McDonald
Neal McDonald (born 22 July 1963) is a British sailor who has competed in seven Volvo Ocean Races. Sailing career Born in Brighton, McDonald is a qualified naval architect and a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics, sailing a Flying Dutchman with Roger Yeoman. They placed sixth in the event. He then won the 1989 International 14 World Championship with his brother, Duncan McDonald before campaigning in the 49er class, becoming European Champion. McDonald first sailed in the Whitbread Round the World Race during the 1993-94 event on ''Fortuna''. The boat broke its mast twice in the first 24 hours of the race, and ended up retiring. At the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, McDonald was the mainsail trimmer and tactician for ''Sydney ’95''. He competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on ''Silk Cut'' before sailing The Race in 2000/1 aboard Grant Dalton's ''Club Med''. ''Club Med'' won The Race. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor (sport)
The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs. Racing disciplines include matches within a fleet of sailing craft, between a pair thereof or among teams. Additionally, there are specialized competitions that include setting speed records. Racing formats include both closed courses and point-to-point contests; they may be in sheltered waters, coast-wise or on the open ocean. Most competitions are held within defined classes or ratings that either entail one type of sailing craft to ensure a contest primarily of skill or rating the sailing craft to create classifications or handicaps. On water, a sailing competition among multiple vessels is a regatta, which usually consists of multiple individual races, where the boat crew that performs best in over the series of races is the overall winner. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing from large yacht to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Cut (yacht)
''Silk Cut'' (also ''Elanders/Ten Celsius'', ''JMS Next Generation'') is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lawrie Smith. Career ''Silk Cut'' was designed by Bruce Farr and built by McConaghy Boats. She finished fifth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Lawrie Smith Lawrie is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty." Variants of which include: Laurie, Lorrie, Larry, Laury, Lawry and Lowrie. It is also used as a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Lawrence. Surn .... ''Elanders/Ten Celsius'' competed in the 2003 Volvo Baltic Race helmed by Hans Wallén. ''JMS Next Generation'' competed in the 2004 Volvo Baltic Race. ''Boudragon'' is currently owned by the Oceanraces Academy.https://www.oceanracesacademy.com/nl/academy References {{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Sailing yachts of the United Kingdom Sailing yachts of Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amer Sports Too
''Amer Sports Too'' is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. It was notable as the only all-female crew in the race, and was given special permission to sail with an extra crew member. She finished eighth in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Lisa McDonald Lisa McDonald (born 9 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011. She was a county councillor on Wexford County Council from 2004 to 2007. She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 200 .... References {{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Volvo Ocean 60 yachts 2000s sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa McDonald (sailor)
Lisa McDonald (born 9 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011. She was a county councillor on Wexford County Council from 2004 to 2007. She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Wexford constituency. She was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern to Seanad Éireann on 3 August 2007. From County Wexford, McDonald is married, with two children. A solicitor, she studied law at University College Dublin before moving back to Wexford, where she now has her own firm. While in college she was Chair of the Kevin Barry Cumann. She served on the Fianna Fáil National Executive from 1995 to 2004. She was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Equality and Law Reform from 2007 to 2011. Following the death of Councillor Fergie Kehoe, she was co-opted to fill the vacancy on Wexford County Council in July 2016 and was subsequently re-elected in 2019 for the Rosslare LEA. She was once again an u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race
The 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, was the 57th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. No sponsor was selected for this year. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2001 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2001), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi .... The 2001 Race was also part of Leg 3 of the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race which started in Sydney and finished in Auckland. The 2001 fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rudiger
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Heiner
Roy Heiner (born 22 November 1960, in Virginia, Free State, South Africa) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. Heiner took 7th place in the Finn. In 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Heiner helmed the Dutch Soling. With crew members Peter Burggraaff and Han Bergsma Heiner took 18th place. Heiner switched back to the Finn for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Savannah and took the bronze medal. His last Olympic appearance was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With crew members Peter van Niekerk and Dirk de Ridder Heiner took 4th place in the Soling. Sailing career Besides his Olympic sailing career Heiner competed on professional basis in: * Three years in the World Matchrace circuit * Three Volvo Ocean Races, ** Skipper of '' Brunel Sunergy'' (1997–1998) ** Skipper of ''Assa Abloy'' (2002) for the first leg (sacked in Cape Town) ** Technical Director of the winning Team ABN AMRO campaign (2005–2006) * BMW Oracle (America's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assa Abloy (yacht)
''Assa Abloy'' (also known as ''SonyEricsson'') is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that took part in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race where she finished second. She is an Farr Yacht Design launched in 2001. ''Assa Abloy'' participated in the 2004 Volvo Baltic Race under her new name ''SonyEricson''. She won the competition skippered by Thomas Blixt Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ....http://www.maringuiden.se/nyheter/_/båtnotiser/thomas-blixt-vann-volvo-baltic-race-r91 References {{Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours) 2000s sailing yachts Volvo Ocean 60 yachts Sailing yachts of Sweden Volvo Ocean Race yachts Sailing yachts designed by Bruce Farr Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. The teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss businessman Ernesto Bertarelli, Alinghi featured Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth who had both joined from Team New Zealand. Jochen Schuemann was also involved in the team. GBR Challenge Put together by Peter Harrison and New Zealander David Barnes, the team was skippered by Ian Walker and included Jim Turner. GBR 70 was known as Wight Lightning while GBR 78 was called Wight Magic. Le Defi Areva Despite 2000 skipper Bertrand Pace joining Team New Zealand, Le Defi returned in 2003 with Luc Pillot skippering FRA 79. Mascalzone Latino Headed by shipping magnate Vincenzo Onorato, Mascalzone Latino featured an all-Italian crew. The syndicate was only established in 2001 and Paolo Cian served as helmsman and the crew included Flavio Favi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GBR Challenge
GBR or GbR may refer to: Organisations * GbR (german: Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts, link=no), a form of business entity in Germany * General Botha Regiment, an infantry regiment of the South African Army * Great Britain at the Olympics (Team GB), by IOC country code * Great British Railways, a planned British railway body Places * Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, Australia * Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada * United Kingdom, by ISO 3166-1 code * Walter J. Koladza Airport (or ''Great Barrington Airport''), United States (by IATA code) Science and technology * GBR (subpixels) (Green, Blue, Red), an RGB display pixel layout * GBR compound, nomenclature code for a series of molecular drugs that are congeners with benztropine * Gerber format, a file format with extension gbr * Guaranteed Bit Rate, a characteristic of LTE network traffic flows * Guided bone regeneration Guided bone regeneration (GBR) and guided tissue regeneration (GTR) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
