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Rolex Miami OCR
US Sailing's Miami Olympic Classes Regatta is an annual sailing regatta at the US Sailing Center in Miami, the United States part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/miami_2018.php It hosts the Olympic and Paralympic classes. Winners Winners of the regatta in each class: 2.4 Metre *2002 – Tom Brown *2003 – Heiko Kroger *2004 – Jeff Madrigali *2005 – Stellan Berlin *2006 – Stellan Berlin *2007 – Stellan Berlin *2008 – Damien Seguin *2009 – Allan Leibel *2010 – Paul Tingley *2011 – Damien Seguin *2012 – Damien Seguin *2013 – Megan Pascoe *2014 – Megan Pascoe *2015 – Bjørnar Erikstad *2016 – Helena Lucas Men's 470 *1993 – Mike Sturman & Bob Little *1994 – John Merricks & Ian Walker *1995 – John Merricks & Ian Walker *1996 – Matteo Ivaldi & Michele Ivaldi *1997 – Morgan Reeser & Bob Merrick *1998 – Larry Suter & Jonathan Farrar *1999 – Graham Vials & Magnus Leask *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Sailing Center
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Damien Seguin
Damien Seguin (born 3 September 1979 in Briançon) is a French sailor. He is a paralympic champion and was a Nominee for World Sailing - World Sailor of the Year Awards. With sailing no longer on the Paralympic agenda he has pursued offshore yacht racing, competing in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe a solo round the world race. Sailing Highlights Paralympics World Championships Offshore Sailing After sailing was removed from the paralympic sailing competition Damien focused on Oceanic short handed sailing having sailing the feeder Class 40 leading to him competing in an IMOCA 60 in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe The 2020–2021 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the ninth edition of the race, which started and finished in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race began on 8 Novem .... References External links * * * * * * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Merrick (sailor)
Robert 'Bob' Merrick (23 July 1893 – 24 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL. Personal life Merrick was born at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, the son of Robert and Lillian Rose Merrick. He was a printer by trade. He married Minnie Ruth Duncan in 1917 at Redfern, New South Wales, and they had two children, John Robert and Kathleen Helen. He was survived by each of them when he died on 24 October 1981. Playing Merrick was originally from Sydney and prior to joining Fitzroy played his football with Port Melbourne, finishing the 1915 VFA season as the league's leading goalkicker. He debuted for Fitzroy in 1919 and playing as a full-forward, topped Fitzroy's goalkicking every year until he left in 1922, with 42, 53, 32 and 47 goals respectively. Unlucky not to play in a premiership, he missed out on the Maroon's 1922 premiership side due to a knee injury. He shares with Jack Moriarty the record for most goals in a match by a Fitzr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Reeser
Morgan Irwin Reeser (born November 14, 1962) is a sailor from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Kevin Burnham in the Men's 470 class. He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship and was named College Sailor of the Year twice, in 1983 and 1984. Reeser coached Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa of Greece to an Olympic gold medal in the women's 470 class in 1992. He also coached Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain to an Olympic silver medal in men's 470 class in 2012. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth .... References * * External links * * * 1962 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Merchant Marine Mariners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Ivaldi
Michele Ivaldi (born 11 March 1970) is an Italian yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He sailed with Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 America's Cup. He then joined Oracle Racing in 2008, before joining Artemis Racing Artemis Racing is a professional sailing team founded in 2006 by businessman and sailor Torbjörn Törnqvist, named after Artemis, the ancient Greek goddess. Timeline * 2007: won the MedCup circuit, then called Breitling Medcup, and the TP52 Wo ... for the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai. References External links * * * 1970 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Italy Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 470 class world champions ClubSwan 50 class world champions RC44 class world champions TP 52 class world champions World champions in sailing for Italy Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Artemis Racing sailors Oracle Racing sailors Competitors at the 1993 Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Ivaldi
Matteo Ivaldi (born 17 April 1971) is an Italian yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * * * 1971 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Italy Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Walker (sailor)
Ian James Walker (born 25 February 1970 in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire) is one of United Kingdom, Britain's most successful sailors, with two Olympic silver medals to his name. He is a member of Northampton Sailing Club and Warsash Sailing Club. Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Walker received the silver medal in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class along with his sailing partner, John Merricks."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 17 April 2009) At the 1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship he won with his Partner John Merricks the bronze medal. On 15 October 1997, both Walker and Merricks were passengers in a minivan in Italy when the driver lost control, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Merricks
John Edward Merricks (16 February 1971 – 15 October 1997) was an English sailor. He represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker. At the 1996 470 European Championships he and Walker won the silver medal. Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on 15 October 1997. He and Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics'', Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...: Sport Classic Books. A lake at Watermead Park is named after him. References External links * * * 1971 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Leicester Olympic sailors for Great Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Little (sailor)
Robert Alexander Little, (19 July 1895 – 27 May 1918), a World War I fighter pilot, is generally regarded as the most successful Australian flying ace, with an official tally of forty-seven victories. Born in Victoria, he travelled to England in 1915 and learned to fly at his own expense before joining the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Posted to the Western Front in June 1916, he flew Sopwith Pups, Triplanes and Camels with No. 8 Squadron RNAS, achieving thirty-eight victories within a year and earning the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Distinguished Service Cross and Bar, and the French Croix de Guerre. Rested in July 1917, he volunteered to return to the front in March 1918 and scored a further nine victories with No. 3 Squadron RNAS (later No. 203 Squadron RAF, No. 203 Squadron RAF) before he was killed in action on the night of 27 May, aged twenty-two. Early life Little was born on 19 July 1895 at Hawthorn, Victoria, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sturman
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the first te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Lucas
Helena Lucas MBE (born 29 April 1975) is a British Paralympic sailor. Personal life Lucas was born on 29 April 1975 in Redhill, Surrey, England. She was born with a defect in both of her thumbs which makes her eligible to compete in Paralympic events. In 1996 she graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Yacht and Power Craft Design from Southampton Solent University. In 2013 she was awarded an honorary doctorate in sport from Southampton Solent University today in recognition of her outstanding contribution to sport and an honorary doctorate degree from Bournemouth University. Sailing Lucas initially focused on competing in the 470 class in non-disabled competition, attempting to qualify to compete for Great Britain at both the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Games. After 2004 she switched to sailing in the 2.4mR class, a Paralympic event contested in a single-person keelboat. In 2006, she stood in for Shirley Robertson as a member of the British cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørnar Erikstad
Bjørnar is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Bjørnar Andersen (born 1978), Norwegian refrigerator mechanic and competitive dog musher * Bjørnar Håkensmoen (born 1969), the head coach of the Norwegian cross-country skiing team at the 2006 Winter Olympics * Bjørnar Holmvik (born 1985), Norwegian football defender *Bjørnar Johannessen (born 1977), Norwegian football midfielder *Bjørnar Moxnes (born 1981), Norwegian politician and leader of the Red Party * Bjørnar Neteland (born 1991), alpine skier *Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad (born 27 April 1967) is a Norwegian former orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals. Valstad ran for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He previously represented Nydalens SK, NTH ... (born 1967), Norwegian orienteering athlete, winner of 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals See also * Arna-Bjørnar Fotball, Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen * Bjorn {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
