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Raimondas Šiugždinis
Raimondas Šiugždinis (born October 8, 1967) is an dinghy sailor from Lithuania. World and Europe champion in 1997. One of the founders of RS-280 class. Results ;National Championships External linksR.Šiugždinis at Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia Olympic sailors for Lithuania Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Lithuanian male sailors (sport) 1967 births Living people Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners {{Lithuania-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Platu 25 World Championship
The 2021 Platu 25 World Championships were held from 22 to 28 August 2021 in Nida, Lithuania. This was the first sailing world championships approved by World Sailing held in Lithuania. Medal summary File:Platu25 2021 World Championship 1 by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg, Competition File:White Whale by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg, Team White Whale - bronze medal winners File:Platu25 by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg, Competition Winners of individual stages Incidents * 24 August: Tadas Žižys (boat Pandora) protested against Ivan Kolobov (boat La Moreneta). Protest dismissed. * 25 August: due strong winds multiple boats got damaged while in a race: few boats damaged their sails, Lithuanian boat Matahambre dismasted, Latvian boat RA Evolution lost rudder. * 26 August: due weak wind competition was cancelled for the day. Four races planned for next day. * 27 August: Tomas Jurgelevičius (boat Hegelmann) protested against Andrejs Buls (boat Bailarina). Protest upheld and Bailar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Whale By Augustas Didzgalvis
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RS280 (dinghy)
RS-280 is a 5-6 crew sports sailing yacht created and made in Kaunas, Lithuania. Founders of class are Raimondas Šiugždinis and Saulius Pajarskas. It is the fastest and the most maneuverable yacht class created in Lithuania. Specifications *Length: 8,30 m *Weight: 1800 kg *Width: 2,74 m *Crew: 5-6 *Speed: 11 knots External links Official website Dinghies Sailing in Lithuania {{sailing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
