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Sailing At The 2019 Pan American Games
Sailing (sport), Sailing competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru took place between August 3 and 10, 2019 at the Yacht Club Peruano in the city of Paracas (municipality), Paracas. Ten medal events were contested. Two of the events were for men, three for women, two were open (any gender can compete) and three are mixed (entries are required to include both genders). Eight of the events were carried over from the Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 Games, with the Nacra 17 and Kites events replacing the Hobie 16 and J/24. A total of 148 athletes across 106 boats qualified to compete at the games. On January 17, 2019, it was announced that an 11th medal event would be contested, the 49er, for men. A total of 168 sailors and 116 boats were scheduled to compete. The top placing athlete (not already qualified) from North America and South America in the men's laser and women's laser radial, qualified for the Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, sailing compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yacht Club Peruano
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least in length and may have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities. The Commercial Yacht Code classifies yachts and over as . Such yachts typically require a hired crew and have higher construction standards. Further classifications for large yachts are: —carrying no more than 12 passengers, —solely for the pleasure of the owner and guests, or by Flag#At sea, flag, the country under which it is registered. A superyacht (sometimes ) generally refers to any yacht (sail or power) longer than . Racing yachts are designed to emphasize performance over comfort. Charter yachts are run as a business for profit. As of 2020 there were more than 15,000 yachts of sufficient size to require a professional crew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Grael
Marco Soffiatti Grael (born June 9, 1989) is a Brazilian sailor. He competes in the 49er class alongside Gabriel Borges, finishing 11th at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 16th in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Both also won the gold at the 2019 Pan American Games. He is the son of Olympic champion Torben Grael, and brother of Martine Grael Martine Soffiatti Grael (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Brazilian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Brazil Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Extreme Sailing Series sailors Pan American Games medalists in sailing Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games Marco Grael Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahena Kunze
Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics, a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020. Life She is the daughter of Claudio Kunze, a former sailor who won a junior world championship in the Penguin class. Her name is an homage to the warrior Kahina Al-Kahina ( ar, الكاهنة, , the diviner), also known as Dihya, was a Berber queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the region then known as Numidia notably .... Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunze, Kahena 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo Brazilian female sailors (sport) 420 class sailors 49er FX class sailors Olympic sailors of Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Grael
Martine Soffiatti Grael (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Career Martine Grael is the daughter of Olympic gold medalist in sailing Torben Grael. Her brother Marco and uncle Lars also sailed in the Olympics. She sailed with ''Team AkzoNobel'' in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grael, Martine 1991 births Living people Brazilian female sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Niterói 420 class sailors 470 class sailors 49er FX class world champions Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Olympic sailors of Brazil Medalists at the 2016 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucía Falasca
Lucía Falasca (born 8 July 1993) is an Argentine competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's Laser Radial. She finished in 11th place. She qualified to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... References External links * 1993 births Living people Argentine female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Argentina Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial Pan American Games medalists in sailing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sailors (sport) from Buenos Aires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Rose (sailor)
Charlotte Rose is an English sex worker, dominatrix, sexual trainer and political candidate from Nottingham, who lives in London. In 2013 she won the award of "Sex Worker of the Year" at the Sexual Freedom Awards where she is now a resident judge. In 2014 she took up politics, campaigning for sexual freedom as an independent candidate in the Clacton and Rochester and Strood by-elections. Career Rose began her career in the sex industry at the age of 17 where she took part in a dominatrix-themed photoshoot. Rose married and became the mother of two children, an elder son and younger daughter. She became a teacher, but after separating from her partner she moved to Exeter, Devon in 2003. She gained a degree in hospitality from the University of Plymouth, and after working in the hospitality sector, taught the subject to further education students at Exeter College. She subsequently decided to become an escort. She became a vocal supporter of the sex industry. Rose also said th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Douglas (sailor)
Sarah Douglas (born 21 January 1994 in Burlington) is a Canadian competitive sailor. She won gold in the Laser Radial at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and took silver in the 2023 competition in Santiago, Chile. She finished 6th at the 2018 Sailing World Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, finishing 6th in the Laser Radial class. Life She was born in Burlington, Ontario. She started sailing at the age of 7 in Barbados and competed at her first world championship at age 10 in the optimist class. She was Optimist Canadian national champion. Douglas went to school at the University of Guelph for her Bachelor of Commerce; as of 2019, she lists 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 anch ... as her hometown. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Bazo
María Belén Bazo Germán (born 7 August 1998) is a Peruvian windsurfer. Bazo competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a bronze medal in the RS:X event. She qualified to represent Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... Notes References External links * * * 1998 births Living people Peruvian female windsurfers Peruvian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Peru Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru Pan American Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Peruvian women Sportspeople from Lima {{Peru-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Celia Tejerina
María Celia "Celi" Tejerina Mackern (born 15 June 1994) is an Argentine sailor. She placed 21st in the women's RS:X event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 26 , closing ceremony = August 11 , officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra , to ..., winning a silver medal. Notes References External links * * * * 1994 births Living people Argentine windsurfers Female windsurfers Argentine female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Argentina Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrícia Freitas
Patrícia da Costa Freitas (born 10 March 1990) is an American-born Brazilian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class. She represented Brazil in three editions of the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016) and captured her first ever individual title in her sailing career at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Holding dual citizenship between Brazil and the United States, Freitas currently resides in Rio de Janeiro, where she sails and trains for the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club ( pt, Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro) under her personal coach and mentor Lucas Souza. As of September 2013, Freitas is ranked as one of the top ten sailors in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation, following her successes at the South American and World Championships in her home nation. Freitas made her official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she placed eighteenth in the newly introduced RS:X class with a net score of 135 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Barnes (sailor)
Self Against City was a pop rock band from Sacramento, California best known for their single "The Process." They formed in 2004 and were the first band to sign to Rushmore Records. The five-piece band made an EP (2005's ''Take It How You Want It''), as well as a full-length album ''Telling Secrets to Strangers'' (2007). History Self Against City formed in April 2004 in Sacramento, California, when vocalist Jonathan Michael, guitarists Jack Matranga and Jeff LaTour, bassist Patrick O'Connor and drummer Chris Trombley decided to record songs together. The quintet pooled their cash and recorded three songs at Fat Cat Studios in Sacramento, California. The songs were uploaded to their PureVolume profile, a link to which was forwarded to Drive-Thru Records owner Richard Reines by a fan of the band. He soon approached the band and asked for more material. Upon hearing the songs, Reines invited the band to play a showcase in Los Angeles for him and Drive-Thru co-owner Stefanie Reines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Heinzemann
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
