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Soling North American Championship Results (2000–09)
The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as "Sailing at the Summer Olympics#Olympic classes (equipment), Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for International and local regattas as well as for Sailing#Recreational sailing, recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under auspician of World Sailing, World Sailing/ISAF/IYRU since 1968. The Soling is a strong boat designed for any wind and sea condition by Jan Herman Linge from Norway in 1964. The boats are One-Design#Sailing, one-design originating from an authorized single Molding (process), plug and mould system and made of fiberglass. This together with a strict set of class rules makes competition possible on a "level playing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Herman Linge
Jan Herman Linge (28 January 1922 in Trondheim, Norway – 25 June 2007 Asker, Norway) was a Norwegian engineer and boat designer. Early life and career Linge was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Martin Linge Martin Jensen Linge, (11 December 1894 – 27 December 1941) was a Norwegian actor who, in World War II, became the commander of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1) (pronounced as ''Norisen'' by the Norwegians), formed in March 19 ... who was known for his war effort in Kompani Linge. He was a member of the merchant navy for two years before undertaking a naval architecture course while financing his studies by working in a shipyard. During World War II, he joined the Norwegian resistance movement and was trained as a saboteur in the United Kingdom. He was captured on a mission and spent some time in a German Prisoner-of-war camp, prison camp. Linge completed his studies in 1949. Design work Linge was an engineer from 1949 to 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
