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Star Sailors League
The Star Sailors League (SSL) is the global inshore sailing circuit launched by Olympic athletes in 2012. Supported by the sailing stars like LoĂŻck Peyron and Dennis Conner (SSL honorary chairman), the SSL is recognized as "special event" by World Sailing World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). History The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ... since 2017. Its main philosophy considers the athletes (not the boats) as the "Stars". Its goals are: * Showcase the annual global sailing championship with its 15â000 regattas on the example of the Calcio of football in Italy * Determine and celebrate the world leaders in sailing * Promote the inshore regattas to the global audience SSL Circuit The three main components of the SSL Circuit: * SSL RANKING: Every Tuesday, the SSL updates and publishes the ranking of the 100,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Rohart
Xavier Charles René Rohart (born 1 July 1968) is a French sailor. A member of the YC La Pelle in Marseille, he is now competing in the Star class. He won a bronze medal in the Star class with Pascal Rambeau at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has also competed at four other Olympics. Born in Thionville, he is a two-time world champion and is a founder of the Star Sailors League. He now sails with Pierre-Alexis Ponsot. Records Olympic Games * 6th at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in Star with Pascal Rambeau. * Bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens in Star with Pascal Rambeau. * 5th at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in Finn. * 7th at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in Finn. World Championship * World champion in Star in 2003 and 2005 * World vice-champion in Star in 2007 * Third in Star in 2002 et 2006 * Third in Finn in 1997 and 1998 European Championship * European champion in Star in 2015 * European vice-champion in Star in 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Vascotto
Vasco Vascotto (born 10 October 1969) is an Italian sailor who has won 25 World Championships titles which is believed to be the most of any sailor. Although he started as a dinghy sailor his professional career has focused on yachts. He won the Admirals Cup in 1999 and then sailed with Mascalzone Latino as skipper and tactician competing in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ... the challenger series for the America's Cup. Known World Championships titles are as follows: References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vascotto, Vasco 1969 births Living people Vascotto Vasco J/24 class world champions Farr 40 class world champions RC44 class world champions TP52 class world champions World champions in sailing for Italy 2007 Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). History The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) began in 1904, when Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith AINA, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association (now the Royal Yachting Association) wrote to the Yacht Club de France, pointing out the desirability of holding a conference for the purpose of devising an International Rule of Measurement for Racing Yachts acceptable to all European countries. As a result, an International Conference of Yacht Measurement was held in London in January and June 1906, at which the Metre Rule was developed. This group went on to adopt a formal Constitution after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on 14 October 1907 which is seen as the formation date of the International Yacht Racing Union. On 5 August 1996, the IYRU changed its name to the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Cayard
Paul Pierre Cayard (born May 19, 1959) is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the US Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year. He has won seven world championships, twice participated in the Olympic Games and seven times in the America's Cup. In 2011 he was elected into the US Sailing Hall of Fame. Biography Paul Cayard was born in San Francisco, California. He began sailing in 1967, at the age of eight. He graduated in 1981, with a degree in Business Management from San Francisco State University. He speaks three languages: English, French and Italian. He enjoys flying and holds a pilots certification with instrument rating for single engine aircraft. Of all his sailing accomplishments, he counts his 1988 Star Class World Championship as his most prized victory. Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Conner
Dennis Walter Conner (born September 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman. He is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup. Sailing career Conner was born September 16, 1942, in San Diego. He competed in the 1976 Olympics together with Conn Findlay and took the bronze medal in the Tempest class. Conner also took part in the 1979 Admiral's Cup, as helmsman on the Peterson 45 named ''Williwaw''. America's Cup Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980, and 1988 and winning as the challenger in 1987. His 4-3 loss in 1983 to Australian Alan Bond's controversial wing-keeled challenger '' Australia II'' was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the New York Yacht Club that began with the first contest. Following the loss Conner formed his own syndicate, the Sail America Foundation, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Ainslie
Ian Richard Ainslie is a South African Olympic sailor, who specialized in the Finn class boats. Ainslie took part in three Olympic Games â Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). He won the 2001 J/22 World Championships. He sailed for Team Shosholoza in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, t .... References 1967 births Living people Olympic sailors of South Africa South African male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics â Finn Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics â Finn Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics â Finn 2007 America's Cup sailors {{SouthAfrica-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Lööf
Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals. He won the gold medal in Star with Max Salminen at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medals in Finn in the 2000 Summer Olympics and with Anders Ekström in Star in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Biography Fredrik Lööf was born in Kristinehamn close to VÀnern on 13 December 1969. He started sailing the Optimist and started racing in the Optimist class at age eight and then continued to the Europe and OK classes. In 1988, Lööf started sailing Finn to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth in Finn in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In addition he won three Finn World Championships and finished on the podium another four times. After the 2000 Olympics, he moved on to the Star clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Monnin
Ăric Monnin (born February 21, 1968, in Besançon (Doubs)) is a French sports historian and sociologist, specializing in the International Olympic Movement. He holds a senior secondary school teaching degree in Physical Education and Sports. He graduated with a PhD in sociology and is a lecturer accredited to conduct research at the University of Franche-ComtĂ©. He is a member of the Culture, Sport, Health, Society (C3S) laboratory at the University of Franche-ComtĂ©. Biography Professional background Ăric Monnin first taught at the Combelles secondary school in the Haute-SaĂŽne department (Besançon academy), at the Georges Politzer secondary school in Seine-et-Marne (CrĂ©teil academy), and then at the SĂ©venans Polytechnic Institute (IpsĂ©), which became the Belfort-MontbĂ©liard University of Technology (UTBM) in 1999. After completing his PhD entitled âL'olympisme: pratiques et reprĂ©sentations en milieu scolaireâ (âOlympism: practices and representations in the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Peschiera
Stefano Peschiera (born 16 January 1995) is a Peruvian competitive sailor. College He won the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship twice, in 2015 and 2018, the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship in 2018, and the ICSA Team Racing National Championship in 2017-18 sailing for the College of Charleston, and was named ICSA College Sailor of the Year in 2018. Olympic Games He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's Laser class, after getting Peru the first out of the 9 berths offered at the Laser World Championship in Kingston, Canada. He is currently Ranked number 8 in the World Sailing Rankings and is already qualified to which will be his second Olympic Games in 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, æ±äșŹ, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, æ±äșŹéœ, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Davis (sailor)
Roderick Hopkins Davis (born August 27, 1955 in the United States) is a former competitive sailor who won Olympic medals for two countries. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States, he won the gold medal in the Soling class along with Robert Haines and Edward Trevelyan. After moving to New Zealand he was chosen to represent that country at the next three Olympic Games. Along with Don Cowie he won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain in the Star class. Davis and Cowie finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and were also fifth in the Soling class at Sydney along with 3rd crewman Alan Smith. Davis began his involvement with the America's Cup in 1977, sailing with Lowell North on ''Enterprise'' during the 1977 America's Cup defense trials. For the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup, assisted the Consorzio Italia syndicate until he was appointed skipper of the American Eagle Foundation challenge, representing the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
