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Tacariju De Paula
Tacariju Thomé de Paula (January 30, 1917 – September 1, 2005) was a Brazilian Olympic sailor in the Star class. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics together with Cid Nascimento Cid de Oliveira Nascimento (born November 23, 1910, date of death unknown) is a Brazilian former Olympic sailor in the Star class. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics together with Tacariju de Paula, where they finished 12th, and in the 1960 ..., where they finished 12th. References Olympic sailors for Brazil Brazilian male sailors (sport) Star class sailors Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Star 1917 births 2005 deaths {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star (sailboat)
The Star is a one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was an Olympic sailing classes, Olympic keelboat class from 1932 through to 2012, the last year keelboats appeared at the Summer Olympics. It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length. Unlike most modern racing boats, it does not use a spinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for correct wind flow. Early Stars were built from wood, but modern boats are generally made of fiberglass. The boat must weigh at least with a maximum total sail area of . The Star class pioneered an unusual circular boom vang track, which allows the vang to effectively hold the boom down even when the boom is turned far outboard on a downwind run. Another notable aspect of Star sailing is the extreme hiking (sailing), hiking position adopted by the crew and at times the helm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
