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Le Tour De Yoles Rondes De Martinique
Le Tour de la Martinique des Yoles Rondes is an annual sailing regatta on Martinique. The island's largest sporting event, it takes place in late July and early August and is popular with spectators. Course and teams The event is organized by the Fédération des yoles rondes. Crews circumnavigate Martinque on an eight-stage, course. The race begins with a prologue time trial from the starting city. The time trial determines the starting order of the top ten ''yoles'', with the time between starts determined by each boat's lead over the next during the prologue; all ''yoles'' below the top ten start simultaneously. The next seven stages circumnavigate the island. The stage around the island's southern part, beginning at the commune of Le Diamant, passing Sainte-Anne and ending at Le François, is known as the Défi de l'Espace Sud (Southern Challenge Area). The standard craft is the ''yole'', a traditional Martinique open-water sailing and fishing boat. The ''yole'' is abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-professional
Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a considerably lower rate than a full-time professional athlete. As a result, semi-professional players frequently have (or seek) full-time employment elsewhere. A semi-pro player or team could also be one that represents a place of employment that only the employees are allowed to play on. In this case, it is considered semi-pro because their employer pays them, but for their regular job, not for playing on the company's team. The semi-professional status is not universal throughout the world and depends on each country's labour code ( labour law) and each sports organization's specific regulations. Origin The San Francisco Olympic Club fielded an American football team in 1890. That year, the Olympic Club was accused by a rival club of enticin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Trinité (Martinique)
La Trinité may refer to: Places in France *La Trinité, Alpes-Maritimes (AKA La Trinité-Victor), in the Alpes-Maritimes ''département'' * La Trinité, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' * La Trinité, Manche, in the Manche ''département'' *La Trinité, Martinique, in the Martinique overseas department * La Trinité, Savoie, in the Savoie ''département'' * La Trinité-de-Réville, in the Eure ''département'' * La Trinité-des-Laitiers, in the Orne ''département'' * La Trinité-de-Thouberville, in the Eure ''département'' * La Trinité-du-Mont, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' * La Trinité-Porhoët, in the Morbihan ''département'' * La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer (; br, An Drinded-Karnag) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France. Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called ''Trinitains''. It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a por ..., in the Morbihan ''département'' * La Trinité-Surzur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schœlcher
Schœlcher (; Martinican Creole: ) is a town and the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. The town was named Case-Navire until 1889, when it was renamed in honor of French abolitionist writer Victor Schœlcher. Geography It is located on the west (Caribbean Sea) side of the island of Martinique, and is part of the metropolitan area of Fort-de-France, the largest metropolitan area in Martinique. Population See also *Communes of Martinique The following is a list of the 34 communes of the Martinique overseas department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. History In 1638, Jacques Dyel du Parquet (1606–1658), nephew of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and first governor of Martinique, decided to have Fort Saint Louis built to protect the city against enemy attacks. The fort was soon destroyed, and rebuilt in 1669, when Louis XIV appointed the Marquis of Baas as governor general. Under his orders and those of his successors, particularly the Count of Blénac, the fort was built with a Vauban design. Originally named Fort-Royal, the administrative capital of Martinique was over-shadowed by Saint-Pierre, the oldest city in the island, which was renowned for its commercial and cultural vibrancy as "The Paris of the Caribbean". The name of Fort-Royal was changed to a short-lived "Fort-La-Republique" d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Vauclin
Le Vauclin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Voklen) is a commune and town in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique. Geography Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring towns are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin. Climate Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification ''Am'') closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 December 1992. Population Its inhabitants are known in French as ''Vauclinois'' (masculine) and ''Vauclinoises'' (feminine). History The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Marin
Le Marin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Maren or ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. Population Points of interest In Le Marin there is Église du Marin, an old church built in 1766. It contains a marble altar and some figurettes worth seeing. File:School of Marin.JPG, School File:Library of Marin.JPG, Library See also *Communes of Martinique The following is a list of the 34 communes of the Martinique overseas department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Martinique Subprefectures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Anne (Martinique)
Sainte-Anne may refer to: Canada Alberta * Lac Ste. Anne (other), a number of places Manitoba * Ste. Anne, Manitoba New Brunswick * Sainte-Anne Parish, New Brunswick * Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick * Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick, a community in Wellington Parish, Kent County Quebec * Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, site of the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica * Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, a municipality on the Island of Montreal * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec, a municipality in the Mauricie Region * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, a parish municipality in Kamouraska * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle, Quebec, in Le Val-Saint-François * Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec, in Le Haut-Richelieu * Sainte-Anne-du-Lac, Quebec (other), a number of places * Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec, in Les Pays-d'en-Haut * Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, in the Gaspésie region * Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, in southwestern Quebec, nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réseau Outre-Mer 1re
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The term réseau derives from a French word meaning "network". It may mean: *a network of fine lines on a glass plate, used in photographic telescopes to make a corresponding network on photographs of the stars: see Réseau plate *a system of weather stations under a single agency, or cooperating on common goals *an intelligence network as used by John Le Carré, in ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'', chapter 11. *the net in bobbin lace * SNCF TGV Réseau The SNCF TGV Réseau (TGV-R) trains were built by Alstom between 1992 and 1996. These TGV trainsets are based on the earlier TGV Atlantique. The first Réseau (''"Network"'') sets entered service in 1993. Fifty dual-voltage trainsets were built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Edition
The terms special edition, limited edition, and variants such as deluxe edition, or collector's edition, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints, recorded music and films, and videogames, but now including clothing, cars, fine wine, and whisky, among other products. A limited edition is restricted in the number of copies produced, although in fact the number may be very low or very high. Suzuki (2008) defines limited edition products as those “sold in a state that makes them difficult to obtain because of companies limiting their availability to a certain period, quantity, region, or channel". A special edition implies there is extra material of some kind included. The term is frequently used on DVD film releases, often when the so-called "special" edition is actually the only version released. Collector's edition Collector's edition may just be another term for special editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France-Antilles
''France-Antilles'' is a daily, French-language newspaper published in Guadeloupe and Martinique. The newspaper is owned by Groupe Hersant Média. ''France-Antilles''. It also publishes a sister publication in French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. ..., '' France-Guyane''.The newspaper was created in 1964 and published its first edition on March 24, 1964. Aude-Jacques Ruettard became owner of the newspaper in June 2017. The Commercial Court of Fort-de-France has announced its liquidation on January 30, 2020. References External links''France-Antilles'' Newspapers published in Guadeloupe Newspapers published in Martinique {{France-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddle
A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened distal end (i.e. the ''blade''), used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling). It is different to an oar (which is similar in shape and performs the same function via rowing) in that the latter is attached to the watercraft via a fulcrum. However, the term "paddle" can also be used to describe objects of similar shapes or functions: *A rotating set of paddle boards known as a paddle wheel is used to propel a steamboat (i.e. paddle steamer). *A number of games (e.g. ping-pong), a "paddle" or "bat" is a small racket used to strike a ball. *A mixing paddle is an agitator device used to stir and more thoroughly mix separate ingredients within a mixture. *A spanking paddle is used in corporal punishment, typically to forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
