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JJ Giltinan International Trophy
The JJ Giltinan International Trophy is considered the world's premier 18-foot skiff open championship, the eponymous brainchild of noted Australian sports entrepreneur J. J. Giltinan. Early days – 1930s and 1940s In the early 20th century 18-foot skiff racing had gained ground as a spectator sport. The radical innovations introduced by ''Aberdare'' in 1933 (a narrow beam, reduced sail area, reduced crew, and flat bottom) made it significantly faster than contemporary designs, leading ''Aberdare'' to win four consecutive Australian championships. The Sydney Flying Squadron Sydney Flying Squadron Yacht club was founded in 1891 by Mark Foy in the birthplace of the famous Sydney Harbour sailing skiff classes. It was founded to allow people to enjoy skiff sailing regardless of financial background. The Sydney Flyin ..., at that time the leading organizer of 18-foot skiff racing, promptly banned ''Aberdare''s innovations, fearing the impact of these innovations on the estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18 Foot Dinghy
The 18 foot Dinghy was used in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a double handed Olympic class. One team was present at the starting line and won the gold. Three races were scheduled, with final places decided by total points with point-for-place scoring for each race. Only one race was started with only Great Britain competing but accounts vary as to if they finished the race. ''sports-reference.com'', accessed 12 November 2018 
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Bob Holmes (sailor)
Robert Holmes may refer to: Law * Robert Holmes (barrister) (1765–1859), Irish lawyer and nationalist * Robert E. Holmes (1922–2004), Ohio state supreme court justice Politics * Robert Holmes (Gloucestershire MP), elected in 1653 * Robert Holmes (Canadian politician) (1852–1932), Canadian Member of Parliament * Robert D. Holmes (1909–1976), governor of Oregon * Bob Holmes (politician), Georgia state legislator Sports * Bob Holmes (footballer) (1867–1955), England & Preston North End footballer * Bobby Holmes (born 1932), Scottish footballer * Robert Holmes (American football) (1945–2018), running back for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers Other * Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer) (1622–1692), English admiral * Robert Holmes (priest) (1748–1805), English Biblical scholar and Dean of Winchester * Robert Holmes (engineer) (1856–1936), New Zealand civil engineer * Robert Holmes (artist) (1861–1930), Canadian artist * Robert H. Holmes (1888–191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Bethwaite
Julian Bethwaite (born 14 July 1957) is an Australian, Sydney-based skiff sailor and sailboat designer. He wrote one chapter of his father Frank's book, ''Higher Performance Sailing''. Skiff sailing Bethwaite started sailing 18ft skiffs in 1974 crewing on KB, before moving on to the boats 9Sports, Singapore Airline, and Mutual Acceptance. Bethwaite won his first 18 ft Skiff World Championship as crew in 1987 and again as skipper in 1990 and 1992. He held several positions relating to the 18 ft class, including secretary of NSW 18 ft Skiff Sailing League, manager of the Super Skiff Series, and Skiff Grand Prix. At this time, Grand Prix Sailing was covered on TV. Internationally, his partnership with Alex Gad developed media driven sailing events throughout Europe, the U.S., and Mexico that resulted in three Sport-Tel awards. Sailboat designs In 1980 based on a stretched Tasar Dinghy hull, he designed the first of the trilogy of Prime Computer 18 ft skif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Ramsden
Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan United States * Scott, Arkansas * Scott, Georgia * Scott, Indiana * Scott, Louisiana * Scott, Missouri * Scott, New York * Scott, Ohio * Scott, Wisconsin (other) (several places) * Fort Scott, Kansas * Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Scott Air Force Base, Illinois * Scott City, Kansas * Scott City, Missouri * Scott County (other) (various states) * Scott Mountain, a mountain in Oregon * Scott River, in California * Scott Township (other) (several places) Elsewhere * 876 Scott, minor planet orbiting the Sun * Scott (crater), a lunar impact crater near the south pole of the Moon * Scott Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia People * Scott (surname), includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walsh (sailor)
Michael Walsh may refer to: Politicians and military * Michael Walsh (British Army officer) (1927–2015), British Army major-general * Michael Walsh (Medal of Honor) (1858–1913), chief machinist serving in the U.S. Navy and Medal of Honor recipient * Michael F. Walsh (1894–1956), secretary of state of New York 1939–1943 * Michael James Walsh (1858–1933), Canadian politician * Michael Walsh (New York politician) (1810–1859), U.S. representative from New York * Michael P. Walsh (1838–1919), Wisconsin labor activist and politician Footballers * Mickey Walsh (born 1954), football striker * Michael Walsh (footballer, born 1977), English football (soccer) player * Michael Walsh (footballer, born 1986), English football (soccer) player for Chester City Hurlers * Michael Walsh (Kilkenny hurler) (born 1961), goalkeeper for Kilkenny * Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler) (born 1983), Waterford player * Michael Walsh (London hurler) (born 1986), Irish hurler * Michael Walsh (Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Barnabas
Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan. Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name. As a surname People *Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress *Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor * John Trevor (other), various people * William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer *William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross Fictional characters * Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film '' Wonder Woman'' As a given name People *Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player * Trevor Bailey, English cricketer *Trevor Bauer, American baseball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brown (sailor)
Robert Brown (born 1830, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Born in 1830 in Norway, Brown immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a captain of the top on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he was " ol and courageous" despite heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864. Brown's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. ''Richmond'' in action at Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Cool and courageous at his station throughout the prolonged action, Brown rendered gallant service as his vessel trained her guns on Fort Morgan Fort Morgan can apply to any one of several places in the United States: *Fort Morgan (Alabama), a fort at the mouth of Mobile B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sorensen (sailor)
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Murray (sailor)
Iain Murray AM (born 14 April 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian sailor and yacht designer Murray is known for his success in the 18 ft skiff class, appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the 1983 and 1987 America's Cup regattas, innovation in yacht design, management of the 2013 and 2017 America's Cup and global SailGP and for winning a second World Championship in the Etchells class 35 years after the first. Sailing career Murray started sailing in Flying Ant class dinghies at the age of nine. His first major event win was at the 1973 Australian Cherub (dinghy), Cherub Championships at the age of fourteen in a boat he had designed and built himself at the age of twelve. He won regattas including 6 consecutive 18 foot skiff World Championships, leading to his appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the America's Cup regattas, and then for his long-standing involvement with the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. This includes 26 races, and three overall victories, one as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kulmar
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or " protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Porter (sailor)
David or Dave Porter may refer to: Politicians * David J. Porter (politician) (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission * David R. Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania politician * David Porter (Canadian politician) (1849–1893), Ontario businessman and political figure * David Porter (British politician) (born 1948), Conservative Member of Parliament for Waveney, 1987–1997 * Dave Porter (politician), Canadian politician Military * David Porter (naval officer) (1780–1843), United States Navy officer and ambassador * David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), his son, American Civil War Navy officer * David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor) (1877–1944), officer in the Philippine–American War Sports * Dave Porter (sportsman), NCAA wrestler and football player * David Porter (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian ice dancing champion * David Porter (sport shooter) (born 1953), Australian sport shooter Music * David Porter (musician) (born 1941), American musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry McDell
Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), American shot putter, world record holder in 1976 * Terry Antonis (born 1993), Australian association football player * Terry A. Davis, (1969–2018), American programmer * Terry Baddoo, CNN journalist * Terry Balsamo (born 1972), American lead guitarist for the rock band Evanescence * Terry Beckner (born 1997), American football player * Terry Bollea (born 1953), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan * Terry Bowden (born 1956), American football coach and former player * Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American former National Football League quarterback * Terry Branstad (born 1946), American politician * Terry Brooks (born 1944), American fantasy writer * Terry Brooks (basketball) (born c. 1968), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |