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Liz Wardley
Liz Wardley (born 6 December 1979) is a Papua New Guinean and Australian sailor. She has competed under both nationalities. Wardley started by racing in the Hobie 16 class and is now known as an experienced crew sailor, having taken part in 4 editions of The Ocean Race. Biography Wardley started her sailing career by racing in the Hobie 16 category, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championship in Sotogrande and a silver medal at the 1998 World Championship in Airlie Beach. In 1998 she became the youngest female skipper to take part in the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race onboard ''Dixie Chicken''. In 1999 she won the race in the PHS Div 2 class onboard ''Phillip's Foote'' Wardley competed in 4 editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. In 2001-2002 she was part of the all-female crew of '' Amer Sports Too''. In 2014-2015 she was again part of an all-female crew onboard '' Team SCA''. In 2017-2018 she was part of the ''Turn the Tide on Plastic'' crew. In 2023 she won as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokopo
Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Kokopo/Vunamami Urban LLG. The capital was moved from Rabaul in 1994 when the volcanoes Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted. As a result, the population of the town increased more than sixfold from 3,150 in 1990 to 20,262 in 2000. Kokopo was known as Herbertshöhe (''Herbert's Heights''), named in honour of Herbert, eldest son of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, during the German New Guinea administration, which controlled the area between 1884 and formally until 1919. Until 1910, it was the capital of German New Guinea. On Sunday, March 29, 2015, a strong earthquake, of a preliminary magnitude of at least 7.5, which at that time was the largest earthquake of 2015, was recorded near Kokopo, and a tsunami warning was issued. This was surpassed a month later by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which measured a magnitude 7.8. In 2015, a research and conservation project was suggested t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 The Ocean Race
The Ocean Race 2023 was the 14th edition of the round-the-world The Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to delay the race planned for 2021–22. Participants A total of 11 boats participated in the race, 5 in the IMOCA 60 class and 6 in the Volvo Ocean 65 class. ;IMOCA ;VO65 Route The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021. The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup". nmi: nautical miles. Results Overall standings *Leg 3 was scored two times. RET - Team retired from the leg DNS - Did not start RED - Redress In-port series : DNF - Did not finish References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocean Race The Ocean Race 2023 in sailing 2023 in Spanish sport 2023 in Cape Verdean sport 2023 in South African sport 2023 in Brazilian sport 2023 in American sports 2023 in Danish sport 2023 in Dutch s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Sports
2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * 2000–01 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria ** Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia American football * Super Bowl XXXV – the Baltimore Ravens (AFC) won 34–7 over the New York Giants (NFC) **Location: Raymond James Stadium **Attendance: 71,921 **MVP: Ray Lewis (American football), Ray Lewis, LB (Baltimore) * XFL (2001), XFL is founded by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but the league folded that same year, after the Los Angeles Xtreme won the league's only championship. * 2001 Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl (2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, 2000 season): ** The Oklahoma Sooners won 13–2 over the Florida State Seminoles in the BCS National Championship Game * Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Memorial Stadium, former home of History of the Indianapolis Colts, the Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens is demolished * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney-Hobart
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual oceanic yacht racing event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately . The race is run in conjunction with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world. The race was initially planned to be a cruise by Peter Luke and some friends who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing; however, when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, suggested it be made a race, the event was born. Since the inaugural race in 1945, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has grown over the decades to become one of the top three offshore yacht races in the world, and it now attracts maxi yachts from all around the globe. The 2019 race was the 75th edition. Australia's foremost offshore sailing prize is The Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian National Championships
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Sports
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobie Cat World Championships
Hobie is a name or nickname. People with the given name * Hobie Call (born 1977), American obstacle course racer * Hobie Verhulst (born 1993), Dutch professional footballer People with the nickname * Hobart Alter (1933–2014), creator of the Hobie Cat catamaran and a founding pioneer in the surfboard shaping industry * Hobie Billingsley, American diver and coach, member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame * Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, keyboard player for Sawyer Brown * Hobie Harris (born 1993), American baseball player * Hobie Kitchen (born 1904), Canadian National Hockey League player * Hobie Landrith (1930-2023), American Major League Baseball catcher * J-Hope (born 1994), member of the popular K-pop band BTS Fictional characters with the name * Hobie Brown, the first Prowler, a Marvel Comics superhero * Hobie Buchannon, from the TV series ''Baywatch'' * Hobie Doyle, from the Coen Brothers’ movie ''Hail, Caesar!'' * James "Hobie" Hobart, from Donna Tart’s nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Sports
The following events happened in world sport in the year 1998. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria ** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany American football * Super Bowl XXXII – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 31–24 over the Green Bay Packers (NFC) **Location: San Diego Stadium **Attendance: 68,912 **MVP: Terrell Davis, RB (Denver) * Rose Bowl (1997 season): ** The Michigan Wolverines won 21–16 over the Washington State Cougars to win the AP Poll national championship ** The Orange Bowl was the original venue for the championship game, but the Big Ten Conference was not a part of the Bowl Alliance, so the game instead featured the #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers and the #3 Tennessee Volunteers * January 13 – ABC and ESPN negotiate a $1.15 billion per season contract to keep Monday Night Football. * December 13 – The Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings return an NFL record 3 kickoff returns fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney, Australia
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is evidence that Aboriginal Australians inhabited the Greater Sydney region at least 30,000 years ago, and their engravings and cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.Populations légales 2019: 29 Finistère INSEE History  The present department consists of the historical region of Viscounty of Léon, Léon and parts of Cornouaille and Trégor, both parts of pre-revolutionary Brittany.
The name ''Finistère'' derives from the Latin ''Finis Terræ'', meaning ''end of the earth.'' In England, a similar area is called Land' ...
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La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant (; or simply ''Ar Forest'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. La Forêt-Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt. Population Inhabitants of La Forêt-Fouesnant are called ''Forestois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department References External links Official website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
