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Nautor Swan
Oy Nautor Ab is a Finland, Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts, based in Jakobstad. It is known for its ''Nautor's Swan'' range of yachts models. The company was founded in 1966 by Pekka Koskenkylä. The designers Nautor has worked with four naval architects for its production sailing yachts. Nautor's custom division have also built Luca Brenta and Bill Tripp designs. Powerboats have been designed by Don Shead and Jakko Jamson. 1960s to 1970s - Sparkman & Stephens The original designer Sparkman & Stephens had a long association with Nautor and were responsible for the first 775 yachts sold. These early designs combined a luxurious interior in a fiberglass hull with features that were then current in successful racing boats, such as the separation of the skeg-hung rudder from the keel. They won numerous races including Cowes Week in 1968, the Bermuda Race in 1972 by a Swan 48 ('Noryema VIII', the first non-USA yacht and the first production yacht ever to win that race), fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vela Parasailor
Vela or Velas may refer to: Astronomy * Vela (constellation), a constellation in the southern sky (the Sails) ** Vela (Chinese astronomy) ** Vela Pulsar ** Vela X-1, a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary system Places * Vela Bluff, Antarctica * Vela, Dolj, Romania * Vela (Ilidža – Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina * Velas, Maharashtra, India Ships * ''CMA CGM Vela'', a container ship in service since 2008 * USNS Vela (T-AK-89), USNS ''Vela'' (T-AK-89), US Army port repair ship * Vela-class submarine, ''Vela''-class submarine, of the Indian Navy ** INS Vela (S40), INS ''Vela'' (S40), in service 1973–2010 Technology * Project Vela, a system developed by the United States to monitor compliance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty ** Vela (satellite), a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing *** Vela incident, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test * Versatile Laboratory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Kouyoumdjian
Juan Kouyoumdjian (July 15, 1971 –), also known as Juan K is regarded to be one of the world’s leading Naval architecture, naval architects designing racing sailboats. His designs have obtained 2 Olympic gold medals, 3 VOR The Ocean Race, Volvo Ocean Race wins, 7 World Championship titles, 9 offshore speed records, 6 America's Cup involvements, amongst other competitions. He is responsible for numerous ocean racing yachts. Juan K's most notable creations are MAXI 88 "Rambler 88", VOR 2005-2006 winner ABN AMRO I, VOR 70 ¨ABN AMRO I¨, VOR 2008-2009 winner Ericsson 4, VOR 70 ¨Ericsson 4¨, Rolex Sydney Hobart 2023 winner ''LawConnect'', VOR 2011-12 winner Groupama 4, VOR 70 ¨Groupama 4¨, ClubSwan 36, ClubSwan 43. ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 80, the impressive ClubSwan 125 superyacht ¨The Beast¨. IMOCA 60 Cheminees Poujoulat, IMOCA 60 Corum IMOCA 60 Paprec 5, IMOCA 60 Pindar 2 and LawConnect, amongst others. Early life and career From an early age, Juan K's life and career ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km south of the French island of Corsica. It has over 1.5 million inhabitants as of 2025. It is one of the five Italian regions with some degree of Autonomous administrative division, domestic autonomy being granted by a Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, special statute. Its official name, Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is bilingual in Italian language, Italian and Sardinian language, Sardinian: / . It is divided into four provinces of Italy, provinces and a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city. Its capital (and largest city) is Cagliari. Sardinia's indigenous language and Algherese dialect, Algherese Catalan language, Catalan are referred to by both the regional and national law as two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Cervo
Porto Cervo (; ) is an Italian seaside resort in northern Sardinia. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Arzachena, in the province of Sassari. Created by a group of foreign investors around the early 1960s, Porto Cervo is the main centre of Costa Smeralda. It has a resident population of 421 inhabitants. Porto Cervo has been named one of the most expensive resorts in the world, along as being a luxury yacht magnet and billionaires' playground. History The village itself was designed in the 1950–1960s by architects and landscape designers such as Jacques Couelle, Luigi Vietti and Michele Busiri Vici. Geography Porto Cervo lies in the northeastern corner of Sardinia, by the Tyrrhenian Coast, some km south of La Maddalena island. It is from Arzachena, from Olbia and from Palau. The Port Porto Cervo has a well-equipped marina consisting of two ports: The Old Port (Porto Vecchio) and the Modern Marina. The Porto Vecchio (old port) in the village of Porto Cervo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolex Swan Cup
Rolex () is a Swiss watch brand and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as ''Wilsdorf and Davis'' by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his eventual brother-in-law Alfred Davis in London, the company registered ''Rolex'' as the brand name of its watches in 1908 and became ''Rolex Watch Co. Ltd.'' in 1915. After World War I, the company moved its base of operations to Geneva because of the unfavorable economy that led to business instability. In 1920, Hans Wilsdorf registered ''Montres Rolex SA'' in Geneva as the new company name (''montre'' is French for watch); it later became ''Rolex SA''. Since 1960, the company has been owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a private family trust. Rolex SA and its subsidiary Montres Tudor SA design, make, distribute, and service wristwatches sold under the Rolex and Tudor brands. In 2023, Rolex agreed to acquire its longtime retail partner Bucherer, and in 2024, Rolex began construction of a new affiliate on Fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (sailor)
Sir Peter James Blake (1 October 1948 – 5 December 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held the Jules Verne Trophy from 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper of '' ENZA New Zealand'' along with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup. Blake was shot and killed by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River on 5 December 2001. He was 53 years old. Early life and education Blake was born in 1948 in Auckland to artist and art director Brian Blake and photography engraver Joyce Wilson. He was the second of their four children. He grew up in the suburb of Bayswater on Auckland's North Shore, and was educated at Bayswater School, Belmont Intermediate and Takapuna Grammar School. Blake was passionate about sailing from an early age; he began sailing at the age of five in the family dinghy. At age 18, he and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos I Of Spain
Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdication on 19 June 2014. In Spain, since his abdication, Juan Carlos has usually been referred to as the ('king emeritus') by the press. Juan Carlos is the son of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, and grandson of Alfonso XIII, the last king of Spain before the abolition of the monarchy in 1931 and the subsequent declaration of the Second Spanish Republic. Juan Carlos was born in Rome, Italy, during his family's exile. Francisco Franco took over the government of Spain after his victory in the Spanish Civil War in 1939, yet in 1947 Spain's status as a monarchy was affirmed and a law was passed allowing Franco to choose his successor. Juan Carlos's father assumed his claims to the throne after King Alfonso XIII died in February 1941. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 115
The Swan 115 is a Finnish superyacht sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a racer-cruiser and first built in 2015. The design was built in both fixed keel and lifting keel versions as well as with two deck configurations, flush deck ("FD") and raised salon ("S"). Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, starting in 2015, with four boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 115 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of carbon fibre with a Nomex sandwich core and wooden trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, carbon fibre spars, four sets of swept spreaders. The hull has a plumb stem, a reverse transom with a drop-down tailgate swimming platform, a dinghy garage, dual spade-type rudders controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional lifting keel keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , while the lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 60
The Swan 60 is a Finnish racer- cruisers sailboat was designed by Germán Frers. A later, unrelated design introduced in 2000 was also marketed as the ''Swan 60'', but is now usually referred to by its sub-model designation of Swan 60 FD and Swan 60 S to avoid confusion with this Swan 60 model. Production The series was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, starting in 1994, but it is now out of production. The design was offered in both "Regatta" and cruiser-racer models and was still in production until 1997. The first Swan 60, named ''Highland Fling'' was introduced in 1994 and was delivered to Irvine Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw and raced successfully including winning the Swan European and World championships, plus the Key West Regatta two years in a row. Variants ;Swan 60 :This model was introduced in 1994 and still advertised in 1997. This cruiser-racer model has a heavier and shallower draft keel compared to the Regatta version. The cruiser-racer model has a PHRF racing ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Ferragamo
Leonardo or The Leonardo may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Leonardo Journal'', an arts journal * ''Leonardo'' (Italian magazine), a philosophy magazine published in Florence, Italy, in 1903–1907 * ''Leonardo'' (journal), published by the MIT Press * Leonardo (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''), one of the main characters in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise * Leonardo (TV channel), an Italian television channel * ''Leonardo'' (2011 TV series), a CBBC television series which centers around teenage Leonardo da Vinci played by Jonathan Bailey * ''Leonardo'' (2021 TV series), an Italian-American television series * '' Leonardo the Musical: A Portrait of Love'', a 1993 musical * Leonardo/ISAST, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology * " The Leonardo", a 1933 short story written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov * Leonardo, the assistant of inventor Clyde Crashcup People * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian polymath * Leonardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UPM (company)
UPM-Kymmene Oyj is a Finnish forest industry company. UPM-Kymmene was formed by the merger of Kymmene Corporation with Repola Oy and its subsidiary United Paper Mills Ltd in 1996. UPM consists of six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. The Group employs around 17,000 people and it has production plants in 11 countries. UPM shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange. UPM is the only paper company which is listed in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index and also a member of the United Nations Global Compact organization. UPM is the owner and maintainer of the Verla mill, which has been a museum since 1972 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. History The company's oldest mill was Papeteries de Docelles located in northeastern France, which produced traditional handpaper at the end of 15th century. The mill got its first paper making machine in the 1830s. UPM Docelles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 44 Frers
The Swan 44 Frers is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers, with styling by Andrew Winch, as a blue water cruiser and first built in 1988. The design was built in two versions. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 44, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 44 Frers to differentiate it from the unrelated 1972 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 44 design. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1988 to 2002 in both versions, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 44 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, three sets of spreaders, steel rod rigging, a raked stem plumb stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional shoal-draft keel. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
