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Vicente Brun
Vicente "Vince" d'Avila Melo Brun (born April 14, 1947) is a Brazilian-American Olympic sailor and sail maker that competed in the Soling class at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. 1976, he finished 10th together with his brother Gastão Brun and Andreas Wengert, and in 1980 he finished 6th together with his brother and Roberto Luiz Souza. He also won three Soling World Championship (1978, 1981, 1983) and the 1986 Star World Championship and participated in the Stars & Stripes America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ... campaign. Brun moved to the United States in 1975. Brun was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018. References 1947 births Living people Brazilian male sailors (sport) Brazilian people of German descent Solin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastão Brun
Gastão d'Avila Melo Brun (born October 13, 1944) is a Brazilian Olympic sailor in the Soling class in the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he finished 10th together with his brother Vicente Brun and Andreas Wengert, and in 1980 he finished 6th together with his brother and Roberto Luiz Souza. He has also won two Soling World Championship The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. Most titles has Norwegian sailor Paul Davis won, with four titles between 2002 an ... and sailed in the Star World Championship. References Living people 1944 births Brazilian male sailors (sport) Brazilian people of German descent Olympic sailors for Brazil Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling Soling class sailors Star class sailors Soling class world champions {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Male Sailors (sport)
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * " The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farr 40 Class World Champions , a US city
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Farr may refer to: * Farr Alpaca Company * Farr, Sutherland, a hamlet in, and alternate name of, Strathnaver, Scotland. * Farr, Strathnairn, a village in Strathnairn, to the south of Inverness, Scotland * Farr Yacht Design * Farr (surname), people with the surname ''Farr'' * Forţele Aeriene Regale ale României (FARR), Royal Romanian Air Force * Farr, a former US air filtration company listed on NASDAQ, now part of Camfil Farr * Farr, the Zoroastrian concept of God's favor, also called ''khvarenah'' See also * Farr West, Utah Farr West is a city on the northern edge of Weber County, Utah. The population was 5,928 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area. The mayor as of 2022 is Ken Phippen. Geography According to the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Class World Champions
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye, all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Its total mass is the main factor determining its evolution and eventual fate. A star shines for most of its active life due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailors At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the sailor is old, and the term ''sailor'' has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, but it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the mode of transport, and encompasses people who operate ships professionally, be it for a military navy or civilian merchant navy, as a sport or recreationally. In a navy, there may be further distinctions: ''sailor'' may refer to any member of the navy even if they are based on land; while ''seaman'' may refer to a specific enlisted rank. Professional mariners Seafarers hold a variety of professions and ranks, each of which carries unique responsibilities which are integral to the successful operation of an ocean-going vessel. A ship's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Sailors For Brazil
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Wenlock Olympian Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held since 1850 * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soling Class Sailors
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing " International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for International and local regattas as well as for recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under auspician of World Sailing/ISAF/IYRU since 1968. The Soling is a strong boat designed for any wind and sea condition by Jan Herman Linge from Norway in 1964. The boats are one-design originating from an authorized single plug and mould system and made of fiberglass. This together with a strict set of class rules makes competition possible on a " level playing field". Solings last a long time, and boats produced in the early days are still in competition today (more than 50 years after being built). At the 2019 North American Championship the fifth place was taken by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian People Of German Descent
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" ( Carlinhos B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Andreas Wengert
Andreas Wengert (born 20 November 1944) is a sailor from Brazil, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Gastão Brun and fellow crew member Vicente Brun Vicente "Vince" d'Avila Melo Brun (born April 14, 1947) is a Brazilian-American Olympic sailor and sail maker that competed in the Soling class at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. 1976, he finished 10th together with his brother Gastão Brun and ..., they took the 10th place. Sources * Living people 1944 births Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Brazil Brazilian male sailors (sport) {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
