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Volvo Baltic Race
Volvo Baltic Race was a yacht race held in the Baltic Sea, sponsored by Volvo. It has been held in 2003 and 2004 as training series for Volvo Ocean 60, VO60 yachts, targeting the Volvo Ocean Race. 2003 Seven yachts participated: ''Innovation Kvaerner, Atea'' (1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race ''Innovation Kvaerner''), ''Team News Corp, Challenge of Netsurvey'' (2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race ''Team News Corp''), ''Silk Cut (yacht), Elanders/Ten Celsius'' (1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race ''Silk Cut (yacht), Silk Cut''), ''Winston (yacht), Nilörn'' (1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race ''Winston (yacht), Winston''), ''Heineken (yacht), Pontona Youth'' (1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race ''Heineken (yacht), Heineken''), ''Team SEB, RS'' (2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race ''Team SEB''), ''SonyEricsson (yacht), SonyEricsson'' (''SonyEricsson (yacht), Assa Abloy'' trial boat). Legs Results 2004 The 2004 Volvo Baltic Race, for the SEB Trophy was a three-we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the world's largest brackish water basin. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. It is a Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea and marginal sea of the Atlantic with limited water exchange between the two, making it an inland sea. The Baltic Sea drains through the Danish straits into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia (divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea), the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk. The "Baltic Proper" is bordered on its northern edge, at latitude 60°N, by Åland and the Gulf of Bothnia, on its northeastern edge by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team SEB
''Team SEB'' (also ''RS'') is a Swedish Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. Career She competed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race and finished 7th skippered by Gunnar Krantz (sailor), Gunnar Krantz. The boat was renamed ''RS'' and participated in the Volvo Baltic Race, 2003 Volvo Baltic Race skippered by Erle Williams. ''RS'' won the competition. References {{Reflist Sailing yachts of Sweden Volvo Ocean 60 yachts Volvo Ocean Race yachts 2000s sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing Competitions In Sweden
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation. From prehistory until the second half of the 19th century, sailing craft were the primary means of maritime trade and transportation; exploration across the seas and oceans was reliant on sail for anything other than the shortest distances. Naval power in this period used sail to varying degrees depending on the current technology, culminating in the gun-armed sailing warships of the Age of Sail. Sail was slowly replaced by steam as the method of propulsion for ships over the latter part of the 19th century – seeing a gradual improvement in the technology of steam through a number of developmental steps. Steam allowed scheduled services that ran at higher average speeds than sailing ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Gotland Race
The Round Gotland Race (), for sponsorship reasons referred to as ÅF Offshore Race in commercial situations, is an offshore sailing race in the Baltic Sea, arranged by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club at the turn of the month June/July each year with the starting and finishing lines in Sandhamn in the outskirts of Stockholm archipelago. The two-days regatta is the most prestigious race in the Baltic Sea and have an average of around 300 participating sailing boats. The competition is divided into eight different classes, sailing on five different courses. The longest, 653 Nautical mile, M, is sailed by 60-foot trimarans, the shortest 179 Nautical mile, M, for classic boats. The overall victor is appointed in the ORC International class. For the less experienced and family sailors there is the LYS (sailing), SweLYS/SRS class, which provides the holiday sailors a taste of a real sail-race adventure. Maps for the other four courses (Course ''Delta'', see the map at the top of this artic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chessie Racing
''Chessie Racing'' (also ''AV-Teknik'') is a yacht. She finished sixth in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by George Collins. Career ''Chessie Racing'' was designed by Bruce Farr Bruce Kenneth Farr (born 1949 in Auckland) is a New Zealand designer of racing and cruising yachts. Farrdesigned boats have won, challenged for, or placed highly in the Whitbread Round the World Race, America's Cup, and Sydney to Hobart Yacht R ... and built by Eric Goetz Custom Boats. References {{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Sailing yachts of the United States Sailing yachts of Croatia Volvo Ocean 60 yachts Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts 1990s sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Match (yacht)
''Swedish Match'' (also known as ''Nokia'', ''Avant'') is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. Career ''Swedish Match'' was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boats. ''Swedish Match'' competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race and finished 3rd. She was skippered by Gunnar Krantz. She was given a new name, ''Nokia'', and competed in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. She won line honours in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Stefan Myralf and Michael Spies. The winning time, 1 day, 19 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds stood as a record until ''Wild Oats XI'' beat it in the 2005 edition. In 2003, she competed in the Volvo Baltic Race Volvo Baltic Race was a yacht race held in the Baltic Sea, sponsored by Volvo. It has been held in 2003 and 2004 as training series for Volvo Ocean 60, VO60 yachts, targeting the Volvo Ocean Race. 2003 Seven yachts participated: ''Innovation Kv ... u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Match Cup
Match Cup Sweden (previously Swedish Match Cup, Stena Match Cup Sweden) is a sailing event on the World Match Racing Tour held in Marstrand, Sweden in the beginning of July every year. Organizers of Match Cup Sweden are The Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club and Brandspot. The tournament consists of an open class and a women's class, both of which compete in match race sailing. It is one of the pivotal events on the World Match Racing Tour, being among the longest running events on the tour. The event has attracted well over 100.000 spectators WMRT.com Event information. on an annual basis. History The first edition of Match Cup Sweden was held in 1994, then as Swedish Match Cup. The initiator of the event was Swedish sailing legend |
Kiel Week
The Kiel Week () or Kiel Regatta is an annual sailing event in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is considered to be one of the largest sailing events globally, and also the largest summer festivals in Northern Europe, attracting millions of people every year from all over Germany and neighbouring countries. Together with the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Semaine Olympique Française, and Allianz Regatta regattas, Kiel Week is part of the Sailing World Cup in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Events Kiel Week is held annually in the last week in June, and opens officially on the preceding Saturday with the official ''Glaser'', followed by the ''Holstenbummel''. The "Soundcheck" is on the Friday before the official opening; it is a music festival across all the stages within the city. Kiel Week, ends with a large fireworks display at 11 p.m. on Sunday, fired from pontoons or the quays at the Howaldtswerke, visible all across the Bay of Kiel. There are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accenture Gotland Runt
The Round Gotland Race (), for sponsorship reasons referred to as ÅF Offshore Race in commercial situations, is an offshore sailing race in the Baltic Sea, arranged by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club at the turn of the month June/July each year with the starting and finishing lines in Sandhamn in the outskirts of Stockholm archipelago. The two-days regatta is the most prestigious race in the Baltic Sea and have an average of around 300 participating sailing boats. The competition is divided into eight different classes, sailing on five different courses. The longest, 653 M, is sailed by 60-foot trimarans, the shortest 179 M, for classic boats. The overall victor is appointed in the ORC International class. For the less experienced and family sailors there is the SweLYS/SRS class, which provides the holiday sailors a taste of a real sail-race adventure. Maps for the other four courses (Course ''Delta'', see the map at the top of this article.) File:Gotland runt Alfa.png, Course " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
