Transpacific Race Table — ▪ Table Transpacific Race year winning yacht owner 1906 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 1908 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 1910 Hawaii Honolulu Yachting Club 1912 Lurline A.E. Davis 1923 Diablo A.R. Pedder 1925 Mariner L.A. Norris 1926 Invader D.M. Lee 1928 Teva C … Universalium
Transpacific Yacht Race — The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is an offshore yacht race starting off Point Fermin near Los Angeles and ending off Diamond Head in Honolulu, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (4121 km). Started in 1906, it is one of yachting s… … Wikipedia
Transpacific Yacht Club — The Transpacific Yacht Club (TPYC) is responsible organizing the world renowned Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) from Los Angeles to Honolulu during odd numbered years. The Transpac Race was originally the vision of Hawaii’s King Kalakaua as a… … Wikipedia
Dole Air Race — The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was a tragic air race to cross the Pacific Ocean from northern California to the Territory of Hawaii in August 1927. Of the 15 18 entrant airplanes, 11 were certified to compete but three crashed… … Wikipedia
sailing — /say ling/, n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from port: The cruise line offers sailings every other day. 3. Navig. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or… … Universalium
Myron Spaulding — at the Spaulding Boatworks in Sausalito (1995) Photo: Caledonia Camera, Sausalito Born October 28, 1905(1905 10 28) Eureka, California U.S … Wikipedia
Dorade (yacht) — Dorade was a yacht designed in 1929 by Olin Stephens of Sparkman Stephens and built 1929 1930 by the Minneford Yacht Yard in City Island, New York. Dorade went on to place 2nd in the Bermuda Race later that year. The crew for its first race… … Wikipedia
yacht — yachty, adj. /yot/, n. 1. a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes. v.i. 2. to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. [1550 60; < early D jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equiv. to D jacht hunt (deriv. of… … Universalium
Sailing (Yachting) — ▪ 2009 The Olympic Regatta was held in the Chinese port city of Qingdao during the 2008 Olympic Games. The sailing venue, with its strong currents and light air, was a challenging one for competitors. The water itself had seemed polluted to … Universalium
German Frers — (* 4. Juli 1941 in Buenos Aires) ist ein argentinischer Yachtkonstukteur und ein nach ihm benanntes Konstruktionsbüro. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang 1.1 Argentinien 1.2 Europa … Deutsch Wikipedia
