Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum.There are two nomination categories: the sailor or athlete category; and the general category which recognises those who have played a critical supporting role such as an official, coach or similar.
She is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal and is on the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame after attempting a solo global circumnavigation at the age of 16. [2] [3] [4] The film was made available for streaming on Netflix on 3 February 2023. [5]
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Fischer was named Australian Yachtsman of the Year in 1971-72 and again in 1992-93 [2] and was Australian Ocean Racer of the Year in 1993, 1996 and 2002.. Fischer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in the 1975 New Year Honours, [2] [6] and was inducted into the New South Wales Sports Hall of Fame in 2002–03.
Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
A. Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame; ACT Sport Hall of Fame; ARIA Hall of Fame; Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame; Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
18 September 1993: Member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame for outstanding achievement in the America's Cup. 14 July 2000: Australian Sports Medal for outstanding achievement in the America's Cup and general contribution; 1 January 2001: Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the sport of Sailing.
John Cameron Shaw (born 23 May 1937 – 23 December 1995) [1] was [2] an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson.