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Sailing Vessel 286 – Lê Quý Đôn is a tall ship of the Vietnam People's Navy (Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam). She is named in honour of the Vietnamese philosopher Lê Quý Đôn (1726–1784). The maiden voyage with a mixed crew of Vietnamese and Polish sailors started on 27 September 2015 from Gdańsk to Nha Trang, where she is based now.
Started in 1936, the club has had a rich history and is known for having produced notable sailors such as Benedict Tan, Siew Shaw Her, and more recently, Teo Wee Chin. It was originally the Royal Air Force sailing club alongside RAF Changi. The Sembawang Dockyard history also gives little mention of the years it was a Royal Naval Dockyard.
Lying off Nha Trang is the Hon Tre Island (Bamboo Island), with a major resort operated by the Vinpearl Group. The Vinpearl Cable Car, a gondola lift system, links the mainland to the five-star resort and theme park on Hon Tre Island. Nha Trang is a stopover for annual yacht races starting in Hong Kong.
Trịnh Công Sơn (1939-2001), Vietnamese anti-war songwriter and posthumous recipient of the 2004 World Peace Music Awards, starred in this full-length dramatic feature film Đường về quê mẹ (Road Back to the Motherland) Bùi Đình Hạc: Trúc Quỳnh, Lâm Tới, Thế Anh: Feature Film: Như hạt mưa sa (Like the Falling Raindrops)
Coconut Grove Sailing Club is a sailing club located in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida (United States). CGSC is one of the five members of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association , together with Biscayne Bay Yacht Club , Coral Reef Yacht Club , Key Biscayne Yacht Club and Miami Yacht Club .
When the harbour's first sailing club was founded in Bosham in 1907, regatta activity moved from Itchenor Customs House to Bosham Sailing Club. The popularity of BSC grew to the extent that its committee thought it necessary to be renamed "Bosham and Itchenor Sailing Club" from 1918. BSC reverted to its original name in 1922. [2] The Clubhouse
To no one's surprise, Stars & Stripes dominated its match races with KZ 1, the challenger from New Zealand. Following the race the New Zealand team sued and initially won the America's Cup trophy in a court case. The decision was reversed on appeal, and San Diego Yacht Club retained the cup.
The region has traditionally been one of the main gateways to neighbouring Central Highlands. It has a complex geography with mountain ranges extending up to the coast, making transport and infrastructure development challenging but favouring tourism in some places, most notable around Phan Thiết, Nha Trang, and Da Nang.