Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo. Fremantle was also ranked 7th place for "Top 10 tourism city for 2016". It was also featured in "TIME Magazine’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022". Making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country.
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing. Local, national and international sailing events have been held at the site since it was opened in 2000, and in 2005 WPNSA was selected to host the sailing events at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) is a yacht club in Perth, Western Australia. It is the third oldest yacht club in Australia after the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. It is based at the Crawley Marina on Pelican Point and at the Fremantle Annexe in Challenger Harbour.
João Filipe Gaspar Rodrigues is a Portuguese windsurfer. He competed in every Summer Olympic Games from 1992 to 2016 with the best result of sixth place in 2004.
Sport is an important part of the culture of Western Australia.
East Fremantle Oval is an Australian rules football ground located in East Fremantle, Western Australia. The ground was opened in 1906, and underwent a large redevelopment in 1953. It current serves as the home ground of the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). East Fremantle Oval has a capacity of around 20,000 people, but has hosted in excess of this number previously, with a record crowd of 21,317 for a match between East Fremantle and South Fremantle in 1979.
The Sailing World Championships are World championships in sailing for the 10 events contested at the Summer Olympics, organized by World Sailing and held every four years since 2003. In contrast to other years, when each class organise their World championship under supervision of World Sailing, they are the combined World championships for all the disciplines of the next Summer Olympics and serves as the major qualification event for it.
The Old Kerosene Store is located at Bathers Beach in Fremantle, Western Australia, adjacent to the ruins of the original Fremantle Long Jetty. It is a single-storey limestone building and forms part of the historic Arthur Head Reserve precinct.
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships was the second edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships and was held in Cascais, Portugal on the Portuguese Riviera from 28 June to 13 July.
Olivia Price is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing, and won a silver medal.
Lucinda Whitty is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing.
The Star class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 11 and 17 December 2011.
The Finn class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.
The Women's 470 class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.
The Women's RS:X class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.
The Laser Radial class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 5 and 11 December 2011.
The Laser class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.
The Men's RS:X class at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia between 12 and 18 December 2011.
Sailing is a popular sport and recreational activity in Australia with its varied coastline and often warm climate.
