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Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Glossary

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held from 17 to 30 September 2000 at the Olympic Sailing Shore Base in the Sydney Harbour.^[1]

97 relations: Aaron McIntosh, Alessandra Sensini, Amelie Lux, Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Barbara Kendall, Belinda Stowell, Ben Ainslie, Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Carlos Espínola (sailor), Charles McKee, Christoph Sieber, Darren Bundock, Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Dinghy, Espen Stokkeland, Europe (dinghy), Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Finn (dinghy), Fleet racing, Fredrik Lööf, Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Gunnar Bahr, Hans-Peter Steinacher, Henrik Blakskjær, Herman Horn Johannessen, Iain Percy, Ian Barker (sailor), Ian Walker (sailor), Ingo Borkowski, Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics, J. J. Isler, Javier Conte, Jenny Armstrong, Jesper Bank, Jib, Jochen Schümann, John Forbes (sailor), Jonathan McKee, Juan de la Fuente, Jyrki Järvi, Keelboat, Laser (dinghy), Luca Devoti, Magnus Liljedahl, Mainsail, Marcelo Ferreira, Margriet Matthijsse, ... Expand index (47 more) »
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Aaron McIntosh

Aaron McIntosh (born 7 January 1972 in Auckland) is a windsurfer from New Zealand who won a Bronze medal at 2000 in Sydney.

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Alessandra Sensini

Alessandra Sensini (born 26 January 1970 in Grosseto) is an Italian windsurfer.

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Amelie Lux

Amelie Lux (born 5 April 1977) is a German windsurfer.

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Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Argentina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

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Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Barbara Kendall

Barbara Anne Kendall (born 30 August 1967) is a former boardsailor from New Zealand.

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Belinda Stowell

Belinda Josephine Stowell (born 28 May 1971 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion.

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Ben Ainslie

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor.

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Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Carlos Espínola (sailor)

Carlos Mauricio "Camau" Espínola (born 5 October 1971) is an Argentine windsurfer and politician.

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Charles McKee

Charles McKee (born March 14, 1962) is an American sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Christoph Sieber

Christoph Sieber (born 9 January 1971, in Wels) is an Austrian sailor who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Darren Bundock

Darren Bundock (born 21 March 1971) is an Australian sailor from Gosford, New South Wales.

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Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Dinghy

A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender.

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Espen Stokkeland

Espen Stokkeland (born 4 July 1968) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Europe (dinghy)

The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy.

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Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Finn (dinghy)

The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing.

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Fleet racing

Fleet racing is a form of competitive sailing that involves sailboats racing one another over a set course.

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Fredrik Lööf

Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals.

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Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Gunnar Bahr

Gunnar Bahr (born 21 October 1974) is a German sailor who won a silver medal in the Soling class with Jochen Schümann and Ingo Borkowski at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Hans-Peter Steinacher

Hans-Peter Steinacher (born 9 September 1968 in Zell am See) is an Austrian sailor and Olympic champion.

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Henrik Blakskjær

Henrik Blakskjær (born 8 July 1971) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Herman Horn Johannessen

Herman Horn Johannessen (born 4 April 1964) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Iain Percy

Iain Bryden Percy (born 21 March 1976) is an English sailor and double Olympic champion for Great Britain.

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Ian Barker (sailor)

Ian Barker (born 10 August 1966 in Cardiff) is a British sailor.

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Ian Walker (sailor)

Ian James Walker (born 25 February 1970 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is one of Britain's most successful sailors, with two Olympic silver medals to his name.

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Ingo Borkowski

Ingo Borkowski (born 2 October 1971) is a German sailor.

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Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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J. J. Isler

Jennifer J. Isler (born December 1, 1963), best known as J. J. Isler and also known by her maiden name of J. J. Fetter, is an American yachtswoman.

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Javier Conte

Javier Alberto Conte (born September 7, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine sailboat racer.

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Jenny Armstrong

Jennifer Margaret Armstrong (born 3 March 1970) is an Olympic sailor from New Zealand.

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Jesper Bank

Jesper Bank (born 6 April 1957 in Fredericia) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Jib

A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel.

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Jochen Schümann

Jochen Schümann (born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) is a German sailor and three-time Olympic champion.

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John Forbes (sailor)

John Forbes (born 29 January 1970) is an Australian sailor and has competed at three Olympic Games, winning a bronze at Barcelona 1992 and silver in 2000 at the Sydney Games.

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Jonathan McKee

Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959, in Seattle, Washington) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

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Juan de la Fuente

Juan María de la Fuente (born 15 August 1976 in Buenos Aires) is a sailor from Argentina who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, alongside Javier Conte.

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Jyrki Järvi

Jyrki Heikki Järvi (born 7 February 1966 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Keelboat

A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht.

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The Laser is a class of single-handed, one-design sailing dinghies using a common hull design with three interchangeable rigs of different sail areas, appropriate to a given combination of wind strength and crew weight.

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Luca Devoti

Matt "Luca" Devoti (born 1963) is an Italian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Magnus Liljedahl

Magnus Liljedahl (born March 6, 1954, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an American sailor and Olympic champion.

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Mainsail

A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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Marcelo Ferreira

Marcelo Bastos Ferreria (born 26 September 1965) is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion.

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Margriet Matthijsse

Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

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Mark Covell

Mark Covell (born 7 November 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Mark Reynolds (sailor)

Mark Jeffrey Reynolds (born November 2, 1955) is an American Star class sailor and Olympic champion.

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Mark Turnbull

Mark David Turnbull (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion.

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Match racing

A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.

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Michael Blackburn (sailor)

Michael Blackburn (born 27 May 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian Olympic medallist, sailor and coach.

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Mistral One Design

The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) is a one-design windsurfing class chosen by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

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Multihull

A multihull is a boat or ship with more than one hull, whereas a vessel with a single hull is a monohull.

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Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

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Olena Pakholchyk

Olena Ivanivna Pakholchyk (Олена Іванівна Пахольчик; born 2 November 1964 in Pavlodar Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian sailor.

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Olympic sailing classes

The Olympic sailing classes have been used in the sport of Sailing/Yachting during the Olympic Summer Games since 1896. Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Olympic sailing classes are sailing at the Summer Olympics.

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Paul Davis (sailor)

Paul Davis (born 10 February 1958) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Paul Foerster

Paul Jeffrey Foerster (born November 19, 1963) is an American sailor.

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Paul Henderson (sailor)

Paul Franklin Henderson (born 17 November 1934) is a former president of the International Sailing Federation, renamed since as World Sailing, and is a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

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Port Jackson

Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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René Schwall

René Schwall (born 29 January 1971) is a German sailor.

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Robert Merrick

Robert M. "Bob" Merrick (born January 18, 1971) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

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Robert Scheidt

Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a Brazilian sailor who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Final.

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Roland Gäbler

Roland Gäbler (born 9 October 1964 in Bremen) is a German sailor and member in the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein as well as in the Kieler Yacht-Club.

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Roman Hagara

Roman Hagara (born 30 April 1966) is an Austrian sailor who has won the gold medal in the Tornado class at two consecutive Olympic Games.

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Ruslana Taran

Ruslana Oleksiïvna Taran (Руслана Олексіївна Таран; born 27 October 1970 in Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian sailor.

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Sailing (sport)

The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.

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Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics are sailing at the Summer Olympics.

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Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport that has been part of the Olympic programme starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics are sailing at the Summer Olympics.

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Sarah Glaser

Sarah "Pease" Glaser (born November 18, 1961) is an American sailor.

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Serena Amato

Serena Bibiana Amato (born September 10, 1974 in Olivos) is a sailor from Argentina, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

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Shirley Robertson

Shirley Ann Robertson, OBE DL (born 15 July 1968) is a British sailor and Olympic gold medallist.

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Simon Hiscocks

Simon John Hiscocks (born 21 May 1973 in Dorking, Surrey) is a British sailor.

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Skiff

A skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats, usually propelled by sails or oars.

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Soling

The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind).

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Star (keelboat)

The Star is a one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910.

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Surfboard

A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing.

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Sweden at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sweden's entry at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of 150 competitors (98 men and 52 women) who took part in 92 events in 22 sports.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Thomas Jacobsen (sailor)

Thomas Jacobsen (born 13 September 1972) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Thomas Johanson

Thomas Mark Mikael Johanson (born 3 June 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Tom King (sailor)

Thomas Jack King (born 8 February 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion.

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Torben Grael

Torben Schmidt Grael (born 22 July 1960) is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions.

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Tornado (sailboat)

The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation.

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Trapeze (sailing)

In sailing, the trapeze is a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member's harness at approximately waist level.

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Ukraine at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ukraine competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The United States of America (USA) competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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2000 Summer Olympics

The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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470 (dinghy)

The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting.

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49er (dinghy)

The 49er and 49er FX is a two-handed skiff-type high-performance sailing dinghy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics

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See also

2000 Summer Olympics events

2000 in sailing

Sailing at the Summer Olympics

Sailing competitions in Australia

References