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- Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ... is best known as a solo long-distance [[Yachting|yachtswoman]] who, on [[February 7]], [[2005]], broke t...
4: ... Blackett Trust which owns and operates Ransome's yacht, ''[[Nancy Blackett]]''.
6: ...ited Kingdom|UK]] and "Sailing's Young Hope" in [[France]].
10: ...ned a round-the-world record attempt for a crewed yacht in ''Kingfisher 2'', but was thwarted by a broken...
12: Her latest yacht, called ''[[B&Q]]/[[Castorama]]'' (after two comp... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
21: ...es]]:'''</td><td>[[Rose Cleveland]] (sister)<br>[[Frances Cleveland]] (wife)</td></tr>
42: ...Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis's instead of the French stuff I shall find."
44: ...dent to be married in the [[White House]] itself. Frances Cleveland was the youngest First Lady in the...
46: ...[[American Civil War]] veterans whose claims were fraudulent. When Congress, pressured by the [[Grand ...
54: ...s it is now when we come back again....four years from today." - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
14: * The Roman era from [[80 BC]] until the arrival of the Arabs in [[6...
15: * The Arab city from [[641]] until [[1798]] when Napoleon arrived (y...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
21: ...ects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the monsters away.
23: ...ehind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by Nile mouths. An Egyptia... - Boat (6417 bytes)
64: * [[Yachting|Yacht]]
72: ... In [[cockney rhyming slang]], "boat" means face, from "boat race".
74: ...e one of the massive cars manufactured in America from the 1950s through the 1970s.
85: ...nd stern, respectively and are used only when the frame of reference is within the vessel. Outside the...
89: ...owing is the windward The side of the vessel away from the wind is termed the lee side side. The direc... - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: A '''flag''' is a piece of [[cloth]] flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling ...
5: The study of flags is known as [[vexillology]], from the Latin ''vexillum'' meaning flag or [[banner...
13: From the time of [[Christopher Columbus]] onwards, i...
15: ...them, and by [[World War I]] these were withdrawn from the battlefields, and have been used only at ce...
25: * The [[Tricolore|national flag]] of [[France]], also called the [[Tricolore]], which inspi... - Ship (18843 bytes)
14: ... the Plimsoll mark to indicate the safe depth (or freeboard above the surface) to which a specific shi...
19: ... Actium]]. The use of large numbers of [[cannon]] from the [[16th century]] meant that maneuverability...
21: ... [[condenser]], which reduced the requirement for fresh water, and the multiple expansion engine, whic...
41: ... The bows is a term for the head of the vessel or front of the ship. Compare [[prow]], a more poetical...
51: ...s for keeping water and articles free on the deck from falling into the hold. - Watercraft (2566 bytes)
7: ...he number of [[mast]]s) that distinguishes a ship from boats.
12: ...the term serves to unify the category that ranges from small [[boat]]s to the largest [[ship]]s, and a...
20: *[[yacht]] - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...|right|thumb|240px|Left: original [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right:...
19: ...France]], by [[1774]] the Marquis [[Claude de Jouffroy]] and colleagues had made a working steamboat t...
21: ...River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing.
23: ...hile, [[Patrick Miller of Dalswinton]], near [[Dumfries]], [[Scotland]], had developed double-hulled b...
25: ...777]] at the age of 12, visited [[Britain]] and [[France]] where he built and tested an experimental s... - Antalya (20816 bytes)
1: ...e:Anatalya18.jpg|300px|thumb|Antalya's historical yacht harbour]]
5: ...r center in Antalya. It is situated between the [[yacht]] harbour and the main city. Old houses that are ...
7: ...mpos]], [[Adrasan]] and [[Kekova]] can be reached from the sea by Blue voyagers.
16: Records from the [[Hittite]] period (when the first recorded...
22: ...had entered the sovereignty of [[Lydia]]n Kingdom from 7th century BC. The reign of the kingdom of Lyd... - Boxing Day (3345 bytes)
3: ... is that servants used to receive Christmas gifts from their employers on the first weekday after Chri...
9: ... the harbour and in spectator boats. In [[South Africa]] the 26th is also observed as a public holida...
16: .../christmas/boxing.asp The Origins of Boxing Day] (from [[Snopes.com]]) - Renewable energy (27996 bytes)
1: ...pture their energy from existing flows of energy, from ''on-going natural processes'', such as [[solar...
3: ...n geothermal and [[tidal power]], ultimately come from the [[Sun]]. Some forms are stored solar energy...
5: ...c]] cells, or production of fuels such as ethanol from biomass (see [[alcohol as a fuel]]).
12: ...ost common definition is that renewable energy is from an energy resource that is replaced rapidly by ...
17: ... solar panels (photovoltaic arrays) on this small yacht at sea can charge the 12 V batteries at up to 9 a... - Solar power (20128 bytes)
1: ...ibes a number of methods of harnessing [[energy]] from the light of the [[Sun]]. It has been present i...
26: *Energy obtained from [[oil]], [[coal]] and [[peat]] originated as so...
28: ...biofuel or fossil fuel , but some methane derives from the primeval gas cloud which formed the [[Solar...
34: ...olve the input of any other forms of energy apart from the incoming sunlight.
59: * Active [[solar panel]]s using water or antifreeze solutions. These get hot in the sun and the h... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
41: ...any songs and TV drama series presented Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Ch...
48: ...banese Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christian friends. A poll showed that around two thirds of th...
49: ...open all night for praying and people go to visit friends and families, often to villages in the mount...
54: ...ël]]". Most of Christmas Greetings are spoken in French like "[[Joyeux Noel|Joyeux Noël]]" or Englis...
62: ...rch Centre (also assistant parish priest of [[St. Francis Xavier]]'s Church) has lodged a formal compl...
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