- Ben Ainslie
Ben Ainslie, MBE, (born 5 February 1977 in Macclesfield) is a British sailor and two-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 4 and first competed at the age of 10. Ainslie's first International competition was the Optimist (dinghy) 1989 World Championship's held in Japan where he placed 37th. The son of Roderick 'Roddy' Ainslie, who captained a boat that took part in the first Whitbread Round The World Race in 1973, …
- Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor. Born in São Paulo, his father gave him his first boat at the age of 9 and began practising in the Guarapiranga dam. With the help of Dudu Melchert, his coach, he began winning several competitions. Currently, with three Olympic medals (2 golds and 1 silver), Scheidt is one of the most successful Brazilian olympic athletes. At the age of 11, Scheidt became the South American Champion in the Optimist Class, in Algorrobo, Chile, …
- Clark Mills
Clark Mills (1915-2001) was an American designer and builder of boats. He was best known as the designer of the Optimist pram, Windmill, and others.
- Dean Barker
Dean Barker born on April 13, 1972 in Takapuna, New Zealand. Educated at Westlake Boys High School. Best known internationally for his participation in the America's Cup with Team New Zealand and Emirates Team New Zealand. Barker has had mixed success in the sport of competitive yachting. Of twelve America's Cup races he has helmed, he has won only two. In the 2007 Americas Cup series in Valencia, Spain, …
- Fernando Echavarri
Fernando Echavarri was born in Pontevedra (Spain) on august 13th, 1971. He is a professional yachtsman in the olympic class Tornado. With Antón Paz Blanco as a crew, he was spanish, european and world champion in the Tornado class. He was ISAF World Sailor of the Year in 2005. He came out of the Optimist fleet of the Real Club Náutico de Sangenjo.
- Graham Webb
Born in Birmingham, UK, to L. Webb a battle of El Alamein war widow, I was the youngest of 5 children. Started cycling at the age of 8 and was many times British National cycling champion and National record holder at 10 miles, 25 miles and 1 hour. Moved to the Netherlands in 1967 where I became world cycling road champion, signed a professional contract with the French Mercier team in 1968 and moved to Belgium, where I still live with my family. http://crazyaboutbelgium.co.uk/blogs/webb.htm
- Johnson Boat Works
Johnson Boat Works was a builder and developer of racing sailboats and scows in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Founded in 1896, the builder started building A-Scows. As more classes were founded, Johnson moved on to B's, C's, D's, and E's. Johnson was commissioned to build the X-Boat for youth in the 1930's. Johnson designed the J-scow in the mid-50's which was converted to the MC. Through the years, the boat builder built Opti's and 420's.
- Marcello Cividini
Italian pioneer in Direct Marketing, works at Corriere della Sera up to 1979. Fund raiser and database builder for many United Nations Agencies. Now founder and CEO of Coupon Line a company dedicated to revolutionary targeting technique in retail chains. Journalist and Teacher in Direct Marketing at Master in Brand Communication in Venice Ca' Foscari and Brand Marketing Strategy in Milano Politechnic University. China Partners is a new marketing venture to develop Italian food business in China.
- Andrey Golub
BSc- Applied Mathematics/ Software Engineering, PhD- Systems Analysis and Design. Who's Who in the World- 2008 (Marquis), . Prof: IT/TLC/Web Project- Product Manager, Sr.Systems/ Business Analyst and Team Leader. Web: Web 2.0 Evangelist and Researcher (Marketing 2.0/ PR 2.0/ Community Manager) with some broad experience in leading Open-Community (and Open-Source) projects.Co-founder, VP and IT/Web Manager of Business Club 2.0 Milan-IN (official LinkedIn Italia supporter Club).
- Philippe Phebus Dubois
Philippe Phébus Dubois started painting at the age of 30. During several years he studied the art of painting and drawing. Between 1989 en 1990 he spent a lot of time in Amsterdam, studying the work of Vincent Van Gogh. In the nineties his work evolved to more abstract art. In December 1998 he exposed his abstract work for the first time in the museum of Tubize (Belgium). Phébus currently lives and works in Brussels. (Brigitte Descartes, Doctor of Philosophy/History of Art.)
- Dan Beadle
Daniel Beadle (born May, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a cartoonist and freelance writer. Beadle's principal work is the comic strip "Running on Empty", which first appeared in The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. After graduation, Beadle converted the strip for use in the Valley Black Book webzine.
- Anilkumar Nair
A never married bachelor graduate engineer with 31 years service in Indian Private sector industries at senior managment levels,now retired and operating as a Project Consultant with ISO Certification/Audit & Tutoring Where there is a will there is a way
- Jan de Vos
- Cezar Maroti
Interested in international business, HR and IT. Born in Romania. Currently working in the Netherlands. Special interest in SAP and recruitment
- Dr. Peter James
Dr. Peter James aka Boffin1157 born in the late 1950's in the United Kingdom. I currently live, work, and tutor in Northern Romania. I am engaged to Dr. Cristina Felea, teacher, translator and daughter of Romanian Poet & Writer: Victor Felea (1923-1993).Among my numerous qualifications to-date are a degree in Psychology and a 2nd in Forensic Psychology, the latter is my speciality.
- Anonymous Spocker
- Murty Bvns
Bookseller, Publisher, BOTB Indexer, Consultant in Office and Personal productivity tools specializing in Virtual Working. Founder of Project Vyas through which he is trying to teach people of all walks of life to use Internet for their personal and professional use. He is also part of Citizenship program proposed by Jaycees to teach Internet to ten million people over a period of time. Practitioner of advanced form of Yoga discipline called Purna Yoga an esoteric branch of Raja Yoga.
- Julian Rapp
Hi to the world :) My name is Julian Rapp. I'm 21 and I live in Seckach, a town in south of Germany. I love to meet my friends, drink cocktails, go to partys and love my computer. I am a programmer and spend much of my time trying to find new technological developments and innovations. I search a job opportunity in my environment. I study computer science and will be one better guy in this world. :D
- Steven Healey
- Steve Optimist
- Windsor Optimist
- G Star
CEO and founder of engage.com. Prior to engage, Suneet was the co-founder of snapfish.com
- Ezra Killed The Optimist
- witold riedel
I am an optimist living in Brooklyn, NY. I draw and take pictures and write some things I sometimes do not understand myself. Some of the things are on my website, which is witoldriedel.com Most of the things are not there. And that's okay.
- Dimitar Atanasov Atanasov
Look at the stars.. yes.. the future..
- Christopher
rockstar.
- Kavita Bali
- Benny
Allow me to begin with this: I am a radical queer feminist/humanist faggot.
- Henry Helfmann
I'm afraid to describe myself. That best be left to those who know me for an honest unbiased perspective of how much of an ass I could be, because I KNOW how cool I am! so I'll just say some shit that seems right I can't stand still- not like in a nervous impatient fidgety ADHD kind of way, I just dont like to be in one place for a while. I try to be everywhere all the time.
- Renee Carter
I am patient, optimistic, loyal, spontaneous and sarcastic. I live my life for today and have fun. I think more clearly when I'm drunk. Beer makes me black out. Caffeine puts me to sleep. I am afraid of heights. I have abnormally Low Blood Pressure, usually 90/60. Juan and I have been together for 6 years (April 1, 2001). We have 13 Chihuahuas, Rottweiler, Turtle, Ferret, Crabs and Madagascar Cockroaches. We love our pets!
- Carlos Tulloss
living in seattle, playing music, working, hanging out, enjoying life, I am what I am and thats all that I am...
- Carina Crash
20 year old stripey batty kinda grrl: who loves johnny depp and penguins. hehe. i adore love:stories and even write some dreamy scribblings of my own. :} i really enjoy photographing and being photographed(-- infact i sometimes model.) i like kissi:photos and nudes the best. i'm constantly dreaming and always have my head in the clouds. my strongest (and most favourite!) sense is touch. i like to run my fingers over absolutely everything at all times.
- Joyous Duenas
loving life and thankful for all I have! =o)
- Sean Mcelroy
Below, the boarhound and the boar Pursue their pattern as before But reconciled among the stars.
- Saffy Mania
Fun loving and sponteneous and that's about it... friendly, good listener, love a laugh, this feels like I'm being interviewed... 'good team player'... Would like to meet people from all over the world..
- Aaron Harms
Snazzy. Mildly vain. Quite tall.
- Ken
my name is ken.
- Anna David
some facts:.
- Shira
I love talking to strangers, drinking tea, being inspired by my parents, watching DVD special features, cleaning my apartment at 1am, living in the northeast, re-potting plants and celebrating everything.
- Tara Murphy
First things first.