to circumnavigate the globe
31Russian warship Neva — The Russian sloop of war Neva visits Kodiak. Neva was a Russian sloop of war, bought in Britain. It was named after the Neva River. It was the first Russian ship to circumnavigate the globe in 1804 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Yuri… …
32Malaspina Expedition 2010 — The Malaspina circumnavigation expedition is an interdisciplinary research project whose overall goals are to assess the impact of global change on the oceans and explore their biodiversity. The 250 scientists on board the Hespérides and… …
33USS Columbia (1836) — The first USS Columbia of the United States Navy was a 50 gun sailing frigate.She was built at Washington Navy Yard. Her keel was laid in 1825, but as was typical of much Navy construction during this period, she was not launched until 9 March… …
34List of circumnavigations — Global maritime * Ferdinand Magellan, 1511 ndash;1521 (multiple voyages). In 1511 he visited the Moluccas (3°9′S 129°23′E). He returned to Portugal and set out in 1519 to circumnavigate the globe, while in the service of the Spanish crown. He… …
35Expedition Global Eagle — was the first attempt in history to circumnavigate the globe using an autogyro. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2004/04/magnigyro record attempt.shtml BBC News] You only live twice? A Nottingham man is part of a team hoping to… …
36Bruce Schwab — Bruce Schwab, is an American sailor and ocean racer who circumnavigated the globe two times on his Open 60 racing yacht OceanPlanet being the 240th and 254th sailor to solo circumnavigate the globe [http://www.solocircumnavigation.com/SoloSailingC… …
37Autogyro — An autogyro is a type of rotorcraft invented by Juan de la Cierva in 1919, making its first successful flight on January 9, 1923 at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid. [http://www.vectorsite.net/avheli 1.html#m4 Vector Flight] ] Similar to… …
38Fossett, Steve — ▪ 2008 American adventurer born April 22, 1944, Jackson, Tenn. died Sept. 3, 2007, northern Nevada set a number of world records in aviation and sailing; he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world alone in 2002 and made the first …
39Ferdinand Magellan — For the railcar named Ferdinand Magellan, see Ferdinand Magellan Railcar. Ferdinand Magellan …
40Bernard Moitessier — (10 April 1925 Hanoi, Vietnam ndash; 16 June 1994 near Paris, France) was a renowned French yachtsman and author of books about his voyages and sailing.In 1968, Moitessier participated in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a race to become the… …
