What is "pinta"

Etymology 1 n. (context British colloquial English) A pint of milk. Etymology 2

n. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, ''Treponema pallidum carateum'', which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

Pinta (also known as Azul, Carate, Empeines, Lota, Mal del Pinto and Tina) is a human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

Pinta may refer to:

• Pinta (ship), used by Christopher Columbus
• Pinta (yacht), yachts owned by Willi Illbruck
• Pinta (disease), a skin disease caused by Treponema carateum
• Pinta Island (also known as Abington Island) in the Galapagos Islands
• Pinta (software), a Paint.NET-like image drawing and editing program

Pinta is an open-source, cross-platform bitmap image drawing and editing program inspired by Paint.NET, a similar image editing program which is limited to Microsoft Windows. Pinta has more features than Microsoft Paint. Compared with open-source image editor GIMP, Pinta is simpler and has fewer features.

Pinta was a series of racing yachts owned by German industrialist and yachtsman Willi Illbruck. Pinta raced for DYC (Der Düsseldorfer Yachtclub) and KYC ( Kieler Yacht-Club). Willi Illbruck started sailing his first Pinta, a one-ton yacht, in 1969. Pinta had her first international successes in the beginning of the 1970s and was runner-up on her first participation in the 1975 Admiral's Cup.

Between 1982 and 1983, Willi Illbruck and Udo Schütz, built 7/8-rigged boats using new honeycomb technique. Germany won the 1983 Admiral's Cup with Willi Illbruck's Pinta and Udo Schütz's Container.

Introducing the slogan “The Fight Goes On!” in 1993, the year turned out to be “Year of the Cups”, the most successful year in Pinta’s history. With a 100% professional crew Pinta won the Admiral's Cup and the 1993 One Ton Cup with Russell Coutts as skipper/tactician. Pinta defended the One Ton Cup again in 1994, now with John Kostecki as skipper/tactician and Rod Davis as helmsman.

John Kostecki continued as skipper/tactician on the team from 1994.

From 1998, Willi Illbruck’s son, Michael Illbruck, continued his father’s sporting commitment with yachts named Illbruck Challenge, Nela and Pinta. The Volvo Ocean 60 yacht Illbruck Challenge won the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race