Translation of sailing jargon

Posted By: Gilo

Translation of sailing jargon - 07/19/06 05:56 PM

Hi all,

There are some very interesting posts on this forum, concerning trimming, races, boat setup, ...
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with all these sailing terms in English. Does anyone want to help to start up a translation tread ? f.e. English - Dutch ...

Greets,

Gilo

Posted By: Galeo

Re: Translation of sailing jargon - 07/19/06 05:59 PM

Shiver me timbers !

Posted By: Wouter

Re: Translation of sailing jargon - 07/19/06 07:10 PM

How about

You give me the dutch terms and I'll translated them for you.

Wouter

Posted By: tikoes

Re: Translation of sailing jargon - 07/19/06 09:24 PM

How about getting a dictionary? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Posted By: johnfullerton

Re: Translation of sailing jargon - 07/20/06 07:23 AM

English french for a start.

http://www.gisc.ie/files/ENtoFR.PDF