Piano sous spi
English translation: piano operator/assistant or pitman when under spinnaker
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| 4 | piano winch operator |
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| 4 | piano operator/assistant or pitman when under spinnaker |
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29 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): -1bowman Explanation: This my take on it: piano = bowman piano assistant = mid bowman ider le piano sous spi = helps the bowman with the spinnaker compare the positions in this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/america... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2007-02-21 22:17:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- after studying more closely the bbc link: piano = pitman Occupies a central position and controls halyards which hoist and drop sails. piano assistant = mastman Works with pit and bow to hoist and drop sails and control spinnaker pole downwind, swapping it from side to side during gybes. Upwind, he works the primary grinder, trimming and tacking the genoa. During the pre-start he helps the mid-grinder with the mainsail. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 41 mins (2007-02-21 22:20:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- indeed, my first answer was off the top of my head... I'm going to bed, 'night! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2007-02-22 09:12:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- they are talking about passing the sheet (rope that controls the sail) through probably a block (pulley) or a simple hole in something, this action is called "reeving": "reeve the sheet through the block" for example. I suppose that the guy has to go out on the spinnaker pole if the sheet gets unreeved, ie let go rapidly for some reason :-) |
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9 hrs confidence:
piano winch operator Explanation: http://www.gitana-team.com/en/gitana_team/trimarans.asp -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2007-02-22 09:57:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- i've double checked this reference, which is in the English press release and I can't find any other instances of it on the web, so I may be wrong. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2007-02-22 10:04:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Halyard man" I've found a reference to the Piano in Parler marin. Ensemble des bloqueurs situés à proximité du cockpit ou non loin du mât permetttant de manoeuvrer et de régler facilement les différents cordages (drisses, balancines, écoutes...) Piano désigne aussi un équipier (halyard's man) qui, en régate, est spécialement chargé des drisses et du relais entre les équipiers d'avant et les équipiers de l'arrière. |
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7 hrs confidence:
piano operator/assistant or pitman when under spinnaker Explanation: Sailing school. International Yachtmaster Training Turkey - [ Traduire cette page ] Racing are done under the supervision of an instructor. In the race Instructor is a tactician, ... 6- Piano 1 7- Piano 2 8- Mast person 9- Spinnaker trimmer ... www.sailturkey.org/pages/racing.shtml - 10k - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 jour7 heures (2007-02-23 05:34:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The race officer came back with an “oops” and “Spinnaker Class standby for a ... let me at least publicly congratulate our pitman/piano player - Phillip and ... mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/trazz/homepage4.html - 297k |
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