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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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5 | windward-leeward loop, windward-leeward course |
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4 | racing between two buoys |
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3 | around-the-buoy racing |
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3 | banana course |
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Around the buoy and back |
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around-the-buoy racing Explanation: http://www.wn.com/s/nassau/index20.html Miami / Nassau Race Week This historic yacht race began in 1934, but it stopped in 1988. Was revived in 2003 by the Miami Yacht Club and the Nassau Yacht Club, today's race is shorter but no less exhilarating. Vessels depart from Miami, arriving the next day at Nassau Harbor. The following day sees more watery action with around-the-buoy racing in Nassau. Either in February or March. http://longtze.org/content/view/192/68/lang,en/ (translated from the French version) http://djcricri.ifrance.com/parcours.htm diagram showing a "parcours banane" (going round the buoy twice) |
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banana course Explanation: seems too obvious I know, but see below: ISAF : Prologue Race Completed But Superstition Overcomes Fleet3 Aug 2002 ... Morvan was well set to make a great show of his talent leading his 30ft Figaro Bénéteau to victory at the end of the banana course. ... www.sailing.org/news/4744.php - Cached - Similar althouse.blogspot.com/2008/09/justice-scalia-knocks-university-of.html - Cached - Similar [PDF] Porto Rotondo. 11 September 2004 - FIRST PRESS RELEASE -File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML The yachts managed to complete two splendid races over a banana course in the splendid stretch of water between Mortorio and Capo Figari. ... www.6metre.ch/docs/ycpr_pressrelease.pdf - |
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windward-leeward loop, windward-leeward course Explanation: “windward-leeward course”, AKA “windward-leeward loop” Compare these two diagrams, the ISAF RRS and the Tour du Finistère à la voile site. Note that the latter diagram has an offset mark at the windward mark (une bouée de dégagament), making it look a little more like a triangle course, but that is not the case. See point 4 of the description accompanying the ISAF diagram which makes it clear than an offset mark is sometimes added. ISAF RCV, (Règles de course à la voile) ISAF RRS, Racing Rules of Sailing Here’s a diagram of one : http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/RRS200920092012SHOWIN...[6255].pdf Cf. p135/165 “windward-leeward course” http://www.tourduf.org/2009/parcours/index.php?etape=5&parco... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2009-06-12 07:34:37 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- And also, this bilingual source, from the FFV : http://www.ffvoile.net/ffv/web/services/arbitrage/documents/... cf pp 13/68 |
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racing between two buoys Explanation: I didn't know so I asked a very expert sailing friend (see his description below) however apart from "buoy racing" I couldn't find any specific name for this kind of route (don't forget just because it has a name in French doesn't mean there is one in English). "Une course "banane" a lieu entre deux bouées et non entre trois ou parfois quatre. C'est à dire qu'il s'agit simplement d'un parcours aller et retour. C'est souvert des courses le long d'une côte. La particularité de ce genre de course est qu'il n'y a pas systématiquement vent de bout et vent portant... Ca peut, par exemple, être vent de travers dans un sens et dans l'autre. Je ne vois pas de synonyme... Mais on peut dire parcours aller et retour, ça n'est pas choquant !" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2009-06-16 11:56:42 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- here's another description from a voileux friend which seems to support Nikki's answer: Le parcours « banane » est un parcours dans l’axe du vent (une bouée sous le vent et une bouée au vent) avec un petit bord de dégagement (dit « dog leg ») à la bouée au vent pour éviter les embouteillages. |
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Reference: Around the buoy and back Reference information: 13 avr 2009 ... J'ai suivi le grand parcours côtier des IRC 1 et 2 qui les a emmenés faire le ... Les "bananes" sont des allers-retours entre deux bouées ... Spi Ouest France 2009 - Régate cotière autour de Belle Île le samedi 11 avril ... This does sound like an "around-the-buoys" race Reference: http://www.pbase.com/debetencourt/spi_ouest_france_2009 |
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