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Trailerable Offshore Sport Cruiser or Trailerable Offshore High-Tech Racer - it's your freedom of choice.
The Dragonfly 920 Cruiser was built from 1996 - later the Dragonfly 920 was built in a Racing version also. It was the same boat but with longer boom and larger mainsail. The new Dragonfly 920 Extreme was launched back in 2003. it was still the same bot, but with new wider beams and longer floats.
Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing Cruising and Racing version was built between 1996 - 2008. In total 165 boats were built, including the later Extreme version.
Dragonfly 920 Videos
The Dragonfly 920 Touring model, produced since 2005, is based on the well known Dragonfly 920 Cruising and Racing version which was first launched in 1996. The Touring version is equipped with a new design of curved beams similar to the Extreme version and the longer mainsail boom of the previous Dragonfly 920 Racing version.
The Dragonfly 920 Extreme model was introduced in 2003. It is based on the same centre hull as the Touring version, but has wider curved beams in a new modern design and also longer floats, a taller rig and a deeper full carbon rudder and centerboard to improve performance. The Dragonfly 920 Extreme is approx. 15 % faster than the standard Touring version.
For people who focus more on cruising, the Dragonfly 920 Touring offers less heeling and shallow draft wich are very important, making it the perfect boat for newcommers in the multihull scene. The Extreme version is for the keen sailor, who wants more speed and fun in the fast lane.
The Dragonfly 920 sleeps 4 people, has a separate head and offers a nice pleasant main cabin with very good visibility. With the sprayhood, cockpit tent and the cockpit table, you will find ample living space in all weathers.
Reviews, articles & awards
Multihulls World
Text and photos: Philippe Echelle
Yacths & Yachting
Text and photos: Jeremy Evans
Segeln - August 2004
Text and photos: Thorsten Höge
(Test in German)
Bådnyt - June 2003
Text and photos: Henrik Hansen
(Test in Danish)
To inform and illustrate recommended service, maintenance, and refitting on an older Dragonfly, we have drawn this general information sheet. Rough elements, like strong winds and wave conditions, strong saltwater and UV do have some impact on the boat after a long sailing life.
We strongly recommend servicing and changing vital parts on your boat according to our recommendations. This information overrules any other former information you may have, as the following is based on updated knowledge.
RIGGING Visual check of all cables is still required when changing the rigging. When trailering the boat, we strongly recommend focusing on side stay cables, as these easily bend when stepping the mast. Bended side stay cables near the terminal may cause the side stay cable to break.
On all Dragonflys, please regularly check the forestay cable in the top by the terminal. When furling, the spinnaker halyard may block the forestay, which can cause failure of the forestay.
TRAMOLINES On all Dragonflys, we recommend re-stitching (sewing) along the seems of the trampolines every 6-7 years (in climates with strong UV, every 5 years). Normally, our clients change their trampolines after 10-12 years use.
FLOAT DECK TEFLON PAD RINGS On Dragonflys built after 1989, the white 5 mm Teflon pad rings on the float deck need to be changed every 13-15 years – this is neither critical nor structural. For easy change of these pads/rings, you just bolt off the floats from the wings.
QUICK-LINKS Over the years, Quorning Boats has used the riggings links, so-called Quick-Links, in the Dragonfly production. When replacing these, it is of utmost importance to purchase links of same high quality or similar products carrying same strength (working load). Many products look the same, but do not carry the same strength.
ORDERING PARTS Original parts can be ordered at Quorning Boats at [email protected]
Common spare parts can be shipped within two weeks, whereas special parts and/or custom-made parts usually are served within 6-8 weeks.
For orders below EUR 100.- excl. VAT, we charge a handling fee of EUR 15.-
IMPORTANT Parts ordered at Quorning Boats Denmark, will be produced in originally designed materials. Should you choose to order from other suppliers, please check that the same kind of materials are used – especially on the waterstays and other rigging parts, where stronger Dyeform cables are needed.
DRAGONFLY 920 EXTREME (built 2003-2008) Waterstays – every 5 years (max), or by max 10,000 NM Side stays and forestay – every 7 years, or by max 10,000 NM Diamond spreader stays on the mast – every 15 years Forward safety cables – every 7 years Center hull wing base, wing beam 18 mm pivot bolt (made of high-grade stainless steel) – every 7 years, or, by max 15,000 NM
DRAGONFLY 920 CRUISING, RACING & TOURING (built 1996-2008) Waterstays – every 7 years, or by max 10,000 NM Side stays and forestay – every 7 years, or by max 15,000 NM Diamond spreader stays on the mast – every 15 years Rudder downhaul cable – every 7 years
We recommend changing the original stainless 16 mm wing/beam pivot hull to one of 18 mm (made of high-grade stainless steel)
| Length overall centre hull | 9.20 m | 9.20 m |
| Length waterline centre hull | 8.75 m | 8.75 m |
| Length folded | 10.50 m | 11.10 m |
| Beam max | 6.80 m | 7.80 m |
| Beam folded | 3.25 m | 3.25 m |
| Draft incl. centerboard | 1.55 m | 1.55 m |
| Draft excl. centerboard | 0.45 m | 0.45 m |
| Weight of standardboat incl.sails | 2,150 kgs | 2,200 kgs |
| Payload max. incl. crew | 700 kgs | 700 kgs |
| Max. total weight excl. crew | 2,500 kgs | 2,500 kgs |
| Water capacity | 60 l | 60 l |
| Fuel tank | 20 l | 20 l |
| Holding tank (optional) | 50 l | 50 l |
| Engine outboard | 10 hp/7.3 kw | 10 hp/7.3 kw |
| Max engine hp | 15 hp/11 kw | 15 hp/11 kw |
| Mast section in total, excl antennas | 13.10 m | 14.60 m |
| Max mast height over water level | 14.60 m | 16.10 m |
| Mainsail | 38 m | 44 m |
| Standard genoa | 22.5 m | 26 m |
| Spinnaker, asymmetric | 70 m | 90 m |
| Lightwind genoa, furling on bowsprit | 40 m | 45 m |
| Bowsprit, length | 1.40 m | 1.75 m |
| Trailer weight, galvanized | 875 kgs | 875 kgs |
| Total max trailer weight, incl boat and trolley | 3,500 kgs | 3,500 kgs |
| Total max trailer weight, incl boat, excl trolley | 3,000 kgs | 3,000 kgs |
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| English | French | German |
|---|---|---|
| abaft | sur l’arrière de | heckwärts |
| abaft the beam | vers l’arrière | achterlicher als querab |
| abeam | par le travers | rechtwinklig zum Kiel |
| abeam the wind | en travers | querab |
| about (going …) | virer | wenden |
| abreast | en ligne de front | nebeneinander |
| adrift | à la dérive | driften |
| afloat (to be) | être à flot | schwimmend |
| aft | à l’arrière | Hinten |
| aground | échoué | auf Grund |
| ahead | en avant | vorwärts |
| air | l’air | Luft |
| aka (cross-beam) | bras | Arm |
| alternator | alternateur | Lichtmaschiene |
| ama | flotteur | Schwimmer |
| amateur sailor | plaisancier | Sportschiffer |
| amidships | au milieu du navire | mittschiffs |
| amp(ere) | ampère | Ampere |
| anchor | cre | Anker |
| anchor chain | chaîne d’ancre | Ankerkette |
| anchor warp | orin | Ankerleine |
| anchor winch | guindeau | Ankerwinde |
| anchorage | mouillage | Ankerplatz |
| Anemometer | anémomètre | Windmessgerät |
| angle of attack | angle du vent sur une voile | Anstellwinkel (Segel/Wind) |
| anticyclone | anticyclone | Hoch |
| apparent wind | vent apparent | Scheinbarer Wind |
| armature | induit | Armaturen(-brett) |
| ashore | à terre | landwärts |
| astern | à l’arrière | achtern |
| athwart | par le travers | querab |
| Atlantic (ocean) | Atlantique (océan) | Atlantik |
| attachment point (of sheet) | point de tire | Schothorn |
| B | ||
| back | contre | Sail gegen den Wind |
| backing wind | vent contraire | back stehen (Wind) |
| backstay | bastaque | Achterstag |
| bad weather | mauvais temps | Schlechtwetter |
| bail | écoper l’eau | lenzen |
| bailer | écopeur | Lenzer |
| ballast (weight) | lest | Ballast |
| ballasted | lesté | ballastet |
| barberhauler | barberhaule | Barberhauler |
| barge | barge | Kahn |
| barge (goods) | péniche | Lastkahn |
| barometer | baromètre | Barometer |
| basin | bassin | Becken |
| batten | latte | Latte |
| battery | batterie, pile | Batterie |
| bay | baie | Bucht |
| beach | plage | Strand |
| beaching leg | béquille | Bootstütze |
| beam (dimension) | largeur | Breite |
| beam on | travers | raumschots |
| beam reach | vent de travers | raumschots |
| bear away | abattre | abfallen |
| bear down | courir sur | abdrehen |
| bearing | relèvement | Peilung |
| beat to (windward) | bon plein | Aufkreuzen |
| beating | au près | kreuzen |
| Beaufort (wind scale) | Echelle de Beaufort | Beaufort (windstärke) |
| becoming (trend) | devenant | Trend |
| becoming (wind direction) | s’orientant (vent) | dreht nach (Wind) |
| before the wind | au portant (vent) | achterlicher Wind |
| bend (to) | noeud (faire un) | anbendseln |
| berth | couchette | Koje |
| bight | anse | Los (Leine) |
| bilge | cale | Bilge |
| bilge keel | biquille | Kimmkiel |
| bilge pump | pompe de cale | Lenzpumpe |
| bitt | bitte | Poller |
| block | poulie | Block |
| board (to) | aborder | entern |
| boat | bateau | Boot |
| boat yard | chantier naval | Schiffswerft |
| boat-hoist | grue roulante | Bootskran |
| boat-hook | gaffe | Bootshacken |
| bollard | bitte d’amarrage | Belegpoller |
| bolt | boulon | Bolzen |
| boom | bôme | Baum (Mast-) |
| bottle screw | ridoir (à vis) | Wantenspanner |
| bow | avant, étrave | Bug |
| bow wave | lame d’étrave | Bugwelle |
| bowline | bouline, noeud de chaise | Palstek |
| bowsprit | beaupré | Bugsprit |
| brace | bras | Brasse |
| brass | cuivre jaune, laiton | Messing |
| breaker | vague déferlante | Brecher |
| breakwater | brise-lames | Wellenbrecher |
| breeze | brise | Briese |
| breeze (light) | brise légère | Leichte Briese |
| breeze (moderate) | brise jolie | Mässiger Wind |
| breeze (strong) | vent frais | Steifer Wind |
| bright interval | éclaircie | Zwischezeitlich klar |
| broach | gieren | |
| broad reach | grand largue | achterlicher als querab Wind |
| bronze | bronze | Bronze |
| brush (electric) | balai (electrique) | Bürsten (elektrisch) |
| brush holder (electric) | porte-balais (electrique) | Bürstenhalter (elektrisch) |
| bucket | seau | Eimer |
| bulb | ampoule | Lampe |
| bulkhead | cloison | Schott |
| bunting | pavillons | Flaggenschmuck |
| buoy | bouée | Boje |
| buoyage | balisage | Bojen-Markierung |
| buoyancy | flottabilité | Auftrieb |
| buoyancy aid | aide à flottabilité | Auftriebshilfe |
| buoyancy bag/tank | réservoir de flottabilité | Auftriebs-tank |
| C | ||
| cabin | cabine | Kabine |
| cable (608ft or 20yrd) | câble | Kabel (185,2m) |
| cable (anker chain) | chaîne | Ankertau |
| cable (electric) | câble (electrique) | Kabel (elektrisch) |
| calm | calme | ruhig |
| cap shroud | gal-hauban | Wanten |
| cape | cap | Kap |
| capsize | chavirer | kentern |
| capstan | cabestan | Spill (Ankerwinde) |
| captain | capitaine | Kapitän |
| casing | boîte | Gehäuse |
| centre-board | dérive (quille de) | Schwert |
| centre-board casing | puits de dérive | Schwertkasten |
| certificate of registry | acte de francisation | Flaggenzertifikat |
| chain | chaîne | Kette |
| chain locker | compartement de la chain | Kettenkasten |
| chain-plate | cadène | Pütting |
| chandler | shipchandler | Schiffsausrüster |
| change course | changer de cap | Kursänderung |
| change tack | virer de bord | kreuzen |
| channel | chenal | Kanal |
| charger | chargeur | Ladegerät |
| chart | carte marine | Karte |
| chart datum | zéro des cartes | Bezugsdatum |
| chart table | table du carte | Kartentisch |
| chine | bouchain | Knickspante |
| choppy | moutonneux | kabbelig |
| cirrus | cirrus | cirrus |
| clear spell | éclaircie | klarer Intervall |
| cleat | taquet | Klampe |
| clew | point d’écoute | Schothorn |
| close reach | petit largue | am Wind |
| close-hauled | au près | hart am Wind |
| cloud | nuage | Wolke |
| cloudy | nuageux | wolkig |
| clove hitch | noeud de cabestan | Webleinenstek |
| coaming | hiloire | Süllrand |
| coast | côte | Küste |
| coastal navigation | cabotage | Küstennavigation |
| coastguard | garde-côte | Küstenwache |
| cockpit | cockpit | Plicht |
| cold front | front froid | Kaltfront |
| commercial port | port de commerce | Handels-Hafen |
| commission | armer (une bateau) | in Betrieb nehmen |
| committee boat | bateau de comité | Boot der Rennleitung |
| commodore | commodore | Präsident |
| companionway | descente | Niedergang |
| compass | compas (de mer) | Kompass |
| compass course | cap compas | Kompasskurs |
| continuous | continu | andauernd |
| convoy | convoi | Konvoy |
| copper | cuivre | Kupfer |
| copper | flic | Bulle |
| course | route | Kurs |
| courtesy flag | pavillon de courtoisie | Gastlandflagge |
| cranage | grueage | Krangebühr |
| crane | grue | Kran |
| crew | équipage | Mannschaft |
| crew(man) | equipier | Sailor |
| crossbeam | bras | Verbindungsträger |
| crossing | cruise croisièr | Kreuzfahrt |
| cruising chute | spi asymétrique | Spinnaker asymetrisch |
| cumulus | cumulus | cumulus |
| current (electric) | courant (electric) | Strom (elektrisch) |
| current (water) | courant (mer) | Strömung |
| customs | douanes | Zoll |
| cutter stay | étai intermédiaire | Kutterstag |
| cyclone | cyclone | Tief |
| D | ||
| dagger-board | dérive-sabre | Schwert |
| dagger-board casing | puits de dérive | Schertkasten |
| daily rate | taux par jour | Preis pro Tag |
| davit | bossoir | Davit |
| dead against us | en plein contre nous | genau gegen uns |
| dead ahead | droit debout | genau vorwärts |
| dead astern | droit à l’arrière | genau rückwärts |
| dead reckoning | estime | genau in die Richtung |
| dead running | plein vent arrière | voll achterlicher Wind |
| deck | pont | Deck |
| deck equipment | accastillage | Deckausrüstung |
| declination | déclinaison | Missweisung |
| decommission | désarmer | Ausserbetriebnahme |
| decrease | diminution | verringern |
| deep | profond | tief |
| deepening | s’approfondissant | vertiefend |
| degree | degré | Grad |
| depression | dépression | Tiefdruckgebiet (Mulde) |
| depth | profondeur | Tiefe |
| deviation | déviation | Fehlweisung (Abweichung) |
| diesel | diesel | Diesel |
| dinghy | annexe | Beiboot |
| dinghy (inflatable) | zodiac | Sclauchboot |
| dinghy (sailing) | dériveur | Jolle |
| diode | diode | Diode |
| direction | sens | Richtung |
| dismasted | démâté | entmasted |
| dispersing | se dispersant | verteilend |
| displacement | déplacement | Verdrängung |
| displacement (weight) | poids | Tonnage |
| distress rocket | fusée de détresse | Signalrakete |
| disturbance | perturbation | Störung |
| dive | plonger | tauchen |
| dock | dock | Dock |
| dock (dry) | bassin de radoub | Trockendock |
| dock (side) | quai | Kai |
| dock (to) | se mettre à quai | festmachen |
| downhaul | corde de chute avant | Luffleine |
| down-river | en aval | flussabwärts |
| downstream | en aval | flussabwärts |
| draft | tirant d’eau | Tiefgang |
| drag | résistance | Widerstand |
| drainage hole | trou de nable | Abfluss |
| draught | tirant d’eau | Tiefgang |
| drinking water | l’eau potable | Trinkwasser |
| drive belt | courroie | Keilriemen |
| drizzle | bruine | Nieseregen |
| drogue | cône-ancre | Schleppanker |
| drop anchor | mouiller | ankern |
| drown | noyer | ertrinken |
| dry dock | cale sèche | Trockendock |
| dry suit | combinaison sèche | Taucheranzug |
| drying port | port d’échouage | Trockenhafen |
| dynamo | dynamo | Lichtmaschine |
| E | ||
| ease off | détendre,lâcher | nachlassen |
| East | est | Ost |
| ebb tide | marée descendante, jusant | Ebbe |
| echo sounder | écho-sondeur | Echolot |
| electrical storm | orage avec des éclaires | Gewitter |
| electricity | électricité | Elektrizität |
| Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) | balise satellite | ERIP |
| engine | moteur | Motor |
| engineer | ingénieur-mécanicien | Mechaniker |
| English Channel | Manche | Der Kanal |
| ensign (flag) | pavillon | Flagge |
| EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) | balise satellite | ERIP |
| equator | équateur | Äquator |
| estimated position | point estimé | Geschätzte Position |
| estuary | estuaire | Fluss mündung |
| extending | s’étendant | verlängern |
| eye | oeil | Auge |
| F | ||
| fair weather | beau temps | Gutes Wetter |
| fairlead | filoir | Schotdurchfürung |
| falling | descendant | fallend |
| falling tide | jusant | ebben |
| fan | ventilateur | Ventilator |
| fast | rapide | schnell |
| fathom | brasse | 6 fuss (1.83m) |
| fender | défense | Fender |
| ferry | bac, ferry | Fähre |
| fibreglass | fibre de verre | Glasfiber |
| fiddle | Schlingerleiste | |
| field (electric) | excitation | El. Feld |
| figure of eight (knot) | noeud en huit | Achterknoten |
| filling (weather) | se comblant | füllend |
| filter | filtre | Filter |
| fin keel | quille profonde | Kurzkiel |
| finish | fin | Ende, Vollendung |
| finishing line | ligne d’arrivé | Zielgerade |
| fire extinguisher | extincteur | Feuerlöscher |
| first aid | premier secours | Erste Hilfe |
| fisherman’s knot | noeud de pêcheur | |
| fishing | pêche | angeln |
| fishing harbour/port | port de pêche | Fischerhafen |
| fishing smack | smack | Fischkutter |
| flag (in general) | drapeau | Fahne |
| flag (on boat) | pavillon | Flagge |
| flare | artifice éclairant | Leuchtrakete |
| fleet | flotte | Flotte |
| float | floteur | Schwimmer |
| float (to) | flotter | schwimmen |
| floe | iceberg | Treibeis |
| flood (to) | noyer | fluten |
| flood tide | flot | Flut |
| flotilla | flottile | Flotille |
| flow (of water) | écoulement | Strömung |
| fluke | aile, patte | Flunke |
| flush deck | pont continu | Flachdeck |
| foam | écume | Schaum |
| fog | brouillard | Nebel |
| fog bank | banc de brouillard | Nebelbank |
| fog-horn | corne de brume | Nebelhorn |
| foil | aile | Tragfläche |
| foot (distance) | pied (anglais) | Fuss (30,5cm) |
| foot (sail) | bordure | Fussliek |
| forecast | météo, prévision | Wettervorhersage |
| forecastle (focsle) | pont de l’équipage | Vorderdeck |
| foredeck | avant-pont | Vorderdeck |
| foremast | mât de misaine | Fockmast |
| forepeak | Vorpiek | |
| foresail | voile de misaine | Fock |
| forestay | étai | Vorstag |
| formation | formation | Formation |
| foul weather | gros temps | Sclechtwetter |
| freeboard | franc-bord | Freibord |
| fresh (weather) | frais | Frisch |
| fresh water | eau douce | süsskwasser |
| fresh wind | vent frais | Frischer Wind |
| freshening | affraîchissant | auffrischend |
| front (weather) | front | Front |
| frost | gel | Frost |
| fuel | carburant | Treibstoff |
| furl (to) | ferler | (ein-)rollen |
| fuse (-wire) | fusible | Sicherung |
| G | ||
| gale | coup de vent | Sturm |
| gale (near) | grand frais | Steife Briese |
| gale (strong) | fort coup de vent | Sturmwind |
| gale warning | avis de coup de vent | Sturmwarnung |
| gally | cuisine | Kombüse |
| gang-plank | passerelle | Landungssteg |
| gangway | passerelle | Fallreep |
| gearbox | boîte de vitesses | Getriebe |
| genaker (cruising chute) | genaker | Genaker |
| genny | génois | Genua |
| genoa | génois | Genua |
| gig | yole | Ruderboot |
| Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP) | fibre de verre | Glasfieber |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | temps universel | Greenwich Zeit |
| go about | virer de bord | wenden |
| good weather | beau temps | Schönwetter |
| gooseneck | vit de mulet | |
| goosewinged | en ciseaux | Schmetterling |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) | GPS | GPS |
| granny knot | noeud de vache | Einfachknoten |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | temps universel | Greenwich Zeit |
| ground (to) | s’échouer volontairement | auf Grund gehen |
| ground tackle | apparaux de mouillage | Grundgeschirr |
| groundswell | lame de fond | Grundsee |
| GRP (Glass-Reinforced Plastic) | fibre de verre | Glasfiber |
| gudgeon | fémelot | Ruderöse |
| gulf | golfe | Golf |
| Gulf Stream | Gulf Stream | Golfstrom |
| gunwale | plat-bord | Stromboard |
| gust | rafale | Bö |
| gybe | empannage | Halse |
| gybe (to) | empanner | halsen |
| H | ||
| hail (cry, shout) | appel | rufen |
| hail (weather) | grêle | Hagel |
| half hitch | noeud en demi-clé | Halber-Schlag Knoten |
| halyard | drisse | Fall |
| handbearing compass | compas de relèvement | Peilkompass |
| handle | manche | Stiel |
| harbour | port | Hafen |
| harbour guide | guide du port | Hafenpilot |
| harbourmaster | capitaine de port | Hafenmeister |
| harbourmaster’s office | capitainerie | Hafenmeisterbüro |
| harden up (sail) | tirer | dichtholen (Segel) |
| harness | harnais | Lifebelt |
| hatch | écoutille | Luke |
| haul in | haler | einholen |
| hawser | haussière | Trosse |
| haze | brume | Dunstschleier |
| head | latrine | Tolette |
| head for | mettre le cap sur | nach … steuern |
| head up | lofer | anluven |
| headland | point | Landspitze |
| headroom | hauteur sous barrots | lichte Höhe |
| head-sail | foc | Vorsegel (Fock) |
| headway | erre | Vorwärtsfahrt |
| heating | chauffage | Heizung |
| heave to | en vire ?? | beidrehen |
| heavy (humid) | lourd | stickich |
| heavy (rain) | abondant | stark |
| heavy shower | grain | Starkregen |
| heel | gîte | Krängung |
| heel (to) | gîter | krängen |
| height | hauteur | Höhe |
| helm(sman) | barre(ur) | Steuer(-man) |
| high and dry | échoué à sec | gestrandet |
| high pressure | anticyclone | Hoch |
| high tide | marée haute | Tide |
| high voltage | haute tension | Hochspannung |
| high water | pleine mer | Hochwasser |
| hinge | charnière | Scharnier |
| hire | location | Vermietung |
| hire (to) | louer | mieten |
| hitch | noeud | Knoten |
| hoist | hisser | hissen |
| hold | cale | Laderaum |
| hold one’s course | suivre tout droit le chemin | Kurs halten |
| horizon | horizon | Horizont |
| horn | corne | Horn, Sirene |
| horsepower(hp of engine) | chevaux | PS |
| hour | heure | Stunde |
| hp (horsepower of engine) | CV (chevaux) | PS |
| hull | coque | Rumpf |
| hull length | longeur coque | Rumpflänge |
| hurricane | ouragan | Orkan |
| hypothermia | hypothermie | Unterkülung |
| I | ||
| ice | glace | Eis |
| ice floe | iceberg | Eisscholle |
| iceberg | iceberg | Eisberg |
| improve | améliorer | verbessern |
| inboard | inboard | innerbords |
| inch (distance) | pouce | Zoll (2,54cm) |
| increasing | augmentant | ansteigend |
| inflatable (dinghy) | zodiac | Schlauchboot |
| instruction | instruction | Anweisung |
| instructor | maître | Ausbilder |
| insulated return | masse isolée | Isolierte Masse |
| insurance | assurance | Versicherung |
| intermittent | intermittent | unterbrochen |
| iron | fer | Eisen |
| island | île | Insel |
| islet | îlot | Kleine Insel |
| isobar | isobare | Isobar |
| isolated | isolé | isoliert |
| isolating switch | coupe batterie | Hauptschalter |
| J | ||
| jackstay | contre-étai | |
| jamming cleat | cabrion à serrement | Schotklemme |
| jetty | jetée | Pier |
| jib | foc | Fock |
| jibe (to) | empanner | halsen |
| jibsheet | écoute de foc | Fockschot |
| jumper stay | guignol | |
| jury rig | greement e fortune | Notsegel |
| K | ||
| keel | quille | Kiel |
| keel (lifting) | dériveur | Schwert |
| ketch | ketch | Ketsch |
| kicking strap | hale-bas | Baumniederholer |
| knot (rope) | noeud | Knoten |
| knot (speed) | noeud | Knoten |
| knot (to) | faire un noeud | knoten |
| L | ||
| lake | lac | See |
| laminar flow | écoulement laminaire | laminare Strömung |
| land | terre | Land |
| land breeze | brise de terre | Landwind |
| landing place | point d’accostage | Landungsplatz |
| landmark | amers | Landmarke |
| lanyard | amarrage | Taljereep |
| lash | amarrer | anbinden |
| lashing | aiguillette | Zeising |
| latitude | latitude | Breitengrad |
| lay up | désarmer, déséquiper, mettre en rade | abtakeln |
| lazy jack | lazy jacks | Lazy Jack |
| leading light | feu d’alignement | Richtfeuer |
| lee helm | ardent | leegierig |
| leeboard | aile | Seitenschwert |
| leech | chute | Achterliek |
| leeward (of) | sous le vent | leewärts |
| leeway | dérive | Abdrift |
| length (hull) | longeur coque | Rumpflänge |
| length (overall) | longeur | Länge üer Alles |
| length (waterline) | longeur flottaison | Länge Wasserlinie |
| life-boat | canot de sauvetage | Rettungsboot |
| life-buoy | bouée de sauvetage | Rettungsboje |
| life-jacket | gilet de sauvetage | Rettungsweste |
| life-raft | radeau de sauvetage | Rettungsinsel |
| lift (of foil) | portance | Auftrieb |
| lifting keel | dériveur | Schwert |
| light (illum.) | feu | Licht |
| light (weight) | léger | leicht |
| light air | très légère brise | Leichtwind |
| light breeze | brise légère | Leichte Brise |
| lighter | péniche | Leichter |
| lighthouse | phare | Leuchtturm |
| lighthouse keeper | gardien de phare | Leuchtturmwärter |
| lightning | éclair, foudre | Blitz |
| light-ship | bateau-feu | Leuchtschiff |
| local | locale | örtlich |
| local time | heure locale | Ortszeit |
| loch (Scotland) | lac | See |
| lock | écluse | Schleuse |
| lock-nut | contre-écrou | Stoppmutter |
| log (-book) | journal de bord, livre de bord | Logbuch |
| log (speed) | loch | Logge |
| longitude | longitude | Lägengrad |
| lough (Ireland) | lac | See |
| low pressure | basse pression | Tief |
| low tide | basse mer, marée basse | Ebbe |
| low voltage | basse tension | Niederspannung |
| low water | basse mer | Niedrigwasser |
| lower shroud | bas hauban | Unterwante |
| luff (sail) | guindant | Vorliek |
| luff (to) | lofer | anluven |
| lugger | lougre | Lugger |
| lugsail | voile à bourcet | Luggersegel |
| lull | accalmie | Windstille |
| M | ||
| magnetic North | Nord magnétique | Magnetischer Nordpol |
| mainmast | grand mât | Hauptmast |
| mainsail | grande voile | Gross-segel |
| mainsheet | écoute de grand-voile | gross-schot |
| man overboard | homme à la mer | Mann über Bord |
| map | carte | Karte |
| marine | marin | Meeres- . . . |
| marina | port plaisance | Yachthafen |
| marine surveyor | expert maritime | Bootsexperte |
| mariner | marin | Seemann |
| maritime | maritime | Schiffahrts betreffend |
| mark (buoy) | marque | Tonne |
| mast | mât | Mast |
| mast crane | grue | Mastkran |
| mast head | tête de mât | Masttopp |
| master mariner | capitaine de long cours | Kapitän |
| mean (sea) level | niveau moyen | Höhe des Mittlewassers |
| medium air | brise | Briese |
| Mercator projection | projection de Mercator | Mercatorentwurf |
| merchant navy | marine marchande | Berufsschiffahrt |
| merchant ship | navire de commerce | Komerz. Schiff |
| meridian | méridien | Meridian |
| midship | au milieu du navire | mittschiffs |
| minute (of arc) | minute | Minute (Kreis-) |
| mist | brume légère | Nebel |
| mizzenmast | mât d’artimon | Besanmast |
| mizzensail | voile d’artimon | Besanstagsegel |
| moderate | modéré | gemässigt |
| moderate (sea) | agitée | mässiger Wellengang |
| moderate breeze | brise jolie | mässige Briese |
| moderating | décroissant, molissant | abschwächend |
| moor (to) | amarrer | anlegen |
| mooring | mouillage, poste d’amarrage | Mooring |
| mooring line | câble d’amarre | Festmacher |
| motor | moteur | Motor |
| motorsailer | voilier mixte | Motorsegler |
| moving | se déplaçant | bewegen |
| N | ||
| nail | clou | Nagel |
| nautical almanac | almanach nautique | Nautisches Jahrbuch |
| nautical mile (1852m) | mille nautique | Nautische Meile |
| navigate | naviguer, piloter | navigieren |
| navigation lights | feu de navigation | Navigationslichter |
| navigator | navigateur | Navigateur |
| neap tide | morte-eau | Nippflut |
| near gale | grand frais | fast Orkanstärke |
| nimbus | nimbus | Nimbus |
| North | nord | Nord |
| North Pole | Pôle Nord | Nordpol |
| North-East | nord-est | Nord-Ost |
| North-North-East | nord-nord-est | Nord-Nord=Ost |
| North-North-West | nord-nord-ouest | Nort-Nord-West |
| North-West | nord-ouest | Nord-West |
| nut | écrou | Mutter (f. Schraube) |
| O | ||
| oar | rame | Ruder, Riemen |
| oarlock (rowlock) | tolet | Dolle |
| occasional | épars | zeitweise |
| occluded | couvert | bedeckt |
| occluded front | front occlus | Okklusionsfront |
| ocean | océan | Ozean |
| offshore (geographic) | au large | Offene See |
| offshore category (yacht) | première categorie | Hochsee Kategorie |
| offshore wind | vent de terre | Landwind |
| one-design | course-croisière | Klassenboot |
| onshore | proche de littoral | Küstennähe |
| open sea | large | Hochsee |
| outboard | hors-bord | ausserboard |
| outboard motor | moteur hors-bors | Aussenborder |
| outhaul | bosse d’empointure | Unterliekstrecker |
| outlook | tendance ultérieure | Aussicht |
| outrigger | arc boutant | Ausleger |
| overall length | longeur | Länge üer Alles |
| overboard | par-dessus bord | überbord |
| P | ||
| Pacific (Ocean) | (Océan) Pacifique | Pazifischer Ozean |
| paddle | pagaie | Paddel |
| paddle (to) | pagayer | paddeln |
| painter | bosse | Fangleine |
| parallel (geography) | parallèle | parallel |
| peninsula | péninsule, presqu’île | Halbinsel |
| pennant | flamme, (pavillon) | Stander, Wimpel |
| petrol | essence | Benzin |
| pier | jetée | Pier |
| pilot | pilote | Pilot |
| pilotage book | instructions nautiques | Törnführer |
| pin | goupille | Splint |
| pinched to | au près | zu hard am Wind |
| pitch (motion) | tanguer | stampfen |
| pitch (tar) | poix | Pech |
| pitch pole | sancir | kopfüber (kentern) |
| plank | planche | Planke |
| planking | planches | Beplankung |
| plastic | plastique | Plastik |
| plate | plaque | Platte |
| pleasure sailing | plaisance | Hobby-segeln |
| pleasure sailor | plaisancier | Hobby-Segler |
| plywood | contre-plaqué | Sperrholz |
| point (land) | point | Spitze (Land-) |
| point (of sailing) | allure | richten (auf) |
| pole | pôle | Pol |
| pole (long and round) | flèche | Stange, Pfahl |
| polyester | polyester | Polyester |
| pontoon | ponton | Pnton |
| poor (weather) | mauvais | Schlecht |
| port (direction) | sabord | Backbord (links) |
| port (side) | bâbord | Backbord |
| port (town) | port | Hafen |
| port tack | bâbord amures | Wind auf Backbord |
| port-hole | hublot | Luke |
| power | puissance | Leistung |
| practise | pratique | praktizieren |
| precipitation | précipitation | Niederschlag |
| pre-heating (diesel) | préchauffage | vorheizen |
| pressure | pression | Druck |
| proa | proa | Proa |
| propeller | hélice | Propeller |
| propeller shaft | arbre d’hélice | Antriebswelle |
| prow | proue | Bugüberhang |
| pull taut (rope) | raidir | anziehen |
| pulley (block) | poulie | Block |
| pulpit | chaire | Bugkorb |
| pump | pompe | Pumpe |
| pushpit | balcon arrière | Heck-korb |
| Q | ||
| quadrant (for rudder) | octant | Quadrant (Ruder-) |
| quarter | à l’arrière | Bootsende |
| quay | quai | Kai |
| R | ||
| race (competition) | course | Regatta |
| race (tidal) | raz de courant | Stromschnelle |
| race committee | comité de la course | Regattaleitung |
| race officer | officier de la course | Regatta-Angestellter |
| racing yacht | course-croisière | Rennboot |
| radar | radar | Radar |
| radio | radio | Radio (Funk etc) |
| Radio Direction Finder (RDF) | radio gonio | Peilempfänger |
| radio receiver | récepteur radio | Radioempfänger |
| radio transmitter | émetteur radio | Radiosender |
| rain | pluie | Regen |
| rainy | pleuvoir | regnerisch |
| ratline | enfelchûre | Webleine |
| rawl nut | cheville en néoprène | Poly-Stoppmutter |
| RDF (Radio Direction Finder) | radio gonio | Peilempfänger |
| reach (to) | largue | raumwindig |
| reaching | vent de travers | raumwindig segeln |
| rectifier | pont de diodes | Gleichrichter |
| reef (rock) | récif | Riff |
| reef (sail) | ris | Reff |
| reef (to) | prendre un ris | reffen |
| reef knot | noeud plat | Kreuzknoten |
| reef-band | bande de ris | Reffbändsel |
| reefing point | ris | Reffpunkt |
| regatta | régate | Regatta |
| relay (electric) | relais | Relais |
| rent | louer | Miete |
| rent (to) | louer | mieten |
| rental | location | Vermietung |
| repair kit | trousse de réparations | Reperaturkit |
| rescue | sauvetage | Rettung |
| rescue boat | bateau de sauvetage | Lebensrettungsboot |
| rib | membre | Spant |
| rig / rigging | gréement | Takelage |
| ripple | ondulation | kleine Wellen |
| rise (of tide) | montée | ansteigen |
| rising tide | marée montante | steigende Tide (Flut) |
| risk (of) | menace (de) | Risiko |
| river | rivière | Fluss |
| river (large) | fleuve | Fluss |
| roach | chute | Achterliekskrümmung |
| roads | rades | Schiffahrtsweg |
| rock | roche | Felsen |
| roll (to) | rouler | rollen |
| roller furling | foc enroule | Fockroller |
| roller reefing | voils enroule | Rollreffanlage |
| rope | bout | Tauwerk |
| ropework | cordage | Tauwerk |
| rotor | rotor | Rotor |
| rough (sea) | agité | unruhige See |
| round (a mark) | passer une bouée | umrunden |
| row (to) | faire aller à la rame | rudern |
| rowing (sport) | aviron | Rudern |
| rowing bench | banc de nagem | Ruderbank |
| rowing boat | canot à rames | Ruderboot |
| rowlock (British) | dame de nage | Rudergabel |
| rubber dinghy | canot pneumatique | Schlauchboot |
| rudder | safran | Ruder |
| run | vent arrière | Wind achterlich |
| running | vent arrière | mit achterlichem Wind |
| running before the wind | au portant | mit achterlichem Wind |
| running lights | feu de navigation | Fahrtlichter |
| running rigging | gréement courant | Fallen und Schoten |
| S | ||
| sail | voile | Segel |
| sail area | surface voile | Segelfläche |
| sail plan | gréement | Segelauslegung |
| sailboard (windsurfer) | planche à voile | Windsurfer |
| sailing | navigation | Segeln |
| sailing boat | voilier | Segelboot |
| sailing centre | centre nautique | Segelcenter |
| sailing club | club nautique | Segelklub |
| sailing dinghy | dériveur | Segeljolle |
| sailing school | école de voile | Segelschule |
| sailing ship | grand voilier | Grossegler |
| sailmaker | maître voilier | Segelmacher |
| sailor | marin | Segler/-in |
| salt water | eau de mer | Meerwasser |
| sand | sable | Sand |
| sand bar | banc de sable | Sandbank |
| sandy | sablonneux | sandig |
| scattered (weather) | épars | vereinzelt |
| schooner | goelette | Schoner |
| screw | vis | Schraube |
| scupper | dalot | Speigatt |
| sea | mer | Meer |
| sea bed | fond de la mer | Meeresboden |
| sea bottom | fond de la mer | Meeresboden |
| sea breeze | brise (de mer) | Seewind |
| sea front | bord de mer | Küste |
| sea level | niveau de la mer | Meereshöhe |
| sea spray | embruns | Seemist |
| sea state | état de la mer | Zustand des Meeres |
| seacock | vanne | Seeventil |
| seafaring | de marin | seefahrend |
| seagoing | de haute mer | Hochseetüchtig |
| seashore | bord de (la) mer | Meeresküste |
| seasick (to be) | avoir mal de mer | seekrank |
| seasickness | mal de mer | Seekrankheit |
| seat | siège | Sitz |
| seaworthy | en état de naviguer | seetüchtig |
| second (of arc) | seconde | Sekunde |
| self-bailer | vide-vite | selbstlenzend |
| series (circuit) | série | Reihe (in) |
| series (races) | série | Reihe |
| severe weather warning | avis de coup de vent | Stumwarnung |
| sextant | sextant | Sextant |
| shackle | manille | Schäkel |
| shackle spanner | démanilleur | Schäkelöffner |
| shallow | peu profond | flach |
| shallow draft | petit tirant d’eau | kleiner Tiefgang |
| shallow low | marais barométrique | flaches Tief |
| shallows | hauts-fonds | Untiefen |
| sheet | écoute | Schot |
| sheet bend (single) | noeud découte | Schotstek |
| sheet in | tirer | dichtholen |
| sheet out | lâcher | lose geben |
| shingle | galets | Kies |
| ship | navire | Schiff |
| ship’s chandler | shipchandler | Schiffsausrüster |
| ship’s log | livre de bord | Logbuch |
| ship’s papers | papiers de bateau | Schiffspapiere |
| shoal | hauts-fonds | flach |
| shore | rivage | Ufer |
| short wave | BLU | Kurzwelle |
| shower (heavy) | ondée | Schauer (heftig) |
| shower (rain) | averse | Schauer |
| shroud | hauban | Want |
| shunt (elec.) | shunt | Nebenwiderstand |
| signal | signal | Signal |
| sink (to) | couler | sinken |
| sinking | en train de couler | sinkend |
| skeg | Skeg | |
| skein | écheveau | Strang |
| skipper | chef de bord | Skipper |
| slacken | arquée | fieren |
| sleet | neige et pluie | Schneeeregen |
| slight | faible, un peu | schwach |
| slip | cale | Slip |
| sloop | sloop | Slup |
| slow | lent | langsam |
| smooth (sea) | belle | glatt |
| snap hook | mousqueton | Karabienerhacken |
| snap shackle | mousqueton automatique | Schnappschäkel |
| snatch block | poulie ouvrante | Klappblock |
| snow | neige | Schnee |
| solenoid | contacteur | Relais |
| sounding | sondage | Tiefenmessung |
| South | sud | Süd |
| South Pole | Pôle Sud | Südpol |
| South-East | sud-est | Süd-Ost |
| South-South-East | sud-sud-est | Süd-Süd-Ost |
| South-South-West | sud-sud-ouest | Süd-Süd-West |
| South-West | sud-ouest | Süd-West |
| sou’wester (hat) | chapeau imperméable (de marin) | Südwester (Hut) |
| sou’wester (wind) | vent de sud-ouest | Südwester |
| spar | espar | Holm |
| spare part | pièce détachée | Ersatzteil |
| spinnaker (spi) | spi(-nnaker) | Spinnaker |
| spinnaker pole | tangon | Spinnakerbaum |
| splice | épissure | Spleiss |
| split pin | goupille fendue | Splint |
| spray | embruns | Gischt |
| spreader | barre de flèche | Saling |
| spring tide(s) | vives eaux | Springflut |
| squall | rafale, grain | Böe |
| stainless steel | inox | rostfreier Stahl |
| stanchion | chandelier | Seerelingsstützen |
| standing rigging | gréement dormant | Stehendes Gut |
| starboard | tribord | Steuerbord |
| starboard tack | tribord amures | Wind an Steuerbord |
| start (race) | départ, partir | Start |
| starter (motor) | démarreur | Anlasser |
| starter (official) | starter | Starter |
| stator | stator | Stator |
| stay | étai | Stag |
| staysail | trinquette | Stagfock |
| steel | acier | Stahl |
| stem | étrave | Vordersteven |
| stern | poupe, arrière | Heck |
| storm | tempête | Sturm |
| storm jib | tourmentin | Sturmfock |
| storm trysail | voile de cap | Sturmsegel |
| storm warning | avis de tempête | Sturmwarnung |
| stratus | stratus | Stratus |
| strip (flat) | latte | Latte |
| strong breeze | vent frais | Starkwind |
| strong gale | fort coup de vent | Sturm |
| strop | estrope | Stropp |
| sun | soleil | Sonne |
| sunny interval | éclaircie | teilweise sonnig |
| surf | ressac | Brandung |
| swell | houle | Dünung |
| swim | nager | schwimmen |
| swing bridge | pont tournant | Schwingbrücke |
| T | ||
| tack (to) | virer | wenden |
| tack (zig-zag) | louvoyer | kreuzen |
| tackle | palan | Flaschenzug |
| tank | réservoir | Tank |
| tell-tale | révélateur | Trimmfäden |
| temperature | température | Temperatur |
| tender | annexe | Beiboot |
| thermometer | thermomètre | Thermometer |
| thunder | tonnerre | Donner |
| thunderstorm | orage | Gewitter |
| thundery | orageux | gewitterig |
| thwart (bench) | banc | Ducht, Ruderbank |
| tidal race | raz de courant | Gezeitenstrom |
| tide | marée | Gezeiten |
| tide table | annuaire des marées | Tidenkalender |
| tighten (rope) | raidir | anspannen |
| tiller | barre (du gouvernail) | Pinne |
| tiller extension | stick | Pinnenausleger |
| time | temps | Zeit |
| time zone | fuseau horaire | Zeitzone |
| toe rail | rail de fargue | Fussreling |
| toggel | mousqueton a emerillion | Wirbelschäkel |
| tonnage | jauge | Verdrängung |
| topmast | mât de flèche | Toppmast |
| topping lift | balancine | Hänger |
| topsides | oeuvres mortes | Deck |
| tow (to pull) | haler, remorquer | schleppen |
| towline | filin de remorque | Schleppleine |
| trailer sailer | habitation transportable | trailerbare Yacht |
| training | instruction | Ausbildung |
| transom | tableau | Heckspiegel |
| traveller (track) | barre d’écoute | Traveller |
| trim | régler | Trimm |
| true course | vrai cap | Wahrer Kurs |
| true North | Nord géographique | rechtweisendes Nord |
| true wind | vent réel | wahrer Wind |
| twine | ficelle | Zwirn |
| twin-keel | biquille | Kimmkiel |
| typhoon | typhon | Wirbelsturm |
| U | ||
| unballasted | non-lesté | ohne Ballast |
| underside | oeuvres vives | Unterseite |
| underwater | sous-marin | unter Wasser |
| universal joint | cardan | Kardangelenk |
| unsinkable | insubmersible | unsinkbar |
| upstream | vers l’amont | stromaufwärts |
| upwind | au vent | Windaufwärts |
| V | ||
| vang | hale-bas | Baumniederholer |
| variable (wind) | variable | veränderlich |
| variation | déclinaison | Abweichung |
| v-bottom | v-coque | V-Rumpf |
| veering | tournant, virant | drehend |
| vessel | vaisseau | Schiff |
| VHF | VHF | UKW |
| volt | volt | Volt |
| voltage | tension | Spannung |
| voltage regulator | regulateur de tension | Spannungsregler |
| W | ||
| wake | sillage | Kielwasser, Heckwelle |
| warm front | front chaud | Warmluftfront |
| warp | orin | Warp |
| watch (crew) | hommes de quart | Wachman |
| watch (period) | quart | Wache |
| water | eau | Wasser |
| water (fresh) | eau douce | Frischwasser |
| water (salt) | eau de mer | Meerwasser |
| water lighter | bateau citerne | Wassertransportschiff |
| water tank | réservoir à eau | Wassertank |
| waterline | ligne de flottaison | Wasserlinie |
| waterline length | longeur flottaison | Länge Wasserlinie |
| watermaker | dessalinsateur | Desalinationsanlage |
| waterproof | imper(méable) | wasserdicht |
| wave | vague | Welle |
| waypoint | point de route | Wegpunkt |
| weather | temps | Wetter |
| weather report | météo | Wetterbericht |
| weekly rate | taux par semaine | Wochentarif |
| weight (displacement) | poids | Gewicht |
| West | ouest | West |
| wet suit | combinaison | Neoprenanzug |
| wharf | quai | Kai |
| wheel (ship’s) | barre à roue | Steuerrad |
| whipping twine | gros fil | Garnumwicklung |
| white horse | mouton | Schaumkrone |
| widespread | étendu | weit verbreited |
| winch | winch | Winsch |
| winch-handle | manivelle | Winschkurbel |
| wind | vent | Wind |
| wind force | force du vent | Windstärke |
| wind surfer | planche à voile | Windsurfer |
| winding | bobine | Wicklung |
| windlass | guindeau | Ankerwinde |
| windward (of) | au vent de | windwärts |
| wire (cable) | fil (de fer) | Kabel |
| wire (electric) | fil (électrique) | Kabel |
| wood | bois | Holz |
| wreck | épave | Wreck |
| X | ||
| x-ray | radiografie | Röntgenbild |
| Y | ||
| yacht | croisière | Yacht |
| yacht (motor) | bateau moteur | Motorboot |
| yacht club | club nautique | Segelklub |
| yacht harbour | port de plaisance | Segelhafen |
| yard (boat-) | chantier naval | Werft |
| yard (measure) | yard | Yard (0,9m) |
| yawl | yawl | Yawl |
| year | année | Jahr |
| Z | ||
| zero | zero | Null |
| | ||
| Français | Anglais | Allemand |
|---|---|---|
| à la dérive | adrift | driften |
| à l’arrière | aft | Hinten |
| à l’arrière | astern | achtern |
| à l’arrière | quarter | Bootsende |
| à terre | ashore | landwärts |
| abattre | bear away | abfallen |
| abondant | heavy (rain) | stark |
| aborder | board (to) | entern |
| accalmie | lull | Windstille |
| accastillage | deck equipment | Deckausrüstung |
| acier | steel | Stahl |
| acte de francisation | certificate of registry | Flaggenzertifikat |
| affraîchissant | freshening | auffrischend |
| agité | rough (sea) | unruhige See |
| agitée | moderate (sea) | mässiger Wellengang |
| aide à flottabilité | buoyancy aid | Auftriebshilfe |
| aiguillette | lashing | Zeising |
| aile | foil | Tragfläche |
| aile | leeboard | Seitenschwert |
| aile | patte | fluke,Flunke |
| allure | point (of sailing) | richten (auf) |
| almanach nautique | nautical almanac | Nautisches Jahrbuch |
| alternateur | alternator | Lichtmaschiene |
| amarrage | lanyard | Taljereep |
| amarrer | lash | anbinden |
| amarrer | moor (to) | anlegen |
| améliorer | improve | verbessern |
| amers | landmark | Landmarke |
| ampère | amp(ere) | Ampere |
| ampoule | bulb | Lampe |
| ancre | anchor | Anker |
| anémomètre | Anemometer | Windmessgerät |
| angle du vent sur une voile | angle of attack | Anstellwinkel (Segel, Wind) |
| année | year | Jahr |
| annexe | dinghy | Beiboot |
| annexe | tender | Beiboot |
| annuaire des marées | tide table | Tidenkalender |
| anse | bight | Los (Leine) |
| anticyclone | anticyclone | Hoch |
| anticyclone | high pressure | Hoch |
| apparaux de mouillage | ground tackle | Grundgeschirr |
| appel | hail (cry | shout),rufen |
| arbre d’hélice | propeller shaft | Antriebswelle |
| arc boutant | outrigger | Ausleger |
| ardent | lee helm | leegierig |
| armer (une bateau) | commission | in Betrieb nehmen |
| arquée | slacken | fieren |
| artifice éclairant | flare | Leuchtrakete |
| assurance | insurance | Versicherung |
| Atlantique (océan) | Atlantic (ocean) | Atlantik |
| au large | offshore (geographic) | Offene See |
| au milieu du navire | amidships | mittschiffs |
| au milieu du navire | midship | mittschiffs |
| au portant | running before the wind | mit achterlichem Wind |
| au portant (vent) | before the wind | achterlicher Wind |
| au près | beating | kreuzen |
| au près | close-hauled | hart am Wind |
| au près | pinched to | zu hard am Wind |
| au vent | upwind | Windaufwärts |
| au vent de | windward (of) | windwärts |
| augmentant | increasing | ansteigend |
| avant | étrave | bow,Bug |
| avant-pont | foredeck | Vorderdeck |
| averse | shower (rain) | Schauer |
| aviron | rowing (sport) | Rudern |
| avis de coup de vent | gale, storm warning | Sturmwarnung |
| avoir mal de mer | seasick (to be) | seekrank |
| bâbord | port (side) | Backbord |
| bâbord amures | port tack | Wind auf Backbord |
| bac | ferry | ferry,Fähre |
| baie | bay | Bucht |
| balai (electrique) | brush (electric) | Bürsten (elektrisch) |
| balancine | topping lift | Hänger |
| balcon arrière | pushpit | Heck-korb |
| balisage | buoyage | Bojen-Markierung |
| balise satellite | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) | ERIP |
| balise satellite | EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) | ERIP |
| banc | thwart (bench) | Ducht, Ruderbank |
| banc de brouillard | fog bank | Nebelbank |
| banc de nagem | rowing bench | Ruderbank |
| banc de sable | sand bar | Sandbank |
| bande de ris | reef-band | Reffbändsel |
| barberhaule | barberhauler | Barberhauler |
| barge | barge | Kahn |
| baromètre | barometer | Barometer |
| barre (du gouvernail) | tiller | Pinne |
| barre à roue | wheel (ship’s) | Steuerrad |
| barre de flèche | spreader | Saling |
| barre d’écoute | traveller (track) | Traveller |
| barreur | helm(sman) | Steuer(-man) |
| bas hauban | lower shroud | Unterwante |
| basse mer | low water | Niedrigwasser |
| basse mer | marée basse | low tide,Ebbe |
| basse pression | low pressure | Tief |
| basse tension | low voltage | Niederspannung |
| bassin | basin | Becken |
| bassin de radoub | dock (dry) | Trockendock |
| bastaque | backstay | Backstag |
| bateau | boat | Boot |
| bateau citerne | water lighter | Wassertransportschiff |
| bateau de comité | committee boat | Boot der Rennleitung |
| bateau de sauvetage | rescue boat | Lebensrettungsboot |
| bateau moteur | yacht (motor) | Motorboot |
| bateau-feu | light-ship | Leuchtschiff |
| batterie | pile | battery,Batterie |
| beau temps | fair weather | Gutes Wetter |
| beau temps | good weather | Schönwetter |
| beaupré | bowsprit | Bugsprit |
| belle | smooth (sea) | glatt |
| béquille | beaching leg | Bootstütze |
| biquille | bilge, twin keel | Kimmkiel |
| bitte | bitt | Poller |
| bitte d’amarrage | bollard | Belegpoller |
| BLU | short wave | Kurzwelle |
| bobine | winding | Wicklung |
| bois | wood | Holz |
| boîte | casing | Gehäuse |
| boîte de vitesses | gearbox | Getriebe |
| bôme | boom | Baum (Mast-) |
| bon plein | beat to (windward) | Aufkreuzen |
| bord de (la) mer | seashore | Meeresküste |
| bord de mer | sea front | Küste |
| bordure | foot (sail) | Fussliek |
| bosse | painter | Fangleine |
| bosse d’empointure | outhaul | Unterliekstrecker |
| bossoir | davit | Davit |
| bouchain | chine | Knickspante |
| bouée | buoy | Boje |
| bouée de sauvetage | life-buoy | Rettungsboje |
| bouline | noeud de chaise | bowline,Palstek |
| boulon | bolt | Bolzen |
| bout | rope | Tauwerk |
| bras | aka (cross-beam) | Arm |
| bras | brace | Brasse |
| bras | crossbeam | Verbindungsträger |
| brasse | fathom | 6 fuss (1.83m) |
| brise | breeze | Briese |
| brise (de mer) | sea breeze | Seewind |
| brise de terre | land breeze | Landwind |
| brise jolie | breeze (moderate) | Mässiger Wind |
| brise légère | light breeze | Leichte Brise |
| brise-lames | breakwater | Wellenbrecher |
| bronze | bronze | Bronze |
| brouillard | fog | Nebel |
| bruine | drizzle | Nieseregen |
| brume | haze | Dunstschleier |
| brume légère | mist | Nebel |
| C | ||
| cabestan | capstan | Spill (Ankerwinde) |
| cabine | cabin | Kabine |
| câble | cable (608ft or 20yrd) | Kabel (185,2m) |
| câble (electrique) | cable (electric) | Kabel (elektrisch) |
| câble d’amarre | mooring line | Festmacher |
| cabotage | coastal navigation | Küstennavigation |
| cabrion à serrement | jamming cleat | Schotklemme |
| cadène | chain-plate | Pütting |
| cale | bilge | Bilge |
| cale | hold | Laderaum |
| cale | slip | Slip |
| cale sèche | dry dock | Trockendock |
| calme | calm | ruhig |
| canot à rames | rowing boat | Ruderboot |
| canot de sauvetage | life-boat | Rettungsboot |
| canot pneumatique | rubber dinghy | Schlauchboot |
| cap | cape | Kap |
| cap compas | compass course | Kompasskurs |
| capitaine | captain | Kapitän |
| capitaine de long cours | master mariner | Kapitän |
| capitaine de port | harbourmaster | Hafenmeister |
| capitainerie | harbourmaster’s office | Hafenmeisterbüro |
| carburant | fuel | Treibstoff |
| cardan | universal joint | Kardangelenk |
| carte | map | Karte |
| carte marine | chart | Karte |
| centre nautique | sailing centre | Segelcenter |
| chaîne | cable (anker chain) | Ankertau |
| chaîne | chain | Kette |
| chaîne d’ancre | anchor chain | Ankerkette |
| chaire | pulpit | Bugkorb |
| chandelier | stanchion | Seerelingsstützen |
| changer de cap | change course | Kursänderung |
| chantier naval | boat yard | Schiffswerft |
| chantier naval | yard (boat-) | Werft |
| chapeau imperméable (de marin) | sou’wester (hat) | Südwester (Hut) |
| chargeur | charger | Ladegerät |
| charnière | hinge | Scharnier |
| chauffage | heating | Heizung |
| chavirer | capsize | kentern |
| chef de bord | skipper | Skipper |
| chenal | channel | Kanal |
| chevaux | horsepower(hp of engine) | PS |
| cheville en néoprène | rawl nut | Poly-Stoppmutter |
| chute | leech | Achterliek |
| chute | roach | Achterliekskrümmung |
| cirrus | cirrus | cirrus |
| cloison | bulkhead | Schott |
| clou | nail | Nagel |
| club nautique | yacht club | Segelklub |
| cockpit | cockpit | Plicht |
| combinaison | wet suit | Neoprenanzug |
| combinaison sèche | dry suit | Taucheranzug |
| comité de la course | race committee | Regattaleitung |
| commodore | commodore | Präsident |
| compartement de la chain | chain locker | Kettenkasten |
| compas (de mer) | compass | Kompass |
| compas de relèvement | handbearing compass | Peilkompass |
| cône-ancre | drogue | Schleppanker |
| contacteur | solenoid | Relais |
| continu | continuous | andauernd |
| contre | back | Sail gegen den Wind |
| contre-écrou | lock-nut | Stoppmutter |
| contre-étai | jackstay | |
| contre-plaqué | plywood | Sperrholz |
| convoi | convoy | Konvoy |
| coque | hull | Rumpf |
| cordage | ropework | Tauwerk |
| corde de chute avant | downhaul | Luffleine |
| corne | horn | Horn, Sirene |
| corne de brume | fog-horn | Nebelhorn |
| côte | coast | Küste |
| couchette | berth | Koje |
| couler | sink (to) | sinken |
| coup de vent | gale | Sturm |
| coupe batterie | isolating switch | Hauptschalter |
| courant (electric) | current (electric) | Strom (elektrisch) |
| courant (mer) | current (water) | Strömung |
| courir sur | bear down | abdrehen |
| courroie | drive belt | Keilriemen |
| course | race (competition) | Regatta |
| course-croisière | one-design | Klassenboot |
| course-croisière | racing yacht | Rennboot |
| couvert | occluded | bedeckt |
| croisière | yacht | Yacht |
| cruise croisièr | crossing | Kreuzfahrt |
| cuisine | gally | Kombüse |
| cuivre | copper | Kupfer |
| cuivre jaune | laiton | brass,Messing |
| cumulus | cumulus | cumulus |
| CV (chevaux) | hp (horsepower of engine) | PS |
| cyclone | cyclone | Tief |
| D | ||
| dalot | scupper | Speigatt |
| dame de nage | rowlock (British) | Rudergabel |
| de haute mer | seagoing | Hochseetüchtig |
| de marin | seafaring | seefahrend |
| déclinaison | declination | Missweisung |
| décroissant | molissant | moderating,abschwächend |
| défense | fender | Fender |
| degré | degree | Grad |
| démanilleur | shackle spanner | Schäkelöffner |
| démarreur | starter (motor) | Anlasser |
| démâté | dismasted | entmasted |
| départ | partir | start (race),Start |
| déplacement | displacement | Verdrängung |
| dépression | depression | Tiefdruckgebiet (Mulde) |
| dérive | leeway | Abdrift |
| dérive (quille de) | centre-board | Schwert |
| dérive-sabre | dagger-board | Schwert |
| dériveur | dinghy (sailing) | Jolle |
| désarmer | decommission | Ausserbetriebnahme |
| désarmer | déséquiper | mettre en rade,lay up,abtakeln |
| descendant | falling | fallend |
| descente | companionway | Niedergang |
| dessalinsateur | watermaker | Desalinationsanlage |
| détendre | lâcher | ease off,nachlassen |
| devenant | becoming (trend) | Trend |
| déviation | deviation | Fehlweisung (Abweichung) |
| diesel | diesel | Diesel |
| diminution | decrease | verringern |
| diode | diode | Diode |
| dock | dock | Dock |
| douanes | customs | Zoll |
| drapeau | flag (in general) | Fahne |
| drisse | halyard | Fall |
| droit à l’arrière | dead astern | genau rückwärts |
| droit debout | dead ahead | genau vorwärts |
| dynamo | dynamo | Lichtmaschine |
| eau | water | Wasser |
| eau de mer | salt water | Meerwasser |
| eau douce | fresh water | süsskwasser |
| eau douce | water (fresh) | Frischwasser |
| Echelle de Beaufort | Beaufort (wind scale) | Beaufort (windstärke) |
| écheveau | skein | Strang |
| écho-sondeur | echo sounder | Echolot |
| échoué | aground | auf Grund |
| échoué à sec | high and dry | gestrandet |
| éclair | foudre | lightning,Blitz |
| éclaircie | bright interval | Zwischezeitlich klar |
| écluse | lock | Schleuse |
| école de voile | sailing school | Segelschule |
| écoper l’eau | bail | lenzen |
| écopeur | bailer | Lenzer |
| écoulement | flow (of water) | Strömung |
| écoulement laminaire | laminar flow | Laminare Strömung |
| écoute | sheet | Schot |
| écoute de foc | jibsheet | Fockschot |
| écoute de grand-voile | mainsheet | gross-schot |
| écoutille | hatch | Luke |
| écrou | nut | Mutter (f. Schraube) |
| écume | foam | Schaum |
| électricité | electricity | Elektrizität |
| embruns | sea mist | Seemist |
| émetteur radio | radio transmitter | Radiosender |
| empannage | gybe | Halse |
| empanner | gybe (to) | halsen |
| en aval | down-river | flussabwärts |
| en avant | ahead | vorwärts |
| en ciseaux | goosewinged | Schmetterling |
| en état de naviguer | seaworthy | seetüchtig |
| en ligne de front | abreast | nebeneinander |
| en plein contre nous | dead against us | genau gegen uns |
| en train de couler | sinking | sinkend |
| en travers | abeam the wind | querab |
| en vire ?? | heave to | beidrehen |
| enfelchûre | ratline | Webleine |
| épars | occasional | zeitweise |
| épars | scattered (weather) | vereinzelt |
| épave | wreck | Wreck |
| épissure | splice | Spleiss |
| équateur | equator | Äquator |
| équipage | crew | Mannschaft |
| equipier | crew(man) | Sailor |
| erre | headway | Vorwärtsfahrt |
| espar | spar | Holm |
| essence | petrol | Benzin |
| est | East | Ost |
| estime | dead reckoning | genau in die Richtung |
| estrope | strop | Stropp |
| estuaire | estuary | Fluss mündung |
| étai | forestay | Vorstag |
| étai | stay | Stag |
| étai intermédiaire | cutter stay | Kutterstag |
| état de la mer | sea state | Zustand des Meeres |
| étendu | widespread | weit verbreited |
| étrave | stem | Vordersteven |
| être à flot | afloat (to be) | schwimmend |
| excitation | field (electric) | El. Feld |
| expert maritime | marine surveyor | Bootsexperte |
| extincteur | fire extinguisher | Feuerlöscher |
| faible | un peu | slight,schwach |
| faire aller à la rame | row (to) | rudern |
| faire un noeud | knot (to) | knoten |
| fémelot | gudgeon | Ruderöse |
| fer | iron | Eisen |
| ferler | furl (to) | (ein-)rollen |
| feu | light (illum.) | Licht |
| feu d’alignement | leading light | Richtfeuer |
| feu de navigation | navigation lights | Navigationslichter |
| fibre de verre | fibreglass | Glasfiber |
| fibre de verre | GRP (Glass-Reinforced Plastic) | Glasfiber |
| ficelle | twine | Zwirn |
| fil (de fer) | wire (cable) | Kabel |
| fil (électrique) | wire (electric) | Kabel |
| filin de remorque | towline | Schleppleine |
| filoir | fairlead | Schotdurchfürung |
| filtre | filter | Filter |
| fin | finish | Ende, Vollendung |
| flamme | (pavillon) | pennant,Stander, Wimpel |
| flèche | pole (long and round) | Stange, Pfahl |
| fleuve | river (large) | Fluss |
| flic | copper | Bulle |
| flot | flood tide | Flut |
| floteur | float | Schwimmer |
| flottabilité | buoyancy | Auftrieb |
| flotte | fleet | Flotte |
| flotter | float (to) | schwimmen |
| flotteur | ama | Schwimmer |
| flottile | flotilla | Flotille |
| foc | jib | Fock |
| foc enroule | roller furling | Fockroller |
| fond de la mer | sea bed | Meeresboden |
| force du vent | wind force | Windstärke |
| formation | formation | Formation |
| fort coup de vent | strong gale | Sturm |
| frais | fresh (weather) | Frisch |
| franc-bord | freeboard | Freibord |
| front | front (weather) | Front |
| front chaud | warm front | Warmluftfront |
| front froid | cold front | Kaltfront |
| front occlus | occluded front | Okklusionsfront |
| fuseau horaire | time zone | Zeitzone |
| fusée de détresse | distress rocket | Signalrakete |
| fusible | fuse (-wire) | Sicherung |
| gaffe | boat-hook | Bootshacken |
| galets | shingle | Kies |
| gal-hauban | cap shroud | Wanten |
| garde-côte | coastguard | Küstenwache |
| gardien de phare | lighthouse keeper | Leuchtturmwärter |
| gel | frost | Frost |
| genaker | genaker (cruising chute) | Genaker |
| génois | genoa | Genua |
| gilet de sauvetage | life-jacket | Rettungsweste |
| gîte | heel | Krängung |
| gîter | heel (to) | krängen |
| glace | ice | Eis |
| goelette | schooner | Schoner |
| golfe | gulf | Golf |
| goupille | pin | Splint |
| goupille fendue | split pin | Splint |
| GPS | GPS (Global Positioning System) | GPS |
| grain | heavy shower | Starkregen |
| grand frais | near gale | fast Orkanstärke |
| grand largue | broad reach | achterlicher als querab Wind |
| grand mât | mainmast | Hauptmast |
| grand voilier | sailing ship | Grossegler |
| grande voile | mainsail | Gross-segel |
| gréement | rig , rigging | Takelage |
| gréement | sail plan | Segelauslegung |
| gréement courant | running rigging | Fallen und Schoten |
| greement de fortune | jury rig | Notsegel |
| gréement dormant | standing rigging | Stehendes Gut |
| grêle | hail (weather) | Hagel |
| gros fil | whipping twine | Garnumwicklung |
| gros temps | foul weather | Sclechtwetter |
| grue | crane | Kran |
| grue roulante | boat-hoist | Bootskran |
| grueage | cranage | Krangebühr |
| guide du port | harbour guide | Hafenpilot |
| guignol | jumper stay | |
| guindant | luff (sail) | Vorliek |
| guindeau | anchor winch, windlass | Ankerwinde |
| Gulf Stream | Gulf Stream | Golfstrom |
| habitation transportable | trailer sailer | trailerbare Yacht |
| hale-bas | kicking strap, vang | Baumniederholer |
| haler | haul in | einholen |
| haler | remorquer | tow (to pull),schleppen |
| harnais | harness | Lifebelt |
| hauban | shroud | Want |
| haussière | hawser | Trosse |
| haute tension | high voltage | Hochspannung |
| hauteur | height | Höhe |
| hauteur sous barrots | headroom | lichte Höhe |
| hauts-fonds | shallows | Untiefen |
| hélice | propeller | Propeller |
| heure | hour | Stunde |
| heure locale | local time | Ortszeit |
| hiloire | coaming | Süllrand |
| hisser | hoist | hissen |
| homme à la mer | man overboard | Mann über Bord |
| hommes de quart | watch (crew) | Wachman |
| horizon | horizon | Horizont |
| hors-bord | outboard | ausserboard |
| houle | swell | Dünung |
| hublot | port-hole | Luke |
| hypothermie | hypothermia | Unterkülung |
| iceberg | floe | Treibeis |
| île | island | Insel |
| îlot | islet | Kleine Insel |
| imper(méable) | waterproof | wasserdicht |
| inboard | inboard | innerbords |
| induit | armature | Armaturen(-brett) |
| ingénieur-mécanicien | engineer | Mechaniker |
| inox | stainless steel | rostfreier Stahl |
| instruction | instruction | Anweisung |
| instructions nautiques | pilotage book | Törnführer |
| insubmersible | unsinkable | unsinkbar |
| intermittent | intermittent | unterbrochen |
| isobare | isobar | Isobar |
| isolé | isolated | isoliert |
| jauge | tonnage | Verdrängung |
| jetée | jetty, pier | Pier |
| journal de bord | livre de bord | log (-book),Logbuch |
| jusant | falling tide | ebben |
| ketch | ketch | Ketsch |
| lac | lake | See |
| lac | loch (Scotland) | See |
| lac | lough (Ireland) | See |
| lâcher | sheet out | lose geben |
| l’air | air | Luft |
| lame de fond | groundswell | Grundsee |
| lame d’étrave | bow wave | Bugwelle |
| large | open sea | Hochsee |
| largeur | beam (dimension) | Breite |
| largue | reach (to) | raumwindig |
| latitude | latitude | Breitengrad |
| latrine | head | Tolette |
| latte (voile) | batten | Latte |
| latte | strip (flat) | Latte |
| lazy jacks | lazy jack | Lazy Jack |
| l’eau potable | drinking water | Trinkwasser |
| léger | light (weight) | leicht |
| lent | slow | langsam |
| lest | ballast (weight) | Ballast |
| lesté | ballasted | ballastet |
| ligne d’arrivé | finishing line | Zielgerade |
| ligne de flottaison | waterline | Wasserlinie |
| livre de bord | ship’s log | Logbuch |
| locale | local | örtlich |
| location | hire, rental | Vermietung |
| loch | log (speed) | Logge |
| lofer | luff (to) | anluven |
| longeur | length (overall) | Länge üer Alles |
| longeur coque | hull length | Rumpflänge |
| longeur flottaison | waterline length | Länge Wasserlinie |
| longitude | longitude | Lägengrad |
| louer | hire (to) | mieten |
| louer | rent | Miete |
| lougre | lugger | Lugger |
| lourd | heavy (humid) | stickich |
| louvoyer | tack (zig-zag) | kreuzen |
| maître | instructor | Ausbilder |
| maître voilier | sailmaker | Segelmacher |
| mal de mer | seasickness | Seekrankheit |
| Manche | English Channel | Der Kanal |
| manche | handle | Stiel |
| manille | shackle | Schäkel |
| manivelle | winch-handle | Winschkurbel |
| marais barométrique | shallow low | flaches Tief |
| marée | tide | Gezeiten |
| marée descendante | jusant | ebb tide,Ebbe |
| marée haute | high tide | Tide |
| marée montante | rising tide | steigende Tide (Flut) |
| marin | marine | Meeres- . . . |
| marin | mariner, sailor | Seemann |
| marine marchande | merchant navy | Berufsschiffahrt |
| maritime | maritime | Schiffahrts betreffend |
| marque | mark (buoy) | Tonne |
| masse isolée | insulated return | Isolierte Masse |
| mât | mast | Mast |
| mât d’artimon | mizzenmast | Besanmast |
| mât de flèche | topmast | Toppmast |
| mât de misaine | foremast | Fockmast |
| mauvais | poor (weather) | Schlecht |
| mauvais temps | bad weather | Schlechtwetter |
| membre | rib | Spant |
| menace (de) | risk (of) | Risiko |
| mer | sea | Meer |
| méridien | meridian | Meridian |
| météo | weather report | Wetterbericht |
| météo | prévision | forecast,Wettervorhersage |
| mettre le cap sur | head for | nach … steuern |
| mille nautique | nautical mile (1852m) | Nautische Meile |
| minute | minute (of arc) | Minute (Kreis-) |
| modéré | moderate | gemässigt |
| montée | rise (of tide) | ansteigen |
| morte-eau | neap tide | Nippflut |
| moteur | engine, motor | Motor |
| moteur hors-bors | outboard motor | Aussenborder |
| mouillage | anchorage | Ankerplatz |
| mouillage | poste d’amarrage | mooring,Mooring |
| mouiller | drop anchor | ankern |
| mousqueton | snap hook | Karabienerhacken |
| mousqueton a emerillion | toggel | Wirbelschäkel |
| mousqueton automatique | snap shackle | Schnappschäkel |
| mouton | white horse | Schaumkrone |
| moutonneux | choppy | kabbelig |
| nager | swim | schwimmen |
| navigateur | navigator | Navigateur |
| navigation | sailing | Segeln |
| naviguer | piloter | navigate,navigieren |
| navire | ship | Schiff |
| navire de commerce | merchant ship | Komerz. Schiff |
| neige | snow | Schnee |
| neige et pluie | sleet | Schneeeregen |
| nimbus | nimbus | Nimbus |
| niveau de la mer | sea level | Meereshöhe |
| niveau moyen | mean (sea) level | Höhe des Mittlewassers |
| noeud | knot | Knoten |
| noeud (faire un) | bend (to) | anbendseln |
| noeud de cabestan | clove hitch | Webleinenstek |
| noeud de pêcheur | fisherman’s knot | |
| noeud de vache | granny knot | Einfachknoten |
| noeud découte | sheet bend (single) | Schotstek |
| noeud en demi-clé | half hitch | Halber-Schlag Knoten |
| noeud en huit | figure of eight (knot) | Achterknoten |
| noeud plat | reef knot | Kreuzknoten |
| non-lesté | unballasted | ohne Ballast |
| nord | North | Nord |
| Nord géographique | true North | rechtweisendes Nord |
| Nord magnétique | magnetic North | Magnetischer Nordpol |
| nord-est | North-East | Nord-Ost |
| nord-nord-est | North-North-East | Nord-Nord=Ost |
| nord-nord-ouest | North-North-West | Nort-Nord-West |
| nord-ouest | North-West | Nord-West |
| noyer | drown | ertrinken |
| noyer | flood (to) | fluten |
| nuage | cloud | Wolke |
| nuageux | cloudy | wolkig |
| océan | ocean | Ozean |
| octant | quadrant (for rudder) | Quadrant (Ruder-) |
| oeil | eye | Auge |
| oeuvres mortes | topsides | Deck |
| oeuvres vives | underside | Unterseite |
| officier de la course | race officer | Regatta-Angestellter |
| ondée | shower (heavy) | Schauer (heftig) |
| ondulation | ripple | kleine Wellen |
| orage | thunderstorm | Gewitter |
| orage avec des éclaires | electrical storm | Gewitter |
| orageux | thundery | gewitterig |
| orin | anchor warp | Ankerleine |
| ouest | West | West |
| ouragan | hurricane | Orkan |
| Pacifique Océan | Pacific (Ocean) | Pazifischer Ozean |
| pagaie | paddle | Paddel |
| pagayer | paddle (to) | paddeln |
| palan | tackle | Flaschenzug |
| papiers de bateau | ship’s papers | Schiffspapiere |
| par le travers | athwart | querab |
| parallèle | parallel (geography) | parallel |
| par-dessus bord | overboard | überbord |
| passer une bouée | round (a mark) | umrunden |
| passerelle | gang-plank | Landungssteg |
| pavillon | ensign (flag) | Flagge |
| pavillon de courtoisie | courtesy flag | Gastlandflagge |
| pavillons | bunting | Flaggenschmuck |
| pêche | fishing | angeln |
| péniche | barge (goods) | Lastkahn |
| péniche | lighter | Leichter |
| péninsule | presqu’île | peninsula,Halbinsel |
| perturbation | disturbance | Störung |
| petit largue | close reach | am Wind |
| petit tirant d’eau | shallow draft | kleiner Tiefgang |
| peu profond | shallow | flach |
| phare | lighthouse | Leuchtturm |
| pièce détachée | spare part | Ersatzteil |
| pied (anglais) | foot (distance) | Fuss (30,5cm) |
| pilote | pilot | Pilot |
| plage | beach | Strand |
| plaisance | pleasure sailing | Hobby-segeln |
| plaisancier | amateur sailor | Sportschiffer |
| planche | plank | Planke |
| planche à voile | sailboard (windsurfer) | Windsurfer |
| planches | planking | Beplankung |
| plaque | plate | Platte |
| plastique | plastic | Plastik |
| plat-bord | gunwale | Stromboard |
| plein vent arrière | dead running | voll achterlicher Wind |
| pleine mer | high water | Hochwasser |
| pleuvoir | rainy | regnerisch |
| plonger | dive | tauchen |
| pluie | rain | Regen |
| poids | displacement (weight) | Tonnage |
| poids | weight (displacement) | Gewicht |
| point | headland | Landspitze |
| point | point (land) | Spitze (Land-) |
| point d’accostage | landing place | Landungsplatz |
| point de route | waypoint | Wegpunkt |
| point de tire | attachment point (of sheet) | Schothorn |
| point d’écoute | clew | Schothorn |
| point estimé | estimated position | Geschätzte Position |
| poix | pitch (tar) | Pech |
| pôle | pole | Pol |
| Pôle Nord | North Pole | Nordpol |
| Pôle Sud | South Pole | Südpol |
| polyester | polyester | Polyester |
| pompe | pump | Pumpe |
| pompe de cale | bilge pump | Lenzpumpe |
| pont | deck | Deck |
| pont continu | flush deck | Flachdeck |
| pont de diodes | rectifier | Gleichrichter |
| pont de l’équipage | forecastle (focsle) | Vorderdeck |
| pont tournant | swing bridge | Schwingbrücke |
| ponton | pontoon | Pnton |
| port | harbour, port | Hafen |
| port de commerce | commercial port | Handels-Hafen |
| port de pêche | fishing harbour, port | Fischerhafen |
| port de plaisance | marina | Yachthafen |
| port d’échouage | drying port | Trockenhafen |
| portance | lift (of foil) | Auftrieb |
| porte-balais (electrique) | brush holder (electric) | Bürstenhalter (elektrisch) |
| pouce | inch (distance) | Zoll (2,54cm) |
| poulie | block | Block |
| poulie ouvrante | snatch block | Klappblock |
| poupe | arrière | stern,Heck |
| pratique | practise | praktizieren |
| préchauffage | pre-heating (diesel) | vorheizen |
| précipitation | precipitation | Niederschlag |
| premier secours | first aid | Erste Hilfe |
| première categorie | offshore category (yacht) | Hochsee Kategorie |
| prendre un ris | reef (to) | reffen |
| pression | pressure | Druck |
| proa | proa | Proa |
| proche de littoral | onshore | Küstennähe |
| profond | deep | tief |
| profondeur | depth | Tiefe |
| projection de Mercator | Mercator projection | Mercatorentwurf |
| proue | prow | Bugüberhang |
| puissance | power | Leistung |
| puits de dérive | centre-board casing | Schwertkasten |
| quai | quay | Kai |
| quart | watch (period) | Wache |
| quille | keel | Kiel |
| quille profonde | fin keel | Kurzkiel |
| radar | radar | Radar |
| radeau de sauvetage | life-raft | Rettungsinsel |
| rades | roads | Schiffahrtsweg |
| radio | radio | Radio (Funk etc) |
| radio gonio | RDF (Radio Direction Finder) | Peilempfänger |
| radiographi | x-ray | Röntgenbild |
| rafale | gust | Bö |
| rafale | grain | squall,Böe |
| raidir | tighten (rope) | anspannen |
| rail de fargue | toe rail | Fussreling |
| rame | oar | Ruder, Riemen |
| rapide | fast | schnell |
| raz de courant | tidal race | Gezeitenstrom |
| récepteur radio | radio receiver | Radioempfänger |
| récif | reef (rock) | Riff |
| régate | regatta | Regatta |
| régler | trim | Trimm |
| regulateur de tension | voltage regulator | Spannungsregler |
| relais | relay (electric) | Relais |
| relèvement | bearing | Peilung |
| réservoir | tank | Tank |
| réservoir à eau | water tank | Wassertank |
| réservoir de flottabilité | buoyancy bag, tank | Auftriebs-tank |
| résistance | drag | Widerstand |
| ressac | surf | Brandung |
| révélateur | tell-tale | Trimmfäden |
| ridoir (à vis) | bottle screw | Wantenspanner |
| ris | reef (sail) | Reff |
| rivage | shore | Ufer |
| rivière | river | Fluss |
| roche | rock | Felsen |
| rotor | rotor | Rotor |
| rouler | roll (to) | rollen |
| route | course | Kurs |
| sable | sand | Sand |
| sablonneux | sandy | sandig |
| sabord | port (direction) | Backbord (links) |
| safran | rudder | Ruder |
| sancir | pitch pole | kopfüber (kentern) |
| s’approfondissant | deepening | vertiefend |
| sauvetage | rescue | Rettung |
| se comblant | filling (weather) | füllend |
| se déplaçant | moving | bewegen |
| se dispersant | dispersing | verteilend |
| se mettre à quai | dock (to) | festmachen |
| seau | bucket | Eimer |
| s’échouer volontairement | ground (to) | auf Grund gehen |
| seconde | second (of arc) | Sekunde |
| sens | direction | Richtung |
| série | series (circuit) | Reihe (in) |
| s’étendant | extending | verlängern |
| sextant | sextant | Sextant |
| shipchandler | ship’s chandler | Schiffsausrüster |
| shunt | shunt (elec.) | Nebenwiderstand |
| siège | seat | Sitz |
| signal | signal | Signal |
| sillage | wake | Kielwasser, Heckwelle |
| sloop | sloop | Slup |
| smack | fishing smack | Fischkutter |
| soleil | sun | Sonne |
| sondage | sounding | Tiefenmessung |
| s’orientant (vent) | becoming (wind direction) | dreht nach (Wind) |
| sous le vent | leeward (of) | leewärts |
| sous-marin | underwater | unter Wasser |
| spi asymétrique | cruising chute | Spinnaker asymetrisch |
| spi(-nnaker) | spinnaker (spi) | Spinnaker |
| starter | starter (official) | Starter |
| stator | stator | Stator |
| stick | tiller extension | Pinnenausleger |
| stratus | stratus | Stratus |
| sud | South | Süd |
| sud-est | South-East | Süd-Ost |
| sud-ouest | South-West | Süd-West |
| sud-sud-est | South-South-East | Süd-Süd-Ost |
| sud-sud-ouest | South-South-West | Süd-Süd-West |
| suivre tout droit le chemin | hold one’s course | Kurs halten |
| sur l’arrière de | abaft | heckwärts |
| surface voile | sail area | Segelfläche |
| table du carte | chart table | Kartentisch |
| tableau | transom | Heckspiegel |
| tangon | spinnaker pole | Spinnakerbaum |
| tanguer | pitch (motion) | stampfen |
| taquet | cleat | Klampe |
| taux par jour | daily rate | Preis pro Tag |
| taux par semaine | weekly rate | Wochentarif |
| température | temperature | Temperatur |
| tempête | storm | Sturm |
| temps | time | Zeit |
| temps | weather | Wetter |
| temps universel | GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | Greenwich Zeit |
| tendance ultérieure | outlook | Aussicht |
| tension | voltage | Spannung |
| terre | land | Land |
| tête de mât | mast head | Masttopp |
| thermomètre | thermometer | Thermometer |
| tirant d’eau | draft | Tiefgang |
| tirer | sheet in | dichtholen |
| tolet | oarlock (rowlock) | Dolle |
| tonnerre | thunder | Donner |
| tourmentin | storm jib | Sturmfock |
| tournant | virant | veering,drehend |
| travers | beam on | raumschots |
| très légère brise | light air | Leichtwind |
| tribord | starboard | Steuerbord |
| tribord amures | starboard tack | Wind an Steuerbord |
| trinquette | staysail | Stagfock |
| trou de nable | drainage hole | Abfluss |
| trousse de réparations | repair kit | Reperaturkit |
| typhon | typhoon | Wirbelsturm |
| vague | wave | Welle |
| vague déferlante | breaker | Brecher |
| vaisseau | vessel | Schiff |
| vanne | seacock | Seeventil |
| variable | variable (wind) | veränderlich |
| v-coque | v-bottom | V-Rumpf |
| vent | wind | Wind |
| vent apparent | apparent wind | Scheinbarer Wind |
| vent arrière | running | mit achterlichem Wind |
| vent contraire | backing wind | back stehen (Wind) |
| vent de sud-ouest | sou’wester (wind) | Südwester |
| vent de terre | offshore wind | Landwind |
| vent de travers | reaching | raumwindig segeln |
| vent frais | strong breeze | Starkwind |
| vent réel | true wind | wahrer Wind |
| ventilateur | fan | Ventilator |
| vers l’amont | upstream | stromaufwärts |
| vers l’arrière | abaft the beam | achterlicher als querab |
| VHF | VHF | UKW |
| vide-vite | self-bailer | selbstlenzend |
| virer | about (going …) | wenden |
| virer | tack (to) | wenden |
| virer de bord | change tack | kreuzen |
| virer de bord | go about | wenden |
| vis | screw | Schraube |
| vit de mulet | gooseneck | |
| vives eaux | spring tide(s) | Springflut |
| voile | sail | Segel |
| voile à bourcet | lugsail | Luggersegel |
| voile d’artimon | mizzensail | Besanstagsegel |
| voile de cap | storm trysail | Sturmsegel |
| voile de misaine | foresail | Fock |
| voilier | sailing boat | Segelboot |
| voilier mixe | motorsailer | Motorsegler |
| voils enroule | roller reefing | Rollreffanlage |
| volt | volt | Volt |
| vrai cap | true course | Wahrer Kurs |
| winch | winch | Winsch |
| yard | yard (measure) | Yard (0,9m) |
| yawl | yawl | Yawl |
| yole | gig | Ruderboot |
| zero | zero | Null |
| zéro des cartes | chart datum | Bezugsdatum |
| zodiac | inflatable (dinghy) | Schlauchboot |
| | ||
| Deutsch | Englisch | Französisch |
|---|---|---|
| 6 fuss (1.83m) | fathom | brasse |
| abdrehen | bear down | courir sur |
| Abdrift | leeway | dérive |
| abfallen | bear away | abattre |
| Abfluss | drainage hole | trou de nable |
| abschwächend | moderating | décroissant, molissant |
| abtakeln | lay up | désarmer, déséquiper, mettre en rade |
| Abweichung | variation | déclinaison |
| Achterknoten | figure of eight (knot) | noeud en huit |
| achterlicher als querab | abaft the beam | vers l’arrière |
| achterlicher als querab Wind | broad reach | grand largue |
| achterlicher Wind | before the wind | au portant (vent) |
| Achterliek | leech | chute |
| Achterliekskrümmung | roach | chute |
| achtern | astern | à l’arrière |
| am Wind | close reach | petit largue |
| Ampere | amp(ere) | ampère |
| anbendseln | bend (to) | noeud (faire un) |
| anbinden | lash | amarrer |
| andauernd | continuous | continu |
| angeln | fishing | pêche |
| Anker | anchor | ancre |
| Ankerkette | anchor chain | chaîne d’ancre |
| Ankerleine | anchor warp | orin |
| ankern | drop anchor | mouiller |
| Ankerplatz | anchorage | mouillage |
| Ankertau | cable (anker chain) | chaîne |
| Ankerwinde | anchor winch/windlass | guindeau |
| Anlasser | starter (motor) | démarreur |
| anlegen | moor (to) | amarrer |
| anluven | head up | lofer |
| anluven | luff (to) | lofer |
| anspannen | tighten (rope) | raidir |
| ansteigen | rise (of tide) | montée |
| ansteigend | increasing | augmentant |
| Anstellwinkel (Segel/Wind) | angle of attack | angle du vent sur une voile |
| Antriebswelle | propeller shaft | arbre d’hélice |
| Anweisung | instruction | instruction |
| anziehen | pull taut (rope) | raidir |
| Äquator | equator | équateur |
| Arm | aka (cross-beam) | bras |
| Armaturen(-brett) | armature | induit |
| Atlantik | Atlantic (ocean) | Atlantique (océan) |
| auf Grund | aground | échoué |
| auf Grund gehen | ground (to) | s’échouer volontairement |
| auffrischend | freshening | affraîchissant |
| Aufkreuzen | beat to (windward) | bon plein |
| Auftrieb | buoyancy | flottabilité |
| Auftrieb | lift (of foil) | portance |
| Auftriebshilfe | buoyancy aid | aide à flottabilité |
| Auftriebs-tank | buoyancy bag/tank | réservoir de flottabilité |
| Auge | eye | oeil |
| Ausbilder | instructor | maître |
| Ausbildung | training | instruction |
| Ausleger | outrigger | arc boutant |
| Aussenborder | outboard motor | moteur hors-bors |
| Ausserbetriebnahme | decommission | désarmer |
| ausserboard | outboard | hors-bord |
| Aussicht | outlook | tendance ultérieure |
| back stehen (Wind) | backing wind | vent contraire |
| Backbord | port (side) | bâbord |
| Backbord (links) | port (direction) | sabord |
| Backstag | backstay | bastaque |
| Ballast | ballast (weight) | lest |
| ballastet | ballasted | lesté |
| Barberhauler | barberhauler | barberhaule |
| Barometer | barometer | baromètre |
| Batterie | battery | batterie, pile |
| Baum (Mast-) | boom | bôme |
| Baumniederholer | kicking strap/vang | hale-bas |
| Beaufort (windstärke) | Beaufort (wind scale) | Echelle de Beaufort |
| Becken | basin | bassin |
| bedeckt | occluded | couvert |
| Beiboot | dinghy | annexe |
| Beiboot | tender | annexe |
| beidrehen | heave to | en vire ?? |
| Belegpoller | bollard | bitte d’amarrage |
| Benzin | petrol | essence |
| Beplankung | planking | planches |
| Berufsschiffahrt | merchant navy | marine marchande |
| Besanmast | mizzenmast | mât d’artimon |
| Besanstagsegel | mizzensail | voile d’artimon |
| bewegen | moving | se déplaçant |
| Bezugsdatum | chart datum | zéro des cartes |
| Bilge | bilge | cale |
| Blitz | lightning | éclair, foudre |
| Block | block | poulie |
| Block | pulley (block) | poulie |
| Bö/Boe | gust/squall | rafale/grain |
| Boje | buoy | bouée |
| Bojen-Markierung | buoyage | balisage |
| Bolzen | bolt | boulon |
| Boot | boat | bateau |
| Boot der Rennleitung | committee boat | bateau de comité |
| Bootsende | quarter | à l’arrière |
| Bootsexperte | marine surveyor | expert maritime |
| Bootshacken | boat-hook | gaffe |
| Bootskran | boat-hoist | grue roulante |
| Bootstütze | beaching leg | béquille |
| Brandung | surf | ressac |
| Brasse | brace | bras |
| Brecher | breaker | vague déferlante |
| Breite | beam (dimension) | largeur |
| Breitengrad | latitude | latitude |
| Briese | breeze | brise |
| Bronze | bronze | bronze |
| Bucht | bay | baie |
| Bug | bow | avant, étrave |
| Bugkorb | pulpit | chaire |
| Bugsprit | bowsprit | beaupré |
| Bugüberhang | prow | proue |
| Bugwelle | bow wave | lame d’étrave |
| Bulle | copper | flic |
| Bürsten (elektrisch) | brush (electric) | balai (electrique) |
| Bürstenhalter (elektrisch) | brush holder (electric) | porte-balais (electrique) |
| cirrus | cirrus | cirrus |
| cumulus | cumulus | cumulus |
| Davit | davit | bossoir |
| Deck | topsides | oeuvres mortes |
| Deck | deck | pont |
| Deckausrüstung | deck equipment | accastillage |
| Der Kanal | English Channel | Manche |
| Desalinationsanlage | watermaker | dessalinsateur |
| dichtholen | sheet in | tirer |
| dichtholen (Segel) | harden up (sail) | tirer |
| Diesel | diesel | diesel |
| Diode | diode | diode |
| Dock | dock | dock |
| Dolle | oarlock (rowlock) | tolet |
| Donner | thunder | tonnerre |
| drehend | veering | tournant, virant |
| dreht nach (Wind) | becoming (wind direction) | s’orientant (vent) |
| driften | adrift | à la dérive |
| Druck | pressure | pression |
| Ducht | Ruderbank | thwart (bench),banc |
| Dunstschleier | haze | brume |
| Dünung | swell | houle |
| Ebbe | low tide | basse mer, marée basse |
| Ebbe | ebb tide | marée descendante, jusant |
| ebben | falling tide | jusant |
| Echolot | echo sounder | écho-sondeur |
| Eimer | bucket | seau |
| Einfachknoten | granny knot | noeud de vache |
| einholen | haul in | haler |
| einrollen | furl (to) | ferler |
| Eis | ice | glace |
| Eisberg | iceberg | iceberg |
| Eisen | iron | fer |
| Eisscholle | ice floe | iceberg |
| El. Feld | field (electric) | excitation |
| Elektrizität | electricity | électricité |
| Ende | Vollendung | finish,fin |
| entern | board (to) | aborder |
| entmasted | dismasted | démâté |
| ERIP | EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) | balise satellite |
| Ersatzteil | spare part | pièce détachée |
| Erste Hilfe | first aid | premier secours |
| ertrinken | drown | noyer |
| Fahne | flag (in general) | drapeau |
| Fähre | ferry | bac, ferry |
| Fahrtlichter | running lights | feu de navigation |
| Fall | halyard | drisse |
| Fallen und Schoten | running rigging | gréement courant |
| fallend | falling | descendant |
| Fallreep | gangway | passerelle |
| Fangleine | painter | bosse |
| fast Orkanstärke | near gale | grand frais |
| Fehlweisung (Abweichung) | deviation | déviation |
| Felsen | rock | roche |
| Fender | fender | défense |
| festmachen | dock (to) | se mettre à quai |
| Festmacher | mooring line | câble d’amarre |
| Feuerlöscher | fire extinguisher | extincteur |
| fieren | slacken | arquée |
| Filter | filter | filtre |
| Fischerhafen | fishing harbour/port | port de pêche |
| Fischkutter | fishing smack | smack |
| flach | shoal/shallow | hauts-fonds/peu profond |
| Flachdeck | flush deck | pont continu |
| flaches Tief | shallow low | marais barométrique |
| Flagge | ensign (flag) | pavillon |
| Flagge | flag (on boat) | pavillon |
| Flaggenschmuck | bunting | pavillons |
| Flaggenzertifikat | certificate of registry | acte de francisation |
| Flaschenzug | tackle | palan |
| Flotille | flotilla | flottile |
| Flotte | fleet | flotte |
| Flunke | fluke | aile, patte |
| Fluss | river | rivière |
| Fluss mündung | estuary | estuaire |
| flussabwärts | down-river/downstream | en aval |
| Flut | flood tide | flot |
| fluten | flood (to) | noyer |
| Fock | jib | foc |
| Fockmast | foremast | mât de misaine |
| Fockroller | roller furling | foc enroule |
| Fockschot | jibsheet | écoute de foc |
| Formation | formation | formation |
| Freibord | freeboard | franc-bord |
| Frisch | fresh (weather) | frais |
| Frischer Wind | fresh wind | vent frais |
| Frischwasser | water (fresh) | eau douce |
| Front | front (weather) | front |
| Frost | frost | gel |
| füllend | filling (weather) | se comblant |
| Fuss (30 | 5cm) | foot (distance),pied (anglais) |
| Fussliek | foot (sail) | bordure |
| Fussreling | toe rail | rail de fargue |
| Garnumwicklung | whipping twine | gros fil |
| Gastlandflagge | courtesy flag | pavillon de courtoisie |
| Gehäuse | casing | boîte |
| gemässigt | moderate | modéré |
| Genaker | genaker (cruising chute) | genaker |
| genau gegen uns | dead against us | en plein contre nous |
| genau in die Richtung | dead reckoning | estime |
| genau rückwärts | dead astern | droit à l’arrière |
| genau vorwärts | dead ahead | droit debout |
| Genua | genoa/genny | génois |
| Geschätzte Position | estimated position | point estimé |
| gestrandet | high and dry | échoué à sec |
| Getriebe | gearbox | boîte de vitesses |
| Gewicht | weight (displacement) | poids |
| Gewitter | thunderstorm | orage |
| gewitterig | thundery | orageux |
| Gezeiten | tide | marée |
| Gezeitenstrom | tidal race | raz de courant |
| gieren | broach | |
| Gischt | spray | embruns |
| Glasfiber | fibreglass/GRP | fibre de verre |
| glatt | smooth (sea) | belle |
| Gleichrichter | rectifier | pont de diodes |
| Golf | gulf | golfe |
| Golfstrom | Gulf Stream | Gulf Stream |
| GPS | GPS (Global Positioning System) | GPS |
| Grad | degree | degré |
| Greenwich Zeit | GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | temps universel |
| Grossegler | sailing ship | grand voilier |
| gross-schot | mainsheet | écoute de grand-voile |
| Gross-segel | mainsail | grande voile |
| Grundgeschirr | ground tackle | apparaux de mouillage |
| Grundsee | groundswell | lame de fond |
| Gutes Wetter | fair weather | beau temps |
| Hafen | harbour/port | port |
| Hafenmeister | harbourmaster | capitaine de port |
| Hafenmeisterbüro | harbourmaster’s office | capitainerie |
| Hafenpilot | harbour guide | guide du port |
| Hagel | hail (weather) | grêle |
| Halber-Schlag Knoten | half hitch | noeud en demi-clé |
| Halbinsel | peninsula | péninsule, presqu’île |
| Halse | gybe | empannage |
| halsen | gybe (to) | empanner |
| Handels-Hafen | commercial port | port de commerce |
| Hänger | topping lift | balancine |
| hart am Wind | close-hauled | au près |
| Hauptmast | mainmast | grand mât |
| Hauptschalter | isolating switch | coupe batterie |
| Heck | stern | poupe, arrière |
| Heck-korb | pushpit | balcon arrière |
| Heckspiegel | transom | tableau |
| heckwärts | abaft | sur l’arrière de |
| Heizung | heating | chauffage |
| Hinten | aft | à l’arrière |
| hissen | hoist | hisser |
| Hobby-segeln | pleasure sailing | plaisance |
| Hobby-Segler | pleasure sailor | plaisancier |
| Hoch | anticyclone/high pressure | anticyclone |
| Hochsee | open sea | large |
| Hochsee Kategorie | offshore category (yacht) | première categorie |
| Hochseetüchtig | seagoing | de haute mer |
| Hochspannung | high voltage | haute tension |
| Hochwasser | high water | pleine mer |
| Höhe | height | hauteur |
| Höhe des Mittlewassers | mean (sea) level | niveau moyen |
| Holm | spar | espar |
| Holz | wood | bois |
| Horizont | horizon | horizon |
| Horn | Sirene | horn,corne |
| in Betrieb nehmen | commission | armer (une bateau) |
| innerbords | inboard | inboard |
| Insel | island | île |
| Isobar | isobar | isobare |
| isoliert | isolated | isolé |
| Isolierte Masse | insulated return | masse isolée |
| Jahr | year | année |
| Jolle | dinghy (sailing) | dériveur |
| kabbelig | choppy | moutonneux |
| Kabel | wire (cable) | fil (de fer) |
| Kabel (185 | 2m) | cable (608ft or 20yrd),câble |
| Kabel (elektrisch) | cable (electric) | câble (electrique) |
| Kabine | cabin | cabine |
| Kahn | barge | barge |
| Kai | dock (side)/quay/wharf | quai |
| Kaltfront | cold front | front froid |
| Kanal | channel | chenal |
| Kap | cape | cap |
| Kapitän | captain/master mariner | capitaine |
| Karabienerhacken | snap hook | mousqueton |
| Kardangelenk | universal joint | cardan |
| Karte | map/chart | carte/charte marine |
| Kartentisch | chart table | table du carte |
| Keilriemen | drive belt | courroie |
| kentern | capsize | chavirer |
| Ketsch | ketch | ketch |
| Kette | chain | chaîne |
| Kettenkasten | chain locker | compartement de la chain |
| Kiel | keel | quille |
| Kielwasser | Heckwelle | wake,sillage |
| Kies | shingle | galets |
| Kimmkiel | bilge/twin keel | biquille |
| Klampe | cleat | taquet |
| Klappblock | snatch block | poulie ouvrante |
| klarer Intervall | clear spell | éclaircie |
| Klassenboot | one-design | course-croisière |
| Kleine Insel | islet | îlot |
| kleine Wellen | ripple | ondulation |
| kleiner Tiefgang | shallow draft | petit tirant d’eau |
| Knickspante | chine | bouchain |
| knoten | knot (to) | faire un noeud |
| Knoten | knot | noeud |
| Koje | berth | couchette |
| Kombüse | gally | cuisine |
| Komerz. Schiff | merchant ship | navire de commerce |
| Kompass | compass | compas (de mer) |
| Kompasskurs | compass course | cap compas |
| Konvoy | convoy | convoi |
| kopfüber (kentern) | pitch pole | sancir |
| Kran | crane | grue |
| Krangebühr | cranage | grueage |
| krängen | heel (to) | gîter |
| Krängung | heel | gîte |
| kreuzen | tack (zig-zag) | louvoyer |
| kreuzen | change tack | virer de bord |
| kreuzen | beating | au près |
| Kreuzfahrt | crossing | cruise croisièr |
| Kreuzknoten | reef knot | noeud plat |
| Kupfer | copper | cuivre |
| Kurs | course | route |
| Kurs halten | hold one’s course | suivre tout droit le chemin |
| Kursänderung | change course | changer de cap |
| Kurzkiel | fin keel | quille profonde |
| Kurzwelle | short wave | BLU |
| Küste | coast/sea front | côte/bord de mer |
| Küstennähe | onshore | proche de littoral |
| Küstennavigation | coastal navigation | cabotage |
| Küstenwache | coastguard | garde-côte |
| Kutterstag | cutter stay | étai intermédiaire |
| Ladegerät | charger | chargeur |
| Laderaum | hold | cale |
| Lägengrad | longitude | longitude |
| Laminare Strömung | laminar flow | écoulement laminaire |
| Lampe | bulb | ampoule |
| Land | land | terre |
| Landmarke | landmark | amers |
| Landspitze | headland | point |
| Landungsplatz | landing place | point d’accostage |
| Landungssteg | gang-plank | passerelle |
| landwärts | ashore | à terre |
| Landwind | land breeze | brise de terre |
| Landwind | offshore wind | vent de terre |
| Länge über Alles | length (overall) | longeur |
| Länge Wasserlinie | length (waterline) | longeur flottaison |
| langsam | slow | lent |
| Lastkahn | barge (goods) | péniche |
| Latte | batten/strip (flat) | latte |
| Lazy Jack | lazy jack | lazy jacks |
| Lebensrettungsboot | rescue boat | bateau de sauvetage |
| leegierig | lee helm | ardent |
| leewärts | leeward (of) | sous le vent |
| leicht | light (weight) | léger |
| Leichte Brise | light breeze | brise légère |
| Leichter | lighter | péniche |
| Leichtwind | light air | très légère brise |
| Leistung | power | puissance |
| lenzen | bail | écoper l’eau |
| Lenzer | bailer | écopeur |
| Lenzpumpe | bilge pump | pompe de cale |
| Leuchtrakete | flare | artifice éclairant |
| Leuchtschiff | light-ship | bateau-feu |
| Leuchtturm | lighthouse | phare |
| Leuchtturmwärter | lighthouse keeper | gardien de phare |
| Licht | light (illum.) | feu |
| lichte Höhe | headroom | hauteur sous barrots |
| Lichtmaschiene | alternator/dynamo | alternateur |
| Lifebelt | harness | harnais |
| Logbuch | log (-book)/ships log | journal de bord/livre de bord |
| Logge | log (speed) | loch |
| Los (Leine) | bight | anse |
| lose geben | sheet out | lâcher |
| Luffleine | downhaul | corde de chute avant |
| Luft | air | l’air |
| Lugger | lugger | lougre |
| Luggersegel | lugsail | voile à bourcet |
| Luke | hatch/port-hole | hublot/écoutille |
| Magnetischer Nordpol | magnetic North | Nord magnétique |
| Mann über Bord | man overboard | homme à la mer |
| Mannschaft | crew | équipage |
| mässige Briese | moderate breeze | brise jolie |
| mässiger Wellengang | moderate (sea) | agitée |
| Mässiger Wind | breeze (moderate) | brise jolie |
| Mast | mast | mât |
| Mastkran | mast crane | grue |
| Masttopp | mast head | tête de mât |
| Mechaniker | engineer | ingénieur-mécanicien |
| Meer | sea | mer |
| Meeres- . . . | marine | marin |
| Meeresboden | sea bed | fond de la mer |
| Meereshöhe | sea level | niveau de la mer |
| Meeresküste | seashore | bord de (la) mer |
| Meerwasser | salt water | eau de mer |
| Mercatorentwurf | Mercator projection | projection de Mercator |
| Meridian | meridian | méridien |
| Messing | brass | cuivre jaune, laiton |
| Miete | rent | louer |
| mieten | hire (to)/rent (to) | louer |
| Minute (Kreis-) | minute (of arc) | minute |
| Missweisung | declination | déclinaison |
| mit achterlichem Wind | running (before the wind) | au portant |
| mittschiffs | amidships | au milieu du navire |
| mittschiffs | midship | au milieu du navire |
| Mooring | mooring | mouillage, poste d’amarrage |
| Motor | engine/motor | moteur |
| Motorboot | yacht (motor) | bateau moteur |
| Motorsegler | motorsailer | voilier mixe |
| Mutter (f. Schraube) | nut | écrou |
| nach … steuern | head for | mettre le cap sur |
| nachlassen | ease off | détendre,lâcher |
| Nagel | nail | clou |
| Nautische Meile | nautical mile (1852m) | mille nautique |
| Nautisches Jahrbuch | nautical almanac | almanach nautique |
| Navigateur | navigator | navigateur |
| Navigationslichter | navigation lights | feu de navigation |
| navigieren | navigate | naviguer, piloter |
| Nebel | fog | brouillard |
| Nebel (leicht) | mist | brume légère |
| Nebelbank | fog bank | banc de brouillard |
| Nebelhorn | fog-horn | corne de brume |
| nebeneinander | abreast | en ligne de front |
| Nebenwiderstand | shunt (elec.) | shunt |
| Neoprenanzug | wet suit | combinaison |
| Niedergang | companionway | descente |
| Niederschlag | precipitation | précipitation |
| Niederspannung | low voltage | basse tension |
| Niedrigwasser | low water | basse mer |
| Nieseregen | drizzle | bruine |
| Nimbus | nimbus | nimbus |
| Nippflut | neap tide | morte-eau |
| Nord | North | nord |
| Nord-Nord-Ost | North-North-East | nord-nord-est |
| Nord-Ost | North-East | nord-est |
| Nordpol | North Pole | Pôle Nord |
| Nord-West | North-West | nord-ouest |
| Nort-Nord-West | North-North-West | nord-nord-ouest |
| Notsegel | jury rig | greement de fortune |
| Null | zero | zero |
| Offene See | offshore (geographic) | au large |
| ohne Ballast | unballasted | non-lesté |
| Okklusionsfront | occluded front | front occlus |
| Orkan | hurricane | ouragan |
| örtlich | local | locale |
| Ortszeit | local time | heure locale |
| Ost | East | est |
| Ozean | ocean | océan |
| Paddel | paddle | pagaie |
| paddeln | paddle (to) | pagayer |
| Palstek | bowline | bouline, noeud de chaise |
| parallel | parallel (geography) | parallèle |
| Pazifischer Ozean | Pacific (Ocean) | Pacifique Océan |
| Pech | pitch (tar) | poix |
| Peilempfänger | Radio Direction Finder (RDF) | radio gonio |
| Peilkompass | handbearing compass | compas de relèvement |
| Peilung | bearing | relèvement |
| Pier | jetty/pier | jetée |
| Pilot | pilot | pilote |
| Pinne | tiller | barre (du gouvernail) |
| Pinnenausleger | tiller extension | stick |
| Planke | plank | planche |
| Plastik | plastic | plastique |
| Platte | plate(sheet of wood) | plaque |
| Plicht | cockpit | cockpit |
| Pnton | pontoon | ponton |
| Pol | pole | pôle |
| Poller | bitt | bitte |
| Polyester | polyester | polyester |
| Poly-Stoppmutter | rawl nut | cheville en néoprène |
| praktizieren | practise | pratique |
| Präsident | commodore | commodore |
| Preis pro Tag | daily rate | taux par jour |
| Proa | proa | proa |
| Propeller | propeller | hélice |
| PS | horsepower(hp of engine) | chevaux (CV) |
| Pumpe | pump | pompe |
| Pütting | chain-plate | cadène |
| Quadrant (Ruder-) | quadrant (for rudder) | octant |
| querab | abeam the wind | en travers |
| querab | athwart | par le travers |
| Radar | radar | radar |
| Radio (Funk etc) | radio | radio |
| Radioempfänger | radio receiver | récepteur radio |
| Radiosender | radio transmitter | émetteur radio |
| raumschots | beam reach | vent de travers |
| raumwindig | reach (to) | largue |
| raumwindig segeln | reaching | vent de travers |
| rechtweisendes Nord | true North | Nord géographique |
| rechtwinklig zum Kiel | abeam | par le travers |
| Reff | reef (sail) | ris |
| Reffbändsel | reef-band | bande de ris |
| reffen | reef (to) | prendre un ris |
| Reffpunkt | reefing point | ris |
| Regatta | race (competition)/regatta | régate/course |
| Regatta-Angestellter | race officer | officier de la course |
| Regattaleitung | race committee | comité de la course |
| Regen | rain | pluie |
| regnerisch | rainy | pleuvoir |
| Reihe | series | série |
| Relais | solenoid/relay | contacteur/relais |
| Rennboot | racing yacht | course-croisière |
| Reperaturkit | repair kit | trousse de réparations |
| Rettung | rescue | sauvetage |
| Rettungsboje | life-buoy | bouée de sauvetage |
| Rettungsboot | life-boat | canot de sauvetage |
| Rettungsinsel | life-raft | radeau de sauvetage |
| Rettungsweste | life-jacket | gilet de sauvetage |
| richten (auf) | point (of sailing) | allure |
| Richtfeuer | leading light | feu d’alignement |
| Richtung | direction | sens |
| Riff | reef (rock) | récif |
| Risiko | risk (of) | menace (de) |
| rollen | roll (to) | rouler |
| (ein-)rollen | furl (to) | ferler |
| Rollreffanlage | roller reefing | voils enroule |
| Röntgenbild | x-ray | radiographi |
| rostfreier Stahl | stainless steel | inox |
| Rotor | rotor | rotor |
| Ruder | rudder | safran |
| Ruder | Riemen | oar,rame |
| Ruderbank | rowing bench | banc de nagem |
| Ruderboot | rowing boat/gig | canot à rames/yole |
| Rudergabel | rowlock (British) | dame de nage |
| Rudern | rowing (sport) | aviron |
| rudern | row (to) | faire aller à la rame |
| Ruderöse | gudgeon | fémelot |
| rufen | hail (cry | shout),appel |
| ruhig | calm | calme |
| Rumpf | hull | coque |
| Rumpflänge | hull length | longeur coque |
| Rumpflänge | length (hull) | longeur coque |
| Sail gegen den Wind | back | contre |
| Sailor | crew(man) | equipier |
| Saling | spreader | barre de flèche |
| Sand | sand | sable |
| Sandbank | sand bar | banc de sable |
| sandig | sandy | sablonneux |
| Schäkel | shackle | manille |
| Schäkelöffner | shackle spanner | démanilleur |
| Scharnier | hinge | charnière |
| Schauer | shower (rain) | averse |
| Schauer (heftig) | shower (heavy) | ondée |
| Schaum | foam | écume |
| Schaumkrone | white horse | mouton |
| Scheinbarer Wind | apparent wind | vent apparent |
| Schertkasten | dagger-board casing | puits de dérive |
| Schiff | ship/vessel | navire/vaisseau |
| Schiffahrts betreffend | maritime | maritime |
| Schiffahrtsweg | roads | rades |
| Schiffsausrüster | ship’s chandler | shipchandler |
| Schiffspapiere | ship’s papers | papiers de bateau |
| Schiffswerft | boat yard | chantier naval |
| Schlauchboot | inflatable (rubber dinghy) | zodiac/canot pneumatique |
| Schlecht | poor (weather) | mauvais |
| Schlechtwetter | bad weather | mauvais temps |
| Schleppanker | drogue | cône-ancre |
| schleppen | tow (to pull) | haler, remorquer |
| Schleppleine | towline | filin de remorque |
| Schleuse | lock | écluse |
| Schlingerleiste | fiddle | |
| Schmetterling | goosewinged | en ciseaux |
| Schnappschäkel | snap shackle | mousqueton automatique |
| Schnee | snow | neige |
| Schneeeregen | sleet | neige et pluie |
| schnell | fast | rapide |
| Schoner | schooner | goelette |
| Schönwetter | good weather | beau temps |
| Schot | sheet | écoute |
| Schotdurchfürung | fairlead | filoir |
| Schothorn | clew | point d’écoute |
| Schotklemme | jamming cleat | cabrion à serrement |
| Schotstek | sheet bend (single) | noeud découte |
| Schott | bulkhead | cloison |
| Schraube | screw | vis |
| schwach | weak/slight | faible, un peu |
| Schwert | centre-board/dagger-board | dérive (quille de) |
| Schwert (Hebe-) | lifting keel | dériveur |
| Schwertkasten | centre-board casing | puits de dérive |
| schwimmen (Gegenstand) | float (to) | flotter |
| schwimmen (Person geht..) | swim | nager |
| schwimmend | afloat (to be) | être à flot |
| Schwimmer | ama/float | floteur |
| Schwingbrücke | swing bridge | pont tournant |
| Sclauchboot | dinghy (inflatable) | zodiac |
| Sclechtwetter | foul weather | gros temps |
| See | lake | lac |
| See | loch (Scotland) | lac |
| See | lough (Ireland) | lac |
| seefahrend | seafaring | de marin |
| seekrank | seasick (to be) | avoir mal de mer |
| Seekrankheit | seasickness | mal de mer |
| Seemann | mariner | marin |
| Seemist | sea mist | embruns |
| Seerelingsstützen | stanchion | chandelier |
| seetüchtig | seaworthy | en état de naviguer |
| Seeventil | seacock | vanne |
| Seewind | sea breeze | brise (de mer) |
| Segel | sail | voile |
| Segelauslegung | sail plan | gréement |
| Segelboot | sailing boat | voilier |
| Segelcenter | sailing centre | centre nautique |
| Segelfläche | sail area | surface voile |
| Segelhafen | yacht harbour | port de plaisance |
| Segeljolle | sailing dinghy | dériveur |
| Segelklub | sailing club/yacht club | club nautique |
| Segellatte | batten | latte |
| Segelmacher | sailmaker | maître voilier |
| Segeln | sailing | navigation |
| Segelschule | sailing school | école de voile |
| Segler/-in | sailor | marin |
| Seitenschwert | leeboard | aile |
| Sekunde | second (of arc) | seconde |
| selbstlenzend | self-bailer | vide-vite |
| Sextant | sextant | sextant |
| Sicherung | fuse (-wire) | fusible |
| Signal | signal | signal |
| Signalrakete | distress rocket | fusée de détresse |
| sinken | sink (to) | couler |
| sinkend | sinking | en train de couler |
| Sitz | seat | siège |
| Skeg | skeg | |
| Skipper | skipper | chef de bord |
| Slip | slip | cale |
| Slup | sloop | sloop |
| Sonne | sun | soleil |
| Spannung | voltage | tension |
| Spannungsregler | voltage regulator | regulateur de tension |
| Spant | rib | membre |
| Speigatt | scupper | dalot |
| Sperrholz | plywood | contre-plaqué |
| Spill (Ankerwinde) | capstan | cabestan |
| Spinnaker | spinnaker (spi) | spi(-nnaker) |
| Spinnaker asymetrisch | cruising chute | spi asymétrique |
| Spinnakerbaum | spinnaker pole | tangon |
| Spitze (Land-) | point (land) | point |
| Spleiss | splice | épissure |
| Splint | pin | goupille |
| Splint | split pin | goupille fendue |
| Sportschiffer | amateur sailor | plaisancier |
| Springflut | spring tide(s) | vives eaux |
| Stag | stay | étai |
| Stagfock | staysail | trinquette |
| Stahl | steel | acier |
| stampfen | pitch (motion) | tanguer |
| Stander | Wimpel | pennant,flamme, (pavillon) |
| Stange | Pfahl | pole (long and round),flèche |
| stark | heavy (rain) | abondant |
| Starkregen | heavy shower | grain |
| Starkwind | strong breeze | vent frais |
| Start | start (race) | départ, partir |
| Starter | starter (official) | starter |
| Stator | stator | stator |
| Stehendes Gut | standing rigging | gréement dormant |
| Steife Briese | gale (near) | grand frais |
| Steifer Wind | breeze (strong) | vent frais |
| steigende Tide (Flut) | rising tide | marée montante |
| Steuer(-man) | helm(sman) | barreur |
| Steuerbord | starboard | tribord |
| Steuerrad | wheel (ship’s) | barre à roue |
| stickich | heavy (humid) | lourd |
| Stiel | handle | manche |
| Stoppmutter | lock-nut | contre-écrou |
| Störung | disturbance | perturbation |
| Strand | beach | plage |
| Strang | skein | écheveau |
| Stratus | stratus | stratus |
| Strom (elektrisch) | current (electric) | courant (electric) |
| stromaufwärts | upstream | vers l’amont |
| Stromboard | gunwale | plat-bord |
| Stromschnelle | race (tidal) | raz de courant |
| Strömung | current (water) | courant (mer) |
| Stropp | strop | estrope |
| Stunde | hour | heure |
| Sturm | gale/storm | coup de vent |
| Sturmfock | storm jib | tourmentin |
| Sturmsegel | storm trysail | voile de cap |
| Sturmwarnung | gale/storm warning | avis de coup de vent |
| Sturmwind | gale (strong) | fort coup de vent |
| Süd | South | sud |
| Süd-Ost | South-East | sud-est |
| Südpol | South Pole | Pôle Sud |
| Süd-Süd-Ost | South-South-East | sud-sud-est |
| Süd-Süd-West | South-South-West | sud-sud-ouest |
| Süd-West | South-West | sud-ouest |
| Südwester | sou’wester (wind) | vent de sud-ouest |
| Südwester (Hut) | sou’wester (hat) | chapeau imperméable (de marin) |
| Süllrand | coaming | hiloire |
| Süsskwasser | fresh water | eau douce |
| Takelage | rig / rigging | gréement |
| Taljereep | lanyard | amarrage |
| Tank | tank | réservoir |
| tauchen | dive | plonger |
| Taucheranzug | dry suit | combinaison sèche |
| Tauwerk | rope | bout |
| Tauwerk | ropework | cordage |
| teilweise sonnig | sunny interval | éclaircie |
| Temperatur | temperature | température |
| Thermometer | thermometer | thermomètre |
| Tide | high tide | marée haute |
| Tidenkalender | tide table | annuaire des marées |
| Tief | low pressure/cyclone | basse pression/cyclone |
| tief | deep | profond |
| Tiefdruckgebiet (Mulde) | depression | dépression |
| Tiefe | depth | profondeur |
| Tiefenmessung | sounding | sondage |
| Tiefgang | draft/draught | tirant d’eau |
| Tolette | head | latrine |
| Tonnage | displacement (weight) | poids |
| Tonne | mark (buoy) | marque |
| Toppmast | topmast | mât de flèche |
| Törnführer | pilotage book | instructions nautiques |
| Tragfläche | foil | aile |
| trailerbare Yacht | trailer sailer | habitation transportable |
| Traveller | traveller (track) | barre d’écoute |
| Treibeis | floe | iceberg |
| Treibstoff | fuel | carburant |
| Trend | becoming (trend) | devenant |
| Trimm | trim | régler |
| Trimmfäden | tell-tale | révélateur |
| Trinkwasser | drinking water | l’eau potable |
| Trockendock | dry dock | cale sèche/bassin de radoub |
| Trockenhafen | drying port | port d’échouage |
| Trosse | hawser | haussière |
| überbord | overboard | par-dessus bord |
| Ufer | shore | rivage |
| UKW | VHF | VHF |
| umrunden | round (a mark) | passer une bouée |
| unruhige See | rough (sea) | agité |
| unsinkbar | unsinkable | insubmersible |
| unter Wasser | underwater | sous-marin |
| unterbrochen | intermittent | intermittent |
| Unterkülung | hypothermia | hypothermie |
| Unterliekstrecker | outhaul | bosse d’empointure |
| Unterseite | underside | oeuvres vives |
| Unterwante | lower shroud | bas hauban |
| Untiefen | shallows | hauts-fonds |
| Ventilator | fan | ventilateur |
| veränderlich | variable (wind) | variable |
| verbessern | improve | améliorer |
| Verbindungsträger | crossbeam | bras |
| Verdrängung | displacement/tonnage | déplacement |
| vereinzelt | scattered (weather) | épars |
| verlängern | extending | s’étendant |
| Vermietung | hire/rental | location |
| verringern | decrease | diminution |
| Versicherung | insurance | assurance |
| verteilend | dispersing | se dispersant |
| vertiefend | deepening | s’approfondissant |
| voll achterlicher Wind | dead running | plein vent arrière |
| Volt | volt | volt |
| Vorderdeck | foredeck (focsle) | avant-pont |
| Vordersteven | stem | étrave |
| vorheizen | pre-heating (diesel) | préchauffage |
| Vorliek | luff (sail) | guindant |
| Vorpiek | forepeak | |
| Vorsegel (Fock) | head-sail | foc |
| Vorstag | forestay | étai |
| vorwärts | ahead | en avant |
| Vorwärtsfahrt | headway | erre |
| V-Rumpf | v-bottom | v-coque |
| Wache | watch (period) | quart |
| Wachman | watch (crew) | hommes de quart |
| Wahrer Kurs | true course | vrai cap |
| wahrer Wind | true wind | vent réel |
| Want | shroud | hauban |
| Wanten | cap shroud | gal-hauban |
| Wantenspanner | bottle screw | ridoir (à vis) |
| Warmluftfront | warm front | front chaud |
| Warp | warp | orin |
| Wasser | water | eau |
| wasserdicht | waterproof | imper(méable) |
| Wasserlinie | waterline | ligne de flottaison |
| Wassertank | water tank | réservoir à eau |
| Wassertransportschiff | water lighter | bateau citerne |
| Webleine | ratline | enfelchûre |
| Webleinenstek | clove hitch | noeud de cabestan |
| Wegpunkt | waypoint | point de route |
| weit verbreited | widespread | étendu |
| Welle | wave | vague |
| Wellenbrecher | breakwater | brise-lames |
| wenden | tack (to) | virer |
| wenden | go about | virer de bord |
| Werft | yard (boat-) | chantier naval |
| West | West | ouest |
| Wetter | weather | temps |
| Wetterbericht | weather report | météo |
| Wettervorhersage | forecast | météo, prévision |
| Wicklung | winding | bobine |
| Widerstand | drag | résistance |
| Wind | wind | vent |
| Wind achterlich | run | vent arrière |
| Wind an Steuerbord | starboard tack | tribord amures |
| Wind auf Backbord | port tack | bâbord amures |
| Windaufwärts | upwind | au vent |
| Windmessgerät | Anemometer | anémomètre |
| Windstärke | wind force | force du vent |
| Windstille | lull | accalmie |
| Windsurfer | sailboard (windsurfer) | planche à voile |
| windwärts | windward (of) | au vent de |
| Winsch | winch | winch |
| Winschkurbel | winch-handle | manivelle |
| Wirbelschäkel | toggel | mousqueton a emerillion |
| Wirbelsturm | typhoon | typhon |
| Wochentarif | weekly rate | taux par semaine |
| Wolke | cloud | nuage |
| wolkig | cloudy | nuageux |
| Wreck | wreck | épave |
| Yacht | yacht | croisière |
| Yachthafen | marina | port de plaisance |
| Yard (0 | 9m) | yard (measure),yard |
| Yawl | yawl | yawl |
| Zeising | lashing | aiguillette |
| Zeit | time | temps |
| zeitweise | occasional | épars |
| Zeitzone | time zone | fuseau horaire |
| Zielgerade | finishing line | ligne d’arrivé |
| Zoll | customs | douanes |
| Zoll (2 | 54cm) | inch (distance),pouce |
| zu hard am Wind | pinched to | au près |
| Zustand des Meeres | sea state | état de la mer |
| Zwirn | twine | ficelle |
| Zwischezeitlich klar | bright interval | éclaircie |
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Dragonfly 920 Swing-Wing
- By Quentin Warren
- Updated: July 31, 2002
Single-handed multihuller, offshore pace-setter and Cruising World Boat Of The Year judge Peter Hogg said, “I like this boat. She’s a very good pocket cruiser, trailerable and nicely detailed.” Fellow panelist Bill Lee said, “This boat is fun to sail, with no real faults for her intended purpose.” And circumnavigator Mark Schrader said, “She’s a great pocket cruiser, one that sails really well and offers truly amazing accommodations for her size”. They were all talking about the new Borge Quorning-designed Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing trimaran.
Quality and refinement are not strangers to Denmark’s Quorning Boats where the 920 and three swing-wing siblings – the 1000, 800 and 600 – are built. Not too long ago the 33-foot Dragonfly 1000 took honors in the multihull categories of both Cruising World and Sailing WorldÕs 1994 Boat Of The Year competitions. At a little over 30 feet, the 920 offers virtually the same sailing package in a slightly smaller wrapper. The highlights: spry performance; safe, secure, on-the-level multihull cruising; wide beam easily reduced to ten feet for access to marinas and slips (and further reduced to 8’4″ for trailering); a kick-up centerboard; a kick-up rudder; and truly remarkable finished accommodations.
The newest Dragonfly mimics her predecessors with sandwich construction hand laid using polyester resin and PVC closed-cell foam core throughout the main hull, amas and deck. Each ama is divided by a pair of structural bulkheads designed to promote rigidity and create three separate watertight compartments, any one of which is said to have enough positive buoyancy to float the whole vessel (reassuring to say the least, though our scrutiny fell shy of putting that claim to the test). The main hull includes a crash bulkhead forward to contain collision spoil. The boat’s pivoting akas are fabricated of solid glass with unidirectional fabric oriented to optimize strength and rigidity; at the critical pivot points, stainless steel inserts spread the load and commit to a unified structural network once the whole operation is locked into place. The combination of finely tuned torsion cables, rigid aluminum locking struts and tensioned running backs ensures that the 920 when unfolded and secured in its sailing configuration has the overall integrity of a monocoque tri. Our sea trials aboard the boat supported this very notion; indeed, it felt solid and moved as one, a hardy trimaran unfettered by any apparent weaknesses in its various articulating limbs or points of attachment.
Deck, cockpit and rig are developed for convenient if not easy shorthanded sailing. The cockpit itself is smallish by wide-stern monohull standards, but virtually every control line you need to sail upwind, downwind or sideways runs back to it and remains at the helmspersonÕs fingertips. This includes adjustable jib lead pendants on the cabintop and some cleverly led runner tails that follow the after akas inboard and secure at rope clutches just outside the cockpit coaming. Standard are a pair of Andersen 28 self-tailing winches for halyards, reefing and other cabintop running rigging. A pair of Andersen 40 self-tailing winches serve primary duty on the cockpit coamings. The rig is a high-performance, two-spreader section of carbon fiber fully outfitted with Frederiksen gear, from the ballslide system at the luff of the full-batten mainsail to the two-speed block system and traveler running the mainsheet. The jib is on a furler and it pretty much owns the narrow foredeck; this relegates anchor deployment to an unobtrusive roller fitting on the starboard aka inboard.
The Dragonfly people have been complimented before on the success of their cabinetwork and interior execution and they deserve it yet again. Despite the obvious space constraints of a sleek 30-foot tri, they have managed to work wonders in the main hull of this one. All the elements are there: private sleeping quarters in the V-berth forward, a fully enclosed head, a working galley efficiency with its own dedicated sink and space for an optional alcohol or kerosene stove, a cozy saloon with longitudinal settees port and starboard flanking a fold-up dinette, and even a sizable hanging locker. The look incorporates satin-finished mahogany, white ceilings and upholstered seats.
There is standing headroom in the main cabin and ambient light by way of fixed glass windows. Twelve-volt electrical distribution is handled through a fused panel; two batteries offer a total of 144 amp-hours of DC power, while an AC shorepower package is available optionally. Provisioning and storage are addressed in a variety of bins, cubbies, lockers and nooks.
Sailing the 920 is effortless and fun. It’s a very quick boat but it’s also very stable, two qualities that combine to take the trepidation out of performance and allow an active family to indulge itself without feeling overwhelmed by the machine. In our light-air testing we churned along to weather aided by good sails and a sizable centerboard; off the wind we accelerated in total control, set a rather large asymmetrical kite, jibed it neatly from one windward ama to the next, and reveled in the boat’s speed and spunk. In the true spirit of lightweight, powered-up trimarans, this one moves out and stays on her feet – really a trip to sail.
And you reap huge dividends in versatility when the sails come down and it’s time to take her home. With the turn of a cockpit winch, the amas nest against the main hull in a matter of minutes, turning 22 feet of sailing beam into a marina-friendly 10 feet. A 9.9-horsepower four-stroke Yamaha outboard deploys off a bracket on the stern and powers the light craft away at six-plus knots. Shipped draft at 1’6″ gets you close to shore. Should you want to hit the highways, with a little more effort you can disassemble the boat and put her on a trailer with a road-legal 8’4″ beam.
In the end what you’ve got is a nifty little cruiser with good jets, shallow draft and complete albeit diminutive accommodations. The options list is extensive and worth studying: Everything from lifelines to a holding tank is apt to require your signature. When you come right down to it, however, Dragonfly trimarans in this country are treated on what amounts to a custom basis in the first place, which means that you specify yours to suit your needs for a few extra dollars. You’re not looking at a big old Swan that’s going to take you around the southern capes, but in the world of small boats and spiffy performance cruisers capable of bona fide cruising, the Dragonfly 920 is a real find. A day on the bay and you’re hooked.
Dragonfly 920 Swing-Wing Specifications
- LOA: 30’3″ (9.2 m.)
- LWL: 28’6″ (8.5 m.)
- Beam (max): 21’11” (6.68 m.)
- Beam (folded): 10’0″ (3.0 m.)
- Beam (trailered): 8’4″ (2.5 m.)
- Draft (c’bd dn): 4’10” (1.5 m.)
- Draft (c’bd up): 1’5″ (0.43 m.)
- Disp: 3,968 lbs. (1,800 kgs.)
- Sail area: 581 sq.ft. (54 sq.m.)
- Mast above water: 47’6″ (14.5 m.)
- Disp/Length: 77
- SA/Disp: 37
- Fuel: 7 gal. (27 ltr.)
- Water: 18.5 gal. (70 ltr.)
- Holding: 16 gal. (60 ltr.)
- Auxiliary: 9.9-hp outboard 4-stroke gas
- Designer: Borge Quorning
- Base price: $107,000
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Dragonfly 920 Extreme Review
Jeremy Evans takes a ride in a Dragonfly 920 Extreme, the kind of yacht that does 18 knots to windward or 23 knots offwind, and is so well behaved you could brew a cup of tea at the same time.
So, you want a boat with civilised accommodation? A boat with some of the power and response of a high performance dinghy or catamaran? A boat that can be cruised with the family anywhere you want, raced round the cans with a crew or further afield short-handed, and even taken offshore if you fancy an RORC event? Look no further. A top class trimaran has it all. In fact it’s a mystery why we don’t all sail them.
The Dragonfly 920 Extreme is fast, in fact it’s very fast. We took it out on Southampton Water with the wind up and down from 12 to 20 knots and got consistent speed readings in the high teens — sailing to windward, without trying. Offwind on a reach we clocked a best 23.3 knots (GPS approved) and there’s no reason to suppose the boat couldn’t make 25 knots with a little more knowledge. For a monohull to do that you’d be looking at twice the length, more than twice the crew and much more than twice the money.
Design and development
Dragonfly trimarans are built in Denmark by the family firm of Quorning Boats, which was founded in 1967 and has been building them ever since. The oldest model in the range is the 26ft Dragonfly 800, of which more than 300 have been sold. It’s been a long time favourite with enthusiastic British owners who have formed the backbone of the MOCRA (Multihull Offshore Cruiser Racer Association) fleet. Borge Quorning and his son Jens developed the swingwing folding beam system, which was introduced on the Dragonfly 800 in 1989 and is now common to all the range. This allows the Dragonfly to berth in a monohull space in a marina, as well as being fully trailable. The system is used on the very latest 920 Extreme, billed as a boat for hi-tech cruising and racing, first launched in January 2003.
The Extreme is a development of the standard Dragonfly 920 with a taller rig, more sail area, deeper carbon rudder blade and centreboard, wider beam, longer and more buoyant floats, and curved beams that arch higher over the water so they are less likely to smack waves. The beams are folded back with an overlap at the stern, which explains why the boat becomes a little longer, and also looks a bit curious when parked in a marina. The rule is that you can motor with one or both beams folded in protected water. Once outside, both beams should be fully extended and locked, a simple ‘wind them out’ operation that takes not much more than a minute, either side.
The Dragonfly is unsinkable with plenty of foam and separate buoyancy compartments in its main hull and floats, plus no lead mine to drag your boat down. You don’t need to moor in deep water, half a mile off the beach with all the yachts. The 920 has a draft of less than half a metre with its carbon centreboard pulled right up, allowing you to literally park on the beach with no problems about drying out. You can pop the Dragonfly on a trailer and tow it where you want to go. The West Country, Scottish islands or South of France? No problem, though importer Mick Welch advises that you do need a hefty car — preferably 4WD — to tow the three ton load of the 920 Extreme plus trailer, and 55mph is about as fast as you want to go. He also recommends allowing half a day to get a 920 from trailer to ready to sail on the water, though the Danes who make them can do it in 75 minutes. Two people — perhaps the typical husband and wife sailing together — can do everything with the exception of lifting on the floats. This is a five minute operation that needs two extra pairs of hands which can invariably be found among bystanders on the slipway. At the end of the season you can park it at home. No need to pay those boatyard and marina fees.
The 920 Extreme we tested had only been raced once, in the 2003 Round the Island race when it won the multihull cruiser class by a clear hour. It came complete with trimmings that range from central heating in the cabins to a stylish set of Kevlar Tape Drive sails. The accommodation looks comfortable enough for four, with two cabins, separate heads compartment, galley and the type of high level finish you associate with Scandinavian boats.
We sailed with Mick Welch, Dick Batt (who made the spinnaker) and James Stewart who has won most things on the MOCRA circuit with a Dragonfly 800, but is currently proving unbeatable with his new standard 920. Sailing the Extreme felt a little curious for all of us, because it was not dramatic. The speedo just stayed consistently in the high teens upwind, and then went to 20 knots plus offwind with a best speed of 23.3 knots for the day and a fine plume of spray off the float indicating plenty of forward progress. At that moment I could have wandered below to make a cup of tea or read the paper. The boat felt stable and unfussed, with everything channeled into sailing unreasonably fast. It’s easy on the tiller, easy to gybe or tack, with no problems. You obviously need to watch where you’re going, and you also need a grip on high performance multihull characteristics which relate closely to handling an asymmetric dinghy.
What about sailing through waves in a boat that could do 25 knots? Mick Welch reckons it’s not a problem downwind. While monohulls are rolling and broaching, you can sail pretty much as fast as the waves which helps smooth them out. However, upwind you would need to back off to prevent the boat flying off wave tops, cutting your speed to suit the conditions and to stop anything breaking.
Any drawbacks?
There must be drawbacks. With three hulls, four beams and a sophisticated structure that needs to be as light as possible to make it go, trimarans are expensive to build. The one we sailed (with extras including heating, canopy, and spinnaker gear) is yours for £120,000, which sounds like a load of money if you’re looking at nine metre monohulls. But there’s no comparison since the Dragonfly 920 Extreme is a totally different boat. Then there’s the indoor accommodation, which frankly can’t compete with the wide open spaces of a modern cruiser. The main hull of a trimaran needs to be slim for maximum performance; on the Dragonfly 920 width is also constrained by the maximum legal beam for towing and 3.2 metres puts it right on the limit.
Some people also criticise multihulls for turning over. Well, they can. Some years ago the legendary Danish sailor Paul Elvström ran his Dragonfly 800 into a UFO at speed. It ruptured the leeward float, which flooded and capsized the boat. The designers set to work to redesign the floats which now have more separate compartments and have passed all ‘unsinkabilty’ tests. A 920 Extreme could still capsize through crew error. To give an example, another Dragonfly 800 capsized in English waters, sailing in waves with full main and kite in 25 knots of wind. The owner went below, leaving one guy alone in the cockpit who had no experience of sailing a trimaran at speed. So when a big gust came he luffed rather than bearing away and the boat was blown over sideways. It’s just a question of having the right experience, and going carefully while you acquire it.
I would be delighted to own a 920 Extreme, but there are a few good reasons why it won’t happen: £120,000 sounds like a lot for a 30- footer, but you can pay more — one happy owner has opted for carbon sails and blue hulls which helped elevate the price by another £5,000. However, it is a fantastic boat and such fun. Two people could cruise it confidently and the big rig is ideal for lighter wind locations with virtually instant reefing available. In addition to single line control, the ball car system on the mainsail luff has so little friction that you can reef with the boom out, sailing downwind.
Mick Welch says the optimum 920 Extreme racing crew would be just three people — though there’s room for a fourth to join the fun — with pretty much everything done from the cockpit apart from launching and landing the kite off the trampoline on either side. The accommodation may appear a little tight, but a huge cockpit tent creates a complete extra cabin. You can even use the companionway hatch as a stylish cockpit table — the Danes have really been clever.
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Dragonfly 920 Extreme Review
This swing-winged racer is full of surprises.
The first swing-wing trimaran I ever saw was built in England in the 1960s, designed by John Westell who gave us the 505 dinghy. The trimaran’s floats swung aft when at rest and settled under the flare in the main hull, like chicks snuggling under mum’s feathers.
But the crossbeams were a lattice of tubular metal and looked like a Meccano set. Remember Meccano ? No ? Oh, well. The Farrier vertically-folding system has held sway ever since, used on home-built tris to Farrier’s designs and later on bigger Farrier production tris built in the US.
How many remember the Farrier-designed Tramp day sailer built by Haines Hunter ? No one ? Oh, well. In the late 1980s, Danish trimaran builder Borge Quorning and his son Jens developed a new horizontal-swinging system for their Dragonfly 800. They now build four models, the 800, 920, the new 35, and the 1200, a cruiser. Local yacht importers Windcraft have the Dragonfly agency here and landed their first tri, a 920 Extreme. The Extreme means it has more sail and wider beam than the standard 920. In modern trimaran terms this boat is far from extreme, more a cruiser/racer with plenty of sail. Both models have carbon masts and alloy booms.
Swing-wing system The Dragonfly’s swing-wing system is based on fairly simple gate hinges at the inboard ends of the crossbeams, and swivels in the floats. There’s a trick, though; as the floats swing inboard they lower in relation to the main hull to stabilise the folded boat.
The folded craft is 3.2m wide. The boat is supplied with a shipping cradle, so it can be trucked easily. Or you can order a trailer (expensive, says Windcraft’s Peter Hrones).
How do the swing-wings work ? We will get to that in a minute.
The Dragonfly Extreme is extreme only in that it has more sail and wider overall beam than the standard model. Hull and floats are quite conservative in design and specification and below decks the main hull is nicely trimmed in traditional style, white mouldings with teak trim.
There’s a double bed up front and the two saloon settees fold out to make single beds. The head contains a manually operated toilet; there is no shower. A black-water holding tank is optional.
The two-burner cook top, aft on the starboard side, is hidden beneath a tinted panel; opposite is a sink. The interior is neat and comfortable for a family for a weekend, a couple for longer. It is not as roomy as a monohull of the same length, to state the bleedin’ obvious, but for the right people the accommodation is appropriate in a country where we live outside when we go boating. I do, anyway.
How does it all work ? We fire up the 9.9hp Yamama four-stroke and motor out of the marina’s innermost berth where water depth is limited. The motor is attached to the tiller by a strut, so that when you turn the rudder you turn the motor.
Kick-up cleat We lower the centreboard (carbon, like the rudder blade, on the Extreme), which has a kick-up cleat, which releases if we hit anything. Then our skipper runs a line to one of the winches on the gunwale and winches away until the float is fully extended. He locks it in place with a diagonal strut. He does the same thing the other side.
Then he goes forward and runs out from the main hull bow a cable, which attaches to the outboard end of the forward beam. There is one each side. So, there’s a restraint both forward and aft each side which will prevent the wings from folding up and, presumably, leaving you swimming.
Then you tension the two backstays. If this sounds like a rigmarole, there is no urgency to the procedure as the boat sits quietly, like a well-disciplined hound waiting patiently to be unleashed.
We raise the main, on a 2:1 halyard, unfurl the jib (after removing its protective sock) and sail away. This boat has the optional folding seats, which get you outboard where you can see the headsail and you get a better feel for the angle of heel and for the boat’s responses.
And respond she does. Cats have their attributes but good tris are more responsive and more tactile to sail, not as good as a refined mono but good enough. The headsail sheets very close so the boat points high, up to 30 degrees Apparent, but no multis are happy pinching.
There’s a barber hauler system for the jib, which maintains good sail shape when the sheets are eased, and there’s a vang system for holding down the boom when the mainsheet is sprung.
An extension of the barber hauler system allows you to haul the tack of the spinnaker out to the windward hull, so you can run square. You can also fly it from the bowsprit in the conventional way. The sprit, by the way, I forgot to mention it folds up to save marina space.
How does she go ? The breeze was up and down and light. We squeezed her up to 7 knots upwind in 10 knots or so, then as we bore away we got a little gust and she jumped to 11 knots in a second or two, with enough acceleration to give us a buzz. Under two sails the builders reckon she will give you 11 knots in 15 of breeze on a tight reach, 17 knots if you bear away.
Hoist the kite Hoist the kite and the fun starts. They reckon 10 knots of wind will give you 15 of boat speed, 12-15 knots should generate 19 knots. The highest speed they have seen is 25 knots.
Our skipper has had her out in 25 knots of breeze and reckons the lee hull had plenty of reserve buoyancy when pushed hard.
So she is equipped to race well but she will succeed as a social sailer because she is both responsive and docile, and the low angles of heel (5-8 degrees say the builders) mean novices won’t panic as they do on a mono when the world tilts beyond their imaginings. I watch her sailing at the same time as the Pittwater multi-hull fleet, and she sails at a lower angle of heel than the F28R tris, the production boats nearest in concept to the Dragonfly.
Like the insect it is named after, this Dragonfly has two distinct travelling modes. It is capable of a gentle hovering pace for those who like to cruise, but if you pull a few ropes, it is suddenly capable of rapid acceleration. This a nicely built craft, very cleverly designed and detailed, which is the Scandinavian way. She is fast and handy, and the narrow beam overcomes any storage problems.
Who will buy her ? The only rule about predicting boat ownership these days is that you cannot predict it. People are happy to spend a millon dollars on their first boat. They buy $500,000 yachts as their second boat, when their first was a dinghy 30 years before.
David, who owns this boat, may or may not be a typical Dragonfly customer. He sold his 48ft fast catamaran to take on the Dragonfly. He no longer wants to cruise long distances and will use the tri for day-sailing and racing, partly because his kids are no longer available for long periods of time.
Will she attract only multi-hull devotees or is she versatile enough, attractive enough and so well built she will convert the uninitiated ? Time will tell.
What about price ? Multi-hull prices can make you wince because a lot of material is involved in their construction. I expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. The 920 Extreme costs $329,400. The 920 Touring returns $100 change from $300k; $299,900. You could compare that figure with cats and monohulls but there is no point. For what this boat has to offer, speed with refinement, it is good value. There is nothing quite like it, a quick and handy boat with this level of interior trim.
As I walked back to the car I remembered the first modern tri I sailed on, a 31ft Kelsall design in Britain. Then it struck that was almost 40 years ago!
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Dragonfly 920 Extreme
Dragonfly 920 Extreme is a 30 ′ 2 ″ / 9.2 m trimaran sailboat designed by Børge Quorning and built by Quorning Boats starting in 2003.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Beam folded: 3.1m. Similar to DRAGONFLY 920 but with more beam and sail area.
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Dragonfly 920's main features
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