Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
navigation sur toilée
English translation:
sailing with a too large sail surface area
Added to glossary by
Drmanu49
Apr 24, 2006 13:16
18 yrs ago
French term
navigation sur toilée
French to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
surfing equipment
Cette position permet d'utiliser tout le poids du corps pour tenir le gréement (navigation sur toilée)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | sailing with a too large sail surface area |
Drmanu49
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| 4 +4 | too much sail |
Amanda Grey
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Proposed translations
1 hr
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sailing with a too large sail surface area
One of my sports and jobes (onstructor).
So first surtoilé is in one word, second this implies using a harness and it's the kind of thing you do at the beginning of a race if you think the wind will drop. otherwise, you bound to exhaust yourself for little gain.
Sail surface area can be removed from the head and transferred down towards the rider. This places a higher percentage of the sail’s surface area in direct ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-24 14:28:41 GMT)
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"jobs"
and you "are" bound to...
sorry for the typos!
So first surtoilé is in one word, second this implies using a harness and it's the kind of thing you do at the beginning of a race if you think the wind will drop. otherwise, you bound to exhaust yourself for little gain.
Sail surface area can be removed from the head and transferred down towards the rider. This places a higher percentage of the sail’s surface area in direct ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-24 14:28:41 GMT)
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"jobs"
and you "are" bound to...
sorry for the typos!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci!"
+4
5 mins
too much sail
Navigating under too much sail (I'm a sailor!)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Graham macLachlan
: can you reef a windsurf sail?
39 mins
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| agree |
Anne McKee
43 mins
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| agree |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
La Classe
1 day 59 mins
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