Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
backwinding the mainsail
Spanish translation:
empujando la vela mayor
Added to glossary by
Brenda Joseph
Mar 6, 2016 21:53
8 yrs ago
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English term
backwinding the mainsail
English to Spanish
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
And then disaster struck when his 49er shuddered to a halt.
He and his crew watched helplessly as the entire fleet passed by.
Backwinding their mainsail, they peered into the murky water to see what had happened and what they saw was both infuriating and outrageous: their 49er was stopped dead in the water by a large plastic bag wrapped around their centerboard, floating haphazardly in the bay.
He and his crew watched helplessly as the entire fleet passed by.
Backwinding their mainsail, they peered into the murky water to see what had happened and what they saw was both infuriating and outrageous: their 49er was stopped dead in the water by a large plastic bag wrapped around their centerboard, floating haphazardly in the bay.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | empujando la vela mayor |
Jesus Duran Fernandez
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| 4 | enfilar/alinear la vela mayor/principal |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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| 4 | colocar la vela mayor a sotavento |
Gerardo Comino
|
Proposed translations
18 mins
Jesus Duran Fernandez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
The power of the word
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
empujando la vela mayor
backwind means to push back, empujar por detrás, mainsail vela mayor
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Jesús!"
3 hrs
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
35
enfilar/alinear la vela mayor/principal
Se coloca la vela a 45° de la dirección del viento.
12 hrs
Gerardo Comino
Native in Spanish
+15-year experience
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
12
colocar la vela mayor a sotavento
Creo que se refiere a realizar una maniobra que detenga la embarcación con la ayuda del viento.
http://totalwind.net/foro/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1134
http://es.wikihow.com/navegar-en-bote
http://www.asocnavega.com/Asoc_Navega/Bajatelo_files/Catalog...
http://dondevenden.net/Como-detener-un-barco-de-vela/
http://totalwind.net/foro/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1134
http://es.wikihow.com/navegar-en-bote
http://www.asocnavega.com/Asoc_Navega/Bajatelo_files/Catalog...
http://dondevenden.net/Como-detener-un-barco-de-vela/
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