Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 21, 2007 21:28
17 yrs ago
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French term
virement
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
In text on roles of team members for the America's Cup
RÉGLEUR DE GRANDVOILE
Règle l'écoute de grand-voile, ainsi que les réglages du mât. Adapte le volume de la voile à la force du vent grâce aux commandes hydrauliques (jumpers, basses bastaques, cunningham, bordure, position longitudinale du pied de mât). Transfère la pression hydraulique des jumpers sur les ***virements***. Gère la bascule avant du mât au portant, ainsi que le passage des lattes forcées lors des empannages. Aide le barreur à se concentrer sur la vitesse du bateau.
RÉGLEUR DE GRANDVOILE
Règle l'écoute de grand-voile, ainsi que les réglages du mât. Adapte le volume de la voile à la force du vent grâce aux commandes hydrauliques (jumpers, basses bastaques, cunningham, bordure, position longitudinale du pied de mât). Transfère la pression hydraulique des jumpers sur les ***virements***. Gère la bascule avant du mât au portant, ainsi que le passage des lattes forcées lors des empannages. Aide le barreur à se concentrer sur la vitesse du bateau.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | tacking |
Raymonde Gagnier
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| 4 +2 | tacks/tacking |
Graham macLachlan
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Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Raymonde Gagnier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
&
English
Canada
Also a narrator/je suis aussi narratrice
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
, English
Works in: English to French
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tacking
According to Eurodicautom
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Note added at 18 minutes (2007-02-21 21:46:53 GMT)
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"changement d'amures;action de virer de bord "
"to change from one tack to another with the bow passing through the eye of the wind "
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Note added at 18 minutes (2007-02-21 21:46:53 GMT)
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"changement d'amures;action de virer de bord "
"to change from one tack to another with the bow passing through the eye of the wind "
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+2
8 mins
tacks/tacking
This explains "jumper struts" and why they are adjusted when tacking:
The primary role of the jumper struts and its stays is to support the top mast, both laterally and in the fore and aft directions. Changing the fore and aft angle that the jumpers are set at alters the amount of bend in the top mast which in turn changes the leech profile of the mainsail.
Clearly the ability to be able to swing jumper struts fore and aft is important, but the new style overlapping headsails have made this requirement even more crucial.
In order to sheet the headsail fully home, the leeward jumper strut needs to be cranked aft to move the leeward jumper stay aft and keep it from fouling the genoa leech.
http://www.americascup.com/en/acmag/features/tech_design/ind...
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-02-21 22:00:07 GMT)
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no, "slacks the backstay when tacking" (during the operation of going through the wind)
The primary role of the jumper struts and its stays is to support the top mast, both laterally and in the fore and aft directions. Changing the fore and aft angle that the jumpers are set at alters the amount of bend in the top mast which in turn changes the leech profile of the mainsail.
Clearly the ability to be able to swing jumper struts fore and aft is important, but the new style overlapping headsails have made this requirement even more crucial.
In order to sheet the headsail fully home, the leeward jumper strut needs to be cranked aft to move the leeward jumper stay aft and keep it from fouling the genoa leech.
http://www.americascup.com/en/acmag/features/tech_design/ind...
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-02-21 22:00:07 GMT)
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no, "slacks the backstay when tacking" (during the operation of going through the wind)
Note from asker:
| So, when speaking of the aft grinder : "Il choque la bastaque sur les virements" would be "He slacks the backstay onto the tacking"? No idea what this actually means! |
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