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Dragonfly 800

The dragonfly is a speedy danish import that goes head-to-head with the popular f-27..

At the 1992 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, there were more than a dozen multihulls on exhibit. How times have changed; just a few years before, bitter from lack of interest by the boating public, multihull builders and designers seemed to be saying, “If you ain’t gonna buy me, then I ain’t available…it ain’t me you’re looking for, babe!” Scorned, they pretty much kept to themselves.

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But many multihullers persisted. And the record times of the big cats and tris in long-distance singleand double-handed events were too spectacular to go unnoticed. We’ll never forget motoring out in a Mako photo boat to meet Chay Blyth and Rob James finishing the Two-Star off Newport, Rhode Island. His Brittany Ferries GB had made landfall off Cape Cod, then turned southwest toward Newport. We came upon him just as the sun set, making 20 knots in a rainbow of spume. It was hard to keep up, even with a Chrysler 318 V-8 under the saddle.

Over the years we’ve had a number of unforgettable experiences aboard multihulls—skimming across Saginaw Bay with Meade Gougeon aboard his 35-foot Adagio, sailing close-hauled downwind; cruising the Chesapeake aboard a Gemini catamaran, the only boat our son with cerebral palsy ever felt really comfortable on; and ripping up Buzzard’s Bay on Chris White’s Atlantic 50 cat, everything wire taut, slicing the chop as neatly as a Veg-A-Matic.

You’ll never be converted from a monohull to a multihull without first taking a ride. What gets you is this: 1. In light air, when you would be motoring your monohull, you can make six knots, and in higher wind speeds you double or triple your speed. A good multihull does to ocean passages what the Concorde does to air time between Paris and New York. 2. No heel. You begin to realize that much of the fatigue you’ve experienced in the past comes from sailing on your ear, every muscle tensed. 3. The multihull is a vast platform offering new freedom, new vistas, and, for the slightly misanthropic, new opportunities to get away from the rest of the crew. Multihulls have arrived, folks. And so has the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing.

The Design and Construction

The Dragonfly 800 comes in two configurations, one for racing and one for what the company calls cruising, which is a misnomer only in that it implies a plodding demeanor, which is hardly the case. The essential difference is a taller mast and Kevlar sails for the racing model. Our test sail was aboard the “cruiser.”

The designer of the Dragonfly is Borge Quorning, a Dane who also builds them. The first boat was launched in 1981; the 800 Swing Wing is a third generation model, introduced in 1989.

Construction is unidirectional fiberglass with Airex coring in the hull and deck. The glass work looks first-class with no ripples, clean edges, and many nice details such as a comfortable angle for the cockpit coaming/backrest. Most of the hardware is of good quality, including Frederiksen blocks and Andersen winches. An alleged bad batch of resin caused delamination of several rudders a couple of years ago, but, according to the importer, the problem has been rectified.

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To retract its amas for berthing or trailering, the Dragonfly 800 incorporates a different method than the F-27, to which it is often compared. Whereas the F-27’s crossbeams pull up and in, the Dragonfly’s pivot aft. The advantage is that it’s extremely easy to pull in an ama: Remove the aluminum strut between the hull and crossbeam, ease tension on the rig, loosen the netting and winch it in. The down side is that with both amas drawn in, the boat’s beam is just over nine feet, which is wider than the legal road limit. For trailering, four bolts on each ama must be unscrewed and the ama removed. They stow upside down on the trailer. This isn’t a big deal, but it does take a little longer than commissioning or decommissioning the F-27.

Clearly the rigging of the Dragonfly has been refined over the years as everything is very well thought out. All sail handling operations can be accomplished from the cockpit. For example, the drum of the roller furling gear is located below the deck (at the forward end of the anchor locker), and its control line is led aft to emerge underneath the traveler in the cockpit. Lines to haul the amas in and out emerge from seemingly nowhere on top of the cockpit coaming, right next to a winch. Very convenient.

And a barberhauling system, led from the bow of each ama to blocks on the jib sheet, then to the aft end of each ama and into the cockpit, permit infinite and precise sheeting. The rotating mast also can be controlled from the cockpit. Most controls run through rope clutches on the coachroof.

Performance

We test sailed the Dragonfly 800 on Long Island Sound, on a chilly but sunny day in October. Winds were light—5 to 8 knots. Reaching we were able to sail at the speed of the wind, and nearly so upwind. We were reminded that in a monohull we’d probably be motoring.

Top speed, according to company literature, is about 25 knots, which would have to be one hell of an experience. Above 12 knots, we were told, you get a beautiful roostertail.

The boat tacks easily, pivoting about its centerboard. There is little if any helm, at least at slower speeds, and with the main and jib sheeted in for most points of sail, you feel like you’re driving a go-cart in an empty mall parking lot—just aim and go.

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Dragonfly 800 Diagram

Broad reaching we set the spinnaker, which on a multihull is easy because no pole is necessary. And with each clew sheeted to an ama, there is no fear of it wrapping the forestay.

An interesting characteristic of the Dragonfly is that when overpowered, the hull begins to lift and the rudder cavitates, causing the boat to round up. We’re not sure we’d rely on this as our only clue to possible danger, but it’s nice to know that the boat’s natural inclination is to round up rather than flip.

The recommended outboard size is 6 hp., which will move the Dragonfly in flat water at 7.2 knots. It can be controlled from the cockpit, allowing you to turn both the motor and the tiller at the same time, in which case it will do donuts in its own length.

We’ve grown accustomed to the fact that small trimarans don’t have the interior volume of a similar monohull. That said, we found the Dragonfly’s accommodations cheerful and tastefully done.

The V-berths are quite long (about 7 feet), with a tinted skylight overhead. You can’t sit up in bed, but there’s ample leg room. A pull-down privacy blind separates the V-berths from the settees. An optional toilet may be installed under one cushion.

The settees in the main cabin have fold-out panels underneath the cushions that secure against the centerboard trunk; the backrest cushions then fit over the panels and presto, you’ve got two 30-inchwide bunks. Fitted over the centerboard trunk is a teak drop-leaf table. Aft is a small split galley with sink (17-gallon water tank) and single-burner Origo alcohol stove. We did note that the seacocks did nothave flanges, which are recommended by ABYC.

With ash plywood overhead, designer lights, teak trim, and a nice view out the windows from a seated position, time spent belowdecks is pleasant and comfortable. Especially appreciated is the forward facing hatch, which allows a good deal of light and air into the cabin.

The cockpit can become an extension of the living space with the dodger and Bimini erected and zipped together. Both fold unobtrusively out of the way and are further illustrations of how everything on this boat fits together just so.

For us, buying a Dragonfly would be like buying a Porsche, a strong move that puts you back in touch with the road. Though company literature states that boats may be custom equipped at the factory for transoceanic passages, we would not attempt it. In fact, we like this boat better without confusing its purpose. To our mind it’s a terrific daysailer and an adequate coastal cruiser.

Choosing between the Dragonfly 800 and F-27 is tough. With a 1993 base price of $49,500, the Dragonfly is about the same as an F-27, but includes many standard items that are optional on the F-27, such as sails and roller furling. It’s also a foot shorter and does not have the F-27’s aft cabin with extra berths. Frankly, we like the looks of the Dragonfly’s open transom better, as well as the convenience it affords swimmers. On the other hand, the F-27’s aft cabin gives some folks an added sense of security in the cockpit. Which you favor may depend on whether you need those extra berths. As far as main cabins go, we favor the Dragonfly’s.

Our final impression of the Dragonfly 800 is that it’s just plain fun to sail. We like it.

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Hi! Darrell, I’ve recently acquired a damaged Dragonfly trimaran 8M, and while I love the tri with lots of multi experience, I’ve fallen into a rut and need some help. I’ve searched the web for info on the ‘folding system’ and can only find a different model to mine, (Canadian model) with ‘balsa core’. The system I did find has ‘folding ropes’ coming from ‘inside’ the beams and mine doesn’t. any help from you or your readers would be greatly appreciated. Also to help motivation, (as I get older), I’d like to acquire a MODEL of an 8 or 9.2M MODEL of the tri., I’m quite happy to beg, borrow (with deposit) or buy it if available. I appreciate the great work you do, and Thank You very much, ‘B J’.

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Following a career spanning two decades and with 400 units built, the Dragonfly 800 - DF800 for the connoisseurs - is certainly one of the most remarkable successes in the category of small transportable trimarans. Nearly 40 years after it was launched, this model remains a very attractive proposition!

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With its coachroof that covers the full width of its central hull, the Dragonfly 800 sticks to a recipe from many famous monohulls, including the Corsair or the Catalina 22. The only difference is that while the overall living space offered corresponds to that of a monohull of 6 or 7 feet shorter, the trampolines offer much easier circulation on deck - not to mention space for lazing around! The general design of the DF800 is very eighties-style, which is to be expected, given that it was launched back in 1984. The deck is perfectly horizontal, with a colored band around the windows and the coachroof, maintaining the look of many monohulls of the period, and the transoms are inverted and rounded. Below the waterline, the hulls are narrow, and the appendages can be raised up. The Dragonfly 800 continued its long and brilliant career under various versions: the MK1 then MK2 came with fixed linking arms, though these are still removable for transport and storage. In 1989, the Danish shipyard Quorning Boats launched the Swing Wing. This latter version, built in 143 examples, adopts the famous folding arms that are so practical for limiting your beam in port.

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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
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
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
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This boat was built in both a Cruising and a Racing version. Quorning Boats introduced the new Swing Wing system in 1989 on the Dragonfly 800 This invention gave the Dragonfly greater versatility and thereby made it more attractive. Provided with the  this new Swing Wing system, the boat took up much less space when in port, and it was a lot easier to transport it on a trailer. From 1989 and well into the new millennium (2005), we have built 143 Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing.

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The Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing offers a functional pantry with teak laminated corners.

The centerboard creates the base for salon table, which can be folded down to provide easy passage. The coach can easily be turned into bunks. The forward cabin offers accommodation for two.

All halyards are lines are led to cokcpit for safe and easy family sailing.

The difference between the Crusing and Racing version is in the rig and sails only.

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Text and photos: Gilles Ruffet

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Text & photos: Holstermann

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Bådnyt - November 1990

Text and photos: Knut Iversen and 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.

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 800 SWING WING CRUISING & RACING (built 1989-2003) DRAGONFLY 800 FIX WING (not foldable – built 1987-1989) DRAGONFLY 25/760 FIX WING (not foldable – built 1980-1986)

Waterstays – every 7 years, or by max 10,000 NM Side stays – every 7 years, or by max 10,000 NM Diamond spreader stays – every 15 years Forestay with cable – every 10 years, or, by max 10,000 NM

If your forestay furling system does not include inside forestay, this needs to be visually checked every year. We strongly recommend changing this after 15 years.

Length, overall center hull, excl rudder 8.00 m 8.00 m 
Length, waterline center hull 7.60 m 7.60 m 
Length, folded 9.00 m 9.00 m 
Beam, max 6.00 m 6.00 m 
Beam, folded 2.90 m 2.90 m
Draft, incl centerboard 1.50 m 1.50 m
Draft, excl centerboard 0.40 m 0.40 m
Draft folded, excl centerboard 0.35 m 0.35 m
Weight of basic boat, incl sails, battery and outboard engine 1,100 kgs  1,100 kgs 
Payload, incl crew  600 kgs 600 kgs 
Max total weight, excl crew 1,320 kgs  1,320 kgs 
Water tank 35 l  35 l 
Fuel tank  15 l 15 l 
Holding tank (optional)  30 l 30 l 
Engine outboard (recommended) 8.0 hp/5.9 kw  8.0 hp/5.9 kw 
Max engine hp 10 hp/7.5 kw 10 hp/7.5 kw
Mast section in total, excl antennas 11.10 m 12.10 m
Mast height over water level 12.60 m 13.60 m
Mainsail 22.5 m 25.8 m
Standard genoa 13.5 m 14.9 m
Spinnaker, symmetric 50 m 60 m
Spinnaker, asymmetric 50 m 60 m
Bowsprit length 1.20 m 1.20 m
Trailer (Original Brenderup 1605 QB) 485 kgs 485 kgs
Total and max trailer weight 1,600 kgs 1,600 kgs

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If you think cruising multihulls are staid and stodgy, the Danish Dragonfly range will put you right. This cleverly designed folding trimaran has a blistering turn of speed – up to 20 knots on a reach and about 12 knots hard on the wind – and can tack on the proverbial sixpence. She’s seaworthy enough for offshore passages – designer Eric Quorning sailed one to victory in the two-handed Round Britain and Ireland Race – and set up for easy handling, with a small jib that can be furled in seconds, and lazyjacks help keep the mainsail manageable. The folding floats are wound in (for marina berthing) and out (for sailing) via the primary winches, a procedure that takes about two minutes. The kick-up rudder and centreboard allows you to sail her ashore, like a beach cat. So where’s the catch? Down below, you pay a price for the slim hull that makes the Dragonfly perform so well under sail. The accommodation is cramped, with no standing headroom and limited stowage. There are four single berths, a table that doubles as the centreboard case, and a sea toilet under the saloon seating.

LOA 8m (26ft 3in) LWL 7.6m (24ft 11in) Length folded 9m (29ft 6in) Beam 6.05m (19ft 10in) Draught 1.25m (4ft 2in) with plate down , 0.35m (1ft 2in) with plate up Displacement 1,100kg (2,425lb) Class association www.dragonfly-trimarans.org YM test report July 2006

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Dragonfly 800

Dragonfly 800 is a 26 ′ 2 ″ / 8 m trimaran sailboat designed by Børge Quorning and built by Quorning Boats starting in 1986.

Drawing of Dragonfly 800

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)

Boats are available with a racing rig and a smaller cruising rig. The ‘swing wing’ system (aft folding akas) allows the beam to be reduced to 2.9m.

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