Sails and Rigging Terms Translated. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

Sails and Rigging Terms Translated

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Thanks to Mark Nijenhuis and Dany van Dam for thier help with the Dutch
And to Sören Brinkmann for help with the German

	English	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish
	sails & rigging						sails & equipamento
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	asymmetric spinnaker	Asymmetrische spinnaker	spi asymétrique	Gennaker			spinnaker asymmetric		1
2	back stay	hekstag	etai arrière	achterstag	paterazzo	achtersztag	estada traseira	burda	2
3	batten	zeillat	latte	latte	stecche	listwa	batten	sables	3
4	boom	giek	bôme	baum	boma	bom	crescimento	botavara	4
5	bottle screw		ridoir (à vis)				parafuso do frasco		5
6	chain plate	kettingplaat	cadène				placa chain		6
7	clew	schoothoek	point d'ecoute	schothorn	punto di scotta	rog halsowy	clew	puño de escota	7
8	cringle		andaillot, patte de bouline				cringle		8
9	cruising chute	Asymmetrische spinnaker	spi asymétrique				rampa cruzando		9
10	cutter stay		etai intermédiaire				estada do cortador		10
11	downhaul	neerhaler	hale-bas				downhaul		11
12	ease off		détendre, lâcher				facilidade fora		12
13	foot	onderlijk	bordure	fuss	base	lik dolny	pé	pujamen	13
14	foremast	voormast	nât de nisaine						14
15	foresail	voorzeil	voile de nisaine	Vorsegel					15
16	forestay	voorstag	étai	vorstag	strallo	sztag		estay	16
17	furl	oprollen	ferler						17
18	genoa	genua	génois	Genua					18
19	guy	loefschoot	bras	achterholer	braccio	bras		braza	19
20	halyard	val	drisse	fall	drizza	fal	adriça	driza	20
21	head	tophoek	point de drisse	kopf	penna	rog falowy	cabeça	puño de driza	21
22	headsail	fok	foc						22
23	jackstay		contre-étai						23
24	jibsail	fok	foc	fock	fiocchetto	fok		foque	24
25	jibsheet	fokkeschoot	écoute de foc	Vorschot	fiocco				25
26	jumper stay		guignol				estada da ligação em ponte		26
27	kicker	kikker	hale-bas	Kicker			retrocesso		27
28	kicking strap		hale-bas				retrocedendo a cinta		28
29	leech	achterlijk	chute	achterliek	balumina	lik		baluma	29
30	lower shroud		bas hauban				abaixe a saia		30
31	luff	voorlijk	guindant	vorliek	inferitura	lik przedni		grátil	31
32	lugsail		voile à bourcet						32
33	mainmast	hoofdmast	grand mât						33
34	mainsail	grootzeil	grand'voile	grosssegel	la randa	grot		vela mayor	34
35	mainsheet	grootschoot	écoute de grand-voi	Grossschot					35
36	mast	mast	mât	mast	albero	maszt	mastro	mástil	36
37	mast head	masttop	tête de mât	Masttop			cabeça do mastro		37
38	mizzenmast		mât d'artimon						38
39	mizzensail		voile d'artimon						39
40	outhaul	achterlijkstrekker	bosse d'empointure	Unterliekstrecker	tesabase				40
41	outrigger		arc boutant						41
42	pole	paal	pôle				pólo		42
43	preventer		faux étai						43
44	reef	rif	ris	Reff			recife		44
45	reefing point	rif	ris				ponto reefing		45
46	reefing lines	reeflijnen	bandes de ris	reffleine	borose	reflinki	linhas reefing	mano de rizos	46
47	rigging	tuigage	gréement	rigg	parti di una barca	osprzet i takielunek	equipamento	aparejo	47
48	roach		chute				barata		48
49	running backstay	bakstag	bastaque	backstag	sartia volante	baksztag		burda volante	49
50	running rigging	Lopend wand	gréement courant						50
51	sail	zeil	voile	Segel			sail		51
52	sail area	zeiloppervlak	surface voile	Segelflache			área do sail		52
53	sail plan	Zeilplan	gréement				planta do sail		53
54	sailmaker	zeilmaker	maître voilier	Segelmacher			sailmaker		54
55	sheet	schoot	écoute	schot	scotta	szot	folha	escota	55
56	shroud	staand wand	hauban	want	sartia	wanta	saia	obenque	56
57	spanker		artimon						57
58	spar		espar						58
59	spinnaker	spinnaker	spi	spinnaker	spi	spinaker	spinnaker	spinnaker	59
60	spinnaker pole	spinnakerboom	tangon	spinnakerbaum	tangone	spinakerbom	pólo do spinnaker	tangón	60
61	spreaders	zalingen	barres de flèche	saling	crocette	salingi	propagadores	crucetas	61
62	spritsail		voile à livarde						62
63	standing rigging	Staand wand	gréement dormant	stehendes Gut			estada		63
64	stay	verstaging	étai						64
65	staysail		trinquette				equipamento ereto		65
66	storm jib	stromfok	tourmentin	Sturmfock			jib da tempestade		66
67	storm trysail		voile de cap				trysail da tempestade		67
68	tack	halshoek	point d'amure	hals	punto di mura	rog szotowy		puño de amura	68
69	tell tale	tell tale	révélateur	spion/windfaden	segna vento	icek		cataviento	69
70	t'gallant		perroquet						70
71	topgallant		perroquet						71
72	top mast		mât de flèche		testa d'albero				72
73	topping lift	kraanlijn	balancine de gui						73
74	traveller				trasto				74
75	uphaul	kraanlijn	balancine						75
76	vang	vang	hale bas	Baumniederholer	vang				76
77	yard		espar				jarda		77