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en hauteur

English translation: aloft

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French term or phrase:	en hauteur
English translation:	aloft
Entered by:	claude-andrew

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18:11 Dec 11, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / sailing boat design

French term or phrase: en hauteur

I've got "at a height", "on high", "at the top" etc. in mind, but wonder if there's a wonderful yachting term.

Mât et bôme en carbone, gréement ROD
La puissance d’un voiler est d’abord conditionnée par la puissance de ses voiles.
Un grand mât est donc nécessaire pour optimiser la surface de voile **en hauteur**, là où le vent est le plus fort et le plus stable.
A l’opposé, il faut avoir un poids minimal dans **les hauts** afin de limiter la gîte et le tangage et renforcer le rappel de la quille (c’est-à-dire limiter l’inclinaison du bateau pour une surface de voile donnée).
La solution optimale est un mât en carbone, mais pas n’importe quel carbone.

claude-andrew KudoZ activity Questions: 254 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (33 closed without grading) Answers: 206 France
Local time: 23:41

aloft

Explanation:
Certainly one nautical term for « en hauteur »...

Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:41

Grading comment

Thanks Tony - this more general tezrm was appropriate in the context
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

the head of the sail

gallagy2

top

kashew

to optimize the upper part / top most of the sail

Drmanu49

2 +1

aloft

Tony M

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

9 mins confidence:

to optimize the upper part / top most of the sail

Explanation:
www.wb-sails.fi/news/98_11.../Main.htm - Traduire cette page
Twisting off the sails in their upper part (often called feathering), where they ... The same applies for the top of the sail above the hounds: The most efficient way

or aloft as mentioned by Tony.

Drmanu49
Local time: 23:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 154

10 mins confidence:

top

Explanation:
top sail area/surface

kashew
France
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the head of the sail

Explanation:

www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats-2.html

The LEECH is the aftermost part, while the FOOT is the lower edge of the sail. The HEAD of the sail is the topmost corner; the TACK is the forwardmost corner, ...

gallagy2
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz

2 mins

-> Thank you kindly :-)

neutral

kashew: head section? - as the head is only a point as you rightly say ;-)

18 mins

-> yes thanks Kashew, the head area or something like MM's suggestion below.

neutral

Nikki Scott-Despaigne: I agree that the head is of course the top corner of the sail. However, I think that the context requires a more general term for that area. I considered masthead but it is too restrictive also. I like Tony's 'aloft' actually!

20 mins

-> Thanks Nikki, I liked "aloft" too but think it's used in a more general way rather than the actual term I thought was required here

agree

xxxmediamatrix: To cater for those commenting that 'head' is a point, not an area, this properly nautical terminology could easily be incorporated in the translation with something like: 'towards the head of the sail', implying the 'area beneath the top'.

1 hr

-> thanks MM and I really like your suggestion:-)

agree

Mohd shadab

10 hrs

-> Many thanks:-)

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

aloft

Explanation:
Certainly one nautical term for « en hauteur »...

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 104