French to English translations [PRO] Sports / Fitness / Recreation / sailing | | French term or phrase: dévents | | « Au début, c’est du sud un peu mou » explique Alex Pella, 12e à la première étape (Generalitat Valenciana). « Après l’alizé s’établit lentement à partir du 7 ou du 8. Ensuite, il faut négocier le passage des Canaries et cela va aller assez vite vers le Cap-Vert. Aux Canaries, je pense qu’il y aura déjà des écarts et pour les gens comme moi, qui ont du retard à rattraper, c’est intéressant ! Il faut voir également si le vent va rentrer par derrière ou par l’est. Le positionnement dépendra aussi de cela. Mais les Canaries sont des îles très hautes et il faudra se méfier des **dévents** ». |
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| | failing wind, wind shut-off, or calm zones | Explanation: The Jericho Sailing Centre is modeled, not after a yacht club, ... than you care to paddle back if you or your equipment should fail or the wind shuts off. ...
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or simply calms as suggested by Michael. |
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5 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 failing wind, wind shut-off, or calm zones
Explanation: The Jericho Sailing Centre is modeled, not after a yacht club, ... than you care to paddle back if you or your equipment should fail or the wind shuts off. ...
www.jsca.bc.ca/ - 21k
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or simply calms as suggested by Michael.
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| Nov 20, 2008 - Changes made by Drmanu49: | | Edited KOG entry | Steve Melling's old entry - "dévents" => "failing wind, wind shut-off, or calm zones" |
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