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presa di gravitello

English translation: securing to a mooring buoy

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Italian term or phrase:presa di gravitello
English translation:securing to a mooring buoy
Entered by: Daniela Zambrini

10:26 May 18, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Italian term or phrase: presa di gravitello
Nautiterapia:
Modulo X:
Esercitazioni Pratiche:
Teorie e pratiche a bordo:
Argomenti:
Presa di gravitello, sicurezza in navigazione, recupero uomo a mare, ormeggi, regolazione fine delle vele, assetto della barca,............
Alessandro Miani
Local time: 13:43
securing to a mooring buoy
Explanation:
To secure your boat to a mooring buoy, run your line through the loop of the floating pick-up line and cleat both ends to the bow of your boat.
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Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 13:43
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5securing to a mooring buoy
Daniela Zambrini
3buoy hooking
metaphonic


  

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securing to a mooring buoy


Explanation:
To secure your boat to a mooring buoy, run your line through the loop of the floating pick-up line and cleat both ends to the bow of your boat.


    Reference: http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/mbuoy/welcome.html
Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 13:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 138
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buoy hooking


Explanation:
dovrebbe essere gavitello. Nel qual caso direi buoy hooking.....

Spero aiuti, saluti

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Note added at 20 hrs 8 mins (2005-05-19 06:34:12 GMT)
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Credo che si stia parlando della manovra necessaria ad agganciare (presa) il gavitello con il mezzo marinaio (gancio d\'accosto), non tanto dell\'ormeggio vero e proprio dell\'imbarcazione.
http://www.nautica.it/chandler/microdev/yachtctl.htm

metaphonic
Local time: 13:43
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