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vela ligera

English translation: dinghy sailing


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Spanish term or phrase:vela ligera
English translation:dinghy sailing
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)
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02:09 Jul 23, 2004
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Spanish term or phrase: vela ligera
A water sport, is this just sailing? Thanks.
David Jessop
Spain
dinghy sailing
Explanation:
Oxford

Mike :)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-07-23 02:11:32 GMT)
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vela ligera dinghy sailing
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:27
Grading comment
Thanks Mike :-).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4dinghy sailing
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1small-boat sailingRefugio


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dinghy sailing


Explanation:
Oxford

Mike :)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-07-23 02:11:32 GMT)
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vela ligera dinghy sailing

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
Thanks Mike :-).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nanny Wintjens
14 mins
  -> Thank you, N. Wintjens - Mike :)

agree  LisaR
1 hr
  -> Thank you, LisaR - Mike :)

agree  moken: right, not as in rubber dinghy but in a variety of small-sized sailing boats. see: www.excellence.es/fornells/ :O) :O)
10 hrs
  -> agradeço

agree  Cecilia Fraga: si, me parece bien. Felicidades!
4 days
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
small-boat sailing


Explanation:
More than just dinghies.

The Human Drift: Small-Boat Sailing
... Small-Boat Sailing. A sailor is born, not made ... of all of which is that it is by means of small-boat sailing that the real sailor is best schooled ...
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Small-Boat Sailing:Jack London Ranch Album
If a man is a born sailor, and has gone to the school of the sea, never in all his life can he get away from the sea again
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Small Boat Program
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Small-Boat Sailing - Jack London - eBooks
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Small-Boat Sailing
... Soil and Water Conservation. Shotgun Shooting. Small-Boat Sailing. Swimming. Water Skiing ... that could occur while small-boat sailing, including hypothermia, heatstroke, heat exhaustion ...
www.fellowshipchristian.org/BSA/TECUMSEH/cb/pages/mb/small-... - 14k - Cached - More pages from this site
Hostellers Sailing Club - Dinghy cruising
... be a small (say less than about 20 foot (6.1m) length), open (i.e. no permanent cabin) sailing boat which does ... boats, perhaps with a small sail to provide relaxation ...
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Small Boat Level 1
... The US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course, approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and ... NASBLA), is designed to teach sailing instructors on-the-water group management ...
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Small Boat Sailing
... I have been sailing small boats, fourteen feet or so, for a few years ... decided to make a website dedicated to small boat sailing. Here you can find information about ...
sasquatch777.tripod.com/ - 16k - Cached

Small Boat Sailing
Home of the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, the Wooden Boat Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to traditional maritime skills and heritage through education. ... Learn to Sail. Small Boat Sailing Courses. Big Boat Sail & Seamanship Training ... now introduced over a thousand students to the thrill of sailing. We operate off our private dock in ...
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Jack London's short story: Small-Boat Sailing
Jack London's short story: Small-Boat Sailing - Read complete text online ... Text of Small-Boat Sailing. Small-Boat Sailing. A short story by Jack London ... by means of small-boat sailing that the real sailor is best ...
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You are really sure of your answer. I´m not.

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agree  Deborah Lockett: perfect for my current context, thank you!
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