vaargedrag

English translation: (poor) seamanship

13:54 Dec 21, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / legal
Dutch term or phrase: vaargedrag
One NL site on Google gives 'sailing behaviour' but surely there is a better solution. Here is the context (legal):

..aanvaring mede te wijten aan het vaargedrag ...

TIA (FWIW-need it today)
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English translation:(poor) seamanship
Explanation:
Hellblazer: Clear and present strawberries... I was to blame for Lt. Merrick's incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. ... I was to blame for Lt. Merrick's incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. ...
www.hellblazer.com/archives/ 2003/09/clear_and_present_strawberries.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages


American President... Although a board found evidence of poor seamanship, the Navy needed heroes more than it needed scapegoats, and Kennedy was cast as the former to build public ...
www.americanpresident.org/history/johnfkennedy/ biography/lifebeforethepresidency.common.shtml

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Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:10
Grading comment
Brilliant David-no way I would have got there on my own. Thanks! And thank you Peers too!
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4 +3(poor) seamanship
Dave Greatrix


  

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(poor) seamanship


Explanation:
Hellblazer: Clear and present strawberries... I was to blame for Lt. Merrick's incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. ... I was to blame for Lt. Merrick's incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. ...
www.hellblazer.com/archives/ 2003/09/clear_and_present_strawberries.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages


American President... Although a board found evidence of poor seamanship, the Navy needed heroes more than it needed scapegoats, and Kennedy was cast as the former to build public ...
www.americanpresident.org/history/johnfkennedy/ biography/lifebeforethepresidency.common.shtml



Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Brilliant David-no way I would have got there on my own. Thanks! And thank you Peers too!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
3 mins

agree  joeky janusch
49 mins

agree  Ken Cox: yes indeed
53 mins
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