Deutsch Englisch Abdrift drift (current, wind) abfallen to bear away, to bear off, to fall off Achterliek leech, leach Achterspring afterbow spring line Achterstag standing backstay Achtknoten figure of eight knot Am-Wind-Kurs by the wind, close reach am Wind close reach, by the wind am Wind segeln to beat Anker anchor Anker aufholen to weigh anchor, to raise the anchor Anker werfen to drop anchor anlegen to berth, to come alongside a pier Anlieger layline anluven to come up, to head up, to luff up, to haul up, to get to windward (ein Segel) anschlagen to bend (on) auf Grund laufen to ground (Anker) aufholen to weigh anchor, to raise the anchor aus der Klemme lösen to uncleat Ausguck lookout Ausleger racks ausrauschen to let go, to run out ausreiten to hike out Backbord port (side) Backbordbug starboard tack (wind from starboard) Backstag running backstay, runner Barber Hauler barber hauler Baum boom, pole Baumniederholer kicker, kicking strap, (boom)vang Beiboot tender beklemmen, belegen to cleat bergen to unrigg, to lower a sail, to hand a sail, to haul in, to dowse Betonnung buoyage, beaconage Bilge Bilge Bilgenpumpe Bilge pump Bilgenwasser Bilge water Block pulley, block Böe gust, gust of wind, squall Boje buoy Boot boat, ship Bug bow, front Bugspriet bowsprit Bullenstander check rope, bull pendant, preventer Cockpit cockpit Cunningham cunningham Curryklemme clamcleat, jamming cleat dichtholen to sheet in, to haul Dirk topping lift Druck aus dem Segel nehmen to depower a sail Dünung swell, surge durchkentern to invert (im Trapez) einhaken to hook on Ein-Hand, Ein-Person single handed Fall halyard, halliard Fender fender festmachen to moor up, to tie-up a boat Festmacher mooring line fieren to sheet out, to ease the sheets, to slacken Fock jib (sail) Freibord freeboard Fußschlaufen in der Jolle toe straps, hiking strap gegen den Wind upwind, wind ahead, headwind Gennaker gennaker, asymmetric spinnaker Genua genoa, genoa jib, jenny gleiten to plane, to skim Groß(segel) main(sail) Großfall main halyard Großschot mainsheet Halbwind beam reach, crossing wind, wind abeam, abeam reach, on beam reach, on the beam wind Halbwind segeln to reach Halbwindkurs beam reach, crossing wind, wind abeam, abeam reach, on beam reach, on the beam wind halsen to gybe, to jibe Heck stern, back hoch am Wind / hart am Wind close-hauled, hard on the wind hoch am Wind segeln to sail close-hauled Höhe kneifen to pinch im Wind head to wind im Wind (stehengeblieben) in irons in den Wind gehen to luff up in Lee in the lee in Luv instabil tippy Jolle dinghy, centreboarder Kajüte (Kabine) cabin Katamaran catamaran Kausch cringle, hard eye, thimble Kausch für Fall kentern to capsize Kentern capsize Kiel keel Kielboot keel boat Klampe (belaying) cleat Klar zur Halse? - Klar! - Rund achtern! Ready to gybe? - Ready! - Gybe-ho! Klar zur Wende? - Klar! - Re! Ready (to go) about? - Ready! - Going about Klemme cleat Knoten knot Koje berth, bunk krängen to heel Krängung heel kreuzen to beat, to tack Kreuzknoten carrick bend Kreuzschlag tack Kurs course Kurs durchs Wasser course through the water Kurs über Grund true heading, course over the ground (COG), course made good Lattentasche batten pocket laufendes Gut running rigging Leck leak lecken to leak Lee vor Luv leeward before windward, windward gives way to leeward leegierig lee helm leewärts, weg vom Wind leeward side, lee-side, downwind, alee lenzen to bail Lenzklappe self-bailer Lenzventil draining bung Leucht-Heultonne light and whistle buoy Leuchttonne light buoy Leuchtturm light house Liegeplatz berth Lümmelbeschlag Gooseneck Luv windward, weather side luvgierig weather helm luvwärts, in den Wind (to) windward Mannschaft crew manövrierunfähig disabled, to be not under command Mast mast Masttopp masthead missweisende Peilung magnetic bearing mitschiffs amidships navigieren to navigate Niedergang companionway Nipptide neap tide, slack water Palstek bowline hitch, knot Patenthalse accidental, uncontrolled jibe, flying gybe Peilung bearing Pinne tiller Pinnenausleger tiller extension querab athwart, athwartships, abreast Radar radar Radarantwortbake racon buoy Radarreflektor radar reflector, tubular radar reflector raumschots (on a) broad reach, by and large Raumschotskurs broad reach rechtdrehend veering rechtweisende Peilung true bearing Reff reef Reffbändsel reef points reffen to reef Reffhaken reef hook, tack hook Reffkausch cringle Regattaweste buoyancy aid Rettungsweste life jacket Rigg rigging Rollwende roll tack Ruder(blatt) rudder (blade) Rudergänger helmsman Rumpf hull Saling spreader Schaumkronen white horses scheinbarer Wind apparent wind, relative wind Schiff vessel Schlag tack Schlagseite list schleppen to tow, to tug Schlepper tug, towboat Schmetterling wing & wing (goosewing?) goose winged sails, wing on wing Schot sheet Schotstek sheet bend Schwert centreboard, daggerboard Schwimmhilfe buoyancy aid seekrank sein to be seasick Seekrankheit seasickness Seemeile nautical mile, sea mile Segelboot sailboat, sailing yacht Segelkopf head Segellatte batten setzen (Groß etc.), heissen to hoist sinken to sink (beim) Sinken in the drink Sonnenschuß broach Sorgleine guardrails Spinnaker symmetric spinnaker, kite Spinnakerbaum spinnaker pole Spring (Leine) spring Springtide spring tide Stag stay Stagreiter hank stehende Peilung constant bearing stehendes Gut standing rigging Steuer helm, tiller Steuerbord starboard, to starboard Steuerbordbug port tack (wind from port side) Steuermann helm, helmsman steuern, am Ruder sein to helm, to steer Steuerrad wheel Sturm gale, storm, tempest Sturmfock storm jib, spitfire Sturmsegel galesail Sturmwarnung gale warning stranden to strand Tiefgang draught, draft Trampolin trampoline Trapez trapeze Trapezdraht wire Trapezhose harness Traveller traveller Treibanker sea anchor, drogue, drague, boat brakes Trimm trim trimmen to trim Unterliek foot Unterliekstrecker out haul Vereinsstander burgee Verkehrstrennungsgebiet traffic separation scheme Verklicker vor dem Wind (dead) before the wind, wind aft, down wind, off wind, wind right aft vor dem Wind segeln to run, to be on the run, to run (dead) before the wind, to go down wind Vorliek luff Vorliekstrecker, Cunningham downhaul, cunningham Vorschot/Fockschot jib sheet Vorschoter crew, foredeckhand, bowman Vorschoter sein to crew Vorsegel jib sail Vorspring forward quarter spring Vorstag forestay wahrer Wind real wind, true wind, atmospheric wind Want shroud wenden to go about, to come about, to tack Wiederaufrichten capsize recovery Windfähnchen (fäden) am Segel tell-tales Windloch/Flaute lull Windstärke wind force Winsch winch Winschkurbel winch handle Wrack wreck Yacht yacht