AboutSailing
Ein Wörterbuch der Segelbegriffe in verschiedenen Sprachen
| Deutsch | Englisch |
| Abdrift (durch Strom/Wind) | drift (current, wind) |
| abfallen | to bear away, to bear off, to fall off |
| Abstand | berth |
| achteraus | astern |
| Achterliek | leech, leach |
| achtern | aft |
| Achterspring | afterbow spring line |
| Achterstag | standing backstay |
| Achtknoten | figure of eight knot |
| am Wind | on a close reach, by the wind, upwind |
| am Wind segeln | to beat, to sail on a close reach |
| Am-Wind-Kurs | by the wind, close reach |
| an Deck | on deck |
| Anker | anchor |
| Anker aufholen | to weigh anchor, to raise the anchor |
| Anker aufholen | to weigh anchor, to raise the anchor |
| Anker werfen | to drop anchor |
| Ankerkette | anchor chain |
| Ankerleine | anchor warp |
| ankern | to anchor |
| Ankerplatz | anchorage |
| Ankerwinsch | windlass, capstan |
| Anlasser | starter |
| anlegen | to berth |
| Anlegen verboten | mooring prohibited |
| Anlegestelle | mooring place |
| 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 |
| aufgelaufen | aground |
| aufschießen | |
| aus der Klemme lösen | to uncleat |
| ausgebaggert | dredged |
| Ausguck | lookout |
| Ausleger | racks |
| Auspuff | exhaust pipe |
| ausrauschen | to let go, to run out |
| ausreiten | to hike out |
| Außenbordmotor | outboard motor |
| Außenmole | breakwater |
| Aussichten | outlook |
| Babystag | babystay |
| Backbord | port (side) |
| Backbordbug | starboard tack (wind from starboard) |
| Backbordpricke | loose withies |
| Backstag | running backstay, runner |
| Ballastkiel | ballast keel |
| Barber Hauler | barber hauler |
| Batterie | battery |
| Baum | boom, pole |
| Baumniederholer | kicker, kicking strap, (boom)vang |
| Beiboot | tender |
| beidrehen | to heave to |
| beiliegen | to lie to, to be hove to |
| beim Sinken, sinkend | in the drink, sinking |
| beklemmen, belegen | to cleat |
| Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| Benzinmotor | petrol engine |
| bergen | to unrigg, to lower a sail, to hand a sail, to haul in, to dowse |
| Besan | mizzen |
| Besatzungsliste | crew list |
| Betonnung | buoyage, beaconage |
| bewegliche Brücke | movable bridge |
| Bilge | bilge |
| Bilgenpumpe | bilge pump |
| Bilgenwasser | bilge water |
| Blitze | lightning |
| Block | pulley, block |
| Böe | gust, gust of wind, squall |
| Boje | buoy |
| Boot | boat, ship |
| Brecher | breakers |
| Breite des Schiffes | beam |
| Brückendeck | bridgedeck |
| Bug | bow, front, stem |
| Bugkorb | pulpit |
| Bugspriet | bowsprit |
| Bullenstander | check rope, bull pendant, preventer |
| Cockpit | cockpit |
| Crewliste | crew list |
| Curryklemme | clamcleat, jamming cleat |
| Deck | deck |
| Deviation | deviation |
| dichtholen | to sheet in, to haul |
| Dichtung | gasket |
| Diesel | diesel |
| Dieselmotor | diesel engine |
| Dirk | topping lift |
| Drehbrücke | swing bridge |
| Druck aus dem Segel nehmen | to depower a sail |
| Dunst | mist |
| Dünung | swell, surge |
| Durchfahrtshöhe | height (air draught) |
| durchkentern | to invert |
| Ebbe | ebb |
| Echolot | echosounder |
| (im Trapez) einhaken | to hook on |
| Ein-Hand, Ein-Person | single handed |
| Einspritzdüse | injector |
| Elektrik | electrical wiring |
| Fahrwasser, Fahrrinne | fair way |
| Fall | halyard, halliard |
| Fender | fender |
| Fernglas | binoculars |
| festmachen | to moor up, to tie-up a boat |
| Festmacher | mooring line |
| Feuerlöscher | fire extinguisher |
| Feuerschiff | light vessel |
| fieren | to sheet out, to ease the sheets, to slacken |
| Fingersteg | finger pier |
| Flaute | calm |
| Flossenkiel | fin keel |
| Flussmündung | river mouth |
| Flut | flood |
| Fock | jib (sail) |
| Freibord | freeboard |
| Funkgerät | radio telephone |
| Fußschlaufen in der Jolle | toe straps, hiking strap |
| Gashebel | throttle |
| Gasmelder | gas alarm |
| gegen den Wind | upwind, wind ahead, headwind |
| Gennaker | gennaker, asymmetric spinnaker |
| Genua | genoa, genoa jib |
| Geografische Breite | latitude |
| Geografische Länge | longitude |
| Getriebe | gearbox |
| Gewitter | thunderstorm |
| Gezeiten | tide |
| Gezeitenströme | tidal streams |
| gleiten | to plane, to skim |
| Grad | degree |
| Groß(segel) | main(sail) |
| Großfall | main halyard |
| Großschot | mainsheet |
| Hafen | harbour, port |
| Hafengebühren | harbour dues |
| Hafengeld | harbour dues |
| Hafenmeister | harbour master |
| Hafenmeisterei, Hafenbüro | harbour office |
| Hagel | hail |
| Halbwind | beam reach, crossing wind, wind abeam, abeam reach, on a 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 |
| Handpeilkompass | handbearing compass |
| Hebebrücke | lifting bridge |
| Heck | stern, back |
| Heckkorb | pushpit |
| hoch am Wind / hart am Wind | close-hauled, hard on the wind |
| hoch am Wind segeln | to sail close-hauled |
| Hochwasser | high water |
| Höhe kneifen | to pinch |
| Horn | horn |
| Hundekoje | quarter berth |
| im Päckchen liegen | to raft |
| im Wind | head to wind |
| im Wind (stehengeblieben) | in irons |
| in den Wind gehen | to luff up |
| in Lee | leeward, downwind, alee |
| in Luv | windward |
| instabil | tippy |
| Jolle | dinghy, centreboarder |
| kabbelig | choppy |
| Kajüte (Kabine) | cabin |
| Kanal | channel |
| Kartenkurs | course true |
| Kartennull | chart datum |
| Katamaran | catamaran |
| Kausch | cringle, hard eye, thimble |
| Kausch für Fall | |
| kentern | to capsize |
| Kentern | capsize |
| Ketch | ketch |
| Kettenkasten | chain locker |
| Kiel | keel |
| Kielbolzen | keel bolts |
| Kielboot | keel boat |
| killen | to shiver |
| Kimmkiel | bilge keel |
| Klampe | (belaying) cleat, horn 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 |
| Kollision | collision |
| Kombüse | galley |
| Kompass | compass |
| Kompasskurs | compass course |
| Kraftstofffilter | fuel filter |
| Kraftstofftank | fuel tank |
| Kran | hoist |
| krängen | to heel |
| Krängung | heel |
| kreuzen | to beat, to tack |
| Kreuzknoten | carrick bend |
| Kreuzschlag | tack |
| Kühlwasser | cooling water |
| Kurs | course |
| Kurs durchs Wasser | course through the water |
| Kurs über Grund | true heading, course over the ground (COG), course made good |
| Kurzkiel | fin keel |
| Küstenwache | coastguard |
| Landanschluss | shore power |
| Länge über alles (LüA) | length over all (LOA) |
| Länge Wasserlinie | load waterline (LWL) |
| Langkiel | long keel |
| Lattentasche | batten pocket |
| laufendes Gut | running rigging |
| Leck | leak |
| lecken | to leak |
| Lee | lee |
| 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 |
| Lichter | lights |
| Lichtmaschine | dynamo |
| Liegeplatz | berth |
| Log | log |
| Logbuch | ship's logbook |
| Lot | echosounder |
| Lotse | pilot |
| Luftfilter | air filter |
| Luk | hatch |
| Lümmelbeschlag | Gooseneck |
| Luv | windward, weather side |
| luvgierig | weather helm |
| luvwärts, in den Wind | (to) windward |
| Mann über Bord | man overboard |
| Mannschaft | crew |
| manövrierunfähig | disabled, not under command |
| Marina | marina, yacht harbour |
| Mast | mast |
| Mastbruch | dismasted |
| Mastenkran | mast crane |
| Masttop | masthead |
| missweisende Peilung | magnetic bearing |
| mitschiffs | amidships |
| Mole | pier |
| Mooringboje | mooring buoy |
| Motorboot | motor boat |
| Motorfundament | engine mount |
| Motoröl | engine oil |
| Motorraum | engine compartment |
| Motorsegler | motor sailer |
| navigieren | to navigate |
| Nebel | Fog |
| Nebelhorn | foghorn |
| Niedergang | companionway |
| Niederschlag | precipitation |
| Niedrigwasser | low water |
| Niesel | drizzle |
| Nipptide | neap tide, neaps |
| Nord | north |
| Öl | oil |
| Ölfilter | oil filter |
| Ost | east |
| Palstek | bowline hitch, knot |
| Patenthalse | accidental, uncontrolled jibe, flying gybe |
| Peilung, die | bearing |
| Persenning | |
| Petroleum | paraffin |
| Pinne | tiller |
| Pinnenausleger | tiller extension |
| Plicht | cockpit |
| Positionslaternen | navigation lights |
| Pricken | withies |
| Propeller | propeller |
| Pumpe | pump |
| Pütting | |
| Q-Wende | |
| querab | abeam |
| Radar | radar |
| Radarantwortbake | racon buoy, radio beacon |
| Radarreflektor | radar reflector, tubular radar reflector |
| rauh | rough |
| raumschots | (on a) broad reach, by and large, reaching |
| Raumschotskurs | broad reach |
| rechtdrehend | veering |
| rechtweisende Peilung | true bearing |
| Reff | reef |
| Reffbändsel | reef points |
| reffen | to reef |
| Reffhaken | reef hook, tack hook |
| Reffkausch | cringle |
| Regen | rain |
| Reling | railing |
| Relingsstütze | stanchion |
| Rettungsboot | life boat |
| Rettungsinsel | liferaft |
| Rettungsweste | life jacket |
| Richtung | direction |
| Rigg | rigging |
| rod kicker | Rodkicker |
| Rollfock | roller reefing foresail |
| Rollwende | roll tack |
| rückdrehend | backing |
| Ruder(blatt) | rudder (blade) |
| Rudergänger | helmsman |
| Ruderkoker | rudder trunk |
| Rumpf | hull |
| Rumpfgeschwindigkeit | hull speed |
| Saling | spreader |
| Schäkel | shackle |
| Schäkelbolzen | clevis pin |
| Schaumkronen | white horses |
| scheinbarer Wind | apparent wind, relative wind |
| Schießgebiet | firing range |
| Schiff | vessel, ship |
| Schiffahrtsweg | lane |
| Schiffspapiere | ship's papers |
| Schlag | tack |
| Schlagseite | list |
| Schlauchboot | inflatable |
| schleppen | to tow, to tug |
| Schlepper | tug, towboat |
| Schleppleine | tow line |
| Schleuse | lock |
| Schmetterling | wing & wing, goose winged sails, wing on wing |
| Schmutzwassertank | holding tank |
| Schoner | schooner |
| Schot | sheet |
| Schothorn | clew |
| Schotstek | sheet bend |
| Schott | bulkhead |
| Schraube | propeller |
| Schwert | centreboard, daggerboard |
| Schwimmhilfe | buoyancy aid |
| Schwimmweste | life jacket |
| Seekarte | chart |
| seekrank sein | to be seasick |
| Seekrankheit | seasickness |
| Seemeile | nautical mile, sea mile |
| Seenot | distress |
| Seenotfunkboje | EPIRB |
| Seeventil | seacock |
| Segel | sails |
| Segelboot | sailboat |
| Segelfläche | sail area |
| Segelkopf | head |
| Segellatte | batten |
| Segelmacher | sailmaker |
| segeln | to sail |
| Segelyacht | sailing yacht |
| Seitenpeilung | |
| selbstlenzend | self-draining |
| setzen (Groß etc.), heissen | to hoist |
| Sicherheitsgurt | safety harness |
| Sicherung | fuse |
| Signalraketen | distress flares |
| sinken | to sink |
| Skeg | skeg |
| Slip(rampe) | slip, slipway |
| Slup | sloop |
| Solarpanel | solar panel |
| Sonnenschuß | broach |
| Sorgleine | guardrails |
| Spant | rib |
| Sperrgebiet | prohibited area |
| Spinnaker | symmetric spinnaker, kite |
| Spinnakerbaum | spinnaker pole, spinnaker boom |
| Spiritus | methylated spirits |
| Spring (Leine) | spring |
| Springtide | spring tide, springs |
| Stag | stay |
| Stagreiter | hank |
| Stagsegel | staysail |
| Stauwasser (Stillwasser) | slack water |
| Steg | jetty |
| stehende Peilung | constant bearing |
| stehendes Gut | standing rigging |
| Steuer | helm, tiller |
| Steuerbord | starboard, to starboard |
| Steuerbordbug | port tack (wind from port side) |
| Steuerbordpricken | bound withies |
| Steuermann | helm, helmsman |
| steuern, am Ruder sein | to helm, to steer |
| Steuerrad | wheel |
| Stillwasser | stand |
| Stopfbuchse | stern gland |
| stranden | to strand |
| Stromkabbelung | overfalls (tide race) |
| Strömung, Strom | current |
| Sturm | gale, storm, tempest |
| Sturmfock | storm jib, spitfire |
| Sturmsegel | galesail |
| Sturmwarnung | gale warning |
| Süd | south |
| Takelgarn | whipping twine |
| Tankstelle | fuel berth |
| Tauwerk | rope |
| Tide | tide |
| Tidenkalender | tide tables |
| Tiefgang | draught |
| Tonne | beacon, buoy |
| Trampolin | trampoline |
| Trapez | trapeze |
| Trapezdraht | wire |
| Trapezhose | harness |
| Traveller | traveller |
| Treibanker | drift anchor, sea anchor, drogue, boat brakes |
| Trimm | trim |
| trimmen | to trim |
| trockenfallend | drying |
| trockenfallender Hafen | drying port |
| Trysegel | trysail |
| unter Wasser | underwater |
| Unterliek | foot |
| Unterliekstrecker | out haul |
| Unterwasserschiff | underwater hull |
| Vereinsstander | burgee |
| Vergaser | carburettor |
| Verkehrstrennungsgebiet | traffic separation scheme |
| Verklicker | wind indicator |
| vor dem Wind | (dead) before the wind, wind aft, down wind, off wind, wind right aft, running |
| vor dem Wind segeln | to run, to run (dead) before the wind, to go down wind |
| voraus | ahead |
| Vorhersage | forecast |
| Vorliek | luff |
| Vorliekstrecker, Cunningham | downhaul, cunningham |
| Vorpiek | forepeak |
| Vorschiff | forecastle |
| Vorschot/Fockschot | jib sheet |
| Vorschoter | crew, foredeckhand, bowman |
| Vorschoter sein | to crew |
| Vorsegel | foresail |
| Vorspring | forward quarter spring |
| Vorstag | forestay |
| wahrer Wind | real wind, true wind, atmospheric wind |
| Want | shroud |
| Wasserlinie | waterline |
| Wasserpumpe | water pump |
| Wasserstand | sea level |
| (Frisch)Wassertank | fresh water tank |
| Wassertiefe | depth |
| Webleinenstek | |
| Wegepunkt | waypoint |
| (Propeller)Welle | propeller shaft |
| Wellenbrecher | breakwater |
| wenden | to go about, to come about, to tack |
| Werft | boatyard |
| West | west |
| Wiederaufrichten | capsize recovery |
| Windfähnchen (fäden) am Segel | tell-tales |
| Windloch/Flaute | lull, calm |
| Windstärke | wind force |
| Winsch | winch |
| Winschkurbel | winch handle |
| Wolken | clouds |
| Wrack | wreck |
| Yacht | yacht |
| Yachtausrüster | chandlery |
| Yachthafen | marina, yacht harbour |
| Yawl | yawl |
| Zündkerze | spark plug |
| Zweitakt | two-stroke |
| Zylinderkopfdichtung | head gasket |
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