Useful Information

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French Sailing Terms

Whilst auto-translate programmes can help make many typical French terms more understandable, more specific technical and general yachting terms are often much more problematic.

The table below is therefore intended to provide a selection of common nautical terms that may well be encountered whilst sailing or in technical documents. But for a more extensive list do consult the excellent online dictionaries complied by Prof. Ken Turner:

Additionally the weather guru Frank Singleton provides this very helpful guide to the terms used in the Meteo forecast:

Finally there are also the very informative marine terms dictionaries by Mandragore:

 

Other Jeanneau Sites

In addition to the wealth of information that is held on this Jeanneau Owners website, this page details a wide range of other websites where you may obtain additional information. Not least of course the official Jeanneau website, which provides links to Jeanneau dealers and also information on both existing and previous Jeanneau models power and sail. 

In addition to several regional and national Jeanneau groups, there are also many Jeanneau model specific resources, often now hosted on Facebook groups that you may find of value.

Facebook Groups

Specific Model Facebook Groups

Other websites

Specific Model Websites