Useful Information
Fly the Flag
Let others know that you are part of the Jeanneau Owners Network by flying one of our burgee pennants.
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.
National & Regional Groups
- Jeanneau Owners Facebook Group – Worldwide
- Jeanneau Owners Forum – Worldwide
- Prestige Yacht Owners Club – Worldwide
- Jeanneau Powerboat Club – Australia & NZ
- Propriétaires Jeanneau – France
- Jeanneau Owners – Hungary
- Jeanneau Forum – the Netherlands
- Jeanneau Sailboat Owners – North America
- Jeanneau Sailing NW – North America
- Jeanneau + Klubben – Norway
- Merry Fisher – Norway
- Jeanneau Powerboat Owners Club – USA
- Jeanneau Sailboat Owners – USA – New England
- Jeanneau Sailboat Owners – USA – Chesapeake
- Jeanneau Powerboat Owners Club – UK
- Merry Fisher – UK
- Svenska Jeanneauklubben – Sweden
