procedere con ampi bordeggi

English translation: make long, laborious tacks upwind

13:30 Jun 16, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / In A Historical Novel
Italian term or phrase: procedere con ampi bordeggi
Contesto:

Il vento era sempre l'aliseo di NE, contrario alla rotta, ma per fortuna era abbastanza debole da rendere possibile procedere com ampi bordeggi.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 01:22
English translation:make long, laborious tacks upwind
Explanation:
https://www.google.es/#q=make long laborious tacks against t...

bordeggiare
v. i.
1 (naut.) to tack; to beat* to windward

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Note added at 46 mins (2016-06-16 14:16:32 GMT)
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or another option
beating laboriously to windward
https://www.google.es/#q=beating laboriously to windward
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Jo Macdonald
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Local time: 06:22
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make long, laborious tacks upwind


Explanation:
https://www.google.es/#q=make long laborious tacks against t...

bordeggiare
v. i.
1 (naut.) to tack; to beat* to windward

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Note added at 46 mins (2016-06-16 14:16:32 GMT)
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or another option
beating laboriously to windward
https://www.google.es/#q=beating laboriously to windward


Jo Macdonald
Spain
Local time: 06:22
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