y-bommen

English translation: Y-boom

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Swedish term or phrase:y-bommen
English translation:Y-boom
Entered by: Patricia Nilsson

12:15 Oct 22, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / boating
Swedish term or phrase: y-bommen
y-bommen is a way to moor your boat without attaching it to a pier. Googled and could not find anything in English. For a glossary for a boat safety company.
Patricia Nilsson
Local time: 06:38
Y-boom
Explanation:
http://www.shoresafety.se/en/products/posts-and-stations/doc...
http://www.shoresafety.se/en/products/posts-and-stations/doc...

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Note added at 39 mins (2014-10-22 12:55:00 GMT)
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"Outside of the Y-boom close to the mast crane and at the stone quay by the boat crane" http://www.grotvik.se/english-deutsch/in-english/

"Had trouble berthing, as wind now gusting hard, and the ‘green’ vacant berths all too narrow for T2, finally some kind Club members ‘sorted’ a wide Y boom downwind berth for us and the current WC/Dusch code." http://www.emsworthcruisingassociation.co.uk/wps/2013/08/21/...

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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 05:38
Grading comment
Thank you. Then it's settled.
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Y-boom


Explanation:
http://www.shoresafety.se/en/products/posts-and-stations/doc...
http://www.shoresafety.se/en/products/posts-and-stations/doc...

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Note added at 39 mins (2014-10-22 12:55:00 GMT)
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"Outside of the Y-boom close to the mast crane and at the stone quay by the boat crane" http://www.grotvik.se/english-deutsch/in-english/

"Had trouble berthing, as wind now gusting hard, and the ‘green’ vacant berths all too narrow for T2, finally some kind Club members ‘sorted’ a wide Y boom downwind berth for us and the current WC/Dusch code." http://www.emsworthcruisingassociation.co.uk/wps/2013/08/21/...



Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 05:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you. Then it's settled.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann: Found this and several other Swe references to this. Have also seen Y dock. Am too much of a landlubber to venture more...
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agree  Sven Petersson
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agree  Michael Ellis
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