centerboard

The large saloon table fold onto the centerboard box in two halves.
La grande table du salon se replie sur la boîte centrale en deux moitiés.
The top of the centerboard box provides an useful console on the centerline.
Le haut de la boîte centrale fournit une console utile sur la ligne centrale.
The captain checks the centerboard.
Le capitaine vérifie la dérive.
You have to lower the centerboard to prevent drift when you're sailing close hauled.
Il faut abaisser la dérive pour éviter la dérive lorsque l’on navigue au près.
The keel of a ship is an inert structure, while a centerboard may be raised or lowered.
La quille d’un bateau est une structure inerte, tandis qu’une dérive peut être relevée ou abaissée.
Now we're going to fall off until we're running with the wind, and then we'll raise the centerboard.
Maintenant, nous allons dériver jusqu'à ce que nous ayons le vent arrière, puis nous remonterons la dérive.
The lateral force of the wind against the sail would cause the boat to drift off course if it weren't for the centerboard.
Sans la dérive, la force latérale du vent sur la voile ferait dévier le bateau de sa trajectoire.
Do you know what a centerboard is?
Tu sais ce qu'est une dérive ?
Sailing at beam reach, you want to have the centerboard all the way down to minimize leeway.
En naviguant au largue, il faut avoir la dérive complètement abaissée pour minimiser la dérive latérale.
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