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8 lunghezze in acqua

English translation: 8 hull lengths

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Italian term or phrase:8 lunghezze in acqua
English translation:8 hull lengths
Entered by: Isabelle Johnson

15:05 Jan 17, 2018
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Anchoring/berthing
Italian term or phrase: 8 lunghezze in acqua
From a ship's logbook. Ship is trying to berth but is at sea, at anchor. No other context apart from the position of ship outside the port then "8 lunghezze in acqua, 0300 FWE (Finished with engines).

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Claire Titchmarsh
Italy
Local time: 23:02
8 hull lengths
Explanation:
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PDF]Wing-in-ground effect vehicles - Welcome! – A life lived for others is ...
www.hassanhameed.com/.../wingingroundeffectvehicles-13012.....

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definitions of the phenomenon and the craft which takes advantage of the ground effect (GE), the history and perspectives of the technology, specific vehicles and projects, and .... Classification of WIG effect craft and some design parameters . ...... speed is about 65 hull lengths. In water the turn. ARTICLE IN PRESS. Fig. 19.
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Width of a "good" gate - The MYA Forum
www.mya-uk-forum.org.uk › ... › MYA Forum › Racing Rules

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14 dic 2014 - If the gate marks are too close together then a boat will have room at one mark and not at the other, and boats may not intend rounding the same mark! I would suggest that, where possible, RS gate marks are more than 8 hull lengths apart. A gate is well laid when an equal numbers of boats round each ...
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Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 23:02
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8 hull lengths


Explanation:
Perhaps this?
PDF]Wing-in-ground effect vehicles - Welcome! – A life lived for others is ...
www.hassanhameed.com/.../wingingroundeffectvehicles-13012.....

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definitions of the phenomenon and the craft which takes advantage of the ground effect (GE), the history and perspectives of the technology, specific vehicles and projects, and .... Classification of WIG effect craft and some design parameters . ...... speed is about 65 hull lengths. In water the turn. ARTICLE IN PRESS. Fig. 19.
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Width of a "good" gate - The MYA Forum
www.mya-uk-forum.org.uk › ... › MYA Forum › Racing Rules

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14 dic 2014 - If the gate marks are too close together then a boat will have room at one mark and not at the other, and boats may not intend rounding the same mark! I would suggest that, where possible, RS gate marks are more than 8 hull lengths apart. A gate is well laid when an equal numbers of boats round each ...

Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 23:02
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