| English | French |
|---|
| quarter | quart arrière m |
| quay | quai m |
| race (competition) | course f |
| race (tidal) | raz de courant m |
| race committee | comité de course m |
| race officer | officier de course m |
| racing yacht | yacht de course m |
| radar | radar m |
| radio | radio f |
| Radio Direction Finder (RDF) | radio gonio f |
| radio receiver | récepteur radio m |
| radio transmitter | émetteur radio m |
| RDF (Radio Direction Finder) | radio gonio f |
| rain | pluie f |
| pleuvoir v |
| rail | bastingage m |
| rainbow | arc en ciel m |
| rainfall | précipitations fpl |
| range (of cable) | bitture f |
| ratline | enfléchûre f |
| rawl nut | cheville f |
| fiche f |
| reach | largue m |
| reaching | au largue adj |
| vent de travers adj |
| rear admiral | contre-amiral m |
| rectifier | pont de diodes m |
| Red Sea | Mer Rouge f |
| reef (sail) | ris m |
| prendre un ris dans une voile v |
| reef (rock) | récif m |
| reef knot | noeud plat m |
| reefing pendant | bosse de ris f |
| reefing point | ris m |
| regatta | régate f |
| relay (electric) | relais m |
| rent | louer |
| rental | location f |
| loyer m |
| repair kit | jeu de pièces réparation m |
| rescue | sauvetage m |
| sauver v |
| rescue boat | bateau de sauvetage m |
| rescue officer | officier de sauvetage m |
| Rhine | Rhin m |
| Rhone | Rhône m |
| rib | membre m |
| membrure f |
| rig | gréement m |
| rigging | cordages mpl |
| gréement m |
| ripple | clapotis m |
| rise (tide) | montée f |
| rising tide | marée montante f |
| risk (of) | menace (de) f |
| river | rivière f |
| river (large) | fleuve m |
| roach | chute f |
| roads | rades fpl |
| rock | roc m |
| rocher m |
| roll | rouler v |
| rope | bout m |
| cordage m |
| rope end | extremité de cordage m |
| ropework | matelotage m |
| rotor | rotor m |
| rough (sea) | agitée (mer) adj |
| forte (mer) adj |
| round (mark) | passer une bouée v |
| round (up) | lofer v |
| row | nager v |
| ramer v |
| rowing (sport) | aviron m |
| rowing boat | canot à rames m |
| rowing bench | banc de nage m |
| rowlock (British) | dame de nage f |
| tolet m |
| royal (sail) | cacatois m |
| rubber dinghy | canot pneumatique m |
| rubbing strake | liston m |
| rudder (cruiser) | gouvernail m |
| safran m |
| rudder (dinghy) | lame de safran f |
| rudder head | tête de safran f |
| run | vent arrière m |
| run aground | échouer v |
| running | vent arrière adj |
| running backstay | bastaque f |
| running before the wind | au portant adj |
| running rigging | gréement courant m |
| sail | voile f |
| naviguer v |
| safety boat | bateau de sauvetage m |
| bateau de sécurité m |
| sail area | surface (de) voile f |
| sailboard | planche à voile f |
| sailing | navigation f |
| sailing boat | voilier m |
| sailing club | club nautique m |
| sailing centre | centre nautique m |
| sailing dinghy | dériveur f |
| voilier m |
| youyou m |
| sailing school | école de voile m |
| sailing ship | grand voilier m |
| navire à voile m |
| sailmaker | (maître) voilier m |
| sailor | marin m |
| matelot m |
| sailplan | (plan de) voilure m |
| Saint Lawrence (River) | Saint Laurent m |
| salt water | eau de mer f |
| sand (beach) | sable m |
| sand (rub) | poncer |
| sand bar | banc de sable m |
| sand yacht | char à voile m |
| sandy | sablonneux adj |
| Santorini (Thera) | Santorin (Thera) m |
| Sardinia | Sardaigne f |
| sardine boat | sardinier m |
| Sargasso Sea | Mer des Sargasses f |
| scattered (weather) | épars adj |
| sporadique adj |
| schooner | goélette f |
| Scilly Isles/Scillies | Sorlingues fpl |
| scupper | dalot m |
| scuttle | saborder v |
| sea | mer m |
| sea bed | fonds marins mpl |
| fond de la mer m |
| sea bottom | fond de la mer m |
| sea breeze | brise (de mer) f |
| sea lane | couloir de navigation m |
| sea level | niveau de la mer m |
| sea spray | embruns mpl |
| sea state | état de la mer m |
| sea-cock | passe-coque m |
| vanne f |
| (old) seadog | (vieux) loup de mer m |
| seafaring | de marin(s) adj |
| seafront | bord de mer m |
| front de mer m |
| seagoing | de haute mer adj |
| (sea)gull | mouette f |
| (sea)shell | coquille f |
| seashore | bord de (la) mer m |
| rivage m |
| (be) seasick | avoir (le) mal de mer v |
| seasickness | mal de mer m |
| seaworthy | en état de naviguer adj |
| second (of arc) | seconde m |
| Seine | Seine f |
| self-bailer | vide-vite m |
| severe weather warning | avis de gros temps m |
| BMS (Bulletin Météorologique Spécial) m |
| series (circuit) | série f |
| series (races) | série f |
| sextant | sextant m |
| shackle | manille f |
| shackle spanner | démanilleur m |
| shallow | peu profond adj |
| shallow draft | petit tirant d'eau (PTE) m |
| shallow low | marais barométrique m |
| shallows | hauts-fonds mpl |
| sheave | réa m |
| sheer (off) | faire une embardée v |
| virer v |
| sheet (rope) | écoute f |
| sheet bend (single) | noeud d'écoute m |
| sheet in | embraquer v |
| tirer v |
| sheet out | choquer les voiles v |
| détendre v |
| donner du mou v |
| lâcher v |
| shingle | galets mpl |
| ship | navire m |
| ship's chandler | shipchandler m |
| ship's log | livre de bord m |
| ship's papers | papiers de/du bateau mpl |
| shipwreck | naufrage m |
| shoal | hauts-fonds mpl |
| shore | rivage m |
| rive f |
| shore leave | autorisation de débarquer f |
| permission à terre f |
| shower (heavy) | grain m |
| shower (rain) | averse f |
| showery | avec des averses adj |
| d’averses adj |
| shunt | shunt m |
| shrimp boat | crevettier m |
| shroud | hauban m |
| Sicily | Sicile f |
| signal | signal m |
| sink | couler v |
| sinking | en train de couler adj |
| skein | écheveau m |
| skipper | chef de bord m |
| skysail | contre-cacatois m |
| sleet | neige fondue fpl |
| slight | faible adj |
| un peu adj |
| slip | cale f |
| sloop | sloop m |
| slow | lent adj |
| smooth (sea) | belle adj |
| snap shackle | mousqueton automatique m |
| snow | neige f |
| snowstorm | tempête de neige f |
| snowy | enneigé adj |
| solar storm | tempête solaire f |
| solenoid | contacteur m |
| solénoïd m |
| sounding | sondage m |
| sonde f |
| South | sud m |
| South Pole | Pôle Sud m |
| South Seas | Mer du Sud f |
| South-East | sud-est m |
| South-South-East | sud-sud-est m |
| South-South-West | sud-sud-ouest m |
| South-West | sud-ouest m |
| sou'wester (hat) | suroît m |
| sou'wester (wind) | suroît m |
| vent de sud-ouest m |
| spanker | artimon m |
| tapecul m |
| spar | espar m |
| spare part | pièce détachée f |
| speedboat | vedette rapide f |
| spell (bright) | embellie f |
| spinnaker | spi(nnaker) m |
| spinnaker pole | tangon m |
| spinny | spi(nnaker) m |
| spit (land) | point m |
| splice | épisser v |
| épissure f |
| split pin | goupille fendue f |
| spray | embruns fpl |
| sprayhood | capote (de descente) f |
| spray top | ciré m |
| spreader | barre de flèche f |
| spring tide(s) | vives eaux fpl |
| sprit | livarde f |
| spritsail | voile à livarde f |
| squall | grain m |
| rafale f |
| St. Lawrence (River) | Saint Laurent m |
| stainless steel | acier inoxydable m |
| inox m |
| stanchion | chandelier m |
| stand on | maintenir sa route v |
| stand-on | prioritaire adj |
| standing rigging | gréement dormant m |
| starboard | tribord m |
| starboard tack | tribord amures m |
| start (race) | départ m |
| partir v |
| starter (official) | juge de départ m |
| starter (motor) | démarreur m |
| starting cannon/gun | canon de départ m |
| starting line | ligne de départ f |
| stator | stator m |
| stay | étai m |
| staysail | trinquette f |
| steel | acier m |
| steer for | mettre le cap sur v |
| stem | étrave f |
| stern | arrière m |
| étambot m |
| poupe f |
| sternpost | étambot m |
| storm | tempête f |
| storm jib | tourmentin m |
| storm trysail | voile de cap f |
| storm warning | avis de tempête m |
| BMS (Bulletin Météorologique Spécial) m |
| (rubbing) strake | liston m |
| stratocumulus | stratocumulus m |
| stratus | stratus m |
| strip (flat) | latte f |
| stream | flot m |
| strong breeze | vent frais m |
| strong gale | fort coup de vent m |
| strop | estrope f |
| submarine | sous-marin m |
| sun | soleil m |
| sunny interval/spell | éclaircie f |
| sunrise | lever du soleil m |
| sunset | coucher du soleil m |
| crépuscule m |
| surf | ressac m |
| swell | houle f |
| swim | nager v |
| swing bridge | pont tournant m |
| tack (direction) | amure f |
| bord m |
| virer de bord v |
| tack (sail) | point d'amure m |
| tack (zig-zag) | louvoyer v |
| tirer des bords v |
| tackle | palan m |
| taff-rail | lisse de pavois f |
| tank | réservoir m |
| tell-tale | pennon m |
| temperature | température f |
| tender | annexe f |
| Thames | Tamise f |
| thermometer | thermomètre m |
| thunder | tonnerre m |
| thundery | orageux adj |
| thunderstorm | orage m |
| thwart (bench) | banc m |
| t'gallant | perroquet m |
| tidal race | raz de courant m |
| tide | marée f |
| tide-chaser | chasse-marée f |
| tide table | annuaire des marées m |
| tighten (rope) | raidir v |
| tiller | barre (du gouvernail) f |
| gouvernail m |
| tiller extension | stick m |
| time | temps m |
| time zone | fuseau horaire m |
| toe rail | rail de fargue m |
| toe strap | sangle de rappel f |
| tonnage | jauge f |
| topgallant | perroquet m |
| topmast | mât de flèche m |
| topping lift | balancine de gui f |
| tornado | tornade f |
| topsides | oeuvres mortes fpl |
| tow | haler v |
| remorquer v |
| towline | filin de remorque m |
| remorque f |
| towpath | chemin de halage m |
| trailer sailer | habitable et transportable f |
| training | instruction f |
| transom | tableau (arrière)m |
| trapeze | trapèze m |
| traveller (track) | barre d'écoute f |
| trawler | chalutier m |
| trough | creux m |
| true course | cap vrai m |
| true North | Nord géographique m |
| true wind | vent réel m |
| tub (old boat) | rafiot m |
| tug | remorqueur m |
| tuna fishing boat | thonier m |
| twin-keel | biquille f |
| twine | bitord m |
| fil de caret m |
| typhoon | typhon m |
| Tyrrhenian Sea | Mer Tyrrénhienne f |
| unballasted | non-lesté adj |
| under full sail | toutes voiles dehors adv |
| underside | oeuvres vives fpl |
| undertow | ressac m |
| (be) under way | courir sur son erre v |
| underwater | sous-marin adj |
| universal joint | cardan m |
| unsinkability | insubmersibilité f |
| unsinkable | insubmersible adj |
| uphaul | balancine f |
| up-river | amont adj |
| en amont adv |
| upstream | amont adj |
| en amont adv |
| upwind | au vent adv |
| vang | hale-bas m |
| palan de garde m |
| palan de retenue m |
| variable (wind) | variable adj |
| variation | déclinaison f |
| veering | tournant adj |
| virant adj |
| ventilator | aéerateur m |
| Very High Frequency (VHF) | VHF f |
| vessel | vaisseau m |
| VHF (Very High Frequency) | VHF f |
| vice-admiral | vice-amiral m |
| volt | volt m |
| voltage | tension f |
| voltage (low) | basse tension f |
| voltage (high) | haute tension f |
| voltage regulator | regulateur de tension m |
| wake | sillage m |
| warm front | front chaud m |
| warp | aussière f |
| câble m |
| câblot m |
| warping sprodrumcket | poupée f |
| warping sprocket | barbottin m |
| warship | bâtiment/navire de combat m |
| bâtiment/navire de guerre m |
| watch (crew) | hommes de quart mpl |
| watch (period) | quart m |
| water | eau f |
| water (fresh) | eau douce f |
| water (salt) | eau de mer f |
| water tank | réservoir à eau m |
| waters | eaux fpl |
| waterline | ligne de flottaison f |
| waterline length | longueur flottaison f |
| waterproof | imper(méable) m |
| water lighter | bateau citerne m |
| wave | lame f |
| vague f |
| way | erre f |
| waypoint | point de route m |
| weather | temps m |
| weather report | météo f |
| weather report (France) | bulletin au large m |
| weekly rate | taux hebdomadaire m |
| weigh anchor | appareiller v |
| weight (displacement) | poids m |
| West | ouest m |
| wet suit | combinaison f |
| wetted area (hull) | carène f |
| wharf | quai m |
| wheel (ship's) | barre à roue f |
| gouvernail m |
| whipping | surliure f |
| whipping twine | fil à surlier m |
| white horse | mouton m |
| widespread | étendu adj |
| winch | cabestan m |
| winch m |
| wind | vent m |
| wind force | force du vent f |
| wind indicator | girouette f |
| wind surfer | planche à voile f |
| wind vane | girouette f |
| winding | bobine f |
| windlass | guindeau m |
| windward (of) | au vent de |
| windy | venteux adj |
| wire (cable) | fil (de fer) m |
| wire (electric) | fil (électrique) m |
| wood | bois m |
| wreck | épave f |
| yacht (coastal) | croisière côtière f |
| yacht (cruising) | croisière f |
| yacht (motor) | yacht m |
| vedette (à moteur) f |
| yacht (plastic-hulled) | quillard m |
| yacht (racing) | course-croisière f |
| (voilier de) course m |
| yacht (sailing) | grand voilier m |
| voilier de croisière m |
| yacht m |
| yacht club | club nautique m |
| yacht harbour | port de plaisance m |
| yard (measure) | yard m |
| yard (boat) | chantier naval m |
| yard (spar) | espar m |
| vergue f |
| yaw | embardée f |
| faire une embardée v |
| yawl | canot m |
| yawl m |
| year (of manufacture) | année f |
