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From: Luis Martinez (no email)
Date: Sat Feb 01 2003 - 13:44:00 EST
Hi Patricio and others
("What is the next step, past Capitan de Yachte, equivalent too a USCG OUPV ( 6 passenger or less, Captains License) ((FIRST step, AFTER Capitan de Yachte, examination))??").
There is no next step after Capitan de Yate, (Maximum recreational title and about 3 years of strong study) with this title you are allowed to circumnavigate and the number of persons on board is not limited by the title but by the plans and characteristics of the boat designed by the Naval Architect and after approved by the Naval Architects
Association before building the boat.
("Also curious, about the Spanish interpretation of a "sailor" ("SAIL" implied, vs a motor boat/vessel distinction).")
Well maybe because in the early times the people were moving on the sea with oars before than sails comes, in spanish (Latin) we don't make any difference between motor or sail (also do not fight against each other like in other places) therefore we don't apply the word sailor (hombre/mujer de vela) but the word Marinero (Mar = Sea) (inero = Lor = in this case belonging to the sea) (sealor).
Now we can apply a pray for the 7 high very high seas Marineros/sailors losted today when attempting to berth
("I've heard Barco de viento. (boat of wind, literally) Is this an accurate description?)
No, you can say Barco de Viento (Sailboat) but it will sound very bad, the correct word for a sailing boat
is "Velero" (Sailboat) (alltough she has a small motor on board but the motor is only for little use).
If the boat has a big motor and also sails and use one or both of them, then the correct word to be applied is "Motovelero" .
Wishing you all my very best
Luis (Patron de Yate)
Madrid/Spain
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(Very Very nice)
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