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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

un monument de la voile

English translation:

legendary sailing festival

Added to glossary by Miranda Joubioux (X)
Jun 21, 2011 07:15
12 yrs ago
French term

un monument de la voile

French to English Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Target = UK
Press release

C’est un monument de la voile que j’ai envie de découvrir car c’est mon premier Tour de l’Ile de Wight.

Perhaps I am not yet full awake, but I can't think of anything for this right now apart from 'huge sailing event', but I'd like to avoid that because I've used 'event' and 'race' in the previous sentence.

Any ideas?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 legendary sailing festival
4 +1 legendary regatta
4 milestone sailing event
4 famous yacht race

Discussion

Michael GREEN Jun 21, 2011:
Hi Miranda I'm not in this for points, and although my coffee is now 2 hours behind me, I'm not very creative this morning. Can't find my Thesaurus...
So all I can offer is:
- "not-to-be-missed yachting experience/contest/encounter"
- "major/reference/foremost sailing meeting.
But I like polyglot45's "legendary".
Perhaps you could pick and mix from the various suggestions posted.
"un monument de la voile" suggests a person (Eric Tabarly?!) rather than an event, but maybe that's just me.
Bartholomew Hulley Jun 21, 2011:
I feel your pain Miranda. Coffee not yet finished here either...

I'm thinking 'challenge under sail' ...?

Proposed translations

+2
19 mins
Selected

legendary sailing festival

C’est un monument de la voile que j’ai envie de découvrir car c’est mon premier Tour de l’Ile de Wight

It's my first Isle of Wight Round the Island Race and I'm really looking forward to taking part in this landmark/flagship experience/ this legendary sailing festival

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Note added at 20 mins (2011-06-21 07:35:58 GMT)
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actually, challenge would indeed work well in any of the above
Peer comment(s):
agree Michael GREEN : I like "legendary". Landmark might be appropriate too, seeing as it's a yachting event.
1 hr
agree piazza d
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This was the best choice given the overuse of 'event' in the text in question"
11 mins

milestone sailing event

Lake Area Lawn of White Bear has been out in the sailing area with a blade and ... great distances to this milestone event, we're postponing for one week. ...
www.worldiceracingcircuit.com

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Note added at 11 minutes (2011-06-21 07:27:57 GMT)
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Book Isle of Wight Ferries online. Discover events, festivals, attractions and ... See the start of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race ... Clipper skipper has returned to the UK after completing yet another sailing milestone. ...
www.redfunnel.co.uk/buy-online/clipper-race-boat-trips/
Note from asker:
This was an interesting idea, and may come in use elsewhere. Thanks
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3 hrs

famous yacht race

If you look at the official website, the race is described as "Britain's favourite yacht race". It is therefore famous - in the English sense of the word.
Example sentence:

We took part in the famous <i>Round the Island</i> yacht race.

I can't wait to discover the famous yacht race at my first <i>Round the Island</i> competition.

Reference:

http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web/code/php/main_c.php?map=rir11&ui=rir2&style=std&override=&section=event&page=history

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+1
1 hr

legendary regatta

Can't wait to discover the legendary regatta that is the Round the Island Race

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-06-21 12:47:26 GMT)
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I used the word "regatta" to avoid repeating "race", associating "event" with the equestrian world

regatta
2.2 A boat- or yacht-race, or (usually) an organized series of such races, forming a more or less prominent sporting and social event.
   The first English regatta was held on the Thames on the 23rd of June 1775: see the Annual Register for that year, pp. 133 and 216.
OED
Note from asker:
I didn't like to use "regatta" here Graham. Thanks for your help though.
Peer comment(s):
agree Michael GREEN : See my comments above. Would you really call the RIR a regatta, though, Graham?// Fair 'nough, Graham, you have convinced me, and I hereby strike my colours :o) Sorry for tardy response BTW: your answer was binned by my anti-spam software!
2 mins
Hi Mike, well it is just that. The website blurb claims 1,700 boats take part so presumably they are not all the same and take part in different events.
disagree B D Finch : Your answer risks confusion with what used to be known as the Cowes Regatta, but which has now, sadly, been branded by Aberdeen Asset Management http://www.iwight.com/just_visiting/yachting/sailevents.asp
1 hr
Nah, everyone calls it Cowes Week, which BTW I've been to 4 or 5 times ;-)
agree Yvonne Gallagher : prefer "regatta" to festival/event
14 hrs
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