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Mehrmaster oder Opti

English translation: multi-masted yacht or dinghy

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German term or phrase:Mehrmaster oder Opti
English translation:multi-masted yacht or dinghy
Entered by: David Williams

17:02 Jan 16, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Sailing
German term or phrase: Mehrmaster oder Opti
Context:

"Ob langjähriger Segelfan oder Anfänger, ob Mehrmaster oder Opti: Die Segel-Hallen bieten für alle Bootsfreunde etwas"

For "Mehrmaster" I am thinking along the lines of "multitalent", but that may be too general for this context, and I have no idea about "Opti" in the given context.

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Trade fair paper
* Target audience: Trade fair exhibitors and visitors
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 16:09
multi-masted yacht or dinghy
Explanation:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimist_(Bootsklasse)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimist_(dinghy)

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:09
Grading comment
Many thanks!
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4 +3multi-masted yacht or dinghy
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
multi-masted yacht or dinghy


Explanation:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimist_(Bootsklasse)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimist_(dinghy)

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 185
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Paulig
8 mins
  -> Hi Robert
agree  Coqueiro: I would stay with Optimist, which is a special class of a dinghy
59 mins
  -> Thanks, Coqueiro. Elsewhere in the text certainly, but this attention-grabber needs to avoid confusing the general reader for whom 'optimist' has a more widely understood non-technical meaning.
agree  Heike Holthaus
2 hrs
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