Offshore Racer

Japanese: オフショア・レーサー - おふしょあれーさー
Offshore Racer

...Even long-distance voyages such as crossing the Atlantic Ocean or cruising the South Pacific are now undertaken with ease and reliability by hundreds of yachts each year.
[Classification]
Today's yachts can be roughly divided into seven categories: sailing dinghy, racing keelboat, racing multihull, cruiser, offshore racer, motor sailor, and motor yacht. (1) Sailing dinghy: 3-7m long (mostly 4-6m), light hull with centerboard.

*Some of the terms that refer to "offshore racer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大西洋を渡ったり,南太平洋方面を巡航するような長距離の航海ですら,現在では年間何百隻ものヨットが気楽に確実に行うようになっている。
[分類]
 現在のヨットは大別すると,セーリング・ディンギー,レーシング・キールボート,レーシング・マルティハル,クルーザー,オフショア・レーサー,モーターセーラー,モーターヨットの七つに分類できる。(1)セーリング・ディンギーsailing dinghy 全長3~7m(大方は4~6m),軽い船体にセンターボードをもつ。…

※「オフショア・レーサー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Offshore Race

>>:  Offshore Business

Recommend

Paper nautilus (Aoi-gai) - Paper nautilus (English spelling)

An octopus of the family Malvaceae (illustration) ...

Pinocchio

A fantasy story for children written by Italian au...

Common logarithm

…Since the usual numeral system is the decimal sy...

Code (signature) - Fucho

This refers to secret language used in business tr...

Wakadokoro - Wakadokoro

A temporary post set up in the Imperial Court to ...

spirit of wine

...The chemical formula is C 2 H 5 OH. It is also...

Perimeter year - Perimeter year

The time it takes for the Earth to pass the perihe...

Grand Terre (English spelling)

…Guadeloupe is made up of two islands, shaped lik...

Reserve currency

…Almost all countries have gold and foreign excha...

Hat - Hat

〘noun〙① Something worn on the head. (i) A general ...

Epic cycle

…After Homer, many epics were written up until th...

Cagayan [River] - Cagayan

The Philippines is a river in the northeastern par...

Varlamov, L.

...Soviet films had traditionally portrayed group...

Combes, E. (English spelling) CombesE

…French political party. Its official name is the...

Deflation - Deflation (English spelling)

The term was traditionally used to refer to a per...