📚 Sailing English: Departure Prep 1 — Day 01

🟡 Intermediate

Let's get ready to cast off.

🔤 lets get REH-dee / tuh cast OFF

we should prepare / to release the rope at the front of the boat

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Roger, checking all lines now.

🔤 RAH-jer / CHEK-ing awl LYNES / now

I understand, I am looking at all the ropes right now

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Prepare to get underway.

🔤 prih-PAIR / tuh get UN-der-way

get ready / to start moving the boat

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Engine is running, ready when you are.

🔤 EN-jin iz RUN-ing / RED-ee / when yoo ar

the motor works / we can go / whenever you say

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Check the bilge before we leave.

🔤 chek thuh BILJ / bee-FOR wee LEEV

look at the water that collects inside the boat / before we start moving

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Checking the bilge now.

🔤 CHEK-ing thuh BILJ / now

looking at the inside water area / at this moment

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How does it look?

🔤 how DUZ it look

what do you see / is it okay?

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Bilge is dry, all clear.

🔤 BILJ iz DRY / awl KLEER

the water area is empty / everything is good

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Good, fenders up once we're clear of the dock.

🔤 good / FEN-derz UP / wunts weer KLEER / uv thuh dock

that is fine / put the bumpers on the sides / after we leave / the place where boats stop

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Understood, fenders up after departure.

🔤 un-DER-stood / FEN-derz UP / AF-ter dee-PAR-cher

I agree / put the bumpers on / when we start moving

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Cast off the bow line.

🔤 kast awf / thuh BOW line

release / the front rope

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Bow line cast off.

🔤 BOW line / kast awf

the front rope / is now released

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Cast off the stern line.

🔤 CAST off / thuh STERN line

make the rope at the back of the ship loose and free

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Stern line cast off.

🔤 STERN line / CAST off

the rope at the back — make it loose and free

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Cast off the spring line.

🔤 CAST off / thuh SPRING line

make the rope that holds the middle of the ship loose and free

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How's everything looking up there?

🔤 HOW'z EV-ree-thing / LOO-king up THERE

Is the situation at that place good or are there any problems?

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All good, no issues so far.

🔤 ALL good / NO IZ-yooz / so FAR

Everything is fine and there are no problems until now

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Check the instruments, please.

🔤 CHECK thuh IN-struh-munts / PLEEZ

Look at the tools or machines to see if they work right

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Checking now, all readings normal.

🔤 CHECK-ing NOW / ALL REED-ingz / NOR-mul

I am looking at the numbers right now and they show things are working as they should

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What's our speed over ground?

🔤 WHUT'z our SPEED / OH-vur GROUND

How fast are we moving across the land or sea?