| Acronimo |
Significato |
| ABD |
Abandoned |
| ACC |
America's Cup Class |
| ACM |
America's Cup Management |
| AEDT |
Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| AINUD |
Associazione Italiana Noleggio Unità da Diporto |
| AIS |
Automatic Identification Systems |
| AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute |
| AL |
Leech length |
| ARIE |
Associazione Recupero Imbarcazioni d'Epoca |
| AIVE |
Associazione Italiana Vele d'Epoca |
| APM |
Abbuono Per Miglio |
| ARC |
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers |
| AVG |
Average speed |
| AVS |
Angle of Vanishing Stabitlity |
| BCC |
Builders Compliance Certificate |
| BFD |
Black Flag Disqualification |
| BFG |
Black Flag Penalty |
| BMAX |
Baglio Massimo |
| BNs |
Beaufort Numbers |
| BTW |
Bearing To Waypoint |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CAE |
Computer Aided Engineering |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CAS |
Council for Arbitration in Sport |
| CBTF |
Canting Ballast Twin Foil |
| CCA |
Cruising Club of America |
| C.d.R |
Comitato di Regata |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CET |
Central European Time (GMT+0100) |
| CFD |
Computational Fluid Dynamic |
| CHS |
Channel Handicap System |
| CICO |
Campionato Italiano Classi Olimpiche |
| CIM |
Comitato Internazionale del Mediterraneo |
| CIO |
Comitato Olimpico Internazionale |
| CMG |
Course Made Good |
| CNC |
Computer Numerical Control |
| C.O. |
Comitato Organizzatore |
| COG |
Course Over Ground |
| CONI |
Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| CORM |
Challenger of Record Management |
| CSA |
Caribbean Sailing Association |
| CT |
Corrected Time |
| DGM |
Disqualification for Gross Misconduct |
| DNC |
Did Not Compete |
| DND |
Did Not Discard |
| DNE |
Did Not Enter |
| DNF |
Did Not Finish |
| DNS |
Did Not Start |
| DPI |
Discretionary Penalty Imposed |
| DSC |
Digital Selective Calling |
| DSPL |
Displacement |
| DSQ |
Disqualification |
| DTF |
Distance To Finish |
| DTL |
Distance To Leader |
| DTW |
Distance To Way-Point |
| EPIRB |
Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon |
| ERS |
Equipment Rules of Sailing |
| ET |
Elapsed Time |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| EUROSAF |
European Sailing Federation |
| FB |
Foretriangle Base |
| FCS |
Functional Classification System |
| FD |
Flying Dutchman |
| FFV |
Federation Francaise de Voile |
| FH |
Foretriangle Height |
| FICO |
Federation International Courses Oceaniques |
| FISU |
International University Sports Federation |
| FIV |
Federazione Italiana Vela |
| FJ |
Flying Junior |
| FL |
Headsail Luff Length |
| FP |
Luff Perpendicular |
| ft |
fuori tutto |
| GMT |
Greenwich Meridian Time |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GPH |
General Purpose Handicap |
| GRP |
Glass-Reinforced Plastic |
| HC |
Handicaps |
| IALA |
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities |
| IDR |
Istruzioni di Regata |
| IFDS |
International Federation for Disabled Sailing |
| ILC |
International Level Class |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IMOCA |
International Monohull Open Class Association |
| IMS |
International Measurement System |
| INMARSAT |
International Mobile Satellite Organisation |
| INR |
International Navigation Rules |
| IOC |
International Olympic Committee |
| IOD |
International One Design |
| IODA |
International Optimist Dinghy Association |
| IOR |
International Ocean Rule |
| IRC |
International Rule Class |
| IRM |
International Rating by Measurement |
| ISA |
International Soling Association |
| ISAF |
International Sailing Federation |
| ISCYRA |
International Star Class Yacht Racing Association |
| ISP |
Height Spinnaker Attachment |
| ISSA |
International Sailing School Association |
| ITC |
International Technical Committee |
| IYRU |
International Yacht Racing Union |
| KLR |
Klassiker Rennwert |
| KORC |
Keelboat Offshore Racing Committee |
| LFT |
Lunghezza Fuori Tutto |
| LGL |
Lunghezza al Galleggiamento |
| LMT |
Local Mean Time |
| LNI |
Lega Navale Italiana |
| LOA |
Lenght Over All |
| LOA |
Local Organising Authority |
| LP |
Lunghezza Percorso |
| LTS |
Lunghezza Teorica di Stazza |
| LVC |
Louis Vuitton Cup |
| LWD |
Leeward |
| LWL |
Length of Water Line |
| MCC |
Mast Compliance Certificate |
| MCCB |
Measurement Certificate for the Complete Boat |
| MH |
Masthead rig |
| MNA |
Member National Authority |
| MOB |
Man Over Board |
| MPS |
Multi Purpose Sail |
| MSC |
Maritime Safety Committee |
| NMEA |
National Marine Electronics Association |
| NOOD |
National Offshore One Design |
| NOR |
Notice of Race |
| n.m. |
Nautical Mile |
| NQR |
National Qualifying Regatta |
| NRD |
No Race Day |
| O.A. |
Organising Autority |
| OC |
Offshore Challenges |
| OCR |
Olympic Classes Regatta |
| OCS |
On the Course Side at Start |
| OD |
One Design |
| ODR |
One Design Rig |
| ORC |
Offshore Racing Council |
| ORMA |
Ocean Racing Multihull Association |
| OSC |
Olympic Sailing Committee |
| OSR |
Offshore Special Regulations |
| Ostar |
Original Single Handed Transatlantic Race |
| PEN |
Penalty |
| PFD |
Personal Flotation Device |
| PHRF |
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet |
| PHS |
Performance Handicap System |
| PMS |
Premature Starter |
| PRO |
Principal Race Officer |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PYS |
Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme |
| RAF |
Retired after finishing |
| RCV |
Règles de Course à la Voile |
| RDG |
Redress given |
| RDR |
Regole di Regata |
| RINA |
Registro Italiano Navale |
| RMM |
Rules of Race Management |
| RORC |
Royal Ocean Racing Club |
| RRS |
Racing Rules of Sailing |
| RTE |
Radar Target Enhancer |
| RTM |
Resin Transfer Molding |
| RWP |
Rules Working Party |
| RYA |
Royal Yachting Association |
| SCHRS |
Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System |
| SCP |
Scoring Penalty |
| S.I. |
Stazza Internazionale |
| skiff |
Sailing Keep It Fast and Flat |
| SL |
Spinnaker Luff |
| SMG |
Speed Made Good |
| SMW |
Spinnaker Max Width |
| SOG |
Speed Over Ground |
| SORC |
Southern Ocean Racing Conference |
| SPL |
Spinnaker Pole Lenght |
| SRS |
Score Removed from Series |
| STRC |
Star Class Rules |
| TC |
Tempo Corretto o Compensato |
| TCC |
Time Correction Coefficient |
| TCF |
Time Correction Factor |
| TLE |
Time Limit Exceeded |
| TOD |
Time-On-Distance |
| TOT |
Time-On-Time |
| TPS |
Tacking point of spinnaker |
| TR |
Tempo Reale |
| TWA |
True Wind Angle |
| TWD |
True Wind Direction |
| TWS |
True Wind Speed |
| UCINA |
Unione Nazionale Cantieri e Industrie Nautiche |
| UDR |
Ufficiali Di Regata |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
| UISP |
Unione Italiana Sport Per tutti |
| UL |
Base Leech |
| ULDB |
Ultra Light Displacement Boats |
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
| UVAI |
Unione Vela Altura Italiana |
| VAW |
Velocità Against Wind |
| VCG |
Vertical Center of Gravity |
| VEA |
Vele d’Epoca in Adriatico |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VMC |
Velocity Made on Course |
| VMG |
Velocity Made Good |
| VOR |
Volvo Ocean Race |
| VPP |
Velocity Prediction Program |
| Vtr. |
Vetroresina |
| WD |
Withdrawn |
| WF |
Weighting factor |
| WND |
Windward |
| WP |
Waypoint |
| WSSRC |
World Sailing Speed Record Council |
| WSTA |
World Sailing Team Association |
| YRA |
Yacht Racing Association |
| ZFP |
Z Flag Penalty |
| ZPG |
Z flag Penalty Given |
