slip, or amarradero

Question

Looking for the Spanish word for "slip," as in a berth for a small boat (sail boat)

Answer 1

Jaime: Muchas gracias! It appears that amarre or atraque fits the bill for the English word "slip." I gather that muelle or embarcadero applies to larger vessels where embarcaciones take place, that is, where passengers board or embark from large ships.
Thanks for the help and guidance.
ron

Answer 2

Ron, check this out:

<http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php't=151477>

Answer 3

Maybe I should have said Hispanic sailors or boaters have a word for "slip."
rw

Answer 4

Thanks for the reply. I had muelle and amarradero, but was not sure if they apply to a small boat berth. "Slip" in English means just that; a berth, usually between two docks, for a smaller vessel.
I imagine the Spanish-speakers have a word they use as an equivalent for "slip."
Muchas gracias por las respuestas,

Ron

Answer 5

James Santiago said:

My dictionary gives muelle or embarcadero. There may not be an exact equivalent. My English dictionary defines slip as "A docking place for a ship between two piers."

The OED suggests "An artificial slope of stone or other solid material, built or made beside a navigable water to serve as a landing-place." Which would include the definition that you quoted but seems willing to relax the "between two" requirement. Quibble, quibble.

Answer 6

My dictionary gives muelle or embarcadero. There may not be an exact equivalent. My English dictionary defines slip as "A docking place for a ship between two piers."