Yacht
A yacht (pronounced "yot") is a type of boat which is mainly used for recreation.[1] It usually has a cabin, so it does not need to return to the harbour overnight. Originally, yachts were sailing-boats, but now there are also motor yachts. The name comes from the Dutch word jachtschip, which originally meant hunting-boat or fast boat. Yachts have a fixed keel.
A yacht can vary in size from about 20 feet (6 metres) to 200 feet (60 metres) or more.[2]
Most privately owned yachts fall in the range of about 7 metres (23 ft)-14 metres (46 ft); the cost of building and keeping a yacht rises quickly as length increases. In the United States, sailors tend to refer to smaller yachts as sailboats, while referring to the general sport of sailing as yachting. In sailboat racing, a yacht is any sailing vessel taking part in a race.
Yacht Media
A 45-foot cruising yacht in 2010
The superyacht Azzam, the largest private yacht by length, as of 2018.
An 18th-century Dutch jacht
1893 America's Cup match between Vigilant and Valkyrie II
Steam yacht, Gunilda, ca. 1910
Turkish state yacht, Savarona in 2014, a steam-turbine yacht re-engined with diesels
Maltese Falcon sailing yacht in 2008
Sailing yacht interior with fold-down table in main salon, galley (kitchen) on left, and navigation station on right and forward cabin visible beyond.
Wheelhouse of motor yacht, Taransay, in 2015 with navigation and systems displays
Small sailing yacht with outboard motor in 2017
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References
- ↑ "Definition of YACHT". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ Moretti, Paolo (January 21, 2015). "Yacht classification definitions". Boat International. Retrieved 2019-04-19.