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From the Dutch jacht , which comes from another Dutch word, jachten , meaning to hurry or hunt, for the Dutch were the first to use commercial vessels for pleasure. The word also applies to large powered pleasure vessels, steam or motor yachts, as well as sailing vessels deemed too big to be called a boat or a dinghy. See also yachtbuilding; yacht clubs; yacht designers; yachting.

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intransitive verb

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obsolete Dutch jaght , from Middle Low German jacht , short for jachtschip , literally, hunting ship

1557, in the meaning defined above

1836, in the meaning defined above

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from obsolete Dutch jaght (now jacht ), short for jachtschip, literally, "hunting ship"

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yacht ( English)

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• ( Brit. Eng. ) IPA: /jɒt/
• ( Amer. Eng. ) IPA: /jɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɒt
• A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.    Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht ?‎    You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?‎
• 1898 , Winston Churchill, The Celebrity , chapter 10: " The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy. "
• Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
• Robert William Chambers, The Younger Set “I don’t mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, […], the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts , […], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"

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• motor yacht , motoryacht , MY
• sailing yacht, steam yacht, SY

yacht ( French)

• see yacht (English) .

yacht ( Italian)

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• The letter Y in the Italian phonetic alphabet

yacht ( Norman)

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A yacht that was once used by American presidents is scheduled to dock at a Maine harbor. WABI-TV reports the 104-foot (32-meter) yacht Sequoia is expected to arrive in Belfast on Monday. The Washington Times, 21 October 2019

In the image, the 39-year-old TV star was seen with husband Kanye West on a yacht as daughter North, aged six, and son Saint, three, were by their sides. Mail Online, 4 November 2019

The world’s first luxury discovery yacht glides around the waters of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Americas, but she also muscles into Arctic and Antarctica for five months of the year. Vancouver Sun, 19 October 2019

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A 91m luxury yacht once owned by Malaysia’s fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is back on the market. Fin24.com, 21 October 2019

A Hungarian mayor has admitted to taking part in an allegedly drug-fuelled orgy on-board a luxury yacht after footage of the incident was shared online. news.com.au, 14 October 2019

Authorities in western Greece said Tuesday that four people were arrested after the coast guard intercepted a yacht transporting 36 migrants illegally to nearby Italy. The Washington Times, 17 November 2020

The model, 26, showcased her pert derriere in a hoard of Instagram snaps as she perfected doing the splits while enjoying a day out on a yacht in Madrid, Spain. Mail Online, 11 November 2020

Timothee Chalamet has admitted he was “embarrassed” after pictures of him kissing his then-girlfriend Lily-Rose Depp on a yacht emerged last year. Independent.ie, 16 October 2020

“I used to dress as some kind of millionaire yacht owner, when in fact I was a small child from Bromley,” he says. The Guardian, 12 November 2020

The 39-year-old flaunted her incredible figure over the weekend, as she posed up a storm on a yacht in Sydney in a variety of gorgeous ensembles by Mister Zimi. Mail Online, 7 November 2021

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craft : …craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and…

jacht : …Verb form of jachten Verb form of jachten jacht (Hungarian) Pronunciation Hyphenation: jacht Noun jacht (pl. jachtok) yacht (luxurious sailing boat) jacht (Middle Low German) Pronunciation IPA: /jaxt/ Origin & history From West…

lukewarm : …was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy." Synonyms tepid…

navy : …was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy." A governmental department in charge…

AC : …of the Order of Australia. Initialism of [[aviation cadet#English aviation cadet]] Initialism of America's Cup, (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta) (chemistry) Initialism of ammonium chloride Synonyms anno Christi: AD (anno Domini) ante…

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Yacht : modern meaning of the term and types of boats

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The etymology of the term yacht comes from the Dutch word ‘jacht’, which was used in the past to define the fast sailing vessels used to hunt down pirates along the coasts of northern Europe.

Today, the term ‘yacht’ is used to describe all recreational vessels, whether sailing or motor-powered, with at least one cabin that allows the crew to sleep on board.

There is no established definition for the length of this family of boats, but common usage tends to define a yacht as a vessel longer than 33 feet, or about 10 meters.

As mentioned above, a yacht may be equipped with sailing, motor or mixed propulsion. It can have more than one hull, and if it exceeds 25 meters it also deserves the definition of superyacht . When a yacht is over 50 meters it is called a megayacht and, more and more frequently, when it exceeds 100 meters it becomes a gigayacht.

A yacht normally flies a flag that corresponds to the country where the vessel is registered, not least because, if it does not, it may be captured and taken to the nearest port for ‘flag survey’. As far as international maritime law is concerned, the yacht is considered in all respects to be the territory of the country of the flag it flies, to whose sovereignty the crew is subject.

A yacht flying the flag of a country, unless there is well-founded suspicion of illegal activity, can only be stopped for inspection by the military vessels of that country. When a yacht enters the territorial waters of a country other than that of its flag, it is obliged to fly a courtesy flag.

This is tantamount to a declaration of submission to the navigational laws of the country in which it is sailing.

Sailing and motor-powered yachts

The first major distinction is between sailing yachts and motoryachts. The current worldwide spread of these two families has shifted decisively towards motor yachts, which make up about 75% of the total sailing fleet.

Progress and design have produced many different categories of motor yachts, so let’s discover them together.

Motoryachts

Seen from the stern, a flybridge yacht is often equipped with a “beach club”, a platform that facilitates access to the sea and on which water toys are placed or simply used for diving. A staircase, or even two symmetrical staircases, leads from this platform to the main deck. Sometimes there is a “garage” between these two staircases to house the engine room, a tender and other on-board equipment.

The main deck is characterized by the presence of a helm station, inside of which a large open-space salon houses settees and a galley. The helm station often leads below deck, also known as the lower deck, where the sleeping quarters, or cabins, are normally located.

The foredeck often has a large sundeck bordered by a “bowplate” for hauling anchor. The bow is often “fenced in” by the handrails, which are vital grips for safety at sea.

Let’s get to why a yacht is called a flybridge. The flybridge is an upper deck, open 360 degrees and often covered by a hard-top, a roof usually made of fibreglass. The flybridge usually has an additional helm station to steer from a more panoramic position. An additional galley is often located on the flybridge, as well as additional lounge seating and sun decks.

Open Yachts

An open yacht has no flybridge and its main deck is commonly all open. The helm station can frequently be sheltered by a T-Top. Below deck, depending on the length of the yacht, there are living spaces for the crew which may include dinette, cabins and facilities. Open yachts can be walk-around, i.e. with the possibility for passengers of walking freely around the perimeter of the boat, or they can have an enclosed bow and thus have a raised deck.

A coupe yacht is a yacht without a flybridge, characterized by a sporty design, with the main deck open aft. Very often it has a sunroof and is always equipped with side-decks connecting the stern to the bow. It is a vessel that, depending on its size, is suitable for medium to long-distance cruising.

This is an important type of yacht, which has its origins on the American East Coast where it was used to catch lobsters. It has a romantic, sometimes vintage aesthetic, and is endowed with sinuous lines that, for some, are evocative of the 1950s. Very suitable for cruising and conviviality, thanks also to a large sofa in the cockpit, the lobster is an iconic boat that offers plenty of comfort and space below deck for at least one cabin and one head.

The trawler is essentially a yacht for owners who want to spend a lot of time on board. This is why interior volumes are maximized and the upper deck is always present. Also part of the trawler family are the famous Menorcan boats, inspired by the llaüts of the Menorca island..

Increasingly popular among motor yachts, too, is the multihull, due to its inherent features of stability and capacity. In most cases it is a catamaran designed for long stays at sea.

Sailing yacht

Sailing yachts are vessels where propulsion should mainly rely on the power transmitted by the wind. In the past, sailing yacht engines were low-powered and mainly used for entering and leaving ports, but today, for obvious reasons of practicality and ease of use, they have enough power to make the sailing yacht cruise at a speed at least equal to its theoretical hull speed. This means that sailing yachts can be used efficiently even in the total absence of wind.

A sailing yacht can be rigged in many different ways, these being the most common in modern times:

Sloop : this is the most common rigging on modern boats, characterized by the presence of a single mast with a mainsail and a jib or genoa. Sloop rigging has become popular over the years because it is the easiest to handle with a small crew and also offers the best ease of use/sailing performance ratio.

Cutter : Widely used for long distance sailing, it is characterized by the presence of a mainsail and two jibs rigged on a single mast. Normally the two jibs are a genoa and foresail that are used individually, depending on the weather conditions.

Ketch : this is the most commonly used rig on two-masted sailing yachts, with a mainmast, rigged with a mainsail and genoa, and a mizzenmast, forward of the rudder shaft, rigged with a single mainsail. The splitting of the sails makes this type of yacht suitable for sailing in bad weather.

Yawl : exactly the same as a ketch but with the mizzen mast located aft of the rudder shaft.

Sailing yachts can be monohulls or multihulls, i.e. catamarans or trimarans, but in all cases they can be divided into these categories:

Easy to handle and with plenty of space above and below deck, this type of yacht is normally characterized by an unbalanced length/width ratio favouring the latter, a small sail area and more powerful than average engines.

The interiors are fully equipped and sophisticated, with each cabin often having its own en-suite head.

The deck plan and sailing equipment are simplified, often electrified and minimal.

Cruiser-Racer

This yacht, while still featuring a luxurious and complete interior, also has all the equipment needed for sail fine-tuning and a generous sail area.

This is a category where special attention is paid to both the overall weight of the boat and the hull shape.

The hull lines are in fact designed to enhance performance and, inevitably, this results in a slightly smaller interior than that of pure cruising yachts of the same length.

Racer-Cruiser

The owner who buys this type of yacht has already competed in club competitions and now wants to engage in higher level racing. The hulls are light and can sometimes be made of carbon, and all the sail adjustments are fine-tuned to achieve maximum performance.

The deck plan is definitely designed for crewed racing and the sail area/displacement ratio is unbalanced in favour of the former, making this yacht more difficult to handle with a smaller crew but, conversely, capable of performance similar to a pure racing yacht.

A pure racing yacht is a sailing yacht built exclusively for racing. Free from any commercial constraints, it is built according to the type of race to be competed in and, above all, the rating to be obtained. The interiors of this boat are minimal. This yacht is capable of planing and sailing upwind at very low wind angles, but is almost never used for recreational purposes.

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The Oxford Movement was not just a literary movement but also a religious one that emerged during the Victorian Age in the 1830s. Specifically, it took place within the Church of England between the early and mid-19th century. It gets its title because it arose at the University of Oxford, with its aim to bring back elements of Anglican theology. 

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Pioneers of the movement published religious tracts referred to as “Tracts for the Times” during this time, preaching for a return to early Anglican theology. Because of this, the movement was also called ‘Tractarianism’. 

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This Anglican theology supported was essentially High Church theology or Anglo-Catholic theology. They wished to return supreme authority to the Church.

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What does the adjective yachty mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective yachty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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The earliest known use of the adjective yachty is in the 1890s.

OED's only evidence for yachty is from 1892, in the Field .

yachty is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: yacht n.

Nearby entries

• yachtian, n. 1842–
• yachtie, n. 1874–
• yachting, n. 1836–
• yachting, adj. 1847–
• yachtist, n. 1895–
• yachtling, n. 1872–
• yachtman, n. 1820–
• yachtsman, n. 1862–
• yachtsmanship, n. 1862–
• yachty, adj. 1950–
• yachty, adj. 1892–
• yacht-yard, n. 1933–
• yack, n.¹ 1789–
• yack, n.² 1860–
• yack, v. 1873–
• yacker, n. 1882–
• yacker, v. 1961–
• yacket, v. 1969–
• yacketing, adj. 1958–
• yackety, int. 1953–
• yackety-yack, n. & v. 1958–

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