Yachting
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YACHTING, the sport of racing in yachts' and boats with sails, and also the pastime of cruising for pleasure in sailing steam or motor vessels.
Yacht Charter Glossary - A handy guide to industry lingo
What does "bareboat" mean? Many people are a little fuzzy when it comes to terminology used by yacht charter professionals.
Yacht Tenders
Designed for people on the move, getting to and from your yacht, your yacht tender is a very important piece if gear. For example the new Sea Eagle 8.
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Yacht Definitions and Designs
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Yacht
A pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power. Usually over 35'.
If you own it, it's a yacht.
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When a Yacht Should Yield
Once you have taken the step to join a boating community, you have more responsibility on the waters. Yacht clubs, for example, must follow strict rules of the sea.
Yacht Crew Licenses & Certifications
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Yachts should carry at least two anchors, the bower and kedge. It is difficult to lay down hard and fast rules on anchor size, as windage varies from boat to boat. Expert advice for your type of craft should always be taken.
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Yacht - A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.
Yankee - a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
Racing Rules of Sailing: (RRS) Formerly the International Yacht Racing Rules (IYRR), the officially recognized rules for racing sailing vessels.
yacht General term for a boat used solely for the personal pleasure of the owner pleasure yachtsmen Owners or operators of a yacht yard A horizontal spar from which a square sail is suspended yardarm The tapering end of a yard yaw ...
yachting
To cruise in a motoryacht that typically ranges from 40- to 89- feet long.
yaw
To veer off course.
Yacht A sailboat or powerboat used for pleasure, not a working boat.
Yankee: - a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
Yard - a spar usually fixed horizontally to a mast to support a square sail.
yacht
A sailboat or motoryacht used for pleasure, typically not a working boat.
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Yacht: From the Dutch word "Jaghd", widely used term for pleasure vessels, mostly bigger boats primarily for sailing, but often seaworthy and equipped with strong engines
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Zail: Misspelling of sail, very uncommon ...
yacht - A pleasure boat; A pleasure vessel; A watercraft where luxury is conveyed; Vessel may be power or sail propelled.
yankee - a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
megayacht
A large, luxurious yacht, typically longer than 100 feet
midships
Location near the center of a boat.
Motor yachts
Classification
Motor yachts generally fit into the following categories: ...
yacht
1) Historically, and still the case in most countries, a pleasure boat of any size and type. Yacht racing is the sport of racing sailboats. 2) In the United States, ...
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Yacht owners have the habit of procrastinating where sails are concerned, and postpone their orders for new canvas to the very last moment.
X-Yachts has always produced fast boats. Design credit is given to the X-Yachts Design Group and to date they have done an excellent job, both in terms of performance and aesthetics.
In yacht racing, there are often separate divisions depending on whether or not extras are permitted. A race or division in which extras are not permitted is commonly called a non spinnaker, or no flying sails, race or division.
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In yachts with square sails - the spar on which the sail is suspended.
Yawl
A two-masted sailboat.
Kingdom Yachts Sailing Club
where you will find the Sailing Forums, boating tips, educational links, plus club and lesson information.
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Princess Yachts International plc was originally founded in 1965 as Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd to fit out and charter the Project 31, the first boat to be built at the Companys original factory facilities in Newport Street, Plymouth.
Documented Yacht - A vessel 5 net tons or over owned by a citizen of the United States, and used exclusively for pleasure with a valid marine document issued by the U. S. Coast Guard. A documented yacht cannot be numbered.
New York Yacht Club (NYYC): The original winner of the America's Cup and its possessor for 132 years, overcoming 25 challenges; challenger of record for America's Cup 2000 and backer of the Young America syndicate.
To store a yacht or ship away for the winter.
Lead
A lead weight which is attached to the line to find out how much water is below boat.
Even on a large yacht, a dinghy takes up a lot of deck space when stowed on board. So as soon as the boat is anchored, it will usually be launched and tied astern.
It generally signifies membership of a specific yacht club, but sometime can be a blank or a private flag used mainly as a wind indicator.
This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.
Berth - (1) A place for a person to sleep. (2) A place where the ship can tie up or anchor.
dinghy -- a small open boat, usually carried aboard a yacht for going ashore
draft -- water depth required to float the boat
ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea ...
ABYC - American Boat and Yacht Council
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Aft - toward the stern of a boat.
Aloft - above the hull; in the air.
Anti-ventilation plate - The horizontal plate just above the prop ...
salonFull-sized, well-appointed cabin on the main deck level of a motoryacht, convertible or megayacht used for entertaining.
DINGHY - A small open boat used as a lifeboat for a yacht.
DOCK - The area of water between two landing piers. Also used to denote a pier or wharf.
In the early days of English yachting. many gentlemen attempted to emulate the famous American brigs and schooners, the latter almost invariably being rigged with square topsails, until about 1840.
BURGEE A triangular shaped flag denoting the yacht club to which the owner belongs. BUTT Buttock. Used for developing the lines of a boat. Used only for lofting the lines to full size; not required when patterns are supplied.
America's Cup: The America's Cup, dating from 1851, is the oldest trophy in is considered yacht racing's Holy Grail.
Amas- The outboard hulls of a trimaran.
Amidships - In the middle of the ship ...
a small open boat, usually carried aboard a yacht for going ashore ketch: a boat with a two-masted rig in which the larger, or mainmast, is forward, and the smaller mizzenmast is stepped aft-but forward of the rudder and usually, of the helm.
The sport of sailboat racing is governed by the International Sailing Federation (or ISAF, formerly the International Yacht Racing Union or IYRU).
To be fast off the wind requires you to develop a "feel" for the yacht and what makes it go. A lot of off the wind sailing cannot be taught by a coach it requires you to go out and find out for yourself.
Spinnaker: A large ballooning sail that is flown in front of the yacht when the wind comes from aft of abeam. Spinnakers are used when running or reaching, sailing downwind. Also called Kite or Chute.
to winch onto the drum WINDWARD the direction from which the wind is blowing; weather side of the ship YACHT A boat that is too expensive for an oceanographer to afford.
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, US Power Squadron, State Boating Commission and many Yacht clubs offer a courses in Boating Safety, Rules of the Road and Basic Navigation. It1s a fun course to take..
If a yacht is three sheets to the wind then the sails are not drawing wind and the boat will not make headway (forward progress) but will drift downwind. Sheets might have been let fly, to thrash out of control beneath the flogging sails.
Transom The flat stern of a yacht, originally a board to which the after ends of planking was secured.
Traveller A metal bar parallel to the deck, running Athwartship to allow a sail sheet to be trimmed on either side.
FIDDLE: 1) An edging on tables, countertops, and other yacht furniture to hold items in place. 2) What sailors are constantly doing to trim and adjust the sails on their boats.
FORWARD: Towards the bow of the boat.
Corinthian:
A 19th century term for a yachtsman who sails his own yacht without the help of a professional skipper.
Corsair:
A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.
Tonnage: A measurement of the carrying capacity of a vessel. It is what wins in a collision between
two yachts :-) This little footnote from Paul Curtis! ...
- Tow Lines are used to tow a recreational power boat behind a larger boat like a houseboat or yacht.
Marine fueling systems deliver fuel at a very high rate to rapidly transfer hundreds of gallons of fuel into large yachts. The fueling system does not have an automatic shut-off once the tank is full.
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This was invented by Alistair Barclay; many thanks to him for submitting it. Bleeding Heart In IALA "A," red-colored buoys are kept to the side of your heart (left) when returning to port. This was suggested on Yacht-L by Matthijs van Couwelaar.
Clearly, the signal applicance needed for a twelve-meter boat in New York Harbor would not be needed on a three-meter outboard dinghy operated on a small inland lake or in a yacht club's moorings.
Cockpit - A: In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin. B: That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.
TRANSOM, TRANSOM BOARD The board forming the stern of a square-ended row boat or small yacht. TRANSOM FRAME The last transverse frame of a ship's structure. The cant frames, usually normal to the round of the stern, connect to it.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Forward, Hull, Aft
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