Yachting
From LoveToKnow 1911
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.
YPI Yachting Glossary
Regardless of whether you are new to the pursuit or an old hand at the game, the world of yachting harbours a lexicon as bemusing and alienating as any industry any where in the world.
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yachting
To cruise in a motoryacht that typically ranges from 40- to 89- feet long.
yaw
To veer off course.
Canadian Yachting Association, CYA
The organization governing sailboat racing in Canada.
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Yachting is an exclusive sport that can require fairly exclusive apparel. Besides the fashion aspect, there are a few essential clothing items for yachting. One of them is the "sail pant.
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.
Corporation and has absolutely nothing to do with the British recreational yachting organisation called the Royal Yachting Association or RYA. This is why there is no mention of it on our website.
When I was a kid one of my very favorite magazine issues was the late summer issue of Yachting that had the results of the Yachting One of a Kind Regatta.
He wore a yachting suit and cocked his eve aloft in a knowing and nautical manner that deceived even an old stager like myself. A huge black bank of clouds arose in the northwest presaging the speedy approach of a savage thunder squall.
Sailing yachts can range in overall length (Length Over All—LOA, in yachting parlance) from about 20 ft (6 m) to well over 100 ft (30 m), where the distinction between a yacht and a ship becomes blurred.
Ever since the birth of yachting in the 17th century, yachts have always chosen a different colour path to workboats, rejecting utility or camouflage and rejoicing in splendid display.
Keep warm and dry with foul weather gear for yachting or more rugged foul weather gear designs for the fisherman. Layer your gear with fleece to keep snug and warm on chilly days.
Almost immediately, the Royal Yachting Association Dinghy Committee banned the trapeze over concerns that it was too dangerous for the user in the event of a capsize.
He led TNZ to victory in the 1995 America's Cup and was subsequently knighted for services to yachting and New Zealand.
large and small jackyard topsails, jib-headed topsail, and jib topsail. In the early days of yachting a square topsail was carried as well, but spinnakers have superseded squaresails. Schooners carry as well main topmast staysails in various sizes.
REFIT: 1) The nautical equivalent of `renovation of a vessel'. 2) The process of letting out your entire wardrobe at the waist after three weeks of luxurious yachting.
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 See also: Yacht, Sailing, Boat, Sail, Below
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