YACHTING

Yachting

Yachting refers to using water vessels, called yachts, for sporting purposes. If the vessels are sailboats, it's known as sailing, and if the vessels are motorboats, it's known as powerboating. A yacht /ˈjɒt/ is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel to carry him to Britain from Holland for his restoration, it came to be used to mean a vessel used to convey important persons.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Yachting
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

yachting

Noun

  1. A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

Verb

yachting



The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: yachting
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!