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• Doris (sailing yacht) — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• yacht — (n.) 1550s, yeaghe a light, fast sailing ship, probably from Norw. jaght, from M.L.G. jacht, shortened form of jachtschip fast pirate ship, lit. ship for chasing, from jacht chase, from jagen to chase, hunt, from O.H.G. jagon, from P.Gmc.… …   Etymology dictionary

• Sailing faster than the wind — Devices that are powered by sails (such as sailboats, iceboats and sand yachts) can sail (that is, advance over the surface) faster than the wind.[1] Such devices cannot do this when sailing dead downwind using simple square sails that are set… …   Wikipedia

• Yacht — For other uses, see Yacht (disambiguation). A yacht in Lorient, Bretagne, France A yacht /ˈj …   Wikipedia

• Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… …   Wikipedia

• yacht — ► NOUN 1) a medium sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing. 2) a powered boat equipped for cruising. ► VERB ▪ race or cruise in a yacht. DERIVATIVES yachting noun. ORIGIN Dutch jaghte, from jaghtschip fast pirate ship …   English terms dictionary

• sailing — /say ling/, n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from port: The cruise line offers sailings every other day. 3. Navig. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or… …   Universalium

• yacht — n. & v. n. 1 a light sailing vessel, esp. equipped for racing. 2 a larger usu. power driven vessel equipped for cruising. 3 a light vessel for travel on sand or ice. v.intr. race or cruise in a yacht. Phrases and idioms: yacht club a club esp.… …   Useful english dictionary

• yacht — [jɒt] noun a medium sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing. ↘a powered boat equipped for cruising. verb race or cruise in a yacht. Derivatives yachting noun Origin C16: from early mod. Du. jaghte, from jaghtschip fast pirate ship ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• Dinghy sailing — A Contender dinghy on a broad reach. Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth).… …   Wikipedia

• Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race — Infobox sports league caption=Map of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race route. sport=Sailing founded=1945 teams= 82 (2007) country= Host:Aus Fleet: International champion=Aus Wild Oats XI website=http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ For the current edition …   Wikipedia