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• jacht [policzalny] He's got his own yacht. (On ma swój własny jacht.)

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Dodatkowe przykłady dopasowywane są do haseł w zautomatyzowany sposób - nie gwarantujemy ich poprawności. Tłumaczenia dodatkowych przykładów zdań również generowane są przez automatyczny moduł i nie są weryfikowane przez naszych lektorów.

To keep house on a yacht is no easy thing.

Prowadzić dom w jachcie nie jest żadną łatwą rzeczą.

I made just enough to keep the yacht in service.

Zrobiłem właśnie dość trzymać jacht w serwisie.

The yacht makes the run to Earth in three weeks.

Jacht robi bieg do Ziemi za trzy tygodnie.

Half an hour later they were on board the little yacht .

Na pół godzinę później byli na pokładzie mały jacht.

The world will believe that they went down with the yacht .

Świat będzie sądzić, że zeszli z jachtem.

I had something else to do before we met the yacht .

Miałem coś inne robić wcześniej spotkaliśmy jacht.

Many months later another yacht called in, with a couple and their daughter.

Wielu wiele miesięcy później inny jacht zadzwonił, z parą i ich córką.

He soon took to yacht design and building as his great interest in life.

Szybko zaniósł do projektu jachtu i budynku jako jego duże zainteresowanie w życiu.

Now if we could only figure out for sure where that yacht is going.

Teraz gdybyśmy mogli tylko liczba na zewnątrz z całą pewnością gdzie ten jacht chodzi.

One took place on a yacht , another at a big hall.

Jeden miał miejsce w jachcie, inny przy dużej sali.

He spent much of the summer on his yacht in Europe.

Spędził znaczną część z lata nad swoim jachtem w Europie.

Go from yacht and ask for a job (day working or full time position).

Iść od jachtu i prosić o pracę (dzień pracujący albo na pełnym etacie pozycja).

So why not use the yacht now, to save their lives?

Tak dlaczego nie używać jachtu teraz, ratować ich życia?

"And they have one of these on the other yacht ?"

"I oni mają jednego z te w innym jachcie?"

By the time the yacht is up and running again, it's dark.

Do czasu gdy jacht prosperuje jeszcze raz, to jest ciemne.

Because at that point you could do it from your yacht .

Ponieważ przy tym punkcie mogłeś zrobić to ze swojego jachtu.

He designed a yacht to go in air and water.

Zaprojektował jacht by pójść w powietrzu i wodzie.

Soon after that meeting, the couple left on their yacht .

Wkrótce po tym spotkaniu, para zostawiła włączony ich jacht.

There's a group down there with their own private yacht .

Jest grupa na dole z ich własnym prywatnym jachtem.

You and your beautiful young wife will come on my yacht .

Ty i twoja piękna młoda mężatka chcecie no mój jacht.

More than 240 of those yachts will hit the water in 2006.

Więcej niż 240 z tych jachtów dojedzie do wody w 2006.

The little ship started to back away from the yacht .

Stateczek zaczęto wracać z dala od jachtu.

By the way, I got a check for your yacht this morning.

A propos, dostałem rachunek za twój jacht dziś rano.

The little yacht we were to build after this one.

Mały jacht mieliśmy budować po tym.

They then turn in for the night on board the yachts .

Oni wtedy położą się spać przez noc na pokładzie jachty.

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What makes a bluewater boat?

By Author Robin Urquhart

Posted on Last updated: March 29, 2023

WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A BLUEWATER SAILBOAT?

One of the oldest debates in the sailing community surrounds the essential features of a bluewater boat . After buying a boat and crossing the Pacific we began to seriously question our definition of a bluewater sailboat and surveyed 56 boats that crossed the Pacific in 2016-2017 to find out what they had , what they didn’t, and whether it made a difference in their passage.

We also have a list of the 10 best bluewater sailboats (we analyzed 2,000 bluewater boats to find out!).

Note: This post was adapted from my April 2018 article in Ocean Navigator

6 CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLUEWATER YACHT

The traditional consensus seems to be that the “bluewaterness” of an offshore yacht boils down to six main elements . A full discussion on each feature is included below. According to many, the best bluewater sailboats have:

• Cutter or ketch rig
• Skeg-hung rudder
• Heavy displacement
• Reputable offshore builder
• Large water and diesel tanks

This legitimacy of this list was bolstered by John Neal’s Boats to Consider for Offshore Cruising .   We paid attention because John Neal has sailed over 350 000 miles (including six Cape Horn roundings) and is considered a leading expert in offshore sailboat preparation.

BUYING A CRUISING SAILBOAT

When we set ourselves the goal of bluewater cruising from Vancouver to Australia, we asked as many people as we could about what we should be looking for in a good ocean-going boat. As we looked around for a suitable sailboat we were dismayed to find that very few had all the characteristics we were recommended and almost none in our price range . The ones that did felt so old and clunky that we couldn’t imagine enjoying sailing them. As one enthusiastic seller said to us, “Takes her 20 knots of wind to start moving, but when she does, she’s a freight-train.” See this post for the best places to find bluewater boats for sale.

A MATTER OF COMPROMISE

We began to ask questions, “Do we really need a full keel?” “Can we get by with a spade rudder?”  In the end we compromised. We went with a boat that met some of the requirements, but not all. 

We settled on a Dufour 35, built in 1979. It had a solid fibreglass hull and skeg-hung rudder, but was billed as a racer-cruiser when it came off the assembly line. As such, the tankage was minimal, she doesn’t have a fin keel and isn’t a cutter. She also has a balsa-core deck to save on weight. We were emboldened by the report that many others had sailed around the world in this model of boat and she did appear in John Neal’s list of acceptable offshore boats, although without glowing remarks.

THE SURPRISING RESULTS

We were never fully confident in our little Dufour as an offshore sailer until we got to the Marquesas. It wasn’t only that she got us there in one piece, but more that upon arriving we saw boats of all ranges and shapes . We saw new Beneteaus and Jeaneaus and even Hunters; all light displacement, fin keel, spade rudder, no bilge, fractional rigged sloops. “What’s going on?” I asked myself, “How did all these non-offshore boats get here?” 

BY THE NUMBERS – A SURVEY OF 56 BOATS THAT CROSSED THE PACIFIC IN 2016-2017

Intrigued by this surprising revelation I decided to learn more about what kind of boats cross the ocean. I gathered data from 56 boats that crossed the Pacific between 2016-2017 and researched their features to see how many checked the boxes on the bluewater list. The results called into question the traditional definition of a bluewater sailboat and reflect advances in weather forecasting and navigation. A full list of the boats is provided below.

ONLY 16% of BOATS MET ALL THE CRITERIA FOR A BLUEWATER BOAT

Of the 56 boats examined in this study 9 (16%) met all the above criteria for a bluewater cruiser. On average the boats met less than half (41%) of the criteria. The two most often met criteria were large storage capacity and heavy displacement, which are usually linked.  Cutter rigs were popular designs, while ketches were few and far between.  A full discussion of each feature is included below.

The most common rig type turned out to be a cutter rig (40%) , followed by fractional sloop rigs (27%) and closely thereafter by masthead sloops (26%).  The more modern designed, light-displacement boats usually feature fractional rigs.  Ketches (7%) filled out the rest of the fleet.

Cutter rigs

The main advantage of a cutter rig is the ability to fly a stay sail or storm jib from the inner forestay, which provides more options for both light wind and heavy weather.  Keeping the centre of effort close to the centre of the boat is more efficient and more comfortable in heavy weather. The secondary advantage of a cutter is having a backup forestay already installed should the main forestay fail.   Owners of masthead sloops often install Solent stays to provide some of the same benefits of a cutter.  We did this, but in the end it only gets in the way and we never use it.

Fractional sloop rigs vs. Masthead Sloops

The main advantage of a fractional sloop is easier sailing handling. The jib is smaller on a fractional rig than a masthead rig and makes gybing and tacking easier . Also the spinnakers tend to be smaller on fractional rigs and easier to fly for most cruising couples or shorthanded crews. As wind speeds pick up the main is reefed while the can jib remain full up to certain wind speeds. This makes reefing easier and improves efficiency as reefed headsails have notoriously poor shape and move away from the centre of effort as they are reefed.

For the purposes of my survey, keel shapes weren’t defined beyond long keel or fin keel . I grouped cutaway forefoot and full keels under long keels, and winged keels or bulbed keels under fin keels. Only a quarter of the boats had long keels.   As seen with the fractional rigs, modern designs overwhelmingly use a fin keel to provide lateral resistance.  Over 13% of the boats were catamarans and don’t really fit into either category.

A long keel has many advantages and many detractors.

• A full keel is usually encapsulated in the hull, making the connection stronger than a bolted-on, fin keel.
• A long keel boat is easier to make heave-to as it doesn’t pivot on the keel the way a fin keel does.
• Also, a full-keeled boat tracks better, especially going downwind in large seas, preventing the roundups on waves that are associated with many fin keel designs, ours included.
• The main detractor of a long keel is that it is much less efficient than a fin keel , which means significantly reduced boat speed.
• It also makes tacking or gybing more difficult and sometimes impossible in light air with a full keel.
• The same problem extends to motoring around the marina or anchorage, where the long keel makes quick and tight turns unfeasible.

A slight majority of boats have spade rudders (52%) .  The rest have skeg-hung (27%) or attached (21%) rudders.

In 2017, of the boats in this study, five developed rudder issues during the crossing.  Two spade rudders delaminated and one seized, while the two skeg-hung rudders developed leaks around the rudder posts.  Most of the boats with spade rudders I talked to did not strengthen their rudder posts, but left the factory post in place.

Skeg-hung and keel-attached rudders

Skeg-hung and attached rudders have an obvious advantage in that they are protected from direct impact. The pressure on the leading edge of the rudder is also greatly reduced, putting less strain on the rudder post.  An added advantage is that fishing lines and other marine debris can’t get caught in between the rudder and the hull. As with a full keel the main detractor is diminished sailing performance.

Spade rudders

A spade rudder acts like a wing under water. It’s ability to cant with the turn, and fine leading edge make it much more efficient than a skeg-hung rudder. The rudder design makes the boat more responsive to changes in course as well as enhancing overall speed.

DISPLACEMENT

The definition of heavy displacement is anything with a Displacement/Length Ratio (DLR) of 270 – 360.  Moderate displacement is anything between 180-270 and light displacement is any DLR under 180.  Roughly 51% of the boats that crossed could be considered heavy displacement.   The rest mirror the rig types, with 27% falling into the light displacement category and 22% under the moderate displacement label.

A heavier boat will be more comfortable in heavy weather and is usually more robust all around.  One of the Dufour 35s (moderate to heavy displacement) that crossed in 2017 had just completed the Northwest Passage where they collided with an iceberg at 7 knots and suffered absolutely no damage. Similarly a CT 41 (heavy displacement) this year hit a coral head at 6 knots and received minimal fibreglass damage at the front of the keel.

But heavy also means slow, especially in light air.   A fast boat can sail through conditions in which a heavier design would languish or be forced to motor.  It can also move more quickly and often avoid weather systems .  While you might not want to get caught in a storm in a light displacement boat, the view is you might not have to.

REPUTABLE OFFSHORE BUILDER

Defining a boatyard as a reputable offshore boatyard is a dangerous and ultimately futile exercise.  Beneteaus, Jeanneaus and Lagoons make up 20% of the boats in the survey group.  They are reputable production boats, but are not known for making offshore boats.  The rest make up the gamut of other builders, including: Deerfoot, Dufour, Fontaine Pajot, Hans Christian, Hunter, Island Packet, Lapworth, Morgan, Ovni, Pacific Seacraft, Tartan, Valiant , etc.  Some are known as offshore builders, while others are not.  Only 33% are on John Neal’s list of recommended cruising boats.

LARGE STORAGE CAPACITY

This is one criterion that seems to be consistent across the board. 71% of the boats were listed as having relatively large, factory built, water and fuel storage capacity .  Boats that don’t have factory-built large tankage are often augmented for long distance cruising.  Our own Dufour has had a diesel tank added and two water tanks to make it more comfortable on long passages as well as extra cabinetry installed.  Friends of ours on a newer Dufour make up the difference with umpteen jerry jugs to hold diesel and water.

SO, WHY ARE ALL THESE NON-BLUEWATER BOATS ABLE TO CROSS AN OCEAN?

The list of boats that successfully made it across the Pacific in the last couple of years does challenge the traditionalist perspective about essential offshore elements.  What explains the difference between what we think should be able to cross an ocean and what is actually crossing?  The most likely explanations are: weather forecasting and preventative maintenance.

WEATHER FORECASTING AND GPS

The difference might be explained by technological advances, specifically access to better weather forecasting and the advent of GPS.   These combined mean that, for the most part, heavy weather and rough seas can be avoided, especially big lower pressure systems . It is rare for a boat that has access to daily weather forecasts to get caught by a large storm. For heavy weather avoidance, the big slow boats are at a disadvantage because they can’t use light winds to sail through large areas and might not be able to move fast enough to avoid an approaching system. The longer a passage takes, the more exposed the boat and crew are to inclement weather.

Based on data gathered from over 150 boats that crossed the Pacific in the last 6 years (2012-2017), the average maximum reported windspeed was 32 knots , with 82% of boats reporting maximum windspeeds below 40 knots.  The high windspeeds were almost always due to squalls around the equator and lasted less than 40 minutes.  Almost any ocean-going sailboat can handle this windspeed and the accompanying sea state.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SPARES

So many of the problems associated with any boat can be avoided through regular maintenance and checkups. Small issues can often be easily managed with the right spares and tools before they become larger catastrophic problems. this rule applies to all boats whether they are going offshore or not.

Of the 150+ boats that crossed in the last 6 years, only 16 reported no significant breakages during the crossing and the overwhelming reason touted by these sailors was preventative maintenance. The rest who had significant gear failures were almost always able to manage a repair at sea with the right spares and tools onboard.  Only a few required being towed into port and none were abandoned.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY MAKES A BLUEWATER BOAT?

You do. It is neither my intention to end the bluewater boat debate, not to recommend one style over another. Windspeed and sea state are not the only factors to consider when offshore cruising. There are also fishing lines and nets, coral heads and other obstructions, constant wear and tear on gear, comfort below decks, galley design, sea berths, and many other factors. Picking the right boat for offshore cruising is a personal experience. The most important thing is that you know the boat and feel comfortable sailing her in a variety of conditions.

LIST OF BOAT MAKES & MODELS FROM SURVEY

Able Apogee 50

Beneteau Cyclades 50.5

Beneteau Oceanis 50

Beneteau First 35

Beneteau Oceanis 461

Bristol Chl Cutter 28

Catalina 440

Catana 431 (cat)

Crealock 37

Crowther 10m (cat)

Deerfoot 60

Discovery 55

Endeavor 43

Engelmann 50

Fontaine Pajot 46 (cat)

Gulfstar 50

Hans Christian 38

Hans Christian 38T

Island Packet 38

Island Packet 380

Island Packet 40

Island Spirit 40 (cat)

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 DS

Lagoon 440 (cat)

Lagoon 450 (cat)

Lagoon 60 (cat)

Lapworth 50

Laurent Giles 18m

Lidgard 50 (cat)

Looping 48 (cat)

Morgan O/I 51

Morgan N/M 456

Orams 48 (cat)

Outbound 46

Pacific Seacraft 48

Pan Oceanic 46

Peterson 44

Privilege 39 (cat)

Tartan 3800 OC

Tradewind 35

Young Sun 35

Robin was born and raised in the Canadian North. His first memory of travel on water was by dogsled across a frozen lake. After studying environmental science and engineering he moved to Vancouver aboard a 35’ sailboat with his partner, Fiona, with the idea to fix up the boat and sail around the world. He has written for several sailing publications including SAIL, Cruising World, and was previously a contributing editor at Good Old Boat.

Saturday 21st of September 2019

Missing on the list but in the top 10: Hallberg Rassy and Rustler.

Very nice and thorough article.

I think where sailors get hung up is the difference between the words 'best' and 'capable'. Everyone wants 'best'. But how many can afford it??

I was once told our 28' Hunter wasn't 'capable' of going to the Bahamas. That is not true, it is very 'capable' of traveling from southern Florida to the Bahamas. Is it 'capable' to live on, have enough water, etc for a long stay while there?? Probably not. At least, I wouldn't want to do it. But I would do a week trip if I had the time and weather window available.

A boat is 'capable' depending on the needs and abilities of the sailors crewing and the adventure planned for her. I wouldn't dream of crossing the Atlantic on her.

But I know of a few captains that would enjoy the challenge!

Thanks for providing such a detailed discussion.

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a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.

to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

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Origin of yacht

Other words from yacht.

• yachty, adjective
• su·per·yacht, noun

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• barge , boat , canoe , cruise ship , sailboat , ship , yacht

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How to use yacht in a sentence

As City News explained it, the bribes were paid not only in cash but through rugs, antiques, furniture, yacht club fees, boat repairs and more.

In Ashburn, Snyder is always lurking in spirit, even if he is on his 305-foot yacht somewhere in the Aegean.

Driving across country in a gigantic land yacht —with its crushed-velour seats and faux wood siding—was more practical than a two-door hot rod.

Host Jason Moore chats with experts who share tips harvested from their real-life experiences, such as a couple who paid off their $70,000 debt to travel full time and a woman who left her corporate job to work on a yacht .

Until Thursday, when federal agents escorted him off a 150-foot yacht moored in Long Island Sound, the word often used to describe Steve Bannon was “irrelevant.”

Instead the money allegedly was spent on luxury cars and a yacht club membership, among other things.

Loeb owns a $100 million penthouse on Central Park West and a $50 million yacht .

Solaire has set up charging capabilities at a project it built at a yacht club in Massachusetts, for example.

On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show.

Newly-minted Londoner, Lindsay Lohan, is currently chilling out on a yacht in Italy.

I heard her say to one of the servants once that my father had been lost on a yacht , and that he was oh, ever such a handsome man.

He owned a 54-ton yacht named the Opal, and attributed the wonderful health he enjoyed to his numerous sea voyages.

Another yacht had started from the old boathouse at about the time our friends and their new-fangled craft got under way.

Caermarthen ordered out his wonderful yacht , and hastened to complain to the King, who was then at Loo.

The yacht had long turned the head of the island and was beating down alongshore in the eastern bay.

British Dictionary definitions for yacht

/ ( jɒt ) /

a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc

short for sand yacht , ice yacht

(intr) to sail or cruise in a yacht

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Yacht : modern meaning of the term and types of boats

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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English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Circa 1557; variant of yaught , earlier yeaghe ( “ light, fast-sailing ship ” ) , from Dutch jacht ( “ yacht; hunt ” ) , in older spelling jaght(e) , short for jaghtschip ( “ light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship ” , literally “ pursuit ship ” ) , compound of jacht and schip ( “ ship ” ) .

In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships of pirates and smugglers from the coast. The ship was introduced to England in 1660 when the Dutch East India Company presented one to King Charles II, who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• ( UK ) enPR : yŏt , IPA ( key ) : /jɒt/
• ( US ) enPR : yät , IPA ( key ) : /jɑːt/ , /jɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun [ edit ]

yacht ( plural yachts )

• 1897 December (indicated as 1898 ), Winston Churchill , chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode , New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company ; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. , →OCLC : 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.
• 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers , chapter VI, in The Younger Set , New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company , →OCLC : “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—!"

Derived terms [ edit ]

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

Translations [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ].

yacht ( third-person singular simple present yachts , present participle yachting , simple past and past participle yachted )

• ( intransitive ) To sail , voyage , or race in a yacht .

Anagrams [ edit ]

• Cathy , tachy , tachy- , yatch

French [ edit ]

Borrowed from English yacht , from Dutch jacht .

• IPA ( key ) : /jɔt/ , /jot/ , ( Canada ) /jat/

yacht   m ( plural yachts )

Further reading [ edit ]

• “ yacht ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .

Italian [ edit ]

Unadapted borrowing from English yacht .

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈjɔt/ [1]
• Rhymes: -ɔt

yacht   m ( invariable )

• the letter Y in the Italian spelling alphabet

References [ edit ]

• ^ yacht in Luciano Canepari , Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• yacht in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norman [ edit ]

Borrowed from English yacht .

yacht   ? ( plural yachts )

• ( Jersey ) yacht

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

From Dutch jacht , via English yacht .

yacht   m ( definite singular yachten , indefinite plural yachter , definite plural yachtene )

• “yacht” in The Bokmål Dictionary .

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

yacht   m ( definite singular yachten , indefinite plural yachtar , definite plural yachtane )

• “yacht” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .

Swedish [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ].

yacht   c

Declension [ edit ]

• yacht in Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL )
• yacht in Svensk ordbok ( SO )
• yacht in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB )

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

1557, in the meaning defined above

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Czarter jachtu ze skipperem; Co to jest skipper i czym się zajmuje?

Po pierwsze i najważniejsze, gratuluję decyzji o przerwie w żeglowaniu! Spodoba ci się. Po drugie, szczególnie jeśli jesteś początkujący w żeglarstwie, będziesz chciał żeglować ze skipperem .

Pytasz: „Co to jest szyper?”. Oto szybkie objaśnienie, co to znaczy: Skipper – lub kapitan, jeśli wolisz – jest osobą odpowiedzialną za rejs. Odpowiadają oni za statki, jak również za komfort i ochronę pasażerów.

Chociaż słowo „skipper” można zmieścić w jednym małym opisie, złożoność tego, co robi skipper jest dość szeroka… i imponująca.

Żeglowanie ze skipperem to doskonały sposób na naukę żeglarstwa.

Jaka jest rola skippera?

Skipper na wyczarterowanym jachcie będzie posiadał odpowiednie kwalifikacje, szkolenie, doświadczenie oraz licencję , aby legalnie i bezpiecznie prowadzić jednostkę pływającą (lub flotyllę, w przypadku żeglarskich wakacji grupowych).

Oto przykład tego, co robi skipper w tej roli:

• Dbałość o bezpieczeństwo wszystkich: Począwszy od momentu zameldowania się w marinie, skipper dba o to, aby wszyscy na pokładzie znali i przestrzegali zasad bezpieczeństwa; wiedzą oni również, co robić w sytuacjach awaryjnych, takich jak huragany.
• Przygotowanie do podróży do miejsc docelowych: Skipper wybierze najlepszy czas i kurs na żeglugę z jednego miejsca do drugiego, znając prądy i śledząc prognozy pogody.
• Cumowanie i wypłynięcie: Skipper z łatwością manewruje łodzią do i z marin , zabezpieczając ją na noc i wypuszczając następnego ranka.
• Nawigowanie ł odzią: Potrzeba wielu umiejętności, aby sprawić, że łódź popłynie tam, gdzie chcesz, od używania chartplotera do decydowania o kierunku wiatru, zmiany kursu łodzi i trymowania żagli.
• Przestrzeganie przepisów morskich i lokalnych regulacji: Nie chcesz, aby grzywna zepsuła ci wakacje pod żaglami, zwłaszcza jeśli nie byłeś świadomy, że łamiesz jakiekolwiek przepisy.
• Jak używać sprzętu: Dzisiejsze łodzie są wyposażone w zaawansowany sprzęt bezpieczeństwa i nawigacyjny, jak również w rzeczy niezbędne, takie jak silnik i zbiornik na wodę (i oczywiście dzwonki i gwizdki, które sprawiają, że przeżycia są niezapomniane); skipper rozumie, jak obsługiwać i konserwować każdy element.
• Polecanie lokalnych atrakcji : Skipper przekaże Ci ekskluzywną wiedzę na temat najlepszych restauracji, najbardziej ustronnych plaż i wszelkich innych atrakcji poza utartymi szlakami.

Jak zarezerwować jacht z kapitanem?

Jeśli nie posiadasz własnego patentu żeglarskiego, żeglowanie ze skipperem jest praktycznie jedynym sposobem na odbycie rejsu.

Po wprowadzeniu daty, celu podróży i liczby gości na wakacje na jachcie w SkipperCity, zaznacz pole „Potrzebuję skippera”. (Należy pamiętać, że skipper musi być wliczony w całkowitą liczbę pasażerów podczas podróży)!

Jakie są kroki do zostania skipperem?

Bycie skipperem to satysfakcjonująca praca, szczególnie jeśli lubi się żeglować. Oczywiście, aby zostać skipperem, trzeba mieć wcześniejsze doświadczenie, a także rygorystyczne przygotowanie i certyfikaty.

Skipper z uprawnieniami komercyjnymi musi nie tylko ukończyć oficjalny kurs skippera lub Yachtmaster , ale także posiadać dodatkowe kwalifikacje, takie jak umiejętności przetrwania i kursy pierwszej pomocy .

O wiele łatwiej jest zdobyć licencję żeglarską, która pozwala na żeglowanie bez skipera. W tym przypadku, kryteria są określane przez stan lub region, ale zazwyczaj trzeba wziąć udział w kursie, zdać test i uiścić opłatę.

Ostatnia myśl: Żeglowanie ze skipperem to świetny sposób na spędzenie wakacji na jachcie.

Mimo, że na początku może się wydawać, że obca osoba dołączy do Twojej rodziny lub przyjaciół na wakacjach , to wcale nie musi tak być!

Zadaniem skipera jest zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa, a jednocześnie wspaniałej zabawy.

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Captains seek improved PWC & tender-launching practices - The Crew Report

Cayman Islands report of fatality during launching a PWC

After the tragic death of a deckhand during the launching of a Personal Watercraft from a large yacht the methods of launching craft have been under scrutiny. Please see the downloads above to read the case studies.

The usual method of launching PWC from the upper decks of a yacht are with the use of lifting slings and in some cases crew members board the PWCs during the lift to aid with the removal of the slings once launched. The potential issue with these slings is that they have the capability of sliding off the PWC if not 'perfectly' placed, stoppers can be used either side of the sling under the rubbing strake to reduce the possibility of this occuring.

Since this incident, risk assessments onboard vessels have been reviewed by Captains and Managing agents and many yachts have adapted their practices.

One measure that has been implemented by some yachts is changing over from the previously used lifting slings as seen in the image above.

Yes, yes we hopefully all know that no Jetski slings are built for 'man-riding' and in this example shows yet another reason they should not be used in this way both due to the lack of balance but also this would have overloaded SWL. 

What this video does do is give an example of how these 'cradle' style slings have the potential to slip.. (regardless of man riding)

A practice that is becoming more common is a fixed system where metal plates are inserted on the inner skin at the bow of the PWC with pad eyes or lifting eyes on the outer hull. The combination of these and the D-rings on the rear or further pad eyes on the stern offer a four-point lift using an item such as Spectra© lines for lifting. The concept behind this system is valid however it is untested. Currently none of the 3 main manufacturers (Yamaha, Seadoo, Kawasaki) endorse this lifting system as the superstructure of the bow is not designed to take the weight of the PWC, it is simply fibreglass/FRP/GRP.

Whilst looking at some ex-yacht PWC (jetski) that utilised this system, stress fractures and cracking were observed which goes further to highlighting the risks (see adjacent example photo).

This issue is exacerbated by the fact that the PWC lifting systems are not checked during inspection/survey, unlike the davits/hiabs and lifting strops for the tenders etc. Some provisional communication with inspectors/surveyors has indicated that this may be because PWCs are classified as water toys rather than vessels but this doesn't change the fact that your SMS should include all items that are lifted, for the safety of the crew and guests.

The Solution = Certified Lifting Slings?

When looking around the market place for tried and tested lifting systems they are, admittedly, sparse. The two obvious options are to stick with the Seadoo lifting slings which are manufacturer approved (by Seadoo only) but the risk of 'slip' still exists and is highlighted by the crew fatality.

The second is a system introduced in 2015 that is a certificated 4 point lifting system that has a full conformity certificate with permanent fixings which can either be fitted by a dealer or your engineer/bosun onboard. Please click here for further details and purchase options.  (Price per kit £759.77 ex.VAT)

Disclaimer: The systems above have not been tried and tested by us, we therefore do not endorse or recommend any specific lifting systems. The resources above are simply examples of what some yachts are using in practice. Individual testing will need to be carried prior to use. 

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Lawsuit naming Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht

FILE - Christian Combs attends Day 1 of Maxim Big Game Weekend, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at City Market Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this May 30, 2018, file photo, Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of “The Four: Battle For Stardom” at the CBS Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles. Combs’ lawyer said Tuesday, March 26, 2024, that the searches of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex-trafficking investigation were ”a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Sean “Diddy” Combs, right, and Christian Combs perform at the Billboard Music Awards, Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Television crews report live outside a property belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Los Angeles, the day after federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement executed a raid as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A Hollywood Bus Tours van carrying tourists stops momentarily by the front gate of a property belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Los Angeles, the day after federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement executed a raid as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

FILE - Sean “Diddy” Combs, wearing a fur coat, walks down the sideline during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in New York. Combs’ lawyer said Tuesday, March 26, 2024, that the searches of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex-trafficking investigation were ”a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father.

The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that led to the assault and paid to cover it up afterward. It’s the latest in a series of lawsuits accusing the producer and music mogul of sexual misconduct, and it comes amid a federal sex trafficking investigation that led Homeland Security agents to raid his homes in Los Angeles and Miami last week.

Grace O’Marcaigh, who worked as a crew member and a bartender on the boat, says that in late December 2022, Christian Combs pressured her to drink tequila that she believes was spiked with other drugs. He groped her breasts and genitals and attempted to force her to perform oral sex, the suit alleges.

The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly, as O’Marcaigh has done. She also consented to being named through her attorneys.

Aaron Dyer, an attorney for Sean and Christian Combs, called the lawsuit “lewd and meritless.”

“We will be filing a motion to dismiss this outrageous claim,” Dyer said in a statement.

Dyer called the investigation that brought last week’s raids “nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”

Sean Combs, who chartered the yacht throughout the holidays in 2022, “had full control of the staff and premises” and created circumstances where her assault was not only tolerated but encouraged.

O’Marcaigh, who was 25 at the time, said when Christian Combs, then 24, came aboard late one night, he appeared heavily intoxicated and began giving her inappropriate attention.

She said the two were in a music studio on board the ship, where producer Rodney Jones, who filed his own lawsuit in February, was told to be available around the clock for Sean Combs to work on his next album.

O’Marcaigh said in the suit that Christian Combs was insistent that she take shots of tequila, and she drank out of obligation.

The suit alleges he became increasingly aggressive with her, violently grabbing her arm as she tried to get out of the situation then groping her. The drinks made everything blurry, unusually quickly, the suit says.

Microphones in the studio, where Jones was told to capture everything, recorded their exchange, and the lawsuit includes a transcript where O’Marcaigh demands that Christian Combs stop touching her.

The suit alleges that he later continued the assault in the ship’s movie theater, which was used as a spare sleeping area and where she was attempting to find a place to spend the night because the rooms were all taken, before another crew member appeared and he stopped.

O’Marcaigh told the yacht’s captain about the assault the following morning, but she alleges that after Combs gave him a large amount of cash the same day, the captain failed to meaningfully investigate or take any action.

The suit says O’Marcaigh was eventually fired in retaliation and has since been unable to find work in the music industry where she had planned to build a career. It says since 2022, she has suffered severe emotional trauma.

The lawsuit seeks damages to be determined at trial.

Christian Combs is also a musical artist whose song “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” with Kodak Black topped Billboard’s Mainstream R&B Hip-Hop charts in 2022. He was at his father’s Los Angeles home during last week’s searches, during which he and his brother were handcuffed but not arrested.

The producer Jones’ federal lawsuit, filed in February by Tyrone Blackburn, the same attorney as O’Marcaigh’s suit, includes allegations that Sean Combs coerced him to solicit prostitutes and pressured him to have sex with them.

Dyer’s statement said the newest lawsuit is “filled with the same kind of manufactured lies and irrelevant facts we’ve come to expect from Blackburn.”

He pointed out that U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote criticized Blackburn in a separate lawsuit on Wednesday and referred him to a disciplinary committee for a “pattern of behavior” where he “improperly files cases in federal court to garner media attention, embarrass defendants with salacious allegations, and pressure defendants to settle quickly.”

Blackburn responded in an email that “a referral is not a sanction” and the statement from Combs’ lawyer was an attempt to “deflect and distract.”

“Christian Combs sexually assaulted Ms. O’Marcaigh, and we have it on tape,” Blackburn said.

Several lawsuits have brought public scrutiny to the music and business mogul, beginning with a November suit from his former protege and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie , which alleged years of sexual abuse, including rape. It was settled the following day .

Combs and his attorneys have denied all of the lawsuits’ allegations.

Combs, a three-time Grammy winner and the founder of Bad Boy Records, is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades. He turned his hip-hop empire into a broader business empire that includes private-label spirits , fashion, and a TV network .