Yacht Sailing
A yacht, from Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt", pronounced [iat] (ya't), 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 of choice to return to Britain from the Netherlands for his restoration, it came to be used to convey important persons (see under History below).
Later, the word came to designate a wider range of vessels, almost always in private use (i.e., not used for commercial carriage of cargo or passengers), propelled by sail, power, or both, and used for pleasure cruising or racing. Often, powered yachts are referred to as motor yachts, to differentiate them from yachts with sail propulsion.
Yacht has witnessed great modifications since its origins , but many aspects of the sport remain the same.
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Yacht racing is the sport of competitive sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing.
Whilst sailing's invention is prehistoric, racing sailing boats is believed to have started in the Netherlands some time in the 17th century, whence it soon made its way to England where custom-built racing "yachts" began to emerge. In 1851, a challenge to an American yacht racing club in New York led to the beginning of the America's Cup, a regatta won by the New York Yacht Club until 1983, when they finally lost to Australia II. Meanwhile, yacht racing continued to evolve, with the development of recognised classes of racing yachts, from small dinghies up to huge maxi yachts.
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