What is a yacht?
A: A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or
racing.
There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with what?
A: A cabin intended for overnight use.
To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a
pleasure vessel is likely to be how long?
A: At least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may have been judged to have good
aesthetic qualities.
The Commercial Yacht Code classifies yachts 79 ft (24
m) and over as what?
A: Large.
Such yachts typically require what?
A: A hired crew and have higher construction standards.
A superyacht (sometimes megayacht) generally refers to
any yacht (sail or power) longer than what?
A: 131 ft (40 m).
Racing yachts are designed to emphasize performance
over what?
A: Comfort.
Charter yachts are run as a what?
A: A business for profit.
As of 2020 there were how many yachts of sufficient
size to require a professional crew.?
A: More than 15,000.
What are the three basic types of motor yacht hull?
A: Full-displacement, semi-displacement, and planning.
A cruiser has a displacement hull for economical,
long-distance what?
A: Passage-making.
A sports cruiser has a semi-displacement or planing
hull for what?
A: Fast trips.
A sports fisherman has a semi-displacement or planing
hull for fast trips and carries what?
A: Gear for recreational catching of large fish.
An expedition yacht has a displacement hull for
economical, long-distance passage-making to remote destinations and are also
called what?
A: Explorer yachts.
A lobster yacht is styled like a what?
A: A Maine lobster boat and has a semi-displacement or planing hull for fast
trips.
A trawler has conservative, traditional styling and has
a displacement hull for what?
A: Economical, medium-distance passage-making.
Full-displacement hulls move the water up and out of
the way of the vessel, making what?
A: A wave.
The history of sailing yachts begins when in Europe?
A: In the beginning of the 1600s with the building of a pleasure vessel for
the son of King James I of England.
While other monarchs used naval ships for
transportation and conquest, James I was the first English monarch to do
what?
A: Commission the construction of a yacht—for his son Henry, Prince of Wales
in the early 1600s.
When did the first recorded yacht race between two vessels take place?
A: In 1661, followed by the first open sailing competition in 1663 in English waters.
Starting in 1739, England found itself in a series of
wars—a period that saw a what?
A: A decline in yachting.
In Ireland, however, the gentry enjoyed yachting and
founded the first what?
A: Yacht club in Cork as the Cork Harbour Water Club in 1720.
What were the fast yachts of the early 19th century?
A: They were fore-and-aft luggers, schooners, and sloops.
By the 1850s, yachts featured what?
A: Large sail areas, a narrow beam, and a deeper draft than was customary
until then.
Racing between yachts owned by wealthy patrons was
what?
A: Common, with large wagers at stake.
The America's Cup arose out of what?
A: A contest between the yacht, America, and its English competitors.