Yachting
Sport of regattas
Yachting is recreational boating in sailboats or motorboats, typically associated with leisure, sport, or luxury.
The term covers everything from competitive sailing to cruising on expensive vessels: They spent the summer yachting in the Mediterranean.
As a pastime, yachting carries connotations of wealth and social privilege.
Moving at relaxed pace
- charterFounding organizational document
- vacationLeisure time away
- island hoppingTraveling between nearby landmasses
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
sundeck · cocktails · sunset · Mediterranean · Caribbean · harbor · marina · mooring
Organized boat racing event
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- racingSpeed competition sport
- crewWorking team aboard
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
helmsman · tactician · spinnaker · tacking · jibing · windward · leeward · buoy
Outer covering or frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- bowRespectful forward inclination
stern · cockpit · cabin · berth · winch · cleat · rudder · keel
Enormous private luxury vessel
- megayachtMassive luxury vessel
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- MonacoTiny European nation
crew quarters · captain · stewardess · tender · helicopter pad · jacuzzi · champagne · exclusive
cruising
Moving at relaxed pace
- charterFounding organizational document
- vacationLeisure time away
- island hoppingTraveling between nearby landmasses
anchorage · sundeck · cocktails · sunset · Mediterranean · Caribbean · harbor · marina · mooring · provisioning
regatta
Organized boat racing event
skipper · helmsman · tactician · spinnaker · tacking · jibing · windward · leeward · buoy · course
hull
Outer covering or frame
bow · stern · cockpit · cabin · berth · winch · cleat · rudder · keel · boom
superyacht
Enormous private luxury vessel
- megayachtMassive luxury vessel
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
Monaco · crew quarters · captain · stewardess · tender · helicopter pad · jacuzzi · champagne · exclusive · opulent
navigation
Determining position and course
weather · tides · currents · docking · anchoring · man overboard · safety · lifejacket · VHF radio · GPS
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Pulling oars to move
canoeing · kayaking · rafting · paddleboarding · sculling
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Frequenting inferior locales recreationally
roughing it · backpacking · hitchhiking · dumpster diving · budget travel
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Recreational trail walking
mountaineering · trekking · rock climbing · desert camping · farming