yachts
Wealthy sailors' boats
Yachts is the plural of yacht, a recreational boat or ship used for pleasure cruising or racing rather than commercial purposes.
Yachts range from small sailboats to massive luxury vessels with full crews: The harbor was full of yachts.
The word often connotes wealth: billionaires and their yachts.
Wind-propelled watercraft
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- trimaranThree-hulled sailing craft
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
sloop · schooner · cruiser · superyacht · megayacht · dinghy · tender · skiff
Principal vessel canvas
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- jibTriangular sail forward
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
helm · skipper · crew · windward · leeward · starboard · port · knots
Organized boat racing event
- America's CupPremier international yacht racing prize
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- buoysAnchored floating signals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
course · upwind · downwind · spinnaker · foiling · crew · skipper · series
Leisurely ocean voyage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
navigation · captain · mariner · deckhand · itinerary · logbook · compass · charts
Person possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
jet-set · elite · prestige · status · affluence · privilege · Monaco · Saint-Tropez
Enormous private luxury vessel
- megayachtMassive luxury vessel
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- caviarCured fish eggs
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
teak · mahogany · jacuzzi · helipad · sundeck · stateroom · butler · chef
Wing that lifts boats
- foilingDefeating an attempt
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- radarRadio-wave object detection
stabilizers · thrusters · composite · hybrid · electric · solar · desalination · automation
sailboat
Wind-propelled watercraft
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- trimaranThree-hulled sailing craft
ketch · sloop · schooner · cruiser · superyacht · megayacht · dinghy · tender · skiff · cutter
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
jibing · helm · skipper · crew · windward · leeward · starboard · port · knots · rigging
regatta
Organized boat racing event
- America's CupPremier international yacht racing prize
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- buoysAnchored floating signals
tactics · course · upwind · downwind · spinnaker · foiling · crew · skipper · series
cruise
Leisurely ocean voyage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- passageSegment of text
crossing · navigation · captain · mariner · deckhand · itinerary · logbook · compass · charts · maritime
millionaire
Person possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
magnate · jet-set · elite · prestige · status · affluence · privilege · Monaco · Saint-Tropez · Riviera
superyacht
Enormous private luxury vessel
chandelier · teak · mahogany · jacuzzi · helipad · sundeck · stateroom · butler · chef · concierge
hydrofoil
Wing that lifts boats
- foilingDefeating an attempt
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
radar · stabilizers · thrusters · composite · hybrid · electric · solar · desalination · automation · multihull
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- jet setprivate jets, Monaco, St. Tropez, Riviera, luxury resorts
- luxury itemsdiamonds, gold, jewelry, pearls, champagne
- boat salestrade-ins, listings, brokers, dealers, price guides
- St. Bartsvillas, French cuisine, duty-free shopping
- yacht clubPrivate boating organization
- luxury yachtLavish private seagoing vessel
- land yachtVery large recreational vehicle
- yacht partySocial event aboard luxury vessel
- sailing yachtWind-powered pleasure vessel
- yacht raceCompetitive sailing event
yacht, yachting, yachtsman, yachters, yachtsmen, yachted, yachtie, yachties, yachtswoman