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A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt") was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons.

In later parlance, the definition came to cover a wider range of vessels, propelled by sail, power or both and used for pleasure cruising and/or yacht racing. Often, non-sailing yachts are also referred to as motor yachts, to differentiate them from yachts designed for use with sail power.

History of yacht

When Charles II was invited by Parliament to return as regent to Britain, he reasoned that the people of Britain wanted the best spectacle that he could manage. For the voyage across the channel from the Protestant Netherlands he chose a sleek, fine-looking Dutch jachtschip, or "pursuit ship", which served the purpose admirably. Based in St. Restoration day was a great success. Charles kept the jacht, or yacht, which was the first of its kind, and with it established the sport of yachting, one of his many firsts, and the Royal Family has had an official yacht ever since. Charles loved boating and advanced it considerably, to Britain's great advantage, as is shown by the evacuation from Dunkirk in early World War II. The yacht had many imitators.

Modern use of yacht

In modern use, the term yacht applies to two rather different classes of vessels, sailing yachts and power yachts. Power Yacht.