| A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt")
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| | vessels can be quite complex in design,
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| was originally defined as a light, fast
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| | as designers try to find a balance
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| sailing vessel used to convey important
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| | between docile handling qualities,
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| persons.
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| | interior space, good light-wind
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| In later parlance, the definition came to
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| | performance and on-board comfort. The
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| cover a wider range of vessels, propelled
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| | huge range of such craft, from dozens of
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| by sail, power, or both and used for
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| | builders worldwide make it hard to give a
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| pleasure cruising and/or yacht racing.
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| | single illustrative description. However,
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| Often, non-sailing yachts are also
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| | most favour a teardrop-planform hull,
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| referred to as motor yachts, to
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| | with a wide, flat bottom and deep
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| differentiate them from yachts designed
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| | single-fin keel to give good stability.
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| for use with sail power.
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| | Most are single-mast 'Bermudan sloop'
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| Sailing yachts fall into four basic
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| | rigged vessels, with a single fore-sail
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| categories: 'Day Sailing', 'Weekender',
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| | (of the 'jib' or 'Genoa') type and a
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| 'Cruiser' and 'Racer'.
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| | single mainsail. Spinnaker sails, with
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| Day Sailing yachts
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| | huge areas, are often supplied for
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| Day Sailing yachts are small sub-6 metre
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| | lightwind use. These types are often
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| (20 foot) vessels. Sometimes called
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| | chosen as family vessels, especially
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| dinghies, they often have a retractable
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| | those in the 8 to 12 metre (32 to 40 ft)
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| keel, centerboard, or daggerboard. Day
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| | range. Such a vessel will usually have
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| sailing yachts do not have a cabin as
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| | many rooms below deck. Typically there
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| they are designed for hourly or daily use
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| | will be 3 double-berth cabins, a single
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| and not for ovenight journeys.
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| | large saloon (galley, seating and
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| Day sailing yachts are not necessarily
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| | navigation area) and a 'head' (toilet
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| sub 6 meter vessels, and they are not
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| | shower-room). The interior will be
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| dinghies, and they sometimes do have
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| | finished in wood panelling, with plenty
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| cabins which will allow for cooking and
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| | of storage space. Cruisers are quite
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| sleeping. Please see the Morris website,
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| | capable of taking on long-range passages
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| reference Morris 42 daysailer.
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| | of many thousands of miles, so have large
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| Weekender yachts
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| | freshwater tanks. Such boats have a
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| Weekender yachts are small, sub-9.5 metre
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| | cruising speed of around 10 km/h. This
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| (30 foot) vessels. They often have
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| | basic design is typical of the standard
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| twin-keels or lifting keels. This allows
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| | types produced by the major
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| them to operate in shallow waters, and if
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| | yacht-builders. Most large luxury yachts
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| needed 'dry out' – become beached as
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| | (15m+, 50 feet+) are also cruisers, but
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| the tide falls, the hull shape (or
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| | their design varies greatly as they are
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| twin-keel layout) allows the boat to sit
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| | usually 'one off' designs to the specific
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| upright when there is no water. Such
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| | needs of the buyer.
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| boats are designed to undertake short
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| | Racing yachts
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| journeys, rarely lasting more than 2 to 3
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| | Inshore yacht racing in Sydney Harbour,
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| days (hence their name). Of course, in
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| | AustraliaRacing yachts try to reduce the
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| coastal areas long trips may be
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| | wetted surface area (which creates drag)
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| undertaken in a series of short hops.
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| | by keeping the hull light whilst having a
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| Weekenders usually only have a simple
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| | deep and heavy bulb keel, allowing them
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| cabin, often consisting of a single
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| | to support a tall mast with a great sail
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| 'saloon', with bedspace for 2-3 people,
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| | area. Modern designs tend to have a very
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| and clever use of ergonomics to allow
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| | wide beam, with a flat bottom, to provide
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| both galley (kitchen) space, seating and
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| | buoyancy preventing an excessive heel
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| space for navigation equipment. There is
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| | angle. Speeds of up to 40 mph can be
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| limited space for large stores of water
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| | obtained in good conditions. Dedicated
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| food. Weekenders tend to be slower
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| | racing yachts sacrifice crew comfort for
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| vessels due to their small sail area, and
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| | speed, having basic accommodation to
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| due to their small size they can be
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| | reduce weight. Depending on the type of
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| overwhelmed by heavy seas. Most are
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| | race, such a yacht may be crewed by as
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| single-mast 'Bermudan sloop' rigged
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| | many as 15 people. At the other extreme
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| vessels, with a single foresail (of the
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| | there are 'single handed' races, where
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| 'jib' or 'genoa') type and a single
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| | one person alone must control the yacht.
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| mainsail. Some are gaff rigged. The
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| | Yacht races may be over a simple course
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| smallest of this type--generally called
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| | of only a few miles, or epic trans-global
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| pocket yachts or pocket cruisers can be
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| | contests such as the Global Challenge and
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| trailed on special trailers behind
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| | Clipper Round the World Race. Ocean
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| vehicles to transport them by road.
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| | racing yachts have very good sea-handling
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| Cruiser yachts
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| | qualities, as they must be able to
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| Cruisers are by the far the most common
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| | maintain good speeds in all but the
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| in private usage, making up most of the 7
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| | heaviest conditions.
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| m to 14 m (23 to 46 ft) range. These
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