| A sailing yacht once denoted a large, comfortable | | | | brings to mind a competitive racing sail boat manned |
| recreational boat used by the ultra-rich which had | | | | by sailors who race against each other and battle for |
| over-all lengths of over 100 ft. With the largest of | | | | honors in the presence of the most dangerous |
| these, the difference between it a yacht and a ship | | | | elements known to men. Whether alone on a |
| became difficult to define. Although a lot of privately | | | | one-man sailing yacht or in the company of a team |
| owned crafts such as these fall now in the range of | | | | on a larger one, many sailors have died amidst the |
| about 20 to 45 ft and the cost of building a yacht | | | | gale-force winds and gigantic waves of the ocean. |
| rises exponentially as the length increased, a few | | | | Yet sportsmen still find this sport attractive. Even |
| mega-rich do maintain a few of the larger ones but | | | | with the prohibitive price of the sailing yacht, |
| hardly ever sailed on them. However, since the larger | | | | sportsmen still find means of acquiring a yacht to |
| yachts are difficult to operate alone and expensive | | | | compete in regattas all over the world. Sailing or |
| to maintain, more and more are turning to motorized | | | | yachting competitions are now so competitive and |
| yachts for recreational boating. | | | | prestigious that yacht clubs continuously compete |
| The smaller sailing yachts between 20 and 50 ft are | | | | with each other for the prestige of being the top |
| now generally called sailboats and the sport of sailing | | | | racing team that will represent their country in world |
| on it is commonly referred to as yachting, which | | | | matches such as the America's Cup. |