• ebc@lemmy.ca
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        8 months ago

        Sailboats like this are routinely called “yacht”. Yacht is a very non descriptive term for boats that just means a pleasure boat. A lot of very different boats fit that description.

      • lad@programming.dev
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        8 months ago

        Define yacht then

        Edit: oh, it seems, the American English strikes again

        As per UK definition I’m accustomed to, a yacht is:

        a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure

        While the US definition is:

        a large and usually expensive boat, used for racing or for traveling around for pleasure

        Although this, too, doesn’t rule out a yacht not necessarily being expensive, and don’t really say what’s large in actual size

      • Vandals_handle@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Yacht is a boat, sail or power, that has a cabin for sleeping. Large size is not a prerequisite. Some boats as small as 17 ft meet this definition.