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Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. It may be racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
Racing - yachting as a sport
Whilst sailing's invention is prehistoric, racing sailing boats is believed to have started in the Netherlands some time in the 17th century, whence it soon made its way to England where custom-built racing "yachts" began to emerge. In 1851, a challenge to an American yacht racing club in New York led to the beginning of the America's Cup, a regatta won by the New York Yacht Club until 1983, when they finally lost to Australia II. Meanwhile, yacht racing continued to evolve, with the development of recognised classes of racing yachts, from small dinghies up to huge maxi yachts.
These days, yacht racing and dinghy racing are common participant sports around the developed world, particularly where favourable wind conditions and access to reasonably sized bodies of water are available. Most yachting is conducted in salt water, but smaller craft can be - and are - raced on lakes and even large rivers.
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Yachting news: Sailing in the med: A calm and placid sea? By reputation it is, but the reality is very different. ... http://bit.ly/7ZjnqO
Sailthe7Seas (Ricardo Wiltshire) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:08:27 -0000
Yachting news: Sailing in the med: A calm and placid sea? By reputation it is, but the reality is very different. ... http://bit.ly/7ZjnqO
sailing Firefly 4000 'Walrus' is launched - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/pntjY) sail boat
Sail_Boating (Jay) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:32:46 -0000
sailing Firefly 4000 'Walrus' is launched - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/pntjY) sail boat
sailing National 12 Gill Series 2009 Overall - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/TbbrJ) sail boat
Sail_Boating (Jay) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:25:07 -0000
sailing National 12 Gill Series 2009 Overall - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/TbbrJ) sail boat
...and having mentioned the word "sailing" in a poor pun, I'm now being followed by a yachting club. I'n't twitter brilliant?
John_the_Monkey (John_the_Monkey) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:01:55 -0000
...and having mentioned the word "sailing" in a poor pun, I'm now being followed by a yachting club. I'n't twitter brilliant?
http://bit.ly/4P5lob John Tweed off to Monaco for World Yachting Forum representing Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy.
whatboat (What Boat?) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:10:02 -0000
http://bit.ly/4P5lob John Tweed off to Monaco for World Yachting Forum representing Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy.
sailing Sail Sydney - Day 3 - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/hjneD) sail boat
Sail_Boating (Jay) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:56:10 -0000
sailing Sail Sydney - Day 3 - Yachts and Yachting Online (http://cli.gs/hjneD) sail boat
America’s Cup Museum - Completed set of fine art illustrations and posters of all the yachts that have sailed for the America’s Cup.
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