Yacht

Posted by Peter Schmidt on 10/11/07 in News, Peter Schmidt, Travel in Luxury Yachts, United Yacht, United Yacht Sales

Derived originally from a German word for ‘hunting ship’ - jachtschiff, the term entered the Dutch language in the 17th Century as jaght and then English as yacht. It is now generally used for small sailing ships used for racing and pleasure.

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