Yacht racing
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Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition,
Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas race start 2013
1883 description of the racing of Bermudian boats, by Lady Brassey, with illustrations showing the Bermuda rig. Initially, working vessels were rented for weekend racing in Bermuda, but affluent competitors of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club soon used purpose-built racers.
Yacht racing
A yacht race at the finish line
Sailing yacht
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A sailing yacht, is a yacht that uses sails as its primary means of propulsion. The term applies to recreational sailing vessels as opposed to a "boat".
50-foot (15 m) cruising yacht, Zapata II, in 2013
60-foot (18 m) ocean racing yacht, Safran, in 2007
Cockpit of classic racing yacht, Moonbeam of Fife, under sail in 2008
An 18th-century Dutch jacht