Chiara’s slave
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Jaguar owner here, but as our sailing machine isn’t a yacht, according to 95% of the sailing fraternity, we call her ‘the boat’ or ‘Chiara’Only Jaaguar owners do that and of course people from Essex.
Jaguar owner here, but as our sailing machine isn’t a yacht, according to 95% of the sailing fraternity, we call her ‘the boat’ or ‘Chiara’Only Jaaguar owners do that and of course people from Essex.
You should take an interest in these pressing mattersYawn
Fully agree - tends to link to the freeboard - a mystery why modern AWB have headroom for 10” high crew?I tend to more consider age/looks rather than size when contemplating whether something's a yacht or a sailboat.
Older / classic lines: yacht
Modern / more 'boxy' lines: sailboat
At home, refer to Koeketiene as 'the boat'.
In general "marine chat" its always "what boat do you have"? Ive never heard "what yacht do you have" and if i did i would think it more likely to come from someone that knows absolutely nothing about boats ?
When much much younger i use to perceive a yacht as a sailing boat ie model yacht or model ship, but both now appear very general terms.
Sailing is fun no matter what the boat. The art is simply to get the best out of her, however it’s achieved. Just for you though, here’s a small yacht picking up her mooring at Yarmouth by the long established technique. The pickup buoy is towed under by the tide, no boathook can take the strain, so here’s a chap in his late 70s doing that thing. People in their 20s do exactly the sameDue no doubt to many of the people I have to meet and their 'own' circumstances ... they often ask what Yacht I have when they find out I am a 'boat-owner.
Some of them own yachts that I am sure I can say outshines literally all on this forum !! My 25ftr only comes in similar size to their 'tender' !!
The interesting thing is though ... when they understand I have an old 1970's Tupperware Motor Sailer ... often they voice they would be interested to sail her ... and some in fact have.
Subsequent meetings later - they often remark on having a great time and wish to do again ...
It grates with me too.Just please don't start calling it a sailboat. That really annoys me.
It’s an Americanism. Of course the butchering of our language annoys us. As well to remember it's theirs too. We can leave that one to them, gladly.It grates with me too.
But 'motorboat' doesn't.
Why is that?
It doesn't make sense..
Ok, so can you please explain why we are not discussing the colour of my fence instead of this rubbishIs it a peculiarly British thing, this fear of being thought pretentious?
I mean, does it really matter what people think about trivial things when there are far more important things that ought to be being thought about; and talked about?
Jim Prideaux said that. Didn't he Jumbo? Eh?If the sight of me motoring down to my yacht through the leafy lanes of Surrey and Hampshire in my Alvis ("Best damn car Britain ever made!" Who said that?) offends the socialist riff-raff, what care I?
What "it" do you mean? Yacht and boat are regular nouns,It's an irregular noun. I have a yacht; you have a boat; he has a MAB.
Prize for SLS.Jim Prideaux said that. Didn't he Jumbo? Eh?
I'd love to, but my dear old Bristol 407 might get jealous. God, my fantasy life is a whole lot better than my real one...Prize for SLS.
You can borrow the Alvis and take Matron away for a dirty weekend..
Very relatable.It's an irregular noun. I have a yacht; you have a boat; he has a MAB.