Pronounced “ya-T-CH”, “yôt” or “yat”, of the same English word and origin Dutchwoman A yacht indicates a large yacht to veil or engine.

The first use of the yacht term would come from a bâteau that the Dutchmen would have given in gift the king Charles II of England (death in 1685). Dutch jacht would have become yacht in English. The practice of the yachting as an activity of pleasure is initially reserved for the high English aristocracy (then British) and would go up with Elisabeth I {{Re}}. The British create the first yachting club in 1815 with Cowes on the Île of Wight.

With the passing of years, the use of the yacht term to indicate the Voilier S of pleasure is done rarer, replaced simply by sailing ship, possibly of with the growing popularity of the very luxurious motorized yachts having devaluated the level of luxury perceived of the small sailing ships. The modern yacht is a ship livable and used for ends of leisure and sport, generally with a connotation of great luxury.

Types of yachts

• the sailing yachts ( sailing yacht ), according to their gréement, can be of the type Sloop, Ketch or Goélette, the same terminologies as for the sailing ships.

• the motorized yachts ( motor yacht ) are characterized by their mode from propulsion to Hélice marinades or with jet. One also distinguishes them by the profile from displacement from water from the Coque.

Yatchs of luxury

The term yacht of luxury refers to a yacht deprived with a professional crew. Also known under the name of super-yacht or méga-yacht , a yacht of luxury can be with veil or engine.

The term starts to appear at the beginning of the 20th century when men rich person made build large yachts deprived for their personal pleasure.

Since 10 or 20 years the number of yachts of luxury increased with the appearance of new rich person like the Russians, the Saoudis or the billionaires of the Bulle Internet. Today the billionaires Indiens and Chinese start to buy yachts of luxury. So before the yachts of luxury were used to sail through the sphere today they are especially used by their owner to show their successes.

Certain yachts are used exclusively by their owners, others are available to the hiring during all the year. Currently the yacht expensive with the hiring is the yacht M/Y ALYSIA , available for the price 94.500 € per day, for which it is necessary to add the price of the gasoline, the place of the ports and the tips.

The majority of the yachts of luxury can beings seen in summer in the Mediterranean, in particular with Antibes, Monaco, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Oporto Cervo, Portofino, Cavallo, Ibiza but also in Miami, Dubai, New York… and in winter with Antigua, St Barth or in the British Virgin Islands, indeed, in winter of many yachts of luxury join the the Caribbean, over there the fuel is less expensive and the owners can benefit from the sun. The crossing of the Atlantic Ocean is done then with docks floating for the small yachts not having a sufficient autonomy.

These mega-yachts become truths de luxe hotels floating with a great number of cabins. The majority of the yachts of more than 70 meters have a platform to receive a Hélicoptère. Certain yachts have even of a ground of tennis shoe, a studio of recording, a swimming pool, a cinema, a discotheque or a submarine…

The price of a yacht of luxury is difficult to estimate if all the details of the boat are not known: interior installations, motorization, shipyard… but largest can exceed the 100 million dollars. Annual operating costs of a yacht of luxury (maintenance, crew, insurance, fuel, ports…) vary between 7% and 10% of the purchase price.

Currently the longest yacht of planet is the Dubai (ex-Platinum, Golden Star), which belongs to the emir of Dubai Mohammad Ben Rached Al-Maktoum and measures 160 meters. In 2007 the largest yacht custom builds measurement 90.10 meters and the intermediate size of the 100 larger yachts of the world is of 76,70 meters. Put end to end the latter represent a length of approximately 8 kilometers.

Building site

• Lürssen
• Benetti
• Oceanco
• Feadship
• Amels
• Rodriguez Group

See too

• Water sport (veil)
• Boat
• List of the private yachts

External bonds

• Yatch Club of France
• Superyacht Times