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• present participle of yacht.

yachting

American  

[yot-ing] / ˈjɒt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice or sport of sailing or voyaging in a yacht.

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yachting British  

/ ˈjɒtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the sport or practice of navigating a yacht

   2. ( as modifier )

      yachting clothes

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Etymology

Origin of yachting

First recorded in 1830–40; yacht + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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yachting

The Cryptolocker mastermind was eventually identified as Evgeniy Bogachev, a Russian national known to be fond of luxury cars and yachting on the Black Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

While the furniture and housing industries also use old-growth teak, they have generally found it easier to substitute plantation teak than the yachting industry, he adds.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Months later Musk was photographed yachting off the coast of Greece with the newlyweds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

Even as the last Americans were still passing Hitler, the first German athletes began to emerge from the tunnel, dressed in crisp white linen suits and sporting white yachting caps.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Related Words

• maritime
• navigational
• seafaring