yachtsman

American  

[yots-muhn] / ˈyɒts mən /

noun

plural

yachtsmen

1. a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting. yacht.

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yachtsman British  

/ ˈjɒtsmən /

noun

1. a person who sails a yacht or yachts

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• yachtmanship noun
• yachtsmanship noun

Etymology

Origin of yachtsman

First recorded in 1860–65; yacht + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The 41-year-old lives in Norwich in eastern England where he grew up, attended college locally, and was an accomplished amateur yachtsman - sailing off the nearby Norfolk coast.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

The California Yacht Club was started in 1922 by yachtsman from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs, according to the club’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Some local businesses helped fund the encampment and well known figures such as Olympic yachtsman Russell Coutts, Winston Peters, a former deputy prime minister under Ardern, and former prime minister Jim Bolger urged dialogue.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022

He is held to be a good yachtsman, and as Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron is looked up to by those who love that pleasant and exhilarating pastime.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.