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  • noun A yachtsman or yachtswoman
  • adjective of or relating to yachts

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Examples

  • Fiona would insist on going to Portofino, or St. Trop, or Sete, where one or other of her yachty friends would have a double berth just going begging, darling, do come, it'll be such fun.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • Fiona would insist on going to Portofino, or St. Trop, or Sete, where one or other of her yachty friends would have a double berth just going begging, darling, do come, it'll be such fun.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • The Lucie was perhaps seventy feet long and a most attractive craft, with a hull yachty in appearance and of a type which could safely make long runs along the coast, a stanch, seaworthy boat, of course without the speed of the regularly designed yacht, but more than making up in comfort for those on board what was lost in that way.

    The War Terror 1908

  • Despite his experience, the yachty refuses to give up sailing.

    Fiji Times Online - Local News Theresa Raligaivau 2010

  • Man you are a real yachty now, hope that you managed a few pics ... we need proof.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • With only 23 miles between the Needles in the west and Sandown in the east, and roughly 13 miles between yachty Cowes in the north and the faded Victorian splendour of Ventnor in the south, everywhere feels easy to get to by car.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • What do you think would happen if the RN splattered two yachty types across half of the Indian Ocean with 20mm?

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • What do you think would happen if the RN splattered two yachty types across half of the Indian Ocean with 20mm?

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • And it is indeed jolly cheery, packed with salty sea-dog pubs like The Victory, beach huts, cliffs rammed with fossils and marshy, yachty backwaters where you can spot the odd oystercatcher and resident seals.

    Phil Gyford (everything) 2009

  • With only 23 miles between the Needles in the west and Sandown in the east, and roughly 13 miles between yachty Cowes in the north and the faded Victorian splendour of Ventnor in the south, everywhere feels easy to get to by car.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

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