Yachting
（重定向自Yachtsmanship）
![Aerial view of a yacht club and marina - Yacht Harbour Residence](/Images/godic/202502/21/Aerial_view_Yacht_Harbour_Residence_Rostock_Yachthafenresidenz_Hohe_Düne_13822.jpg")
![A yacht race on lake Päijänne in Jyväskylä, Finland.](/Images/godic/202502/21/Kärkinen_bridge_during_Päijännepurjehdus_20073822.jpg")
![Cabo San Lucas Race Start 2013](/Images/godic/202502/21/Cabo_San_Lucas_Race_B_Start_2013_photo_D_Ramey_Logan3822.jpg")
![A docked yacht](/Images/godic/202502/21/Yacht_Antares_in_Ipswich_Marina_Suffolk3822.jpg")
Yachting refers to the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for sporting purposes. Yachts are different from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose.
Both terms originate from the Dutch word jacht "hunt". With sailboats, it's called sailing, and with motorboats, it's called powerboating.