Meaning & use
yachting
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Meanings
noununcountable
The activity or sport of sailing or racing yachts for pleasure or competition.
Grammar: Uncountable; used without 'a' or a plural: 'Yachting is popular here.'
Patterns
- go yachting
- yachting is ...
- a yachting holiday
They spent their summer yachting around the Greek islands.
Yachting can be an expensive hobby, but many people love the freedom it gives.
She took up yachting after retiring and now races every weekend.
adjectivebefore a noun
Relating to yachts or the sport of sailing them.
Grammar: Used before a noun, e.g. 'yachting club', 'yachting equipment'.
Patterns
- yachting club
- yachting industry
- yachting event
The yachting club welcomes new members of all skill levels.
He works in the yachting industry, designing sails for racing boats.
They attended a yachting event in the south of France.
Common combinations
- go yachting
- We go yachting every August with friends.
- yachting holiday
- They booked a yachting holiday in the Caribbean.
- yachting club
- She joined the local yachting club to meet other sailors.
- yachting industry
- The yachting industry employs thousands of people in coastal towns.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sailing
- Sailing is the general term for traveling in a boat with sails; yachting is more specific to yachts and often implies luxury or racing.
- boating
- Boating covers any small boat activity; yachting suggests larger, more expensive vessels and often a sport or leisure context.
Word family
- yacht noun
- A large boat used for pleasure or racing.
- yachtsman noun
- A man who sails or races yachts.
- yachtswoman noun
- A woman who sails or races yachts.
Commonly confused: yachting or yacht club?
yachting vs yacht club
A yacht club is an organization or place where yachting enthusiasts meet; yachting is the activity itself.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'yachting' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Yachting' is an uncountable noun, so it takes a singular verb and no article: 'They enjoy yachting' is correct. 'A yachting' is wrong because uncountable nouns don't take 'a'. 'Yachting are' is wrong because the verb should be singular. 'A new yachting' is wrong because you can't buy 'a yachting' as a physical object; you buy a yacht.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “yachting”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.