yachtsman
yachts·man [ ˈyäts-mən]
[ˈyäts-mən]
: a person who owns or sails a yacht Recent Examples on the Web
//Six peaceful scenes of cruising in Venice – where American yachtsmen and women went for some international fun and competition – were created in 1874 by Hartford native William Gedney Bunce.
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Susan Dunne, courant.com, "’Sailing on the Sound’ at Wadsworth Atheneum recalls early days of yachting," 7 Aug. 2019
//San Diego’s contribution to the American delegation consists of Bill Miller, sensational pole vaulter; Joe Jessop, yachtsman, and Norene Forbes, swimmer.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: When the Olympics first came to California," 30 July 2019
//HMAS Ballarat is on its way assist an injured solo yachtsman, approximately 1800 nautical miles off the WA coast.
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Travis Fedschun, Fox News, "Sailor injured during solo race rescued from Indian Ocean after reportedly surviving on iced tea," 24 Sep. 2018
//Lorillard was an adrenaline junkie avant la lettre: competitive racehorse breeder, yachtsman, gambler, and even amateur archaeologist.
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Ash Carter, Town & Country, "The Fascinating History of the Town Where the Tuxedo Was Born," 1 Jan. 2012
//Alex was educated in Dresden and married to Edith Seidel in 1945.Alex was a talented photographer and yachtsman.
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Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 5/6," 6 May 2018
//Much to the dismay of weekend yachtsmen, continuous cruisers also tend to hog the best public moorings in London and Bath, and that has drawn the attention of the CRT.
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Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Low-Cost Way to Live Abroad: Buy a Boat," 30 Mar. 2018
//On Tuesday, the fears of every yachtsman came true, as race organizers announced that a crew member of one of the boats was presumed lost at sea.
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Victor Mather, New York Times, "Sailor in Round-the-World Race Is ‘Lost at Sea’," 27 Mar. 2018
//Belying the stereotype of patrician yachtsmen with jaunty caps swilling drinks and getting tan, ocean sailing can be extraordinarily dangerous.
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Victor Mather, New York Times, "Sailor in Round-the-World Race Is ‘Lost at Sea’," 27 Mar. 2018
First Known Use of yachtsman
1862, in the meaning defined above
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