Yachting is the activity of sailing a yacht — going out on the water in one, for pleasure or in a race. It is an uncountable noun for the activity as a whole (yachting is expensive; she took up yachting), and it also works in front of other nouns: a yachting holiday, a yachting club, a yachting magazine, yachting shoes.

Yachting Yachting is是 the activity of sailing a yacht開著遊艇出海這件事 — going out on the water in one到水上去, for pleasure or in a race為了玩樂或參加比賽。It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞 for the activity as a whole指整個活動 (yachting is expensive像 yachting is expensive「玩遊艇很花錢」; she took up yachting她開始玩起了 yachting), and it also works in front of other nouns它也可以放在其他名詞前面: a yachting holiday遊艇假期, a yachting club遊艇俱樂部, a yachting magazine遊艇雜誌, yachting shoes遊艇鞋。

It can also simply be the -ing form of the verb yacht (we spent the summer yachting round the islands), though the verb itself is much rarer than the noun.

It也可以 can also simply be the -ing form of the verb yacht只是動詞 yacht 的 -ing 形 (we spent the summer yachting round the islands像 we spent the summer yachting round the islands「我們整個夏天都在群島間開遊艇度過」), though the verb itself is much rarer than the noun不過這個動詞本身比名詞少見得多。

The word carries a flavour that sailing does not. A yacht is a boat kept for pleasure rather than work, and the bigger ones cost a great deal, so yachting sounds well-off — the world of clubs, blazers and expensive marinas.

The word這個字 carries a flavour帶著一種味道 that sailing does not是 sailing 沒有的。A yacht yacht is a boat kept for pleasure rather than work是一種養來玩樂而非工作用的船, and the bigger ones而比較大艘的 cost a great deal所費不貲, so yachting sounds well-off所以 yachting 聽起來很有錢 — the world of clubs, blazers and expensive marinas是俱樂部、西裝外套和昂貴遊艇碼頭的世界。

People who sail small boats for fun often avoid the word and just say sailing. In competition, the sport itself is officially called sailing now (that is what the Olympic event is called; it was renamed from yachting in 2000), so yachting sounds slightly old-fashioned in sporting contexts.

People who sail small boats for fun那些玩小帆船的人 often avoid the word常常會避開這個字 and just say sailing而直接說 sailing。In competition在比賽裡, the sport itself is officially called sailing now這項運動現在正式名稱是 sailing (that is what the Olympic event is called奧運項目就是這樣叫; it was renamed from yachting in 2000它在 2000 年從 yachting 改名而來), so yachting sounds slightly old-fashioned in sporting contexts所以 yachting 在運動情境裡聽起來有點過時。

Note the spelling: the ch is silent, and yacht is said "yot", so yachting is "YOT-ing". The odd spelling comes from Dutch, where these fast boats were first built.

Note the spelling留意一下拼法: the ch is silent ch 不發音, and yacht is said "yot"所以 yacht 唸成「yot」, so yachting is "YOT-ing"因此 yachting 唸成「YOT-ing」。The odd spelling這個奇怪的拼法 comes from Dutch來自荷蘭文, where these fast boats were first built這種快船最早就是在那裡造出來的。