Built by the German shipyard Nobiskrug, the yacht comes equipped with 11 staterooms that can hold 19 guests, with room enough for 31 crew members. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 Financial pressures led to staff reductions, cutbacks in repairs and maintenance at some of her palaces, and the removal of the royal yacht from active service. Jill Lawless, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Financial pressures led to staff reductions, cutbacks in repairs and maintenance at some of her palaces, and the removal of the royal yacht from active service. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 At the time, the U.S. Justice Department asserted that the yacht could be forfeited for violations of U.S. bank fraud, money laundering and sanctions laws.CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 After spending time with the royal family at Balmoral, the Queen's Scottish residence, and on the royal yacht Britannia, Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family expressed their approval of Diana. Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Co-star Woody Harrelson, 61, plays the yacht’s problematic captain presiding over temperamental guests, including a Russian oligarch and a British arms dealer. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022 The event was held on The Grand Princess yacht for a luxury dinner cruise. Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 The yacht is reportedly being sold by U.S. investment bank JP Morgan, which claims Pumpyansky owes it more than $20 million, rather than for the benefit of the Ukrainian people. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
Verb
The scene gave the appearance of the opening of yachting season. Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020 Movie producer Thomas Ince dies after yachting with William Randolph Hearst, Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 Paparazzi captured him yachting with the media mogul Barry Diller. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019 After taking a week off from Instagram, Selena Gomez posted a video of her friends yachting, eating avocados, and smiling in Australia. Emily Sundberg, The Cut, 20 Mar. 2018 Since leaving the White House in January, Barack and Michelle Obama have been yachting, eating gelato and enjoying the best of what the world has to offer. Ashley Hoffman, Time, 4 Aug. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
obsolete Dutch jaght, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip, literally, hunting ship