| Sailing History | | The first day | The word "yacht" (Yacht) and "yachting" (with sailing yacht) from the Dutch word "jaghen", which means chase, hunt. At the end of the 16th century the word "jaght" used to describe any light and fast boat which was used for trade, warfare or recreation.
The idea began sailing from the Netherlands, and was the largest Naval Force in the 16th and 17th century.
The first yachts used occasionally for recreation, but serve mainly transport and communication purposes, and proved a very useful lee waters in the Netherlands .
| During his exile in Holland, King of England, Charles II, came into contact with the Dutch custom. When Charles returned to England in 1660, received as a gift a Dutch yacht measures 15.8 by the name Mary, which gave the stimulus to British manufacturers strive to improve the design..
|  | Mary' Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh Breeze, 12 February 1689 (Repro ID: BHC0328 © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London)
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