YACHTING

boating, yachting

(noun) water travel for pleasure

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

yachting

present participle of yacht

Noun

yachting (countable and uncountable, plural yachtings)

(often, attributive) A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

Source: Wiktionary

Yacht"ing, n.

Definition: Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.

YACHT

Yacht, n. Etym: [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. gahi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).] (Naut.)

Definition: A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc. Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.

Yacht, v. i.

Definition: To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition