"Joe" wrote in message
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(Crvvvw) wrote in message
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I am also a "Yachtie,"
Does that mean you get to wear a all white suit with gold bars on the
sholders? And one of those hats that says "Captain?
Did you ever sail with Thurstan Howell the III? I hear he's a
yachtie.
Is a yachtie anything like a chewbaca?
Just amazing.
How does one become a yachtie?
Well Joe, in most parts of the world a "Yacht" is a sailing vessel, but not
a sailing dinghy. So a Yacht is any vessel with sails that is longer than
about 18 feet.
To become a yachtie, one has to sail on a sailing vessel that is more than
18 feet long.
The term "yacht" can also be used to describe some ostentatious motor
vessels - but their crew would never be described as yachties.
Regards
Donal
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