return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoOrcas sink tourist yacht off Portugal’s coast in latest attackwww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1326
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minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThere’s no definition in dictionary, but here’s what Wikipedia cites for what to call a yacht: https://www.boats.com/on-the-water/when-is-a-boat-also-a-yacht/ This is arbitrary, and just an illustration of how anyone would call what they want a yacht. 24 meters is nowhere required, and this discussion repeats again and again
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoIt is very arbitrary, sure. I think a main thing is people who describe their boats as yachts usually aren’t going from paycheck to paycheck.
There’s no definition in dictionary, but here’s what Wikipedia cites for what to call a yacht: https://www.boats.com/on-the-water/when-is-a-boat-also-a-yacht/
This is arbitrary, and just an illustration of how anyone would call what they want a yacht. 24 meters is nowhere required, and this discussion repeats again and again
It is very arbitrary, sure.
I think a main thing is people who describe their boats as yachts usually aren’t going from paycheck to paycheck.