Dinghy or KeelBoat....

   Keelboat and yacht are different things. A keelboat is a boat with a keel. A yacht is a boat with beds. There are multihull yachts without keels and a large number of racing keelboat classes that are not yachts, FF being a case in point.
FFs do indeed have a class in Cowes Week, which is a keelboat regatta.
If Y&Y are classing the K6 and Elite as "yachts", that's just wrong. There are boats where the line between keelboat and yacht is a bit blurred, and there is the whole "what's a sportsboat" question, but in no way on earth is the K6 a "yacht".

Edited by Stefan Lloyd

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Stefan Lloyd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stefan Lloyd Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Dinghy or KeelBoat.... Posted: 31 Aug 07 at 7:04am
	Keelboat and yacht are different things. A keelboat is a boat with a keel. A yacht is a boat with beds. There are multihull yachts without keels and a large number of racing keelboat classes that are not yachts, FF being a case in point. FFs do indeed have a class in Cowes Week, which is a keelboat regatta. If Y&Y are classing the K6 and Elite as "yachts", that's just wrong. There are boats where the line between keelboat and yacht is a bit blurred, and there is the whole "what's a sportsboat" question, but in no way on earth is the K6 a "yacht". Edited by Stefan Lloyd

The Moo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Jun 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 809	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Moo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 07 at 7:53am
	An Oil Tanker has beds but I wouldn't call it a yacht. According to Collins Paperback dictionary a yacht is " a large boat with sails or an engine, used for racing or pleasure cruising. A dinghy "is a small boat, powered by sails, oars or outboard motor". It doesn't provide a definition for keelboat. So when does small become large?............... Face......bothered........

Stefan Lloyd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stefan Lloyd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 07 at 9:14am
	JOG is one of the major organisers of offshore and coastal yacht racing from the south coast and has informally defined its mission as running "racing for boats with beds". However I don't think oil tankers are invited.

WildWood Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 14 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Post Options Post Reply Quote WildWood Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 07 at 3:52pm
	So to summarise, FF are keel boats, and not yachts or dinghys, but race against yachts and dinghys on handicap sometimes.... so basically they do whatever suits them (or the event organisers) best