How to Use yachtsman in a Sentence

yachtsman

noun
  • Waning are the days of billowing spinnakers and yachtsmen in striped ties and blue blazers.
    — Chris Jones, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2017
  • It will be led by American yachtsman Ken Read.
    — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Looking like a yachtsman, Dean Spanos wore white pants and a blue shirt while surveying the grounds.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 July 2017
  • There was a ladder and a mooring to allow local yachtsmen to drop off their passengers on the boat for a meal or a drink.
    — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2020
  • This year, the group beheaded a 70-year-old German yachtsman.
    — Felipe Villamor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
  • It was being built for an experienced yachtsman, but now appears to be seeking a new owner.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
  • In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The client, who is an experienced yachtsman, also opted for a joystick coupled to the transmissions, as well as bow and stern thrusters.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 May 2022
  • On the high seas, wealthy yachtsmen seeking speed and distance records have also repeatedly required rescue when their voyages run astray.
    — Adam Geller, Fortune, 26 June 2023
  • On Tuesday, the fears of every yachtsman came true, as race organizers announced that a crew member of one of the boats was presumed lost at sea.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Like his father, Pete became a yachtsman, with a special enthusiasm for ocean sailing.
    — New York Times, 9 May 2021
  • Why not just rely on GPS like every yachtsman who slept through piloting class and can't remember how to work a sextant?
    — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The exclusive location was discovered more than 35 years ago when a yachtsman, caught in a storm off the coast of Crete, sheltered in this heavenly cove.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2022
  • Over the course of his 87 years, Turner proved an outstanding yachtsman, an active and involved sports team owner and a quotable maverick in the business world.
    — Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • The custom vessel was built for an experienced yachtsman, who has charted virtually every Feadship available over the past few years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The first hull is currently being built for an experienced yachtsman, with delivery slated for 2023.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The first hull was built for discerning yachtsman John Haurum, who has a passion for sailing both recreationally and in competition.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2022
  • The project then restarted in earnest in 2016, when it was rediscovered by serial yachtsman Vural Ak.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The yachtsman reportedly woke up people on a neighboring boat to call 911, according to the New York Post.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The home was a base of operations for the original William Ziegler, known as a yachtsman and for organizing Arctic expeditions.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Who said what Turner was a generous philanthropist, avid conservationist and accomplished yachtsman.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
  • Belying the stereotype of patrician yachtsmen with jaunty caps swilling drinks and getting tan, ocean sailing can be extraordinarily dangerous.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Those volunteers — such as Adam Belshe, a 51-year-old surfer and yachtsman from Plantation — happily promote the sport by giving free clinics in their area.
    — Harvey Fialkov, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 June 2017
  • The brash business tycoon was also a yachtsman, philanthropist, environmentalist and owner of baseball’s Atlanta Braves in their heyday.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Founded by a Greek yachtsman with a long history in the yachting world, Leapher was established in 2023 with the goal of building durable, high-quality explorer yachts.
    — Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The patch was discovered in 1997 by Charles Moore, a yachtsman who had sailed through a mishmash of floating plastic bottles and other debris on his way home to Los Angeles.
    — Jonathan Alcorn, National Geographic, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Full scale mockup evaluations continue, while interior production and engineering development progress, moving forward on the lifestyle at sea vision held by the lifelong yachtsman and owner, Scott Blum.
    — Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • SailGP was co-founded by Larry Ellison and the world champion yachtsman Sir Russell Coutts in 2018, with Coutts serving as CEO of the venture.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Created by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and champion yachtsman Russell Coutts in 2018, SailGP pits high-speed catamarans against each other in sailing competitions all over the world.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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