yacht

1. (nautical) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.Examples: "Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht?"; "You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?"; "The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy."