A yacht /ˈjɒt/ is a recreational boat or ship. The term originates from the Dutch word jacht "hunt", and was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel to carry him to England from the Netherlands for his restoration in 1660, it came to be used to mean a vessel used to convey important persons.
Modern use of the term designates two different classes of watercraft, sailing and power boats. Yachts differ from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose, and it was not until the rise of the steamboat and other types of powerboat that sailing vessels in general came to be perceived as luxury, or recreational vessels. Later the term came to encompass motor boats for primarily private pleasure purposes as well.
Yacht lengths generally range from 10 metres (33 ft) up to dozens of meters (hundreds of feet). A luxury craft smaller than 12 metres (39 ft) is more commonly called a cabin cruiser or simply a cruiser. A superyacht generally refers to any yacht (sail or power) above 24 m (79 ft) and a megayacht generally refers to any yacht over 50 metres (164 ft). This size is small in relation to typical cruise liners and oil tankers.
Yachts were a British pop/rock band, best remembered for their 1977 single, "Suffice To Say", and minor new wave classic, "Love You, Love You".
The group was formed by art students in Liverpool in April 1977 out of an earlier band, known variously as 'Albert Dock' or 'Albert and the Cod Warriors', who had supported the Sex Pistols on one of their infamous early gigs the previous year.
The band originally consisted of Bob Bellis (drums, vocals); John (J.J.) Campbell (vocals); Martin Dempsey (bass guitar, vocals) (later replaced by first Ray "Chopper" Cooper, then Mick Shiner and finally Glyn Havard); Henry Priestman (born Henry Christian Priestman, 21 June 1955, Hull, and brought up in Liverpool) (vocals, keyboards); and Martin Watson (guitar, vocals).
They played their first show (as ‘Yachts’) at Eric's nightclub in Liverpool, supporting Elvis Costello. This led to a recording contract with Stiff Records, where they released one single, the witty and self-referential "Suffice To Say", written by Priestman and Campbell and produced by Will Birch. They also released a novelty single, "Do The Chud", as the Chuddy Nuddies.
I've got tastelss jokes
you've got whips and chains and Tanqueray (leather and ice)
we coherse and coast (give it to me now)
Butterflies that float over parade (give it to me)
Carelessly I walk upon the avenue (one more time friend)
In a bit of rouge and lingerie
(give it to me)
(Party on, bomp, bomp, bomp)
Well I stay awake for hours (tell me about it man)
long after the dreamers come to play (all the time man)
drenched in golden showers (baby, your a sick one)
chain me to a velvet serenade (give it to me)
swan diving from the Eiffle tower (party up, fool)
into a glass of Grand Marnier (one, two, three)
You don't know why I'm so dreamy,
I wanna live with you forever and, forever and a day
I dont know why your so good
I wanna live in your menagerie,
your so good
I wanna live with you forever baby
your so dreamy
forever and forever baby
your so good
I fly into the sky
no harm, landen' in your arms
once more, meet me by the door
one two two three four
(bring him back now)
I've nothing left to give (flat broke)
just some coke and rubbings from a grave (your a sick one)
we expect to live
for much longer then we ever stay (bring him back)
carelessly I walk along the avenue
where we first met in St Tropez
You don't know why i'm so dreamy,
I wanna live with you forever and, forever and a day
I dont know why your so good
I wanna live in your menagerie,
your so good
I wanna live with you forever baby
your so dreamy
forever and forever baby
your so good
I fly into the sky
no harm, landin' in your arms
once more, meet me by the door
one two two three four
I say dance the night away
no time, meet me after nine
who cares whats they gots to sell
I know they can go to hell
You don't know why i'm so dreamy,
I wanna live with you forever and, forever and a day
I dont know why your so good
I wanna live in your menagerie,
your so good
I wanna live with you forever baby
your so dreamy
forever and forever baby
your so good
your so good
your so good
carelessly I walk upon the avenue
where we first met in St Tropez
yeah