A man who sails a yacht — a boat used for pleasure or for racing, not for work and not for carrying goods. The word points at the person, and usually at someone who does this often enough that it is part of who he is: he owns a yacht, or races them, or has sailed across an ocean.

A man who sails a yacht指一個會開yacht（遊艇）的男人 a boat used for pleasure or for racing遊艇是拿來玩或比賽用的船 not for work and not for carrying goods不是拿來工作、也不是拿來載貨的 The word points at the person這個字指的是人 and usually at someone who does this often enough that it is part of who he is而且通常是這件事已經變成他身分一部分的那種人 he owns a yacht, or races them, or has sailed across an ocean他擁有一艘遊艇，或參加比賽，或曾經開船橫渡海洋

You would call a man a yachtsman in a newspaper story, in a report about a race, or on the page of a club — it is a slightly formal, slightly old-fashioned, respectful word. You would not normally use it about a man who went out on a friend's boat once last summer; for that you just say "he went sailing".

You would call a man a yachtsman in a newspaper story, in a report about a race, or on the page of a club你會在報紙報導、比賽新聞，或俱樂部的頁面上，稱一個男人為yachtsman it is a slightly formal, slightly old-fashioned, respectful word這是一個稍微正式、稍微老派、帶點敬意的字 You would not normally use it about a man who went out on a friend's boat once last summer你不會用它來形容一個去年夏天只搭朋友的船出海過一次的男人 for that you just say "he went sailing"那種情況你只會說『he went sailing（他去玩帆船了）』

Note also that a "yacht" can be two rather different things. It can be a sailing boat that one person or a small crew handles, and it can be a huge expensive motor boat with a paid crew and a swimming pool. "Yachtsman" leans strongly toward the first: it suggests a person who actually sails, who knows the ropes and the weather. A rich man who owns a big motor yacht and never touches the wheel is an owner, and people would more likely say "he owns a yacht" than call him a yachtsman.

Note also that a "yacht" can be two rather different things另外要注意，『yacht』其實可以指兩種相當不同的東西 It can be a sailing boat that one person or a small crew handles它可以是一個人或一小群船員就能操作的帆船 and it can be a huge expensive motor boat with a paid crew and a swimming pool也可以是配備付薪船員、還有游泳池的昂貴大型動力遊艇 "Yachtsman" leans strongly toward the first『Yachtsman』比較偏向第一種 it suggests a person who actually sails, who knows the ropes and the weather意味著一個真正會航行、懂繩索和天氣的人 A rich man who owns a big motor yacht and never touches the wheel is an owner一個擁有大型動力遊艇、卻從來不碰船舵的有錢人，只是船的owner（擁有者） and people would more likely say "he owns a yacht" than call him a yachtsman大家比較會說『he owns a yacht』，而不會叫他yachtsman

The word is also fading a little. Because it names a man, and because sailing today is done by everybody, many races, clubs and reporters now say "sailor" for anyone, which avoids the problem of choosing between yachtsman and yachtswoman. Older writing and the names of old clubs still use it everywhere, so you will meet it in reading more often than you will need to say it.

The word is also fading a little這個字也正在慢慢淡出 Because it names a man因為它指的是男性 and because sailing today is done by everybody而現在人人都在玩帆船 many races, clubs and reporters now say "sailor" for anyone很多比賽、俱樂部和記者現在都改說『sailor（水手）』來稱呼任何人 which avoids the problem of choosing between yachtsman and yachtswoman這樣就不用煩惱該選yachtsman還是yachtswoman Older writing and the names of old clubs still use it everywhere舊時的文章和老俱樂部的名字仍然到處都在用它 so you will meet it in reading more often than you will need to say it所以你在閱讀時遇到它的機會，會比自己需要說出口的機會多得多