angus99
Guru
“Yacht” is a term that comes with baggage, for sure. We belong to Privateer Yacht Club in Chattanooga. It’s a wonderful group of friendly, down-to-earth people and avid racing sailors and there’s not a “yacht” anywhere on the premises. (I’ve wondered if the name was chosen tongue-in-cheek because the most prevalent boats back in the day we’re Snipes.) Still, the club’s name sounds pretentious and we hate for people to think we’re putting on airs, so we usually tell folks we belong to a “sailing club.” Reverse snobbery or co-dependency on our part, I guess.