History of yacht

When Charles II was invited by Parliament to return as regent to Britain, he reasoned that the people of Britain wanted the best spectacle that he could manage. For the voyage across the channel from the Protestant Netherlands he chose a sleek, fine-looking Dutch jachtschip, or “pursuit ship”, which served the purpose admirably. Restoration day was a great success. Charles kept the jacht, or yacht, which was the first of its kind, and with it established the sport of yachting, one of his many firsts, and the Royal Family has had an official yacht ever since. Charles loved boating and advanced it considerably, to Britain’s great advantage, as is shown by the evacuation from Dunkirk in early World War II. The yacht had many imitators.