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Sailing yachts can range in overall length ( Length Over All — LOA ) from about to well over, where the distinction between a yacht and a ship becomes blurred.

Most privately owned yachts fall in the range of about -; the cost of building and keeping a yacht rises quickly as length increases.

In the United States, sailors tend to refer to smaller yachts as sailboats, while referring to the general sport of sailing as yachting.

Within the limited context of sailboat racing, a yacht is any sailing vessel taking part in a race, regardless of size.