yachting

noun[before a noun]1

1. •
   A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

   • In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored. — 1950