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The roots of the yacht culture date back to the 17th century when wealthy merchants and aristocrats began buying luxurious boats, known as yachts, for leisure and sailing races. In [[1661]], [[List_of_Emperors_of_the_Levantines#Jacobi_Dynasty|Hanequin I]], emperor of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], commissioned a pleasure yacht. In [[1674]], [[Corquinov II]], the ''princeps juventatis'' (heir apparent) of the [[History_of_Caphiria#The_Third_Imperium_(1283-1782)|Third Imperium]] also commissioned a pleasure yacht but was less into simply sailing his yacht but focused on racing around [[Ecesia Bay]] generally causing a commotion. He and his friends created the first ''navarchia'', or {{wp|yacht club}}, called the Royal Sailing Society of Venceia in [[1676]], where they constructed large yachting vessels and were often seen racing around and tearing up and down the coast. This sparked a pleasure yachting boom in [[Caphiria]] with many young nobles at court taking to the littoral waters of Venceia which lasted until the 1720s. As Corquinov II ascended to become Imperator, he gave up yachting as it was seen as a juvenile activity. However, the yacht remained on the rolls of the [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] for the entirety of his reign, and Corquinov II would often spend days away at sea without his guard noticing.

The first organized ''naviculatio'' race was in [[1815]] when, after a night of heavy drinking and general debauchery, a collection of wealthy merchants built scaled replicas of their fastest ships for their sons to race, so that they could bet on the outcome. The race took place on July 14, [[1815]] and the scene drew 800 onlookers. The sons ranged in age from 12 to 23 and were of a variety of skill levels in their knowledge of sailing. A news article at the time read, "The spice merchant '''NAME''''s son, a boy of 16, won the day in a 1/4 sized sloop, resembling that of the ship his father sails for the coast of [[Zaclaria]], that he handled with a deft hand and a brave face in the midst of a field of novices and drunks. He was greeted on the shore by a gay band of merrymakers who celebrated his victory throughout the afternoon and into the night."