Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: A yacht traveling from Bermuda to New York encountered strong winds and 25 f seas well off the Virginia coast ; its nine occupants were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters .
Simplified: A yacht , a type of boat , that was traveling from Bermuda to New York ran into strong winds and seas 25 f high off the Virginia coast . The nine people on the boat had to be rescued by Coast Guard helicopters .