At what point does a boat become a yacht?
October 28th, 2008 | 
Author: admin
Author: admin
Brian asked:
I have a friend that recently purchased a 30ft Sea Ray, he calls it a yacht. Another friend told me (who also has a boat) that it isn’t a yacht until 40ft. Who is right?
I have a friend that recently purchased a 30ft Sea Ray, he calls it a yacht. Another friend told me (who also has a boat) that it isn’t a yacht until 40ft. Who is right?
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Yachts generally begin between thirty-six and forty feet in length, so if your friend with the thirty footer wants to call his a yacht, let him. I know people who refer to their sixteen foot outboard skiffs as yachts..It’s purely a matter of perspective.
If you’re poor, like me, then it’s a boat.
If you’re independantly wealthy, it’s a yacht.
A yacht has been defined as any vessel used for pleasure, as opposed to a working boat. That being said, I don’t think I’ll ever refer to my dinhy as a yacht.
Any boat that has sufficient refrigeration to keep ice cream frozen is a yacht !!
My boat is 15′, I call her “The Nimitz” because, she has a profile of an “Aircraft carrier” or “Flat Top” (15′ Boston Whaler), That doesn’t mean she “IS” the “USS Nimitz” !
yacht (yät) KEY
NOUN:
Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels, generally with smart graceful lines, used for pleasure cruises or racing.
Notice there is no size listed.
If loa is above 40′ than its a yacht, otherwise its a boat. I’ve heard about such rule. But in Europe for example, the word “boat” is a most common.
A yacht is any size vessel that is used for pleasure. Even a little sunfish or rowboat is technically a yacht if you use it for recreation.