When does a motor boat become a yacht?

[asteven221]

it's Friday so.....

When does it? >40ft, >50ft, >60ft? >£100k, >£250K, >£500k, >£1m?

or if it's wooden and in good nick - it's gentlemans yacht?

Are yachts not meant to have flappy bits anyway?

 

[Kawasaki]

When I,m in the Bar
'Oh yeh, that's My Yacht on the Pier'
When in the Marina office
'Oh it's just a tiny little motorboat, more of a dinghy really!'

 

[Chris_d]

it's Friday so.....

When does it? >40ft, >50ft, >60ft? >£100k, >£250K, >£500k, >£1m?

or if it's wooden and in good nick - it's gentlemans yacht?

Are yachts not meant to have flappy bits anyway?

I've always understood the definition of a Yacht, is a ship that is used for pleasure size is not relavent, a boat is something that is carryed on a ship.

So a marina is full of yachts whether sail or motor.

Flappy things are just for masochists and not part of any definition of a yacht

 

[Searush]

it's Friday so.....

When does it? >40ft, >50ft, >60ft? >£100k, >£250K, >£500k, >£1m?

or if it's wooden and in good nick - it's gentlemans yacht?

Are yachts not meant to have flappy bits anyway?

In my world, yachts have paid crew, unless they are sailing boats or models (pond yachts).

And I'm a member of a YACHT club, so I should know

 

[matt_lake]

My understanding is that traditionally, a motor boat became a motor yacht at 65ft. I could be wrong of course. Stranger things have happened....

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Have also known it to be 50 feet plus that they become yachts. Not only in my understanding but also in most builders brochures.
It is a size which as someone pointed up crews happen to be seen too. Altough this is less frequent today with those high gizmos known as thrusters making part of the equipment.

 

[kcrane]

Altough this is less frequent today with those high gizmos known as thrusters making part of the equipment.

Combining the posts I think I'll define a yacht as a small'ish ship used for pleasure purposes (ooh, err, missus!) that has a thruster, not necessarily crew, whether it has flappy bits or not. Oh, that means I have a yacht. I'm happy now, I used to only have a boat.

 

[Resolution]

Searush
When did you last pay your crew??

 

[Ripster]

Combining the posts I think I'll define a yacht as a small'ish ship used for pleasure purposes (ooh, err, missus!) that has a thruster, not necessarily crew, whether it has flappy bits or not. Oh, that means I have a yacht. I'm happy now, I used to only have a boat.

Sounds reasonable to me - I too now have a Motor Yacht then - oh good....

 

[Fire99]

My understanding is that traditionally, a motor boat became a motor yacht at 65ft. I could be wrong of course. Stranger things have happened....

But next year they'll extend the bathing platform and it'll be 66ft.

 

[Tranona]

"Light sailing vessel kept and usually specially built and rigged for racing; vessel propelled by sails, steam, electricity or other motive power apart from oars, and used for private pleasure excursions, cruising, travel etc." OCD definition

In other words whatever you want it to be if it floats, is powered, moves and provides pleasure. Only reference to size is "light" and that is a comparator not an absolute!

 

[Searush]

Searush
When did you last pay your crew??

I gave myself a rise last week.

Swmbo is in charge of accounts, I understand that the kinder receive some sort of allowance & she robs me blind. I must point out that I am a pensioner & an orphan so you should feel sorry for me . .

 

[pappaecho]

I cruised in Ventura last year 105,000 of your metric tonnes. It was described as MV Ventura.

i.e. it has got a motor or two. So has mine, in fact it has got two, so is it a MV?

 

[westernman]

Motor boats are boats which go outside the marina using an engine.

Yachts are boats which stay in the marina and never go outside in case they might get dirty.

 

[guernseyman]

We're taught here that a pleasure boat longer than 16 feet is a yacht.

 

[MapisM]

Have also known it to be 50 feet plus that they become yachts. Not only in my understanding but also in most builders brochures.

Doesn't it depend also on the vessel type?
I don't think anyone would dare calling yacht a 55' MTI catamaran, frinstance..

 

[TamarMike]

Are yachts not meant to have flappy bits anyway?

A yacht doesn't have to have the flappy bits but it must nevertheless have a mast capable of displaying burgees, courtesy flags and Q flag all in their correct positions.

 

[gravygraham]

Oh this old chestnut again. . I thought it was more to do with the size of the owner's ego rather than the boat itself.

Chris_D's reply seems to be the best thus far.

 

[alant]

Take your pick

When I,m in the Bar
'Oh yeh, that's My Yacht on the Pier'
When in the Marina office
'Oh it's just a tiny little motorboat, more of a dinghy really!'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht

 

[alant]

Ship

I've always understood the definition of a Yacht, is a ship that is used for pleasure size is not relavent, a boat is something that is carryed on a ship.

So a marina is full of yachts whether sail or motor.

Flappy things are just for masochists and not part of any definition of a yacht

In a more technical and now rare sense, the term ship refers to a sailing ship with at least 3 square-rigged masts.

A more update version, is , as you mention, that a ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship.