| A luxury yacht tender is used to service and to | | | | wakeboarding and also to transport and service |
| provide support and entertainment to a private or | | | | leisure scuba set diving. |
| charter luxury yacht. Known commonly as the | | | | In recent years there has been increased |
| 'yacht's tender' a luxury yacht tender will often be a | | | | development in the luxury yacht tender market. |
| rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) which features | | | | There is now greater importance given to whether a |
| cushioned inflatable rubber inner tubes around its rigid | | | | yacht includes a large tender which boasts all the |
| (usually fiberglass) hull to protect the yacht when in | | | | latest features. Private yachts are being built with |
| close contact. | | | | stern garages which house the tender and also other |
| Other types of luxury yacht tender include inflatable | | | | associated 'water toys'. Powerful davits are installed |
| boats, which are almost completely synthetic rubber | | | | on the yacht?? decks to mechanically lift increasingly |
| or plastic, and also rigid inflatable boats (RIB's) which | | | | heavier tenders. |
| are usually constructed from materials such as | | | | There are many companies which specialize in the |
| fiberglass, wood, steel or aluminum with inflatable | | | | design, construction and distribution of luxury yacht |
| synthetic rubber or plastic sponsons. Tenders are | | | | tenders. Some of the more established, and well |
| motor powered by outboard motor engines or | | | | known, suppliers for production and semi production |
| inboard engines burning either petrol/gasoline or diesel. | | | | tenders include Novurania, Avon, Protector and |
| They use either propellers or more recently impellers | | | | Zodiac. While the increasing trend towards large |
| as utilized by water jet boats. | | | | custom tenders such as limousines, landing craft and |
| A recent addition to luxury yacht tenders is the small | | | | chase boats is supported by lesser known companies |
| personal hovercraft, such as the Hov Pod, which can | | | | such as Vaudrey Miller Yachts. Yacht owners often |
| also drive onto beaches or up ramps, to carry | | | | wish to make a more powerful statement, arriving in |
| passengers on land. | | | | stylish tenders like Z1 Boats 23' Z1 model, dubbed the |
| Luxury yacht tenders like other types of ship's | | | | 2003 Miami International Boat Show?? ??exiest??boat. |
| tender, whilst often used to transport supplies and | | | | 1 Because there is now a large and established |
| personnel, are also used for the entertainment and | | | | tender industry, yacht tenders are also increasingly |
| pleasure of the yacht's passengers. Accordingly, the | | | | being used more widely by those who do not own |
| tenders will be employed as pleasure craft or speed | | | | or use yachts, but wish to enjoy their tender as an |
| boats to drag bananas and for waterskiing, | | | | entertainment unto itself. |