| Embarking on a voyage on an ocean-going yacht is | | | | The cabin cruisers which form the bulk of privately |
| something many people yearn to do. Which is | | | | owned yachts can also be used for ocean sailing. |
| unsurprising as yachts are renowned as excellent | | | | Despite their more limited space compared with the |
| craft for recreational sailing and for adding a touch of | | | | luxury and super yachts, they can embark on long |
| luxury to a holiday. They can either be traditional | | | | voyages of many miles. Improved modern design |
| sailing vessels or power boats. | | | | means that even within the more limited space, |
| This kind of yacht can be built with two basic types | | | | navigational equipment, a galley and seating is now |
| of hull. There is the traditional monohull with the keel | | | | commonly installed in the cruiser and weekender |
| below the waterline and there are also multihull | | | | yachts. |
| vessels. Those with two hulls are called catamarans, | | | | There are also yachts that are specially designed to |
| and there is also a type of craft with three hulls - the | | | | their owners specifications. Usually above 50 foot in |
| trimaran. They also come in all shapes and sizes. So | | | | length, they have luxurious interiors and have a large |
| what kind of boat is an ocean going yacht? | | | | amount of storage space, essential when traversing |
| These are differences between the various types of | | | | oceans. Like all yachts these can be propelled by |
| yachts. They can come as cabin cruisers and | | | | wind and sail. But the majority of craft are a hybrid |
| weekender yachts under 40 foot long, luxury yachts | | | | of the two methods of propulsion, and can switch |
| over 80 foot, luxury yachts exceeding 100 feet,and | | | | between sail and engine. Incidentally, many vessels |
| super yachts which can exceed over 150 foot in | | | | considered to be purely sailing craft also now have a |
| length. Of these types of vessels it is arguably the | | | | low powered engine to propel the yacht when the |
| luxury and super yachts that are the best suited to | | | | wind has dropped. |
| sailing the oceans of the world. They have the size | | | | The prospect of enjoying an ocean going yacht is |
| for cabin space for passengers and if necessary | | | | not only for the owner and his family and friends. |
| crew, as well as technological and safety equipment. | | | | Yachts can also be chartered. A yacht can be |
| The super yachts also have enough space for added | | | | chartered by going through a broker though it is |
| luxuries such as swimming pools, dining rooms, galleys, | | | | advisable to only chose a broker that is a member of |
| air conditioning and media rooms. | | | | a recognised brokerage organisation such the MYBA. |