pleasure craft
Leisure vessel type
A pleasure craft is a boat or small vessel used for recreation rather than commercial purposes—sailboats, motorboats, yachts, and personal watercraft like jet skis.
The term appears most often in maritime regulations and safety guidelines: All pleasure craft must carry approved life jackets.
Also called pleasure boat.
Large pleasure vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- cabin cruiserRecreational motorboat with accommodations
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
pontoon boat · houseboat · speedboat · runabout · dinghy · skiff · trimaran · launch
Recreational vessel sailing
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
sloop · ketch · schooner · keelboat · mainsail · genoa · jib · helm
Large pleasure vessel
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
- megayachtMassive luxury vessel
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
stateroom · galley · champagne · charter · captain · crew · berth · flybridge
Navigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
- waterskiingPlaning across water, towed
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
jet skiing · tubing · fishing · snorkeling · diving · swimming · rafting · sailing
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- cabin cruiserRecreational motorboat with accommodations
catamaran · pontoon boat · houseboat · speedboat · runabout · dinghy · skiff · trimaran · launch · deck boat
yachting
Recreational vessel sailing
jibing · sloop · ketch · schooner · keelboat · mainsail · genoa · jib · helm · skipper
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
- megayachtMassive luxury vessel
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
mahogany · stateroom · galley · champagne · charter · captain · crew · berth · flybridge · salon
kayaking
Navigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- paddleboardingWater sport, board and oar
- waterskiingPlaning across water, towed
wakeboarding · jet skiing · tubing · fishing · snorkeling · diving · swimming · rafting · sailing · powerboating
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- DunkirkDunkirk spirit, evacuation routes, rescue boats, Dunkerque, channel crossing
- powerboatspowerboat, speedboat, motorboat, sport boat, runabout
pleasure craftcommercial vessel
Ship for transporting goods
freighter · cargo ship · warship · naval vessel · work boat
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