Search by Type
Every type carries different ownership characteristics, range, draft, marina requirements, running costs, crew. The most useful question is not how big a boat you want, but how you actually intend to cruise.
Superyachts
180 ft and above
0 yachts
Large Motor Yachts
100 to 179 ft
185 yachts
Motor Yachts
Under 100 ft
1,330 yachts
Expedition Yachts
Long range, explorer
0 yachts
Catamarans
Power multihulls
0 yachts
Express Cruisers
Weekending and cruising
0 yachts
Sport Fish
Convertibles and sportfish
0 yachts
Center Consoles
Day boats and fishing
0 yachts
Choosing Between Them
Motor Yachts
The broadest category and the one most buyers start in. Below about 60 feet an owner can realistically run the boat themselves; above it, crew, marina availability and running costs start to shape the decision as much as the yacht does. Flybridge layouts buy you outdoor living and a second helm; raised pilothouse designs buy you sightlines and sea-keeping.
Sportfish and Convertibles
Built around the cockpit and the tower. Speed to the grounds, a fighting chair or a clear transom, and accommodation that is comfortable rather than palatial. If you fish seriously, nothing else substitutes; if you fish twice a year, an express cruiser will cost you less to keep.
Center Consoles and Express Cruisers
The two ways to spend a day on the water in South Florida. A center console is simpler, drier to maintain and easier to trailer or dry-store; an express cruiser gives you a cabin, a head and somewhere to sleep. Both keep you out of the crew and marina economics that begin around the 60-foot mark.
Expedition Yachts and Catamarans
Both trade top speed for something else. An explorer trades it for range and autonomy. The ability to leave the coast behind for weeks. A power catamaran trades it for interior volume, shallow draft and a notably steadier ride at anchor. Neither is a compromise if the trade is the one you want.