These classes of vessels range from 26 feet to no more than 40 feet in length.

What length classifies a yacht. A recent random and completely unscientific survey of a group of respected yachtsmen established an equally random 33 feet as their minimum required LOA to achieve yacht status. Any pleasure yacht with a load line length of 24m or more not length overall or waterline length as is often misquoted and a gross tonnage of 80GT is classified as a Large Yacht under MCA coding rules causing a number of additional regulations to kick in most crucially the requirement for the skipper to hold a commercially endorsed. The length when a boat is called a yacht the length when a yacht is called a super yacht and so forth.

Boats measuring less than 16 feet. Apr 20 2004 Messages. Loren Schweizer YF Associate Writer.

These yachts are constructed to be self sufficient in hostile seas. Boats are divided into four length classes. Yachts may be identified by flagthe country under which a yacht is registered.

Almost all the flag administrations have adopted safety codes dedicated to large yachts and this is therefore the only definition having a universal meaning in the international regulatory framework of yachts. These classes of vessels have less than 16 feet in length. A Class B yacht boat is a vessel built to navigate on the offshore waters 200 miles and less and can substain UP TO force 8 and waves UP TO 4 meters.

A general good number is 13 feet 6 inches. These classes of vessels range from 40 feet. Thank you in advance SINKorSWIM Loren Schweizer Sep 23 2007 2.

Extremely large expensive yachts commonly 100 and longer in length. Any item that is in excess of 8 feet 6 inches. A yacht is usually larger than 30 feet but if it is luxurious enough even a small boat can be referred to as a yacht.