Live-aboard or cruising, what is the difference?
Posted by John in Lifecycle of a yacht, People’s comfort
What is the difference between a cruising yacht and a live-aboard yacht?
When you look at a boating catalog, yachts are often described as either a cruiser or racer or racer/cruiser. And this indicates the intended use of the boat. Racer yachts are obviously intended for racing and cruising for cruising. The thing they all have in common is that all these boats intended use is ‘recreational’. They are intended to be used in the weekends and on holidays and the rest of the time they spend their life sitting empty in a marina.
Now compare this with the house you live in and a holiday house. More »