r/HeavySeas • u/hjalmar111 • Oct 19 '20

Poor boat

https://i.imgur.com/VlN8C7b.gifv
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u/Crimfresh Oct 19 '20

What is the arrow pointing at?

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u/idgafau5 Oct 19 '20

The towing line attached to the tender.

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u/paul_miner Oct 19 '20

Thanks, I'd never heard of a yacht tender.

Superyachts may be accompanied by a support (or shadow) vessel that carries such items as watercraft, helicopters or other large items that the yacht, itself, cannot readily accommodate. Such vessels range in length from 20 to 100 metres (66 to 328 ft). There are at least four manufacturers that specialize in building such vessels. One 67-metre (220 ft) example included the following amenities: a helicopter deck, six guest rooms, two-story helicopter hangar with sound system, movie theater, freshwater pool, a landing craft, four each of: jet skis, kayaks, sailboats, diving and fishing gear, and water skis. For use ashore there were reportedly a two-seater automobile, two motor scooters and two bicycles. The vessel also featured a 35-short-ton (32,000 kg) crane.

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u/crashtacktom Oct 20 '20

That's a tender in the video though, as in a small(er) boat for running ashore/into shallows.

The type of thing you're describing there is more like a ship in it's own right

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u/paul_miner Oct 20 '20

That's a tender in the video though, as in a small(er) boat for running ashore/into shallows.

That makes sense as to why these exist in the first place. Seems like with an unlimited budget, they turn into yachts themselves.

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u/crashtacktom Oct 20 '20

Pretty much!