Cruisers are sleek motoryachts designed for faster speeds and open cockpits for sunbathing and entertaining.

• Sea Troy
• Tiara
• Regal

These feature an enclosed area, usually an upper deck, specifically for operating the yacht- with a controls and electronics.

• Nordavn
• Grand Banks
• Hatteras

Smaller yachts with a cabin with basic sleeping quarter designed for one or two nights stay.

• Sea Ray
• Regal
• Bayliner

Trawlers are motoryacht designs famed for their stability and their slower, but fuel-stingy, powerplants. These are excellent long-term cruisers in coastal areas.

• Grand Banks
• Mainship
• Nordavn

Larger and designed for coastal and offshore fishing, such as sport and open fishermen boats, center consoles, and power catamarans rigged for fishing.

• Boston Whaler
• Grady-White
• Wellcraft

Sailboats are propelled through the water using wind that is captured in a sail. They are frequently backed up by a single low horsepower engine.

• Hunter
• Catalina
• Beneteau