| The boat, a comparatively small vessel to be used for | | | | the fact that it is solely meant for leisure. It can be |
| transportation on water bodies, is one of the most | | | | privately owned but is not affordable by all hence is |
| important modes of transport and recreation in the | | | | usually owned by rich people who desire to spend |
| modern world. Right from the time of the early human | | | | some time in the sea for recreation. Yachts can have |
| settlers the boats have served the purpose of fishing | | | | sails or can be ones without. They can also be double |
| and moving to small distances on rivers and oceans. | | | | storied and designed aesthetically to please its owner. |
| They have been man's friends right from the very | | | | A houseboat is also an average sized boat but it is |
| start. | | | | designed especially for people to live in it. The |
| The boats have always been made in a variety of | | | | houseboat does not need to travel a large distance, or |
| types, shapes and for different purposes. They could | | | | may not even travel at all and remain stationery at |
| be those that require one or two sails, those that are | | | | one place but it has to have one or more rooms to |
| rowed by hand using oars and those that have some | | | | house people. There are beautiful ones that can be |
| other device attached to them to propel them further | | | | seen in the Indian states of Kashmir and Kerala as well |
| on water. Modern day boats rely hugely on the engine | | | | as other parts of the world such as Italy and Greece. |
| attached to them that helps them go to great speeds | | | | They attract a considerable number of tourists to |
| and acceleration. These boats are called motorboats. | | | | these locations. |
| A yatch is also a type of boat but it is distinguished by | | | | |