I've seen this term at Marinas
2007-04-26 06:32:56 · 4 answers · asked by Mike T 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
it means a small boat that "attends" a larger one for ferrying crew off and on...it could be a yacht club or marina's launch or the boat's own dinghy......
small boats ( like my Avon RIB dinghy) that dont have their own name might be identified as "T/T Yankee", as in Tender To Yankee, the mothership......
2007-04-26 07:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tender is a term used for almost any watercraft that peforms a service. Tenders can be used for ferry people from a boat or ship that's moored offshore, back and forth to land, or it can be a repair vessel that can sail udner it's own power, and perform repairs on another vessel.
2007-04-26 15:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the above answers stated it can be the "tender" to the larger vessel. It is also a term that refers to a vessel that is sensitive to weight changes that effect the balance of the vessel,ie" that vessel is tender".
2007-04-26 14:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by mark t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tender in the yachting world usually is refering to a dinghy, or a small boat that 'belongs' to a larger boat or yacht. the tender will be used to shuttle from the anchored big boat to the shore. etc.
good luck!
2007-04-26 13:58:08 · answer #4 · answered by mainsailorus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋