In developing countries, yachts are mostly used as operating items of parks and tourist attractions for people to consume, and a small number are also used as working means of port supervision, public security and border defense. The essential feature of yacht as a means of entertainment makes it different from high-speed boats and tourist boats as means of transportation. Like cars, yachts will become the next generation of durable consumer goods entering the family.

Yachts mainly include wooden boats, fiberglass boats, Kevlar fiber-reinforced composite boats, aluminum boats and steel boats. At present, fiberglass boats account for a large proportion, and more Kevlar reinforcement materials are used in racing boats, sailing boats and luxury boats; Aluminum boats account for a certain proportion of outboard engine boats and large luxury yachts; Steel boats account for a large proportion of ocean-going luxury yachts above 35 meters.