Tender Tuesday: best place to store your tender! A yacht tender is a boat used to bring guests to shore, for water sports or to deliver provisions to the mother ship. They range in levels of luxury from full-custom limousine tenders to smaller inflatable boats. Some superyachts carry multiple tenders on board, either stored on the deck or inside the hull, such as here on the 80m (263ft) superyacht Leona. The crew lowers them into the water with the use of a crane or by hand, depending on their s