Phipps was a modern-day adventurer who enjoyed being at sea for long periods of time and enjoying outdoor activities (a custom-built sport fishing boat usually followed behind the Buckpasser).

But you could in fact be sailing in a Lexus-branded boat, too. Revealed a year ago, the Lexus Sport Yacht isn't just a badge-engineering job: it was created by Lexus Design, engineered by Toyota's ...

Performance aside, Isobel is a real stunner. Inspired by classic, 1950s Rivas, the yacht features mid-century modern styling ...

but few are as extravagant and luscious as this 1948 Packard Super Eight "Land Yacht." This quirky machine was conceived by Louis Réard, the French clothing designer who invented the modern two ...