And now... Kless' Super Easy Guide To Yachting!
First, locate a beach with build enabled. This might take a bit of searching.
Congratulations! You have found the perfect spot! It's now time to look in your inventory for your boat!
Once you have located your boat in your inventory, select it and drag to the ground.
...being extra careful to allow enough space for a full-sized yacht to rezz itself. PROTIP: boats go into water.
Beach sand is generally soft enough to dig oneself free in a couple of hours, depending on how large your boat is and how deeply you are buried underneath.
Now, if you have mistakenly rezzed your boat on the beach and not conveniently in water, you have two options; one, wait for high tide.
...or two, realize this is SL and there is no such thing as high tide -- start pushing. This option also works if you're just the impatient type.
A successful launch of a boat depends on several factors. In the meantime, just be happy it's floating.
Congratulations! It's time to change into swimwear and prepare to board!
...but first, be sure to tether your boat to shore or to dock with some rope.
Next week: four handy ways to chase down and retrieve a drifting boat. See you then!