400+ Creative Yacht Instagram Captions & Quotes

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Jaw-dropping pictures aren't the only way to generate social media engagement.

Instagram captions, while frequently overlooked, are a powerful tool that may make or break your post.

Some businesses continue to put much too much emphasis on Instagram photos rather than captions.

Great Instagram captions have the power to offer even more insight to the post, potentially boosting engagement, bio visits, and click-throughs.

In this article, we've provided you with 400+ Creative Yacht Instagram caption ideas. Additionally, we walk you through the 5 easy-to-follow tips on how to create a great Instagram caption.

Here they are:

Cute Creative Yacht Instagram Captions

Eat. Sleep. Boat. Repeat.
Time wasted at the lake is time well spent
Home is where the waves are
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul
The sea is the only place for me
Work like a captain, play like a pirate
What happens on the deck, stays on the deck
Home is where the boat is docked
Life’s a river, grab a paddle
I’m outdoorsy, I like to drink on boats
Keep your ship together
Fresh to depth
Keeping it reel at the lake
You float my boat
Trout of this world
You’re a catch
I lake you a lot!
Aboat time
I need a good paddling
Knot today
Hooked. Like, for reels
Time to pack my glass flippers
Pier pressure keeps a dock floating above water
Reckless diving
You’re diving me crazy
You call it a jet ski. I call it a boater-cycle
Free watermelon? Ya’ll gonna make me lose my rind
Going to the lake. Bear with me
Water you doing
Lake hair. Don’t care.
I like big boats and I can not lie
Just a fish out of water
Catching a movie at the dive-in
Of all the fish… you mer-maid for me
Never chase anything but drinks and dreams
I’ll bring the bubbles
Stay salty
Baiters gonna bait
Crusin’ and boozin’
Boats & hoes
This vacation is one in a melon
Girls just wanna have sun
Good times and tan lines
Everything’s s’more fun with you around
Fluent in s’mores code
My love for you is in-tents!
You make me a happy camper
My love for camping is in tents
Reading while sunbathing makes you wel-red
Camp hair, don’t care
This camp sky is a five billion star hotel
Having fun is so impor-tent
It’s campfire time. Let’s get lit
Oh buoy, I’m not ready for summer to be over yet.
Keepin’ it reel
Let your dreams set sail.
Good vibes happen on the tides.
I live for taking the sea-nic route.
Felt cute. Might go seas the day.
Keep calm and boat on
Ocean air, salty hair.
Home is where the anchor drops
You, me and the sea.”
Happy as a clam.”
Yachts of fun.
I got 99 problems, but the beach aint one
Having a reel good time with my besties.
Let’s get nauti.
Under the sea— Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid
Floating into the weekend with my rose close by.
Not salty about this situation.
Love you a yacht.
Water you waiting for?
The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.
Literally sailing into the sunset
Feelin’ pretty peachy.
Having yachts of fun with you
The ocean is everything I want to be beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free.
Baby, let’s cruise away from here— Smokey Robinson, Cruisin’
This summer will knot be too bad if it means I can spend all of my time on the water.
“I’m on a boat. Everybody look at me, ’cause I’m sailing on a boat.” — The Lonely Island, “I’m On A Boat”
What’s around the river bend? Waiting just around the river bend. — Pocahontas
Come sail away with me. — Styx, Come Sail Away
There’s nothing quite like the sound of your sails flapping in the wind and the waves underneath you.
Shells sink, dreams float. Life’s good on our boat. — Jimmy Buffett, Delaney Talks To Statues
“What’s around the river bend. Waiting just around the river bend.” — “Just Around the Riverbend” from Pocahontas
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me. One day I’ll know, if I go there’s just no telling how far I’ll go. — Moana
For the ocean is big and my boat is small. Find the courage. — Alanis Morissette
“See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me. And no one knows, how far it goes.” – “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana
I’m on a boat. Everybody look at me, ’cause I’m sailing on a boat. — The Lonely Island, I’m On A Boat
Boat is nothing without water and man without his dreams! — Mehmet Murat ildan
I’m on a boat everybody looks at me, ’cause I’m sailing on a boat— The Lonely Island, I’m On A Boat
Breathe in the salty air.
Let the sea set you free.
A bad day boating is better than a good day working.
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a boat and that is kinda the same thing.
Time wasted at the lake is time well wasted.
Isn’t life just better on a boat?
Be alone with the sea for it is there you will find answers to questions you didn’t realize exist. – Khang Kijarro Nguyen
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it.
Life is at ease with a lake breeze.
People don’t take trips. Trips take people. – John Steinbeck
Happiness comes in waves.
The ocean has always been a salve to my soul. – Jimmy Buffett
Cruising is my best therapy.
Every day at sea is a good day.
I work to support my cruising addiction
I’m on cruise time.
Find a beautiful place to drop your anchor.
I left my heart in so many ports.
Just another day in paradise.
Born to cruise forced to work.
Good times and tan lines are a given at the lake.
Life is better on a boat.
Life is simple, Add some water.
Decks, docks, and flip flops.
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a kayak and that is kinda the same thing.
Living the lake life.
What happens at the lake stays at the lake.
Good things come to those who bait.
Born to fish, forced to work.
Q. Why are pirates really cool? A. Because they ARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!
Sea you later.
This week I don’t give a ship
I need a good paddling.
Q: What do you call waiting 5 hours to catch a fish? A: Quick!
Q: How much does it cost for a pirate to pierce his ears? A: A Buccaneer! (a buck an ear)
Life is better at the lake.
Bon voyage.
On cruise mode
Take a bow.
All I need is some vitamin sea.

Short Creative Yacht Instagram Captions

Sea ya later, beach.
When you fish upon a star!
Seas the day.
Feeling salty about not being a mermaid.
Felt cute. Might go seas the day.
Shell yeah.
Heave ho.
Yeah, buoy.
Thanks for making sure we don’t sink.
Whatever floats your boat, babe.
Decided to let my dreams set sail.
Literally sailing into the sunset.
A small craft in an ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship.
Summertime spritz on the sea.
Getting nauti.
It’s aboat time we all made it out on the water.
Summer is never oh-fish-ially over.
Thanks for being my anchor.
Water you looking at?
Keepin’ it reel.
The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.
There is no better tool or equipment you can have on board than a well-trained crew.” —Larry Pardey
To desire nothing beyond what you have is surely happiness. Aboard a boat, it is frequently possible to achieve just that. That is why sailing is a way of life, one of the finest of lives. ―Carleton Mitchell
Confronting a storm is like fighting God. All the powers in the universe seem to be against you and, in an extraordinary way, your irrelevance is at the same time both humbling and exalting. ―Francis LeGrande
A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind. Live passionately, even if it kills you, because something is going to kill you anyway. ―Webb Chiles
If you are going to do something, do it now. Tomorrow is too late. —Pete Goss "- It's remarkable how quickly a good and favorable wind can sweep away the maddening frustrations of shore living.” —Ernest K. Gann A sailing vessel is alive in a way that no ship with mechanical power ever be."" —Aubrey de Selincourt"
“If you can’t repair it, maybe it shouldn’t be on board.” —Lin and Larry Pardey
“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” —William Ernest Henley
“How inappropriate it is to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Sea.” —Arthur C. Clarke
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway
“I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it.”—Cheryl Strayed
“The most challenging times bring us the most empowering lessons.”—Karen Salmansohn
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. ―Joseph Conrad
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. ―Carl Sandburg
The sea finds out everything you did wrong. ―Francis Stokes
Sailors, with their built-in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world. —Nicholas Monsarrat
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.—Helen Keller
“On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.” —Rumi
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be Pirates —Mark Twain
And after two days in civilization we realized we could never stay for long and started to plan our next adventure. —Bob Bitchin (Letters from the Lost Soul)
“When your life is moving too fast and you find yourself in chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.” —Christy Ann Martine
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” —Lewis Carroll
“You can. You should. And if you are brave enough to start, you will.” —Stephen King
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit. —Brooks Atkinson
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand
“The Baltic Sea is a bitch! But I love her.” —Michelle Segrest
“It’s in moments like these that you forget how soothing the sea can be, and you remember its power and force.” —Michelle Segrest
“We can battle the sea, or we can embrace it. Sometimes she will be sweet and sometimes mean as a snake. We must embrace the experience and trust we will get through it.”—Michelle Segrest
“As soon as we entered the Bay of Biscay, we knew it. Things started getting uncomfortable immediately.” —Michelle Segrest
“There are ships much bigger and heavier than ours sitting at the bottom of The Bay of Biscay. Don’t think for a minute that wasn’t on my mind.” —Michelle Segrest
“Sometimes when you are sailing you have periods of heavy waves with breaks of calm smooth waters. We had zero breaks from the heavy waves. They just kept coming.” —Michelle Segrest
“Our sailing vessel protects us from the hostile sea. In return for her protection, we keep her in deep waters. We steer her away from obstacles. We show her the way home, and she takes us there—safely and securely.”—Michelle Segrest
“Our whale continued to circle us and was very curious. At one point he swam right next to Seefalke’s port side, turned onto his side and looked right at us.” —Michelle Segrest
“All those hours of being sick and uncomfortable were only a distant memory now and totally worth it for 40 minutes of a glorious encounter with this gentle giant of the sea.” —Michelle Segrest
“In losing complete awareness of time, I felt pure freedom. I was becoming one with the sea.” —Michelle Segrest
“Learning to sail is a lifetime commitment and not just a one-course seminar.” —Michelle Segrest
“When you sail for the first time, you have one of two experiences. It becomes a one-time, bucket-list thing you check off your list, or it becomes a part of your soul forever.”—Michelle Segrest
“I noticed all the many bruises and cuts and scrapes that seem to have tattooed my limbs—battle scars of a true sailor that are telling the story of my journey.” —Michelle Segrest
“If you nurse every wound you get on a sailboat, you will spend all your time nursing wounds. It’s best to just blurt a four-letter word and keep going.” —Michelle Segrest
“When you live on a sailboat, you learn to live on at least a 20-degree tilt. You sleep on a tilt. You cook on a tilt. You pee on a tilt. You are just sideways—all the time.” —Michelle Segrest
“This is a grand experience, and I’m grateful every day for the opportunity to challenge myself. But I can’t pretend it’s all sailing and sunshine all the time.” —Michelle Segrest
“Adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be dramatic or poetic, heart pounding or profound. It can be all of the above or something totally and completely unexpected.” —Michelle Segrest
“Perhaps you have experienced this personal nirvana that makes you continue to want and need the next special experience. I believe this is what makes your passion a part of your heart and soul and not just a hobby.”—Michelle Segrest
“Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball." —Billie Jean King
“Set your goals high and don’t stop till you get there.”—Bo Jackson
“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”—Andre Agassi
“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.”—Bethany Hamilton
“You need something to open up a new door, to show you something you seen before but overlooked a hundred times or more.” —Bob Dylan
“Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” —Jamie Lyn Beatty
“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” —Diane von Furstenberg
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.” —Bob Marley
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out and meet it. —Jonathan Winters
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” — Shonda Rhimes
“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” –Ibn Battuta
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” —Amelia Earhart
I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea. —Alaine Gerbault, French Aviator
“One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn’t do.” —Henry Ford
“If you talk about it, it’s a dream, if you envision it, it’s possible, but if you schedule it, it’s real.”—Tony Robbins
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”—Jim Rohn
“The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.”—Jim Rohn
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” —Stephen R. Covey
“The big boats get the glory, but small boats make the sailor.”—From the movie “Wind” "- Now—bring me that horizon.” —Captain Jack Sparrow, The last line from “Pirates of the Caribbean” That's what a ship is, you know—it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs. But what a ship is, really is, is freedom."" —Captain Jack Sparrow, “Pirates of the Caribbean”"
“Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.”—Captain Jack Sparrow, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
“Carpe diem! Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” —From the movie “Dead Poets Society”
“There’s a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It’s exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don’t cheat yourselves out of this promise.” —Nancy Reagan
“A bad day sailing is 100 times better than a good day at work.” —Anonymous
“I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” —Joan of Arc
“The good seaman weathers the storm he cannot avoid and avoids the storm he cannot weather.” —Unknown. This is one of my all-time favorite quotes and is my mantra while at sea. Does anyone know who originally said it?
What a fun day to be on a boat in this beautiful lake!
Thanks for the wonderful memories, [insert lake name]!
Sailing is one of my favs!
I will miss this time on a boat with you guys!
Full of good vibes on the boat!
The lake is my happy place
I don’t need therapy, I just need my boat

Cool Creative Yacht Instagram Captions

A ship could be safe on land, but that’s not what ships were built for.
Did you know you can’t steer a boat that isn’t moving? Just like a life.
Remember when you were my boat, and I was your sea?
Good vibes on the high and low tides.
Paradise found.
It’s about time.
Escaping all that ordinary that’s back on the shore.
Keep calm and boat on.
The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free.
At sea, I learned how little a person needs, which is not much.
The boat life is the best life.
This weekend was knot too bad.
I love you a yacht.
A film is a boat which is always on the point of sinking-it always tends to break up as you go along and drag you under with it.
Mermaid to be in the sea.
Staying hydrated by always being on the sea.
The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.
Giving in to the pier pressure.
Let’s sail away into forever.
Kayaking away from all of my worries.
A boat without captain cannot remain long on the surface!
I wanted freedom, open-air, and adventure. I found it on the sea.
You, me and the sea.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore.
I’m sorry, but this boat is knot for sail.
Anchoring myself with a day on the boat.
It isn’t that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.
It’s going to be a long time with no sea.
There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Ferry impressive.
Home is wherever the anchor drops.
Some would say that I’m an aqua-holic.
I cannot sail.
I’m on a boat. Everybody look at me, ’cause I’m sailing on a boat.
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
Getting salty.
Home is where the anchor drops.
A boat at midnight sent alone to drift upon the moonless sea, a lute, whose leading chord is gone, a wounded bird, that hath but one imperfect wing to soar upon, are like what I am, without thee.
Sunshine on my mind.
Come sail away with me— Styx, Come Sail Away
Never mind who owns the boat. Pull for the shore.
Boats, like whiskey, are all good.
Shells sink, dreams float, life’s good on our boat.
Land was created as a place for boats to visit.
Forever in need of some vitamin sea.
It’s out there at sea that you’re really yourself.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Things are going quite swell.
I don’t need therapy, I just need a boat.
The day you hear someone call me captain will be the day I buy a boat.
Being a pain in the boat.
Weekend plans.
Shells sink, dreams float. Life’s good on our boat.
Oh buoy, we’re not ready for summer to be over, yet.
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman. There is not even a rope to tow the boat, and no one to pull it. There is no earth, no sky, no time, no thing, no shore, no ford!
Having yachts of fun with you.
I’ve always wanted to sail around the world in a handmade boat, and I built a boat.
Never enough vitamin sea puns to last me through the summer.
Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes.
When the water is calm, take as much distance as possible with your boat!
You, me, and the sea.
A bad day on the boat is better than a good day anywhere else.
I like big boats and I cannot lie.
Ahoy, matey.
See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls meAnd no one knows, how far it goes– How Far I’ll Go from Moana.
You can’t be crabby when you’re on a boat.
Where there’s a will, there’s a wave.
God made man go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.
Life is better where it’s wetter.
The sea finds out everything you did wrong.
The water maybe salt, but this is the sweetest life
For the ocean is big and my boat is small. Find the courage.
Gone sailing.
Gone boating.
Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support.
Keeping it reel.
Let’s just cruise and see where the waves go.
Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk.
Until further notice, assume that summer isn’t oh-fish-ially over.
Always yachts of fun with this crew.
Be the bigger boat.
Life is better on the boat.
Our life is like a boat that can float. Row and Go! Some Blink and Sink!!
Whatever floats your boat.
I like big buoys and I cannot lie.
We must row in whatever boat we find ourselves in.
The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.
Some grow roots, but I put down anchors far into the sea.
You keep me from getting lost at sea.
You are responsible for your own wake.
Long weekends and living the boat life.
What’s around the river bend? Waiting just around the river bend.
Does this boat go to Europe, France?
Boat is nothing without water and man without his dreams!
Messy buns and boat days.
Sailors, with their built-in sense of order, service, and discipline, should really be running the world.
Where there’s a wave, there’s a way.
Partying like a lob-star.
It’s a bikini kind of life.
Sea ya later.
Escaping all that ordinary that’s back on shore.

Funny Creative Yacht Instagram Captions

“Whatever floats your boat.”
“I like big boats and I cannot lie.”
“You can’t be crabby when you’re on a boat.”
“I love you a yacht.”
“It’s aboat time we all made it out on the water.”
“I’m sorry, but this boat is a knot for sail.”
“Having yachts of fun with you.”
“Boat hair, don’t care.”
“Long weekends and living the boat life.”
“Messy buns and boat days.”
“Keep calm and boat on.”
“Good vibes happen on high tides.”
“Let’s sail away into forever.”
“Some would say that I’m an aqua-holic.”
“Staying hydrated by always being on the sea.”
“Some grow roots, but I put down anchors far into the sea.”
“You keep me from getting lost at sea.”
“Forever in need of some vitamin sea.”
“Let’s just cruise and see where the waves go.”
“You, me, and the sea.”
“Escaping all that ordinary that’s back on the shore.”
“Home is wherever the anchor drops.”
“Decided to let my dreams set sail.”
“Literally sailing into the sunset.”
“Sea ya later.”
“Summertime spritz on the sea.”
“This summer will knot be too bad if it means I can spend all of my time on the water.”
“The ocean is everything I want to be — beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free.”
“There’s nothing quite like the sound of your sails flapping in the wind and the waves underneath you.”
“Mermaid to be in the sea.”
“Never enough vitamin sea puns to last me through the summer.”
“Ocean air, salty hair.”
“Always take the sea-nic route.”
Take time to coast.
Worry less, paddle more.
Be an anchor in a world of waves.
Oh buoy, we're not ready for summer to be over, yet.
Life is better where it's wetter.
Shopping is fun and all, but this is my favorite kind of sail. "- Yeah, buoy!” Thanks for being my anchor.”42. ""Having a reel good time with my besties.”" "- Not salty about this situation.” It’s a bikini kind of life.”"
Where there's a will, there's a wave.
“This weekend was knot too bad.”
“Sunshine on my mind.”
“Paradise found.”
“The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.”
“The water may be salt, but this is the sweetest life.”
“Giving in to the pier pressure.”
My milkshake brings all the buoys to the yard.
Hooked on that summer feeling.
Thanks for making sure we don't sink.
Back that raft up.
Find your flow, and row, row, row. "- Water you looking at?” What’s up dock?”"
“Let’s get nauti.”
“Ahoy, matey.”
Living the boat life
I don’t need therapy, I just need a boat
Some people are boat people. I am one of those people.
Boat hair, don’t care.
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a boat.
Make sure everyone in your boat is rowing, and not drilling holes when you’re not looking.
The goal is not to sail the boat, but rather to help the boat sail herself.
Gone boating
Gone sailing
The boat life is the best life
Ahoy, mateys!
Anchoring myself with a day on the boat
A bad day on the boat is better than a good day anywhere else
Boats, like whiskey, are all good
Whatever floats your boat
Getting nauti
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water
It’s out there at sea that you’re really yourself
At sea, I learned how little a person needs, which is not much
A ship could be safe on land, but that’s not what ships were built for
I wanted freedom, open air, and adventure. I found it on the sea
You are responsible for your own wake
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered
Let’s sail away
Life is better on the boat
Be the bigger boat
Land was created as a place for boats to visit
I like big boats and I cannot lie
Ferry impressive
It’s about time
Being a pain in the boat
Shipfaced
No ship, Sherlock
Take a bow
Plank you, next
Life is like sailing, you can use the wind to go in any direction
A rising tide lifts all boats
So we beat on, boats against the current
Burn the boats are you enter the island, and you will take the island
The man who rows the belt seldom has time to rock it
Boats are the best form of transport
Having yachts of fun, HBU?
Weekend-plans.
I’m sorry for what I said while docking the boat.
Always take the sea-nic route.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat.

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