The Short Answer: Leonida Lives on the Water
Boats are not background decoration in GTA 6. Official footage shows jet skis off Vice Beach, airboats in the Grassrivers swamps, speedboats racing past the port, a dinghy, a kayak and yachts sitting in the harbour.
One honesty note before the list. Rockstar has published no boat roster, and it has only named two craft in its own words — the Shitzu Squalo speedboat and the Crest Kayak, both in the Ultimate Edition details.
Everything else below is identified from trailers, screenshots and gameplay footage. Where a name comes from trailer analysis rather than Rockstar, this article says so.
Key Takeaways
- Jet skis, airboats, speedboats, motorboats, a dinghy, a kayak, dive boats and yachts all appear in official material.
- Airboats are a brand-new vehicle class for the series, built for the shallow Grassrivers wetlands.
- The only craft Rockstar has named itself are the Ultimate Edition’s Shitzu Squalo and Crest Kayak.
- Trailers show boats being towed on road trailers behind pickups, a first for the series.
- Yachts are visible in the harbour, but whether players can buy or own one is unconfirmed.
1. Jet Skis: The Seashark Returns
The Speedophile Seashark, the series’ returning jet ski, is the busiest small craft in the footage. Trailer 1 puts jet skis in the water off a packed Vice Beach, alongside sunbathers and boat traffic.
Trailer 2 gives it a starring moment. Jason and Lucia ride a two-seater Seashark together through the water near a chain of artificial islands, the clearest sign that personal watercraft are proper transport here, not set dressing.
A second, sleeker jet ski appears in Trailer 1 near Vice Beach. Trailer analysts have matched its shape to a real Sea-Doo performance model, but Rockstar has given it no name, so treat that match as an identification, not an announcement.
The Extended Look’s gameplay footage adds the practical proof: Lucia is shown riding a jet ski in actual gameplay, one of several water activities Rockstar chose to demonstrate.
2. Airboats: The New Class Built for the Swamp
Airboats are the headline addition. These flat-bottomed boats, pushed by a huge caged fan, appear in Trailer 1 skimming across the Grassrivers at around the 19-second mark, exactly where ordinary boats would ground out.
The design has been matched by analysts to real airboats built by Panther Airboats in Florida. A second, larger model appears in official screenshots with the name Airgator Airboat 09 visible, shown at work in the swamp.
That work matters. The screenshot material ties airboats to alligator hunting and freshwater fishing in the wetlands, and Trailer 2 shows an Airboat 09 being chased through the Grassrivers by a helicopter.
The video below walks through the full vehicle picture in the trailers, boats included, and shows how much of Leonida’s traffic is built around the water.
Our companion rundown of what aircraft fill GTA 6’s skies covers the other half of Leonida’s vehicle story.
3. Speedboats and Motorboats
Speedboats get their biggest moment early in Trailer 1, where several sports boats race through the bay alongside a container ship at the port — a blue catamaran-style power boat, a black and yellow power boat and a white speedboat among them.
Smaller motorboats fill out the marinas. The first shot of Trailer 1 shows a pickup towing a recreational bow rider motorboat on a trailer, and harbour scenes across the footage are crowded with fishing boats and centre-console craft.
The one speedboat with an official name is the Shitzu Squalo. Rockstar’s own Ultimate Edition wording describes a pink and blue Squalo docked at Washington Beach, calls it open-ocean-ready, and mentions an explosives-laden weapons crate in the deal.
The speedboat on the game’s cover art has been identified by outlets as a Clarion, a brand new to the series. That reading comes from the artwork’s hull lettering, not from Rockstar, so it stays an identification for now.
4. The Yacht Question
Yachts are easy to spot and hard to pin down. Large multi-deck luxury yachts sit in Vice City’s harbour and marina shots in both trailers, and a catamaran yacht appears in Trailer 1’s Vice Beach establishing shot.
Vehicle trackers have identified a returning Marquis, the series’ long-running yacht design, among them. What nobody can confirm yet is the part players actually care about.
Rockstar has not said whether a yacht can be bought, owned or used as a property in GTA 6. In GTA Online, a purchasable super yacht became a major status item, which is exactly why fans keep asking — but that history is a precedent, not a promise.
For now the honest answer is that yachts exist in Leonida’s water as scenery and story dressing. Anything about owning one is speculation until Rockstar says otherwise.
5. Small Craft: Dinghy, Kayak and Dive Boats
The Nagasaki Dinghy, the rigid inflatable boat familiar from GTA 5, appears in a coastal scene in Trailer 2. Craft like this usually matter for reaching shorelines and shallow water where bigger boats cannot go.
The Crest Kayak is the other craft Rockstar has named itself. The Ultimate Edition details list it as one of Jason’s safehouse vehicles, and the Extended Look’s activity montage shows kayaking on the rivers.
Dive boats appear in official screenshots of the Leonida Keys, tied to the scuba diving shown in the footage. Our look at whether you can go underwater in GTA 6 covers what that diving material actually confirms.
Working vessels round out the water. A police boat appears in an official screenshot chasing the Squalo at night, and the port hosts a container ship, with a cruise liner visible among the harbour traffic — ambient giants, not player craft.
6. Towing, Marinas and What Is Still Unknown
Two trailers quietly confirm a new system: towing. Trailer 1 opens with a pickup hauling a motorboat on a road trailer, and Trailer 2 shows a Bravado Bison towing a Seashark jet ski at roughly the 35-second mark.
That suggests boats are treated as possessions you move around Leonida, not just vehicles waiting at docks. Jason’s job at Brian Heder’s marina in the Keys points the same way, and Trailer 2 includes a look inside a boat workshop.
What remains unconfirmed is the ownership layer. Rockstar has not published boat prices, a dealer, storage rules or a customisation list, and our tracker of every vehicle confirmed in GTA 6 keeps the running count as footage arrives.
The water itself is mapped out better than the boats are. Our guide to what is in the Leonida Keys covers the island chain where so much of this footage takes place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you drive boats in GTA 6?
The Extended Look shows airboats, jet skis and a kayak being used in gameplay footage, so piloting watercraft is demonstrated. Rockstar has not published a full list of which boats are player-usable.
What boats are confirmed in GTA 6?
Rockstar has named two itself: the Shitzu Squalo speedboat and the Crest Kayak, both in the Ultimate Edition details. Jet skis, airboats, a dinghy, motorboats and yachts are all identified from official footage.
Are jet skis in GTA 6?
Yes. The Speedophile Seashark appears in both trailers, including Jason and Lucia riding a two-seater together in Trailer 2, and the Extended Look shows jet ski riding in gameplay.
What is an airboat, and why does GTA 6 have them?
An airboat is a flat-bottomed boat pushed by a large caged fan, built for very shallow water. Leonida’s Grassrivers swamps are too shallow and weedy for normal propellers, so airboats are the natural way to cross them.
Can you buy a yacht in GTA 6?
Unconfirmed. Yachts are visible in Vice City’s harbour footage, and trackers have identified a returning Marquis design, but Rockstar has not said whether yachts can be bought or owned.
How do you get the Shitzu Squalo?
The Squalo is part of the Ultimate Edition’s listed content. Rockstar’s storefront wording describes a pink and blue boat docked at Washington Beach, fitted for open ocean use.
Can you tow a boat in GTA 6?
Trail …[truncated 1748 chars]ers show it directly. Trailer 1 opens with a pickup towing a motorboat, and Trailer 2 shows a Bison towing a Seashark at about the 35-second mark. How hitching works in free play is unconfirmed.
Can you customise boats in GTA 6?
Unconfirmed. Trailer 2 includes a look inside a boat workshop with boats being serviced, which suggests watercraft modification exists in some form, but Rockstar has published no customisation details for boats.
Can you fish from a boat in GTA 6?
Fishing is shown in the footage, and fishing boats appear among the harbour traffic. Whether players can fish from their own boat, and how that system works, has not been detailed by Rockstar.
Is there a submarine in GTA 6?
None has been shown. Scuba diving appears in the Leonida Keys material, but no submersible vehicle appears in any official footage, and Rockstar has not hinted at one.
The Bottom Line
Leonida’s water is busy: jet skis for the beach, airboats for the swamp, speedboats for the bay, a kayak for the rivers and yachts watching from the harbour. Most of that is demonstrated in official footage, and some of it is demonstrated in gameplay.
The disciplined answer is that the craft are real and the paperwork is missing. Until Rockstar publishes a roster — names, prices, ownership — everything beyond the Squalo and the Crest Kayak rests on footage, and this article has kept it labelled that way.
