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A boathouse (or boat house) is a building especially designed for the storage of boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s, normally smaller craft for sports of leisure use. These are typically located by open water, such as on a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
. Often the boats stored are rowing boats. Other boats such as punts
Punt (boat)

This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England, for other usages see Norfolk punt and the general disambiguation pages at punt and punter....
 or small motor boats may also be stored.

Sometimes, a boathouse may be the headquarters of a boat club
Boat club

A boat club is a sports club based around boats, especially Sport rowing and yachting, but also canoeing, motor boats and other small boats.A boat club has become more than just men in blazers smoking cigars and drinking cognac....
 or rowing club
Rowing club

A rowing club is a club for people interested in the sport of Rowing . Rowing clubs are usually located near a body of water, whether natural or artificial, that is large enough for manoeuvering of the shells ....
. It may also include a restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
, bar
Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises....
,and other leisure facilities, perhaps for members of an associated club.






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A boathouse (or boat house) is a building especially designed for the storage of boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s, normally smaller craft for sports of leisure use. These are typically located by open water, such as on a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
. Often the boats stored are rowing boats. Other boats such as punts
Punt (boat)

This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England, for other usages see Norfolk punt and the general disambiguation pages at punt and punter....
 or small motor boats may also be stored.

Sometimes, a boathouse may be the headquarters of a boat club
Boat club

A boat club is a sports club based around boats, especially Sport rowing and yachting, but also canoeing, motor boats and other small boats.A boat club has become more than just men in blazers smoking cigars and drinking cognac....
 or rowing club
Rowing club

A rowing club is a club for people interested in the sport of Rowing . Rowing clubs are usually located near a body of water, whether natural or artificial, that is large enough for manoeuvering of the shells ....
. It may also include a restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
, bar
Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises....
,and other leisure facilities, perhaps for members of an associated club. Boathouses are also sometimes modified to include living quarters for people, or the whole structure may be used as temporary or permanent housing.

In Scandinavia, the boathouse is known as a naust, a word deriving from Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
 naverstað. These were typically built with stone walls and timber roofs and would be either open to the sea or provided with sturdy doors. The floors would be a simple continuation of the beach sand or rock, or they might be dug down to permit a boat to sail into the boathouse.

See also

  • Boatshed
    Boatshed

    Boatsheds are generally lockable wooden sheds, often brightly colored, that were originally built to securely store small private boats and bathing materials directly on beach....
  • Houseboat
    Houseboat

    A houseboat is a temporary or permanent dwelling, able to float upon water. Generally, houseboats are tethered to land to provide utilities, but are often capable of operation under their own power....
    , a boat used as a house.
  • List of Charles River boathouses
    List of Charles River boathouses

    This is a list of the Charles River boathouses from its mouth at Boston Harbor upstream to its source at Echo Lake. All locations are in Massachusetts....