Boats Finally Matter: Squalo Hulls, Swamp Airboats & High-Speed Reef Pursuits

With island chains, inland lakes, canal networks, and flooded mangroves covering Leonida, watercraft graduate from novelty props to essential getaway rigs.
In Los Santos, boats mostly gathered barnacles once a handful of dock missions ended. Across the State of Leonida — carved up by Lake Leonida, the Caloosahatchee-style Ambrosia canals, Grassrivers marshes, and the Mariana archipelago — mastering the water is mandatory.

Draft Depth Determines Where You Can Hide
Deep-hull offshore racers like the Squalo dominate open Atlantic chop between Port VC and Key Lento, but try piloting one into shallow Grassrivers sawgrass and you’ll ground out immediately — handing flat-bottomed fan airboats and nimble SeaSharks a decisive home-field advantage.


