Enligt den nya Star Wars junior novelliseringen " Retur av Jedi: Var försiktig med den mörka sidan! 'Jabbas motivation att få en segelbåt var en blandning av komfort, bekvämlighet och lusten för en uppvisande av otentatious rikedom som befogade sitt rykte som en nyckelhoppare i sektorn.
JABBA, OF COURSE, has never been satisfied with the various landspeeders and skyhoppers that the common folk of Tatooine use to get across the treacherous deserts.
To travel in luxury and style, he purchased a massive sail barge — an energy-guzzling monstrosity that carries him and his entourage five or six meters above the hot sand on a cushion of antigravity.
Today the barge is a floating party. The crowd from the throne room — even Max Rebo and the band—lounges about in the barge’s dark, fetid hold. Zooming over the Dune Sea toward the Pit of Carkoon, they indulge in the many pleasures their gleeful host has provided. Jabba is not always so generous, so they are making the most of his good mood.
The (admittedly Legends-canon) Star Wars: Essential Guide to Vehicles nämner också två andra motiv; Hastighet och tradition
Like many luxury craft, no two sail barges are exactly alike. Most utilize three-chambered repulsor-lift engines to cruise over a planet's surface at about 100 kilometers per hour.
