Why are Sailing vessels much shorter than their motorized counterparts?

Question

Motorized yachts seem to be quite a bit larger with much more Sq footage built above the water level than their masted brethren, why is this?

I’m assuming the masts have something to do with it. Is it because they would torque the boat too hard if they were higher up? They already seem pretty high up as is and older vessels like Galleons in pirate movies seem just peachy with a ton of room above the water level. Why is it that most luxury yachts now are so low?

Edit: to clarify I mean shorter as a function of verticality not the length of the boat.

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Answer 1

Sails are not powerful like modern engines. A horse can carry one person, 2 people need two horses, cars have hundreds of horsepower to move 5 people. Modern engines allowed boats to have bigger superstructures, and move towards the wind.