Archive for the ‘Boats’ Category
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Quadski : A Wicked ATV-JetSki Lovechild
Traveling on land and water is possible with Gibbs’ Quadski – the world’s first HSA Amphiquad vehicle that can reach speeds of 45 mph on both land and water. Transitioning between land and water is possible in mere seconds at the press of a button – the wheels retract after entering the water and deploy when approaching land. Previously, no commercially available sports amphibian on the ...
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HotTug: Half Hot Tub, Half Boat, All Awesome
The HotTug is such a brilliant invention, we’re kicking ourselves for not coming up with the idea! Frank de Bruijn is credited as the designer and developer of the HotTug – a little boat made from wood and fitted with glass fibber reinforced polyester. A stainless steel wood stove and a single wall pipe help you keep the water inside as warm as you like. You ...
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Watch Made With Pieces Of The HMS Victory, $20,000
If you’re after a luxury watch with British origins, you don’t have all that many to choose from but, fortunately, the Brits have got one of the best in the business on their books in the shape of Bremont watches. And one area in particular in which Bremont are market leaders is in terms of their limited edition timepieces – such as the incredible HMS Victory ...
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Aquaskipper: A Wicked Human-powered Watercraft
The Aquaskipper designed by Inventist is a lightweight watercraft designed to offer users a great workout while they are hopping and skimming above the water surface at a top speed of17mph. The Aquaskipper features a fiberglass spring that is responsible for the gentle bobbing and bouncing on the water’s surface while the hydrofoil wings have very little drag in the water. We think the Aquaskipper looks ...
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Luxury Yacht Inspired By The Streets Of Monaco
Have you heard of Yacht Island Design? This amazing company is striving to make major changes in the hatch design industry, most notably with their design concept to recreate the streets of Monaco upon an innovative floating platform…i.e.: a yacht. Leaving the conventional hull shape behind, this company is taking complete and utter creative freedom in order to offer clients a truly unique vacation experience. The ...
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FlyNano: Your Personal Flying Contraption
The dream you keep having where you can fly like a bird and soar through the peaceful sky can now be a reality thanks to FlyNano. The FlyNano is a personal flying vehicle that is meant to carry nothing (no cargo, no passengers) but the pilot who loves to fly, free as a bird. The hi-tech materials that comprise the FlyNano are super sleek and lightweight ...
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Solar Powered Floating Resort Concept Is High Luxury
Italian industrial designer Michele Puzzolante has come up with a concept for the design of this self-sustaining floating resort/yacht hybrid. The Solar Floating Resort (aka SFR) is 20 meters long and offers luxury-seeking travellers an opportunity to experience marine life from a submerged pod, or the chance to sunbathe on the deck in an eco-conscious way. The SFR resembles a disc-like structure that connects and upper ...
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Python: The World’s Fastest Amphibious Vehicle
WaterCar‘s Python is the world’s fasts amphibious vehicle to ever be designed and built. The Python can reach up to 60 mph of water speed, and mid 12 second ¼ mile times and 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. For those of you who don’t speak “car stats”, the translation is simple: it’s FAST! The engine is based on the famous aluminum LS Corvette power train. The ...
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Luxury Yacht For Sale For $44 Million
Got $44 million lying around? Of course you do. Why not spend it on the stunning luxury yatch, the Helix, which was recently listed for sale by the international shipyard Feadship. Apparently, the extreme price tag is surprisingly considered a “steal” when all the bells and whistles are taken into account. The hatch is 147 feet long and comes with a Pascoe International 7.00m tender that ...
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The Killer Whale Submarine
This is the streamlined, two-person watercraft that breaches and submerges just like the Orcinus orca after which it is designed. A pilot protected beneath its watertight 1/2″-thick acrylic canopy pushes and pulls twin control levers to articulate the whale’s pectoral fins for rolls and stealthy dives. With a finger on the right lever’s throttle trigger, steering is provided by dual foot pedals that control the vectored ...
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Amphibian Mobile Home
The Sealander is an amphibian mobile home designed to help you make the most of your next vacation. The Sealander attaches to your car and can be transported easily. There are currently two prototypes available for use on land and on inland waters. The Sealander is completed manufactured in Germany with a glass fibre-reinforced plastic shell and lay-up composite moulding – high-quality materials that are seldom ...
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Flyboard: The Human Dolphin Machine
The Zapata Flyboard from Zapata Racing is a water powered jetpack that attaches to your feet and hand and sends you flying above the water using 100 horsepower. The Flyboard is also easy to use, all you need is the bravery to ascend to such heights above the water and the ability to swim and it’s a go. Very easy to use, connect FlyBoard on every ...
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Hedonist: A Stunning Luxury Yacht
Designed by Art of Kinetik, the Hedonist luxury yacht earns its title from the super sexy design lines that are paired with luxury finishes and materials that only the perfectly hedonistic can indulge in and enjoy guilt-free. Art of Kintetik designs custom luxury yachts out of wood – they are known for their incredible good taste and selection of high-quality finishes. The Hedonist Yacht combined a ...
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UTOPIA: THE YACHT ISLAND
BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced its latest design, developed in partnership with Yacht Island Design. Project Utopia, an avant‐garde vision of a future concept breaks the traditional naval architectural mould which the market has come to expect and offers a truly unique outlook free from any conventional design constraints. James Roy, Yacht Design Director at BMT Nigel Gee explains: “Visions ...
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SEXY AND SLEEK YACHT DESIGN
The Speedline yacht is 77 feet of buoyant, sexy design. The 40 ton vessel has 8 bedrooms – what else would you expect from Milan-based designer, Pietro Russomanno? The sleek lines of the exterior design are reminiscent of the elegant waves the vessel makes while cutting through the water. The clean, white exterior is dotted with a beautiful wooden deck, two simple yet sophisticated finishes that ...
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YACHT COVERED IN 60,000 MIRRORS
A yacht decorated with 60,000 tiny mirrored tiles is to be the centrepiece of a arts project on Skye. Artists Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich are gathering stories and sounds from fishermen, poets, musicians and other islanders. These will be broadcast from a radio station on the yacht Celeste while it lies off Portree in September. People will be able to listen using radios while they ...
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WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR POWERED YACHT
What is the goal of the PlanetSolar team? To be the first to circumnavigate the globe in a “solar” boat, i.e. one driven by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine powered exclusively by solar energy. With this project, the PlanetSolar team has two objectives. Firstly, to show that current technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency are reliable and effective, and secondly to advance scientific research in the ...
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WILD AMPHIBIAN CAR
The Aquada is a revolutionary showcase of High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology. This radical new breed of vehicle has been precision engineered to the most exacting standards. It has undergone an extensive safety testing programme and complies with appropriate marine and road safety regulations. Entry to the water is via beach, boat ramp, slipway or directly from the water’s edge. Once afloat, the transition from road ...
