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Anyone Have A Spare $US10m Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around?
8:30AM Jack Loftus | A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $US10 million mast this week, the helmsman described the event as a “minor setback”. More »
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Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales
4:00AM Jack Loftus | Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 24m power boat that runs on its captain’s fat, it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. More »
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World’s Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail, Remains Insane While Doing So
9:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Royal Caribbean’s record-setting $US1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren’t any icebergs on the way, right guys? More »
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Nimbus E-Power Is World’s First Commercially Available Electric Boat
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the 8m-long Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fuelled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. More »
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Lila-Lou’s Ankida Yacht Will Make You Long For A Journey
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | I don’t even want to imagine what the price tag for Lila-Lou’s finely-tuned Ankida yacht will be. I just want to lay on the deck and watch the wind hit those optimally positioned sails as I drift around the world. More »
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3:20PM Chris Jacob | There’s no rational reason why I should want an iREV. A real boat would be way faster and much more versatile. But the iREV is a floating picnic table with a grill. Now that’s cool. More »
iREV, The Bumper Boat With A Built-In Grill
3:20PM Chris Jacob | There’s no rational reason why I should want an iREV. A real boat would be way faster and much more versatile. But the iREV is a floating picnic table with a grill. Now that’s cool. More »
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3:00AM Danny Allen | You’re looking at the fastest, highest-performing amphibious vehicle ever built. The Python jets along at 100km/h on water, and on land, goes from 0 to 100 in 4.5 seconds. Oh, and it’s actually now available for anyone to buy. More »
WaterCar Python: Part Corvette, Part Dodge, 100% Wow
3:00AM Danny Allen | You’re looking at the fastest, highest-performing amphibious vehicle ever built. The Python jets along at 100km/h on water, and on land, goes from 0 to 100 in 4.5 seconds. Oh, and it’s actually now available for anyone to buy. More »
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Power Boat Concept Art Is Inspirational, But Where To Sit?
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Seemingly right out of the Flight of the Navigator, this “Power Boat” sculpture is one Paul Reubens robot voice short of taking flight and time travelling around Lake Michigan. More »
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1:40AM Jesus Diaz | I want to live here. Spacious, sunny apartment, hard wood floors, glass and steel. Except that this is not an apartment. It’s not even a building. It’s the strangest yacht I’ve seen, as these pretty shots show. More »
This Is My Dream House, Except It’s Not A House
1:40AM Jesus Diaz | I want to live here. Spacious, sunny apartment, hard wood floors, glass and steel. Except that this is not an apartment. It’s not even a building. It’s the strangest yacht I’ve seen, as these pretty shots show. More »
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