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Claimed “the world’s fastest personal submarine”, the Seabird from AquaVenture features a quite different approach of moving: it has no propulsion system of its own, but actually is towed through the water by a surface vessel. It can be towed on a cable of up to 400 ft in length, travelling at a speed of up to 40 km/h, comparing to normal personal subs’ highest speed of 16 km/h. Basically one surface vessel can tow two submarines at one time, and the Seabirds will provide a habitable atmosphere for 24-72 hours, so that many more people could enjoy the beautiful scenery underwater comfortably and safely.

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Of course it seems like a handbag, but what could this be, if it is something else? Exert your imagination and leave me a possible answer.

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Surely we don’t need to take a canoe all the time, but if we could do that, why not? This Foldable Canoe designed by Ori Levin is rightly a portable one that can shrink down to fit into a bag. It weighs about 4.1 kilos, lightweight enough to ensure an easy transportation. It is also easy to be assembled, costing the users merely 5 minutes to get the boat finished.

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Please do not search for any on-line news about recent shipwrecks before you finish with the article, because you’ll soon find this seemingly sunken ship is actually a leisure boat specially designed by Julien Berthier. It is made up of a 21-inch sailboat while looks much cooler than that. Dubbed “Love Love”, the Sinking Boat is “the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object”, just as Julien Berthier has ever described. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Created at the Knierim Yacht Club in northern Germany, PlanetSolar is the world’s largest solar-powered boat, measuring 31 meters x 15 meters x 7.5 meters. The yacht is covered with up to 500 sqm of solar panels, which are expected to capture 103.4 kW of solar energy to power the engine that merely needs 20KW. Designed with an average speed of about 9mph, the boat could reach a top speed of 17 miles per hour. About 18 million euro has been invested into the project. According to Knierim Yacht Club, the yacht has been ready for testing later this month and the sea trials (due between June and September). If everything goes smoothly, PlanetSolar will start its first world tour in early 2011. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though claimed as a yacht, the design is more like a house on the water, cruising at a speed of 12 knots. Featuring a triangular structure, the yacht is 58 meters long and 38 meters wide, accommodating 20 crew and 12 tourists at one time.

It is divided into three levels, where are built with a dinning room, a library, a cinema, a gym, a U-shaped swimming pool and other facilities. Moreover, it utilizes high-efficiency batteries to store energy and adopts a smart system to manage the energy consumption. Sounds really cool, right? So we’ll be glad to tell you that a boatyard from Italy is ready to build a real one and you won’t wait for too long to see it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Measuring 1.96 feet long and weighing 8.2 pounds, the remote control chum-dumping boat is not a toy but a new creation designed to dump about 4.5 pounds chum into narrow places through a remote control of 984 feet or so. Equipped with a sonar sensor, the boat can be used to search for fish under water and transmit the information back through the LCD display. But those are not enough, because the boat also allows you to get more fish in the night with a LED light.

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Submarine is very useful. It is capable to take us down to the underwater. While compared with real fish, especially dolphin, conventional submarine sucks. However, I bet you gotta be surprised after viewing a dolphin submarine like this. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This innovative sport car is pretty cool; it could not only run both in water and on the road, but also in good performance. It could be transformed into a propeller-powered boat. The best part is that the car is hydrofoil, a nautical technology used to lift the hull of boats from the water to increase speed.

Rinspeed Splash can reach 125mph on the road and accelerates to 60mph in 5.9 seconds. The water performance is amazing too, with the Splash reaching an impressive 45 knots. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Different from standart sailing ones, this sailing yacht is actually powered by a kit. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This weird boat gonna attract your eyeballs. It just like a spider walking on the water. Actually, it’s a new project from Marine Advanced Research. Wanna see it? Videos after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

The vessel is made from a 1884 sq. ft. sheet of Tetrapak (the stuff milk cartons are made of) and weighs in at 55 lbs. You wanna try it? Just do it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This MIniCat sailboat is based on 2 inflatable pontoons. It could be assembled by one person within 30 minutes. It’s only weight in 35Kg. You can take it anywhere with you.

The Canoe-Kayak named boat is made from a transparent polymer hull. In addition, aluminum frame make it firm.
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Hybrid boat is not unique, but a sailing boat whose sail could also be a solar panel might attract your eyes. As a travel vessel, this boat will give you a better sight around Statue of Liberty.
Even on a cloudy day without any wind, it could also powered by batteries and low-sulfur diesel fuel.

This boat could carry up to 600 people and produce half less greenhouse gas than regular gas-guzzling ferries. Maximum speed is 10 to 13 knots. [Read the rest of this entry...]