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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...]

It is reported that lack of fresh and clean drinking water is the main reason why most people died at the sea. So to solve that problem, designers have come up with the SeaKettle that has an incorporated desalination process to produce clean water for drinking. The desalination process pumps sea water into the reservoir, let the water evaporate under the sunlight, and then the condensation process will start, and about 3 liters of fresh water will be collected for drinking. [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...]

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...]

You need a skiff but you do not have a dock for anchoring? So, this must be the best choice for you. [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...]

The Canoe-Kayak named boat is made from a transparent polymer hull. In addition, aluminum frame make it firm.
You can have a better view from the bottom through the transparent hull. It’s magic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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...]