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SUVs and crossovers are such an unstoppable force right now they’ve started to infiltrate yacht design. More than once in the past we’ve seen a declaration something like “the SUV of the high seas,” and Italian design firm Officina Armare has a new int… Continue reading 4×4-inspired Aquanaut yacht explores deeper with onboard submarine
Archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of an enormous 240 million year old reptile, which has the contents of its last meal – an almost equally massive sea creature – still visible in its stomach. The finding suggests that megapredation, which is … Continue reading Ancient fossil reveals final meal of massive marine carnivore
Light on the sea and striking to the eye, the new 82 from Turkey’s Mazu Yachts emerges as the fruit of cutting-edge technology and modern styling. Its carbon-composite hull sits powerful atop the water, laying the foundation for a deckhouse built from … Continue reading Mazu 82 yacht blends bulletproof glass and carbon composites
The ocean can be a ferociously wild place, which makes locating lost people and objects a tall order for first responders. Researchers at MIT have developed a new algorithm that takes stock of ocean conditions to determine in real-time where these missing items and people are likely to appear, which could give the efficiency of search and rescue operations a big boost.
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Continue reading MIT’s search and rescue algorithm could quickly find those lost at sea
Aquatic hypoxia can be a serious problem, producing oxygen-depleted “dead zones” in lakes or seas. New research suggests that a process known as downwelling may help keep those zones from forming – although it wouldn’t be a cheap solution.Continue Read… Continue reading “Downwelling” could be a temporary fix for aquatic dead zones
A year ago, Wally previewed the 48 Wallytender, a sleek, stylish yacht tender with expandable aft deck. Now Wally gives the 48 a little extra juice, swapping the twin-Volvo drive for a quartet of Mercury outboard engines to create the 48 Wallytender X…. Continue reading “X” rating brings more thrills to Wally’s expandable yacht tender
The 26-foot (8-m) DC25 yacht tender from DutchCraft is designed to do a little of everything the modern day captain and sportsman might need from a center console boat. Using simple deck-mounted rails, the boat easily transforms from a breezy pleasure … Continue reading Modular e-boat slices the high seas with Swiss Army knife versatility
Usually corroded buttons on a piece of electronic equipment wouldn’t be that big a deal to repair, but as [Haris Andrianakis] recently found out, things can get a little tricky when they are sealed inside a device meant to operate in a marine environment. Figuring out how to get into …read more
Continue reading Lathe and 3D Printer Help Repair Buried Buttons
Piloting a boat is all well and good, but can get dull when you’d rather be reclining on the deck with a cold beverage in hand. For [Timo Birnschein], this simply wouldn’t do. He began to gather parts to put together an autopilot to keep his boat on the straight …read more
Continue reading An Open Source Boating Autopilot With Some Custom Tweaks
As the Raspberry Pi in its various forms continues to flow into the wild by the thousands, it’s interesting to see its user base expand outside beyond the hacker communities. One group of people who’ve also started taking a liking to it is sailing enthusiasts. [James Conger] is one such …read more
Continue reading Traffic Updates On The Seven Seas: Open Source Chart Plotter Using A Raspberry Pi