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Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles] of Plasma Channel has been developing and perfecting his design for a high voltage multi-stage ionic …read more Continue reading High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas
Forget about merely living off-grid, the future is all about living offshore … full-time. At least that’s the vision Florida-based yachting startup Sovereign Ships is looking to make reality. More than a mere electric catamaran, its oceangoing Sphinx… Continue reading Sovereign Ships solar-electric yacht takes off-grid living out to sea
Methanol has found some footing as an alternative fuel for commercial shipping, but it remains largely sidelined in other transportation sectors, including leisure watercraft. British design firm Chartwell Marine is looking to plot a new leisurely cour… Continue reading Zero.63 long-range explorer catamaran brings methanol to yachting
Austrian boat-builder Silent Yachts is already known for its line of solar-powered catamarans. Now, the company has announced its Silent 120 Explorer superyacht, which includes spaces for an eVTOL and a personal submarine.Continue ReadingCategory: Mari… Continue reading Silent 120 Explorer yacht will accommodate a personal sub and an eVTOL
A watercraft quite unlike others, the Portless Catamaran is a large inflatable that packs small enough to ride to the water inside a motor vehicle. At water’s edge, it quickly inflates into a dual-deck cruiser and lounge propelled along cleanly and qui… Continue reading Inflatable 2-story e-catamaran party lounge packs down into car trunk
When we looked at the Swedish-designed Pol Lux earlier this year, it was still in the rendering stages. We weren’t sure the unconventional vessel would even make it further than that, but half a year later, it’s out touring and testing on the water. Th… Continue reading Lux electric RV cat hits the water on way to sea-glamping adventure
It was just last month that we heard about Envo’s Flex Snowbike, which lets users pedal across the powder. Well, the Canadian company hasn’t forgotten about summer sports, as it’s also working on an electric-assist catamaran.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading Envo’s Hydra Water Bike will be an ebike for the water
Combining a small boat and camper into a single land-water exploration machine isn’t a new idea, but it’s one that continually attracts new bright-eyed designers eager to stamp their own unique spins on it. The Sealander teardrop might be the most famo… Continue reading Six-sleeper pop-up electric catamaran RV glamps on land or sea
Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology are working on a new autonomous search and rescue system made up of a marine vessel that can launch a fleet of fixed-wing drones to scout a predefined area, along with live-feed quadcopters.Co… Continue reading Chalmers team working on tri-drone autonomous search and rescue system
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has turned its considerable design expertise to the exclusive world of luxury yachts, with a new catamaran concept for Italian shipbuilder Rossinavi. Named the Oneiric, it’s hailed as the shipyard’s green technology flagship… Continue reading Zaha Hadid Architects’ catamaran offers sleek solar-powered luxury