Designer Luiz de Basto has revealed a new and rather striking 16-metre boat that reflects the aesthetics of sports cars by English car manufacturer, Aston Martin. The Voyage 55 is sadly not intended for production but is a study of the various and distinctive design features of the more modern Aston Martin range. “This concept is intended as a creative exercise only and as a tribute to the brand by designing a high performance boat inspired by the beautiful lines of the Vantage, Rapide, DBS and Virage,” says Basto. “However, …

An impressive looking 44m yacht built at MMGI Shipyard at Montfalcone, Venice, after a hard work of close to two years, has finally hit the waters this year. Popular as H2ome, the yacht was constructed with dual efforts coming in from naval architect Mario Grasso’s Navirex who planned the hull. Second company is the A-LAB design company of Marino Grasso and Federica Giovannone which has not only made a contribution to the interiors and exteriors but also the furniture designing. When the shipyard set out to manufacture this yacht in …

The Carbon Fibre Guardian S Class is a is 45 knot Solar Hybrid Vessel powered by an EPA car regulated Mercedes Benz Bluetec engine coupled to a Carbon-Grossbauteile electric motor. When combined with other currently available technology her Fuel Consumption and GHG Emissions are 50 to 100% lower than any speed boat ever built.
The Guardian’s Lithium ion UPS provides a Zero Carbon cruising range of up to 50 nautical miles while her plug-in SunPower array generates enough free energy to motor Carbon Neutral for up to 1,000 nautical miles a …

Nature has been the source of inspiration for many technological developments. The hook-and-loop closures pioneered by Velcro, for example, were created after a researcher observed how tiny hooks on the edge of burrs allowed them to latch onto clothing, animal fur, and other surfaces that happened to have loops. Then there’s the famous swimsuit material that Speedo supplied to athletes in the recent Beijing Olympics, modeled after the drag-reducing ability of shark skin. These and countless other examples are based on the principles of biomimicry, wherein nature’s own solutions to …

Work on building the €10m 30m (98ft) solar-powered trimaran yacht PlanetSolar is progressing well at Knierim Shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The world’s largest vessel of her type is due to start a global circumnavigation in April 2011, with an estimated travelling time of 140 days. The yacht is due to be launched in January and will undertake a tour of European cities prior to the world trip. Next month, in advance of the float out, the two side hulls will have blocks of batteries with a total power rating of …

Palmer Johnson is preparing to take on the world with a 267′ Ice Class expedition yacht designed by Nuvolari & Lenard, aptly named the “World“. Having acquired the Norwegian shipyard Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk’s, who specialized in building complex seismic, research and exploration vessels, PJ has now positioned themselves to build “world” class expedition yachts.

Exemplifying this approach – and specific to the PJ World Yacht – a Rolls Royce UT hull will be optimized to a Diesel-Electric Azipull Propulsion system to facilitate multiple operational parameters. This design is …

The Audi R8 might as well pass off as the most sober super-car in the world…but look what it’s aqua-based inspiration has created – the hottest and most appealing catamaran.

The most notable styling element of the R8 are its contrasting blades of color just aft of the doors, and these make the transition to Vizualtech’s catamaran along with the integrated fuel-filler. At the rear are large openings with strakes that mimic the look of the R8’s hind-end nicely. One thing that the Audi doesn’t have are this catamaran’s gull-wing doors.

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You always desired a boat to cruise down the lake but didn’t have enough space to keep one. don’t need to worry as Quicksilver has come out with a new concept “easy go boat” which will solve all your parking and space problems.

The concept includes an all-in-one trolley bag with two compartments, the upper chamber holding the oars, hand pump and and electric outboard (Thruster T30) whilst the body of the 2.5m (3ft 8in) inflatable is stored in the lower chamber.
Fully loaded the bag weighs a mere 35kg meaning …

After solar powered notebook concept, here comes solar powered boat concept, and not just solar powered, but human powered too. The idea was to find a new way of classic pedal boat which became old, and nothing really new has been released for years. As you can see in the picture, 4 people can settle on the benches of the circular cockpit. But only two pedal head-to-head. In case of tiredness, it is sufficient to rotate the tower which supports the umbrella so that 2 other courageous persons can take …