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[30 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

What if your boat could ride the waves… and ride the winds too? A Hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne – i.e. to raise the hull up and out of the water.

This results in a great reduction in drag and a corresponding increase in speed.
Purpose Of The HydrofoilThere are many purposes for hydrofoils. The main reason people install hydrofoils onto their watercraft is to decrease …

[6 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

Shaped exactly like a dolphin, this boat is the latest toy for millionaire adrenaline junkies. The Seabreacher can jump 10 feet in the air and even perform acrobatic tricks just like an actual Dolphin!Created by two water sport fanatics, New Zealander Rob Innes, 33, and Californian Dan Piazza, the Seabreacher is made of out of fibre glass, stainless steel and aluminium and uses the discarded canopies of US fighter jets.
The two-seater craft can submerge 2 ft underwater for around 20 seconds at a time creating the dolphin-like dive effect.The price …

[15 Feb 2008 | No Comment | ]

Pelorus is the world’s eleventh largest private yacht at 377 feet 3 inches (115 metres) in length, with a price tag of $130 million. She was built at the Lürssen yard in Germany to the design of Tim Heywood and was launched in 2003.She was briefly owned by a Miles businessman who sold her to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich the following year. Abramovich is a Russian Jewish oil billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. According to Forbes …

[28 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Today is the Golden Anniversary of possibly the most famous toy in the world – LEGO !

I’m sure all of us at some point of our childhood and even adulthood have always fancied putting these cute and colorful blocks together and creating something out these tiny nothings. Right from rustic-looking toys from the Prehistoric and Barbaric period to fancy and well-lit toys of sci-fi and space-age periods, they have always held our fascination and will continue to do so always.

For information – LEGO started as a wooden toy manufacturer in …

[20 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Luxury yachts are continually adding to their toy boxes—and to the definition of “yacht toys” itself. A good setup for playing aboard meant a plastic kayak, wooden water skis, and a waterproof deck of cards. Nowadays, yacht toys can be anything from a seaplane to a technical setup (movie theatre, library, health club, spa, salon, swimming pool, Jacuzzi and a massage parlor) that enhances your fun – day and night.

Private helicopters, multi-million dollar yachts or ultra fast speedboats are not enough for the affluent. Ultra wealthy have found a new …