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Arkup's incredible floating home is finally complete... and it'll cost you $5.5 million

Adam Williams February 27, 2019

Arkup's incredible concept for a floating house on stilts has been built and it's for sale for a cool US$5.5 million. Packing solar power, stabilizing hydraulic stilts, and its own engines, the first model was recently unveiled during the Miami Yacht Show.

The Arkup #1 is rated to withstand Hurricane winds of up to 155 mph (250 km/h)

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Seabubbles brings its electric, self-stablizing, hydrofoiling Bubble Taxis to Miami

Loz Blain February 19, 2019

Raising boats out of the water on hydrofoils makes them much more comfortable and efficient – and this French design uses electric propulsion and an automatic self-stabilizing system to give you clean, quiet and sexy water transport.

Top speed of the production boat while hydrofoiling will be around 20 knots, or 23 mph

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Princess X95 "Superfly" yacht goes big on open living, inside and out

Nick Lavars February 17, 2019

After making mention of a larger vessel in the wake of its R35 performance yacht reveal in mid-2018, Princess Yachts has now offered a more in-depth look at what it calls the "luxury SUV of the seas."

Powered by twin V12 1,900 mhp engines, the X95 can travel at up to 26 knots ...

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Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing unveil stronger, lighter "41’ AMG Carbon Edition"

Loz Blain February 17, 2019

It's Miami International Boat Show time again, which means it's time to take a look at the latest collaboration between Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing. This year's 41-foot AMG Carbon Edition is a four-motor, 1,600-horsepower, 83mph ocean rocket with a carbon fiber sandwich construction.

Cigarette Racing has been designing boats inspired by AMG cars for more than a decade now

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Boeing wins US$43 million contract to build four Orca robotic super subs

David Szondy February 17, 2019

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$43 million contract to build four of its Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles. The 51-ft long unmanned submarines will operate autonomously in blue water with a range of 6,500 nm.

The Orca is based on Boeing's Echo Voyager robotic sub

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229-meter deconstructivist Valkyrie megayacht would be world's biggest

Nick Lavars February 13, 2019

Designer of the colossal Valkyrie megayacht has looked to break the mold somewhat with a fragmented exterior inspired by an architectural movement spawned in the 1980s. But that’s not to say it compromises on luxury.

If built, the 229-meter (751-ft) Valkyrie would become the largest yacht in the world

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World's first solar-electric pump-out boat cleanly and quietly deals with recreational boating waste

Paul Ridden February 11, 2019

Recreational boaters looking to offload waste from sewage tanks can make a pit stop at pump-out stations on the marina, but there are also boats that can take away stored sewage. And the vessel recently delivered to Branford, Connecticut, is somewhat cleaner than most.

The solar-electric pump-out boat was developed by the East Shore District Health Department and Yale University's ...

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Nerea Yacht bursts onto the scene with NY24 day cruiser

C.C. Weiss February 7, 2019

Nerea Yacht has announced its presence with the debut of the NY24 day cruiser, and from the looks of things, the nautical world is better off for it. A surge of energy powering forward from the sea, the NY24 marries fast, sporty looks with a luxuriously appointed cockpit and cabin.

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Ultrasonic dive computer lets divers communicate through "pings"

Ben Coxworth February 7, 2019

As any scuba diver knows, communicating while underwater is difficult. Although it's possible to use hand signals, you still have to get other divers' attention so that they see those signals. The Oceans S1 Supersonic dive computer is made to address that problem, using an ultrasonic comms system.

The Oceans S1 Supersonic dive computer can send and receive underwater ultrasound signals

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Jet Capsule launches bigger, faster, more luxurious motorboat

Adam Williams February 7, 2019

Purveyor of pint-sized motorboats Jet Capsule recently put the finishing touches to its latest model, the Royal Version 001. The watercraft boasts significant upgrades over the firm's previous offerings and is bigger, faster, and more luxurious than before.

The Royal Version 001 starts at €250,000 (roughly US$285,000)