Watercraft

Six years ago we first heard about the MyCanoe, a two-person canoe that folds up like origami for transit and storage. Its makers are now back on Kickstarter with the smaller, lighter MyCanoe Solo 2.

There are now quite a few electric hydrofoil (e-foil) boards on the market, and most of them are pretty similar to one another. With its handlebars, dual motors and dual external battery packs, however, the HydroBlade definitely stands out.

If you like the idea of flying through the water like a dolphin, then the Seabreacher is the craft for you. However, what if you want to bring more than one friend along? Well, that's where the Jet Shark comes in.

Many readers will already be familiar with so-called narco subs, used to smuggle narcotics from South America into Florida. Well, according to a new study, the design of such watercraft could actually have some practical applications.

This year, all-electric water toys took on many shapes and styles, from powerful add-on e-drives to hydrofoil submersibles. Before swapping the calendar out, take a look back at the hardest charging, deepest diving electric water toys of 2022.

Touring kayaks are typically made of plastic, composites or sometimes wood, but unlike canoes, almost never aluminum. That didn't faze Brennen Kunka, however, who recently built his own all-aluminum kayak from the ground up – and it's awesome!

What do you get when cross an ebike with a hydrofoil? That would be the Manta5, which we first heard about back in 2017. The 2nd-gen model has now been announced, and it features a new throttle-only mode, along with a much quicker learning curve.

Hydrofoil cycling is among the more intriguing new water sports out there, but it's also rather intimidating. JetCycle skips the high saddled frame and drops its pedaled foil down to kayak level, offering high-flying glide with less intimidation.

Building bridges over waterways isn't a simple endeavor, which is why many cities instead look to ferries. With that fact in mind, a new autonomous electric passenger ferry is being trialled in Norway, and it's said to be the first of its kind.

Around the time we looked at the WaveFlyer "world's first electric hydrofoil jet ski," Neocean was developing an e-hydrofoil PWC of its own. The Overboat starts its ride as a mini-catamaran before rising over the water to hit speeds up to 20 knots.

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.

Whatever's in the water down in Florida, we want some. As ridiculously awesome as it is awesomely ridiculous, the Shadow Six Typhoon places a UTV body on top of a pair of high-performance jet skis, creating the world's first "aquatic utility vehicle."