Lift Foils announces simpler and surfier Lift5 and LiftX eFoil boards

eFoiling should be getting a whole lot easier yet also more exciting, according to Lift Foils. The Puerto Rican company has announced its new Lift5 and LiftX boards, which are both quicker to assemble and more capable than their predecessors.

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Augmented vision helmet helps deep-sea divers work in the murk

Augmented reality comes to deep-sea divers, thanks to the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Coda Octopus's Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system. The setup turns any standard diving hard helmet into a digital information center.

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Awake aims to make electric jetboarding “simple, fun, and exhilarating”

The beauty of an electric surfboard is that you don't need to be pulled behind a speedboat to have fun on the water. Awake's RÄVIK Explore has launched "to open the thrill of electric surfing to everyone – no matter their skill level."

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Production version of striking HydroBlade e-foil debuts at CES

In 2023 we first heard about the HydroBlade, a unique electric hydrofoil (e-foil) board that sports a set of handlebars. Well, its designers are now accepting preorders for the just-revealed production model, which should ship later this year.

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Why this solo dolphin in the Baltic Sea can’t stop talking to itself

Delle, a bottlenose dolphin, was missing for years before being spotted over 500 miles from home, completely alone. Delle won't stop talking and has even learned a few unlikely vocal tricks in his years of complete solitude and self-talk.

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Futuristic floating home uses its sea legs to rise above the waves

The Arkup 50 is a futuristic floating home that can rise above the waves using motorized supports. Packed with technology, including solar panels and a Skylink internet system, pricing starts at $900,000.

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Single-track Pegasus flies vintage racecar vibes above the waves

If you like the idea of rising above the waves on foiling e-boards but would rather be seated, Finland's Foil.One has launched the Pegasus – a sporty electric hydrofoiling boat for one that was inspired by vintage F1 racing cars.

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Amazing engineering: How to stretch a cruise ship

Slicing huge cruise ships in half, then welding in an extra segment to lengthen them, is more or less a license to print money for cruise operators – so this 'jumboization' surgery is becoming very common. Let's take a look at how it's done.

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Watch: Twin-hull hydrofoiling catamaran smashes big-wave storm tests

Ireland's Safehaven Marine builds search and rescue craft, patrol boats and pilot boats designed to operate in "all weather" – up to and including Force 10 storms with waves up to 23 ft (7 m) high. The firm backs this up with some spectacular testing.

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