Inflatable motorized GoBoat packs down into a carry bag

Way back in 2016, GoBoat introduced an odd-looking boating craft that sat the single occupant in the middle of a huge inflatable ring, and could be collapsed down for transport on land. Now the company has launched the much-improved Gen 2.0 PWC.

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BMW’s panoramic electric hydrofoil soars above the waters of Cannes

The Icon electric hydrofoil looks far more like a design project than a BMW, but in fact, it's both. The dramatic vessel debuts in Cannes with BMW i battery power, a trio of hydrofoils and enough windows for paparazzi-grade celebrity gawking.

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BMW’s panoramic electric hydrofoil soars above the waters of Cannes

The Icon electric hydrofoil looks far more like a design project than a BMW, but in fact, it's both. The dramatic vessel debuts in Cannes with BMW i battery power, a trio of hydrofoils and enough windows for paparazzi-grade celebrity gawking.

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Sovereign Ships solar-electric yacht takes off-grid living out to sea

Forget about merely living off-grid, the future is about living offshore, full-time. The Sovereign Ships Sphinx 40 has been conceived as an on-water homestead capable of producing its own power, harvesting its own fresh water and growing food.

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Zero.63 long-range explorer catamaran brings methanol to yachting

Methanol fuel has found some footing in commercial shipping, but it remains sidelined in other sectors, including leisure craft. The Zero.63 catamaran yacht plots a new course, exploring thousands of miles of ocean on clean-burning methanol.

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Carbon fiber electric boat is so light it rides to water on a car roof

Optimized for the lowest weight possible, the Kaebon EB Eins electric boat is a smooth hunk of carbon fiber designed to glide silently through the water. It's so lightweight, it can ride atop an SUV like a canoe, eliminating the need for a trailer.

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The Oceanbotics SRV-8X Optimus ain’t your grandpa’s underwater ROV

Three years ago we heard about Oceanbotics' SRV-8, a small yet highly capable underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Well, it's now got a much burlier bigger sibling, in the form of the SRV-8X Optimus.

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The Oceanbotics SRV-8X Optimus ain’t your grandpa’s underwater ROV

Three years ago we heard about Oceanbotics' SRV-8, a small yet highly capable underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Well, it's now got a much burlier bigger sibling, in the form of the SRV-8X Optimus.

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China delivers world’s largest container ship

The China State Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered its MSC Tessa megaship to the Mediterranean Shipping Company. With a deck area of about four football fields, it's capable of loading up to 24,116 TEU containers at a time, stacked up to 26 deep.

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Performance e801 electric day cruiser can burst to more than 50 knots

Performance Marine Yachting is launching the e801 high-speed electric day cruiser at the Austrian Boat Show this weekend, which features a 300+ kWh inboard electric motor from the maker of the world's most powerful electric outboard, Evoy.

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