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more about #boats EBone: Calling Captain Stan Marsh! #boats more » marginaldamage: nuke the whales #boats more » chris.f: Wouldnt "radar-deflecting paint" be the opposite of stealth? Just wondering..... #boats more » A_Rock: DORPHIN AND WHAREL!!!! #boats more » scubasteve03: Serious question here... What can they actually do besides pull up to the whalers and politely ask them to stop? I think it's a great concept, but I d... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'll only find this interesting if they mistake a French Navy boat for Japanese whalers. #boats more » Thangka: Guy also has one of the largest private yachts in the world. Shit like this raises Socialist hackles on my back. #larryellison more » fastm3driver: And from a engineering perspective: If the mast broke, why would you want to put another one of the same type back on the boat? #larryellison more » Kaiser-Machead: Yeah, that's real fine expensive gear you brought out here, Mr. Ellison. 'Course I don't know what that bastard shark's gonna do with it, might eat it... more » Gordonium: Yeah, Ellison's spot-on when he said that it was a "minor setback." Those professional racers have pit crews loaded with replacement parts at every si... more » Curves: I can hear the sound of that snapping mast in my soul. Gorgeous craft. #larryellison more » ridgecity: What materials does that mast have to use to cost $10,000,000? I think these guys are getting ripped-offs... #larryellison more » njdevil: For a lot less than $10 million I would build a boat made out of strippers and cocaine, powered by the Pope's piss and shaped like nunchucks. #larryel... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Ten dollars for a mast? Completely unreasonable! #larryellison more » The Lab: I don't know a ton about stealth technology but I would bet there are requirements beyond "black paint" and "looking cool". #boats more » Thangka: I would imagine the Earthrace is going to be deployed as a tracking vessel. In past seasons, keeping up with the whaling vessels has always been a pro... more » clR3vv: When need Stan Marsh leading this expedition. #boats more » jperly: The problem here is that there really isn't such a thing as purely 'international waters' anymore. I mean, whose responsibility is it to do something ... more » Yerzriknot: Why do environmentalists have such massive boners over whales? more » Digo: Wait, isn't the goal of protesting the total opposite goal of stealth? #boats more » -
#sailing
Anyone Have a Spare $10 Million Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around?
A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $10 million mast this week, the ship's helmsman (not Ellison) described the event as a "minor setback." More » -
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Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales
Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 78-ft. power boat that runs on its captain's fat, it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. More » -
#boats
World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail
Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren't any icebergs on the way, right guys? More » -
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The 27-Foot Nimbus E-Power Is The World's First Commercially Available Electric Boat
Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fueled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. More » -
#boats
iREV, the Bumper Boat With a Built-In Grill
There's no rational reason why I should want an iREV. A real boat would be way faster and much more versatile. But the iREV is a floating picnic table with a grill. Now that's cool. More » -
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Power Boat Concept Art Is Inspirational, But Where to Sit?
Seemingly right out of the Flight of the Navigator, this "Power Boat" sculpture is one Paul Reubens robot voice short of taking flight and time traveling around Lake Michigan. More » -
#yachts
$1.2 Billion Russian Yacht Comes Equipped With Laser-Powered Anti-Paparazzi Shield
Famed Russian yacht-fanatic Roman Abramovich added a new feature to his 557-foot, $1.2 billion monstrosity, Eclipse: A laser shield that sweeps the boat's surroundings for paparazzi and then fires a bolt of light at the camera to destroy any photo. More » -
#yachts
Inspired By Cars, the 125m 7Cs Superyacht Is Another Boat You'll Never Own
A couple of uber rich playboys from DriveDesign, not content with their dominance over the land, have taken to the high seas with this slick, modern take on the yacht—complete with pool, double staircase and borderline offensive opulence, standard. More » -
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What Is This?
An escaped amusement park water ride boat? A crashed, insectoid UFO that's stuck struggling on its back, turtle-style? A conveniently all-powerful plot device in a Hollywood summer action movie? A Roomba grain harvester? More » -
#summermodo
Tigé Boats Gets Touch Screen Control System
We don't hear much about in-boat technology, but at this week's Surf Expo Industry Show manufacturer of watersport tow boats Tigé is debuting its touch interface for its 2010 Tigé RZ and Vé models. More » -
#bigthings
10 Machines So Huge They'll Destroy Your Sense of Scale
With consumer technology companies locked in an endless race to to make the smallest, sleekest gadgets they can, it's easy to forget the primal joy of seeing mindblowingly huge hardware. More » -
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Massive Machines Gallery
The Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60, used in open mines. It looks pretty huge here, sure, but how big is it? More » -
#concepts
Amphibious Hybrid Gives Paddle Boating Some Much-Needed Machismo
As you can see form the picture, this is no ordinary paddle boat. In fact, when the exhilarating water fun is over, there's no need to disembark. Just hit a switch and drive home. More » -
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Infintas Yacht Spoils You For Life On Land With Three Levels of Luxury
Pool deck, helicopter pad...elevator? I guess that when you own a 300 foot monument to phallic imagery like this, taking stairs just won't do the trick. (Nor would walking around the pool apparently, since there's a bridge over it.) More » -
#yachts
Code-X Yacht Will Have Two Kinds of Power: Super Clean and Oh So Dirty
There's a real company promoting a not-so-real poweryacht called the Code-X. The differentiator—or "thing that's supposed to land a billionaire customer"—is that the boat will have two Formula 1 engines and two solar-powered electric ones. More » -
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Russian Billionaire Floats Above Economy In $350 Million Mega Yacht
Ironically, even in this economy, the title of world's largest yacht lasted less than a month, as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich finally launched his record-setting 557-ft. megayacht "Eclipse" in Hamburg, Germany. More » -
#miniatures
Tiny Adorable Oil Tanker Makes Pilots Better Trained, Slightly Awkward
The Warsash Maritime Academy in the UK uses these $245,000 miniature oil tankers to train its pilots—they're incredibly difficult to drive, and simulate all kinds of different emergency situations, all while looking like a coin-operated children's ride. More » -
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Lego Mariners Realize, Destroy Universal Childhood Fantasies
Everyone who's grown up with Legos has mused about the limits. Could I build a car? A house? A boat? Now you can tell your inner child: Yes! Just don't let him watch the end. More » -
#yachts
The World's Largest Luxury Yacht Sails Out Of...You Guessed It...Dubai
Even though poor Dubai has been far from immune from Depression 2.0, someone who's still doing just fine is Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Emir of Dubai. This is his new $350 million yacht. More » -
#boats
Electric Car Whiz Builds World's First Plug-In Hybrid Speedboat
One of the brains behind the Aptera electric three-wheeled car also runs Epic Boats, which just intro'd the Epic 23e, the first plug-in hybrid electric boat. Who knew lithium-ion batteries were waterproof? More »
