water vehicles | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/water-vehicles/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘decadence’ catamaran resembles a rocket ship on water boosted by inflatable wing sails https://www.designboom.com/technology/decadence-catamaran-yacht-inflatable-wing-sails-andy-waugh-06-07-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/decadence-catamaran-yacht-inflatable-wing-sails-andy-waugh-06-07-2023/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:55:52 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=996909

'decadence' catamaran by andy waugh uses a hull design that gives it submerged teardrop hulls that are attached to a spaceship-looking body.

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interview: THE ICON watercraft world premiere at cannes film festival 2023 https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-icon-cannes-film-festival-interview-05-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-icon-cannes-film-festival-interview-05-24-2023/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 10:50:08 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=993670

holger hampf, head of designworks, reveals the electric watercraft to designboom at the world debut.

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BMW premieres THE ICON, a battery-powered electric watercraft elevated by hydrofoils https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-the-icon-electric-watercraft-battery-hydrofoil-tyde-cannes-05-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-the-icon-electric-watercraft-battery-hydrofoil-tyde-cannes-05-17-2023/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=992140

at the port de cannes, BMW and TYDE unveil THE ICON as a noiseless and emission-free electric watercraft with hydrofoil technology and a top speed of 55 km/h.

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electric self-driving ferry in stockholm ready for public transport use in the summer of 2023 https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-self-driving-ferry-stockholm-zeam-zeabuz-torghatten-04-25-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-self-driving-ferry-stockholm-zeam-zeabuz-torghatten-04-25-2023/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:50:30 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=986000

‘zeam’ launches what it calls the world's first commercial self-driving passenger ferry in stockholm, transporting people every 15 minutes.

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half-yacht, half-submarine ‘nautilus’ by u-boat worx exudes lush living above & under the sea https://www.designboom.com/technology/yacht-submarine-nautilus-u-boat-worx-04-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/yacht-submarine-nautilus-u-boat-worx-04-19-2023/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:01:22 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=984557

u-boat worx imagines its superyacht as a luxurious exploration vessel submerged for up to 18 hours with 10 guests.

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kaebon’s featherweight electric boat ‘EB EINS’ fits on a car roof for a portable watercraft https://www.designboom.com/technology/kaebon-featherweight-electric-boat-eb-eins-portable-watercraft-04-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/kaebon-featherweight-electric-boat-eb-eins-portable-watercraft-04-15-2023/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 08:30:06 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=983425

kaebon’s electric boat only weighs 89 kilos and employs ultra-light carbon composite materials to achieve its portable load.

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3D-printed, autonomous ferry can transport athletes and visitors to and from paris olympics https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-autonomous-ferry-transport-athletes-visitors-paris-olympics-04-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-autonomous-ferry-transport-athletes-visitors-paris-olympics-04-06-2023/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:30:13 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=981076

the electric self-driving ferry is set to be deployed in the summer of 2024 and its pick-up and drop-off station is yet to be revealed.

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megayacht ‘wakinyan’ takes after a large bird beak enclosed with tempered glass https://www.designboom.com/design/mega-vessel-wakinyan-thunderbird-trimaran-aras-kazar-03-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/mega-vessel-wakinyan-thunderbird-trimaran-aras-kazar-03-24-2023/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:10:17 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=977337

yacht designer aras kazar interprets the lakota word ‘wakinyan’ into a mega trimaran that can achieve a maximum speed of 32 knots.

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sunreef 45 and 55 ULTIMA yachts boast open-air lounges and tailored solar power roofs https://www.designboom.com/technology/sunreef-ultima-yachts-alfresco-party-lounges-solar-power-roofs-03-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/sunreef-ultima-yachts-alfresco-party-lounges-solar-power-roofs-03-21-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:30:03 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=975650

the new series features customizable interiors, voluminous storage, and hybrid propulsion focused on speed.

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vincent callebaut envisions green future of mobility as timber-based eVTOLs, hydrofoils, & more https://www.designboom.com/technology/vincent-callebaut-architectures-timber-mobilities-prototypes-03-13-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/vincent-callebaut-architectures-timber-mobilities-prototypes-03-13-2023/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:30:39 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=973798

'timber mobilities' depicts highly ergonomic and ecological prototypes of cars, shuttles, bikes, hydrofoils, and eVTOLs.

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