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89 Innovative Boats & Yachts

From Kite-Powered Yachts to Striking Houseboats

— June 7, 2009 — Autos
The incredible boats and yachts in this slideshow are perfect for seaside summer fun. From eco-friendly kite-powered yachts to giant behemoth boats, there's no shortage of seafaring designs to inspire your next weekend jaunt.

If you'd prefer your time asea to last much longer than a weekend, I've also included some hellacious houseboats to fit your fancy.

Implications - If you've ever wanted to purchase an awesome boat, then this is the right place to be. These will be some of the most impressive water travelers you'll ever see. Built with speed and style, these bad boys will knock out your competition in every single way. Look through some of these water demons and you may find something fitting for your taste.
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Steam Powered Rowboat
Steam Powered Rowboat
New Boat Concept Lets Steam Do The Work
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86
Aero Designed Boat for Speed
Aero Designed Boat for Speed
Bladerunner X8 Goes Like the Wind
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85
Edible Boat Races
Edible Boat Races
Chocolate Tart is Champion
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84
Life-Sized Whale Boats
Life-Sized Whale Boats
'Moby' Will Cross the Atlantic
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83
Ferrari F50 Boat
Ferrari F50 Boat
The Only Ferrari You Can Drive in Venice
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82
Toys of Chinese Millionaires
Toys of Chinese Millionaires
Affluent Asians Want Aircrafts and Yachts
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81
Street Level Cruise Ships
Street Level Cruise Ships
Docked Harbour Restaurant Mimicks Luxury Yacht
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80
Eye Candy At Sea
Eye Candy At Sea
Hugo Boss Yacht
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79
Solar Boat Race
Solar Boat Race
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78
Turbine Powered Speedboats
Turbine Powered Speedboats
The Squirt2 Jetboat
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77
Yachts by Car Designer
Yachts by Car Designer
Fearless 68 From Porche Designs
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76
Flying Hangliders
Flying Hangliders
The Ramphos Flying Boat Lets You Sail The Skies
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75
Inflatable Boat Fits in a Bag
Inflatable Boat Fits in a Bag
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74
Supercar Master's Designs Boat
Supercar Master's Designs Boat
Attivo Concept
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73
Origami Boat
Origami Boat
Folds to the Size of a Windsurf Board
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72
Wave Powered Boat
Wave Powered Boat
Suntory Mermaid II To Cruise From Hawaii To Japan
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71
Anti-Seasickness Yacht
Anti-Seasickness Yacht
Anti Rolling Gyro
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70
Boat In A Bag
Boat In A Bag
Folbot Edisto's Folding Kayak Lets You Portage in Style
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69
Boat Fueled by Human Fat
Boat Fueled by Human Fat
Earthrace
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68
Earthrace
Earthrace
Environmental Powerboat Aims for Circumnavigation Record
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67
Hybrid Speedboats
Hybrid Speedboats
Gas-Electric Epic 23E is Perfect for Eco-Conscious Watersports
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66
Eco-Friendly "Flying Fish"
Eco-Friendly "Flying Fish"
Volitan Concept Boat
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65
Mega-yachts
Mega-yachts
Designer Unveils Futuristic "Vision Line"
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64
Reverse Tricycle Geometry Luxury Yacht
Reverse Tricycle Geometry Luxury Yacht
Levi Ram Wing 100
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63
Power Boats that Dive
Power Boats that Dive
Marion Hyper-Sub
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62
Fast Track Amphibian
Fast Track Amphibian
When Tank Meets Boat
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61
Boats Powered by Human Fat (FOLLOW UP)
Boats Powered by Human Fat (FOLLOW UP)
Earthrace Sets Records
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60
eXplorius
eXplorius
the Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht
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59
Dockitjet
Dockitjet
A Jet Boat and a Jetski
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58
WAM-V
WAM-V
Modular Boat that Kicks Ass
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57
Giant Flying Wing
Giant Flying Wing
Focus 21 Superyacht Flies on Wing in Ground Effect
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56
Yacht Carbon Offsets
Yacht Carbon Offsets
Green Guilt Solutions for Seafarers
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55
Fearless Yacht designed by Porsche
Fearless Yacht designed by Porsche
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54
Solar-Powered Submarines
Solar-Powered Submarines
The BKW ‘GOLDFISH'
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53
Rare Boeing 307 Stratoliner Transformed Into A Boat
Rare Boeing 307 Stratoliner Transformed Into A Boat
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52
Amphibian 4x4s
Amphibian 4x4s
The Humdinga Truck Boat
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51
Insectified Watercrafts
Insectified Watercrafts
Front-Runner Reinvents the Classic Boat
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50
Solar Pedal Boat
Solar Pedal Boat
Jonathan Mahieddine's Eco Design
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49
The Fastest Diesel Boat In The World
The Fastest Diesel Boat In The World
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48
Instrument-Inspired Watercraft
Instrument-Inspired Watercraft
The Guitar Boat
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47
Eco Luxury Yachts
Eco Luxury Yachts
The Green Jet by Erik Sifrer
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46
Custom Cedar Strip Boats
Custom Cedar Strip Boats
Make Your Own Dreamboat or Have it Made
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45
Monster Sailboats
Monster Sailboats
PUMA's 'Il Monstro' for the Volvo Ocean Race
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44
Flying Hovercrafts
Flying Hovercrafts
Rudy Heeman Builds World's First Airborne Boat
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43
Soaring Ships
Soaring Ships
Cruise Boats Take to the Skies With Aeroscraft Hybrid Airship
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42
Pedal Power Charging
Pedal Power Charging
The 1Liaisaon Eco Boat
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41
The Wally Island
The Wally Island
When Super-Luxury Yachts Become Floating Islands
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40
Transformer Road Yachts
Transformer Road Yachts
The Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS Changes into Topless 4-Door
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39
Fully-Loaded Speedboats
Fully-Loaded Speedboats
The Sentori 58R Flybridge Motor Yacht
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38
Solar Power Yachts
Solar Power Yachts
The Volitan
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37
Floating Jack o' Lanterns
Floating Jack o' Lanterns
The Pumpkin Boat
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36
Boat Flies On Wing-In-Ground Effect
Boat Flies On Wing-In-Ground Effect
Pacific Seaflights Wingship
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35
Branded Luxury Yachts
Branded Luxury Yachts
The High-Performance Zeydon Z60 Sports Cruiser Sails Offshore With BMW
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34
Transformer Yachts
Transformer Yachts
C-Stream Yacht is Multifunctional Seafaring Fun
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33
Marine Machines
Marine Machines
Innespace Production's Dolphin Watercraft
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32
Vintage Boat Revivals
Vintage Boat Revivals
Luxury Vessel Designer Riva Still Makes Waves in the Boating Community
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31
Portable Sail Boat
Portable Sail Boat
Urban Skiff
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30
$100 Million Sailboat
$100 Million Sailboat
The Maltese Falcon
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29
Transformer Watercraft
Transformer Watercraft
Yamaha Waveboat Turns From PWC to Boat in 60 Secs
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28
Mini Recycled Yachts
Mini Recycled Yachts
3D Plywood Luxury Boat
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27
Hollywood Speed Boats
Hollywood Speed Boats
Sunseeker Yachts in Quantum of Solace
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26
Solar Sail Luxury Yachts
Solar Sail Luxury Yachts
The 'Soliloquy' Blows its Competitors Out of the Water
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25
Kite-Powered Yacht
Kite-Powered Yacht
Kitano Luxury Water Craft
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24
Eco-Friendly Yachts
Eco-Friendly Yachts
The Island Pilot DSe Hybrid
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23
Ultra Luxury Cruise Ships
Ultra Luxury Cruise Ships
Princess Mariana Luxury Yacht For $606,500 A Week
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22
Luxury Air Yacht
Luxury Air Yacht
Aeroscraft ML866
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21
Superlative Swiss Yachts
Superlative Swiss Yachts
Bond-Like 47" Code-X Catamaran Blasts Out of the Water
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20
Luxury Superyachts
Luxury Superyachts
The 118 Wallypower
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19
Home-Built Pontoon Boat
Home-Built Pontoon Boat
"Gaze-Boat"
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18
Amphibious Muscle Cars
Amphibious Muscle Cars
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Boat
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17
Loft-Style Houseboats
Loft-Style Houseboats
The SchwimmHausBoot Could Be The Future of Urban Living (UPDATE)
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16
Submersible Jetski
Submersible Jetski
The Nereus Dives and Carves Through the Wind
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15
Wave-Cutting Cruisers
Wave-Cutting Cruisers
Luxury Speed Boat by Andrew Bedov Slices Through Water
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14
$130 Million Sailboats
$130 Million Sailboats
The 289 Ft Maltese Falcon Has 15 Sails For Luxury Cruising
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13
Designer Super Yachts
Designer Super Yachts
Philippe Starck's "A" Destroyer
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12
Very Slender Vessels
Very Slender Vessels
Skinny Military Boats Become Luxury Yachts
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11
Italian Luxe Yachts
Italian Luxe Yachts
Sail Into the Sunset on the Cassina Furnished 'Ocean Emerald'
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10
Magnificent Motor Yachts
Magnificent Motor Yachts
Exclusive ‘Eden' Speedboat Fuses Wood and Carbon Fiber
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9
Sustainable Houseboats
Sustainable Houseboats
The ‘Schwimmhaus'
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8
Futuristic Houseboats
Futuristic Houseboats
Espin Erikstad's 'Loup de Mer' is a Floating Duplex
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7
Faux Boat Concept Cars
Faux Boat Concept Cars
The Hovering Honda Fuzo Goes 350 mph Above Ground
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6
Futuristic Boat Design
Futuristic Boat Design
The Raven Yacht
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5
Redneck Houseboats
Redneck Houseboats
DIY Lake House
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4
Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht Designs
Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht Designs
‘eXplorius' Has V-Shaped Underwater Wings (UPDATE)
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3
Underwater Luxury Yachts
Underwater Luxury Yachts
Whale-Like Submarines
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2
Striking Submersibles
Striking Submersibles
Aqua Compact Watercraft Ready to Dive in Future Underwater Cities
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1
Sea Monster Yachts
Sea Monster Yachts
The Man-Eating Oculus Frightens Both Whales and Boats
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