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http://www.TheBoaters.TV EP 74: First up: A Flying Yacht!? Appearing recently at the Cannes International Yacht Show, it’s the Focus 21 France.

Carrying up to 15 passengers, the Focus 21 France is designed to be flown a few meters above the sea surface for approximately 65 miles!

It “flies” like a helicopter hovering close to the ground, relying on what aviators refer to as “wing-in-ground effect.”

According to WikiPedia, wing-in-ground effect” is “the reduction in drag experienced by an aircraft as it approaches a height approximately twice a wingspan’s length off the ground or other level surface.”

For more information on the Focus 21 France, please visit www.transaquatis.com

Another example of such craft is the Russian-created Ekranoplan (or Sea Skimmer), which had the advantage of being able to carry tremendous amounts of cargo at a top speed of nearly 500 mph.

There is also the Sea Phantom, built by Fort Myers-based boat designer David Borman and his company Maritime Flight Dynamics, Inc.

Learn more about this part speedboat, part aircraft (which has already been built and is in testing phases) at http://www.SeaPhantom.com

Next up, it’s our BoatTEST Reports Feature of the Week: Doral Boca Grande with Volvo Penta IPS.

To see more of the Boca Grande from Doral, please visit BoatTEST’s website: http://www.BoatTEST.com

Next up: Holiday Gifts for the Special (and REALLY Special) Angler in Your Life

Option 1: MacDaddy Fishing Lures’ line of fishing equipment is currently offering a fishing lure that will cost you 1 Million Dollars.

This “Million Dollar Fishing Lure” (as they call it), is comprised of three pounds of gold and platinum, with 100 carats of diamonds and rubies encrusting it. (Some SERIOUS BLING!)

To find out more about the million dollar fishing lure you can visit: http://www.MacDaddysFishingLures.com

If that’s too far out of your price tag (or too absurd), how about Option 2: Bill Dance’s Porcupine Fish Attractor — only $25 dollars!

Bill Dance’s Porcupine Fish Attractor will not only help you catch fish, but will also improve the habitats of small lakes and ponds, as well. Fish become attracted to the spindly pcv pipes and get caught inside the orb that’s created by water, algae and plankton growing around it.

For more about the Porcupine Fish Attractor, visit: http://www.PorcupineFishAttractor.com

Julie’s TheBoaters.com Sealebrity Profile Pick of the Day: Captain Deb and her 1991 Wellcraft Eclipse, Claire Janelle.

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