Watersports

Ahoy, dudes! Who's ready to set sail this summer on a...stand up paddleboard? Kayak? Canoe? This pop-up wind sail attaches to speed-craving, or just lazy, paddlers' and rowers' chosen water farer to kick your trip up...

I wouldn't bet a single credit that Darth Vader could even float in that armor, much less engage in a competitive lightsaber battle wearing it in the water. But 2020 is nothing if not a year of surprises, so here we are...

The Exolung is a prototype for an underwater breathing device that gives shallow-water divers the freedom of a SCUBA, without all of the elaborate equipment. More probably, it will be the snorkelers who swim towards Exolung's...

Battling whitewater rapids is fun, but being on the losing end of that battle, not so much. Creature Craft owner and creator Darren Vancil developed his self-righting whitewater rafts to level up the adrenaline rush of...

It seems surfers have mixed feelings about motorized surfboards, and the Lampuga Air is indeed a motorized surfboard. Jetboard, if you're gettin' fancy. But more than a tool for the skilled and a means of becoming one...

Kevin Fitzke the boatbuilder has gone from Bootlegger to Bugbite, and despite the latter sounding smaller and less grand than the former, the opposite is true. A couple years ago we saw the Fitzke Bootlegger Paddleboard...

Almost 7 years ago, Oru Kayak Kickstarted a new invention - something they called "the origami kayak." It's a foldable, packable, lightweight, but entirely paddle-able kayak Oru says comes with "the strength and performance...

Racing champ - boat racing champ - Achille Castoldi scored this Ferrari Arno XI Racing Boat, the only boat that has ever been powered by Scuderia Ferrari for one simple reason: he asked Enzo Ferrari to build it for him...

The word "Adastra" doesn't look like it means anything, but the Adastra itself, a 140' trimaran power yacht, sure looks like it means business. Deliberately, to be sure, since the boat was originally built for a fancy...

They say Shark OFF is "kryptonite for sharks!" Awww. Not that there's anything wrong with a shark repellent bracelet, if you're a surfer, diver, boater, or swimmer of the oceans. But when I read the words "Shark OFF"...

Neptunic's Sharksuit, a stainless steel chainmail diver's suit, is kinda like cage diving with sharks. Except rather than being inside the cage that's going to protect you, you're wearing it. So you can actually touch...

Sealver's jet ski propelled Wave Boats, like this inflatable speed boat, shake up the power boat scene with a neat twist on the vessel's design. Unlike the inflatable version, though, you'll be able to use more than a...

Who wants to go to Party Cove in Lake of the Ozarks and ride my sweet Splash Runner? Yeah, it's motor boat. I mean, it's basically a motor boat. It's got, like, a state-of-the-art propeller system spun by 2 powerful motors...

In a strange cinematic and evolutionary twist, the next Jurassic Park sequel will feature a water-faring T-Rex whose genetically modified donut center will keep him afloat, but whose unmodified arms will prevent him from...

Who wants a ride on the Golden Boy? Don't worry, when you put your lips to this pool float's inflation nozzle you'll see it swells to a formidable 79 inches long (holy crap, Ron Jeremy!) with an extra thick construction...

If you want to pack a raft on your next adventure, you're going to have to get rid of something to make more room. Here, how about this roll of paper towels? Kokopelli's Rogue-lite Packraft, the newest and lightest in...

SurfEars 3.0 earplugs let you cut off the insides of your ears from the flow of water without cutting them off from the sounds in and around it. Developed by a cold water surfer who suffered an ear infection during a...

Be the scariest / dreamiest / quackiest creature in the water with a set of Stand Up Floats' creature inflatables strapped to your stand up paddleboard. The Shark, Unicorn, Duck, Swan, and Whale pieces even serve purposes...

You may have mastered Down Dog on land, but how about on water? The SolFit Aquatic Fitness Mat is a yoga board is designed for yogis to use in the pool or open water, where they can take their balance, coordination, and...

Onyx's M-16 Belt Pack is a manual inflatable personal floatation device (PFD). It inflates via a tab marked "Jerk To Inflate." Ahhh, an instruction all of us, dudes and ladies alike, can understand and execute easily...

Whether you're a SCUBA diver or a snorkeler or a skinny dipper, Sublue's streamlined WhiteShark Mix Underwater Scooter will help zip you around the ocean lickety split, at speeds of up to 3.5MPH, to take in all of its...

Aqua aerobics has never looked so macho! Speedo's Hydro Shredders are plastic pool mitts designed with valves and tubercle technology that create heavy resistance when used either underwater or at its surface. Part of...

This inflatable Colorado Pontoon Boat is built to American Boat and Yacht Council standards, and comes with a motor mount, but if you want to go from floatin' to motorboatin' you'll need to supply the lips, cheeks, lung...

Yeah, it's a pretty big duffel, but the Rover AeroBOTE, a stand up paddle board-motor boat hybrid, really does deflate, fold up, and stuff inside a wheeled bag you can pull along behind you through tight squeezes and...