What do you do if your yacht’s guests finds PWCs passé and helicopter rides ho-hum? Stick a Seabreacher Sailfish in your tender garage, and watch the ear-to-ear grins break out. The Seabreacher Sailfish is the latest slick submersible watercraft from Innespace, which manufactures watertoys in demand among megayachts.
Consider that Innespace makes the Jetovator, a flying seat found aboard some megayachts. It’s propelled and elevated by a water hose attached to a PWC. While the Seabreacher Sailfish also shoots into the air, it offers a different experience. Imagine sitting in a watertight, bubble-like cockpit within the body of a 21-foot-long (6.4-meter-long) fish, carving up the surface of the water. When it strikes your fancy, dive down a few feet, then rocket straight up into the air, shooting water from the fish’s bill. That’s the fun of the Seabreacher Sailfish, along with jumps and barrel rolls.
While Innespace hasn’t released performance figures, they should be comparable to previous Seabreacher craft. Shark and killer whale models reportedly see 20- to 25-mph underwater speeds and 40- to 50-mph surface speeds.
To be clear, the Seabreacher Sailfish is not a sub. Rather, it’s a positively buoyant watercraft that can submerge about five to six feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters), for brief periods. Innespace says most people dive five to 10 seconds at a time, with experienced drivers staying submerged up to a minute. Why so brief? The Seabreacher Sailfish engine-air intake is contained the fin. Diving too deep cuts the air and engine off, and the craft automatically surfaces.
The Seabreacher Sailfish, like the other Seabreacher craft, is approved for recreational use and sale by the U.S. Coast Guard. Innespace says it can be registered as a conventional inboard powerboat.
Nautical Ventures, the Florida-based shop supplying a number of megayachts with toys and accessories, has been tapped as a reseller and service partner for the Seabreacher Sailfish. Each is made to order, with pricing ranging from $80,000 to $100,000 depending on options chosen.
You can see a Seabreacher Sailfish at the Nautical Ventures’ stand at the Yacht & Brokerage Show this week. Play the video above for a preview of the thrills in store if—or, should we say, when—you buy one.
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