Boat Zipping along.

[Alan de Enfield]

The artist says he was inspired by a simple observation of how boats looked from above. He writes on his website: "When I looked down at Tokyo Bay from the window of the plane, the ships and wakes traveling in the sea looked like fasteners...  I wanted to build a huge zipper ship that people could ride on, open up the ocean, and see it from the mountains and the sky."

 

 

 

Boats come in all shapes and sizes, from humble punts to outrageous superyachts longer than football pitches. But we think this is one of the coolest designs we've seen. Dubbed the Zip-Fastener Ship, the curious watercraft is the work of Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki. He set out to create a boat that would look like it's unzipping the water when in motion. And it's currently driving Reddit wild.

 

This 'zip' boat design is the best thing you'll see all day | Creative Bloq

[blackrose]

I think it's possibly the silliest thing I've seen all day, which is fine if that's what "the artist" was aiming for.

[Alan de Enfield]

Looking at the aerial picture I think he achieved his aim.

[enigmatic]

Makes an interesting variation on the usual trad/semi/cruiser stern debate, but not sure fellow canal users would appreciate the wake  

[Murflynn]

11 hours ago, enigmatic said:

Makes an interesting variation on the usual trad/semi/cruiser stern debate, but not sure fellow canal users would appreciate the wake  

 

another narrow-minded comment.  

 

zip it, why don't you?  

 

 

 

 

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