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Escape gridlock in a flying boat

| SFBW Staff
One of the SeaBubbles rises out of the water as it picks up speed
The SeaBubbles crew goes for a spin on Lake Geneva
The SeaBubbles crew goes for a spin on Lake Geneva

Water taxis are a cool way to get around some of South Florida’s waterways, but SeaBubbles could turn it into a higher speed experience.

The lithium battery powered hydrofoils can zip along at up to 20 knots (23 mph) and visited Miami during the boat and yacht shows weekend.

The SeaBubble website says it is providing a solution for gridlocked roads and pollution. The company envisions water taxis that will move at the speed of a car for the price of a taxi.

“Think James Bond car, available for everybody, but with zero wave, zero noise, zero CO2 emission,” the  website says.

 

Techcrunch says the prototype has 1.5 hours of battery life and a five-hour battery recharge, but the company expects to cut that to 2.5 hours of operation and a 35-minute recharge.

The first ones are expected to ship this summer and cost $200,000.

The SeaBubbles are being developed by Alain Thébault and Anders Bringdal.

In 2009, Thébault broke the world sailing record for speed with his l’Hydroptére, reaching 51.36 knots (59.10 mph) over 500 meters. (The current record is 65.45 knots.)

Bringdal is a two-time world windsurfing champion.

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Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.