MetaFilter posts tagged with boating

He owns a mansion and a yacht

Joe Beese — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:20:41 -0800

Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, has launched his 557-foot yacht, Eclipse.

The Mary Celeste

moonbird — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 04:40:38 -0800

131 years ago today, the Mary Celeste, an American ship bound for Genoa, was found adrift in the Atlantic. Thus began of one of the most well known and loved of maritime mysteries, with numerous possible solutions offered.

stbalbach — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:28:19 -0800

This baby, a Norwegian coastal defense high-tech catamaran can travel at 60mph, fool radar and ride 5 feet above the water was in Washington, D.C. recently cruising the Chesapeake Bay to possibly be bought by the US Navy.

machaus — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 19:37:04 -0800

Noah's Ark is being rebuilt, but I don't think it will float. I can't help but think that it would make a wicked skateboard halfpipe. The project broke ground in 1976, but seems to be moving slowly. More info here and here. Any Maryland MeFi'ers know the current status of this thing? more inside: