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Top 10 Boating Innovations of the Decade Top 10 Boating Innovations of the Decade

At Yacht Help Desk we’re for anything that makes boating easier and more enjoyable!
Here’s our list of the most popular, useful and innovative advances in boating this past decade.

Winterfest Boat Parade rocked 2009
January 5, 2010| Share your thoughts
Winterfest Boat Parade rocked 2009

Bimini Twist preparing for the 2009 Ft. Lauderdale Winterfest Boat Parade, an annual boating tradition near the holiday season. You will meet the owners and learn what it takes to win 6 years in a row at the Ft. Lauderdale parade. For those not familiar with the Winterfest Boat Parade imagine a long procession of boats of various sizes and shapes all decorated with thousands of Christmas lights & props, playing music and waltzing down the New River & the Intercostal Waterways. What a sight!

Japanese whaler collides with a whale Wars boat! Japanese whaler collides with a whale Wars boat!

This stunning video shows a Japanese whaler and a smaller protest boat fighting for position then colliding.  The smaller boat, a 40kt custom yacht called Ady Gil and owned by Sea Shephred, eventually sank, but …

The must-have flying machine for your Superyacht!
December 30, 2009| Share your thoughts
The must-have flying machine for your Superyacht!

We’ve all grown up dreaming of the flying car and while many have tried, many have *gulp* failed.  I ran into The Transition, by Terrafugia while web surfing and just had to share it with …

PMY: Can your boat’s radar give you cancer?
July 28, 2009| Share your thoughts
PMY: Can your boat’s radar give you cancer?

We found this article on www.PowerandMotoryacht.com written by Tim Barlett and thought we’d share it with you. It’s interesting because it sheds light on the great mystery of whether or not standing in the way …

CNN: Is the ocean Florida’s untapped energy source? CNN: Is the ocean Florida’s untapped energy source?

(CNN) — The answer to easing the energy crunch in one of the nation’s most populous states could lie underwater.