Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor

  PROMOTION - Do you want to avoid accidents? Imagine this: a radar that delivers 360-degree sweeps every second at close range. With high-quality short, mid and long-range detection, these feature-packed dome antennas ensure targets can be seen vividly - even in the toughest environmental conditions. Check out the HALO Dome Radar!    VLOG - When Danish kiter Therese Taabbel lights up the dark while kite boarding, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. "Hours of gluing LED-Tape on the equipment, location scouting and crossing fingers for the wind forecast, turned out like this", says Therese. "We attached 4000 LED-LIGHTS to my kite, board, and wetsuit to light up the sky." NEWS - A luxury yacht that can submerge to a depth of 300 meters and stay under water for up to 10 days. Naval architect Elena Nappi dreamed it, and as we all know: if a designer can come up with the idea, the superrich want to have it. Still a concept, but already this 'Carapace' brings a new dimension to the term superyachts. GIFTS - The book 'Take a break' by former Lonely Planet magazine editor-in-chief Sara van Geloven might be the perfect Christmas gift. It’s the ultimate inspirational book for everyone who wants to go abroad for a longer period. For now it's only available in Dutch. NEWS - An Australian-based surfer named Troy Bottegal started a crowdfunding campaign to launch a new artificial reef structure called The Airwave. Bottegal has been prototyping this two-metre-high, 12-metre-wide, dome-like bladder filled with air that is designed to create bigger, surfable waves over the last decade. The unique part that separates his invention from other man-made reefs is that it’s inflatable. However, the first test was not a succes and the project is now on hold.  VLOG - Buy a sailboat, restore it from top to bottom and set sail to the south of Europe and ultimately sail around the globe. These heroic guys quit their jobs, said goodbye to their friends and started their journey through the French Canals to the Mediterranean. Follow them on oceansdrift.com VLOG - Most of us saw the video of Kelly Slater. At the age of 47 this legendary surfer scored a perfect 10 at the Billabong Pipe Masters. If you've seen it, let's look at it again. And if you haven't: here's your chance to catch up. LONG READ - With sustainable propulsion, one-way glass created in the same color as the exterior paint, an underwater Nemo room, beach club, helipad, escape pod and heli-skiing station, this superyacht is far out there and ready to be build. French yacht designer Thierry Gaugain created this futuristic 390-foot superyacht that is simply called L.
  VIDEO - "This is Wing Surfing". The tittle of this clip says it all. The rider is Philippe Caneri with a Horue foilboard and a Duotone wingfoil. Can we ever get enough of these kinds of videos? At FLO@ newsletter we seriously doubt it! EDITORIAL - In need of some inspiration? Look at this guy! Nothing could stop him from sailing the world, not even a motorcycle crash that left him with only one leg and one arm. 5 years after his accident he decided to buy his first sailboat and went browsing on YouTube to learn how to sail. Today he has nearly completed a solo circumnavigation! So FLO@’s new years message to you: when the going gets tough, be more like Dustin Reynolds. FLO@ WISHES YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor

Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor

Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor

Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor

Light up the sky, Far out superyachts, Inflatable reef, Wing Surfing, Inspirational sailor