Foldable and portable, boat can sail, kayak or run on solar

Montenegro-based HYPAR Smart Boat is a modular, portable, sustainable boat design that can be used in three ways, as well as carried as a backpack.

Montenegro25 Apr 2017

Smart boat | Photo source HYPAR

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As material and design technology continue to advance, the days of a cluttered storage space may be numbered. Bulky outdoor equipment is being given innovative makeovers, with Montenegro-based HYPAR Smart Boat recently introducing its portable three-way design. The HYPAR boat folds down for carrying as a backpack, and when ready to be used, turns into a solar-powered dinghy, a sailboat or a kayak. Hypar is short for the shape of the boat - Hyperbolic-Paraboloids - designed to make it particularly efficient in the water, whatever the conditions. The boat is constructed of corrugated plastic and a custom polypropylene material specifically…

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