Suddenly, the disappointment of yesterday's NO-5 bares little relevance to the things that matter most. God speed Steve Jobs. You made technology...
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Double ditto. I was REALLY hoping for a larger screen.
Ditto.
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A nighttime shot taken by YF photographer Tom Serio. Rope lighting behind the recesses draw attention to the Axcell's Air Pressure Lift system and...
Hi Tony and welcome to YF. Thanks for the history! Had it not been an informative post, your membership would have been history. We have very...
This close-up study of her “Gills” is a graphic illustration of the creative thought and effort of inventor Barsumian’s essential performance...
Nestled under the swim platform and stern is a tender garage with a 15' inflatable RIB...
A close-up aft deck shot illustrates the enormous space available at her stern swim platform. Sorry Bruce, we can't make this pic a hyperlink to...
Retractable aft windows can be set in any position. Here, we staggered the positions of the three aft windows...
She glories in a detail not often found in many yachts this size – retractable side windows. Great in aiding line of sight while docking, or...
Powering up, there is no ‘hump’ coming on plane. The boat actually lifts itself on plane before true hydrodynamic lift occurs. Once on plane,...
During our sea trial, we purposely disengaged the fans at 30 knots and promptly watched our speed drop to 22 knots, at the same power setting....
If there is one area where the Axcell cat fails to excel, it is in ride quality over short frequency waves, such as one-foot bay chop being...
Top speed on our sea trial was just shy of 35 knots, which is far less than computational analysis. Theoretically, this boat should easily top 40...
A side-view cutaway demonstrates how this semi-military style hovercraft application applies to the craft underway. Air is fed through the Gills...
Bringing three different hull forms together is where Bruce Barsumian’s brilliance came into play, along with a healthy dose of fortitude and...
