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Billionaire Anton Marden’s iPad controlled mega yacht “Adastra” captured three awards including ‘Newcomer of the Year Award’ and ‘Naval Architecture Award’ at this years ShowBoats Design Awards held in Monaco. Besides looking like a space ship, the coolest thing about this high-end mega yacht is that the owner can control the boat from his iPad!
The yacht can reach a maximum speed of 22.5 knots is 42.5 meters long, 16 meters wide and weighs 52 tons. Perhaps more amazing is that it has a maximum range of 4,000 miles so the owner can expect to travel “from the UK to New York in a single trip without refueling.”
The iPad remote control takes charge of an integrated ship monitoring system which easily adds to the cool factor and promise to function as long as you are within 50 meters of the craft. And why not use an iPad when there is plenty of technology close at hand, with “15 double bedroom cabins all equipped with their own luxury bathrooms and 6ft wide television screens.”
For those waiting their turn to party with Marden on his yacht, you won’t need to worry about paparazzi snapping photographs of your festivities. As if this boat needed more cool factor, it actually features a custom-fitted “‘anti-paparazzi shield’ that fires a laser beam of light at cameras to ruin photographs.”
While it may not be the most expensive or extravagant boat on the water today (Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich recently purchased himself £300 million super-yacht with two swimming pools, two helipads, a gym, hair salon, dance floor and submarine) it certainly gets points for its choice of technology.
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