This Inflatable Sailboat Fits In The Trunk Of Your Car
Buying a boat is a major expense. It also comes with a headache-inducing list of logistics to figure out: where to dock it, how to get it to the water, what to do with it in the winter. Those worries are a moot point with the Tiwal 3, a crazy-cool sailboat that can fit in the trunk of your car.
The 75-square-foot, 10.5-feet-long sailboat collapses down into two 60 pounds bags when not in use. It can be transported in a small car and stored in your home or garage with no problem. When you want to take it on the water, it can be ready in 20 minutes: just inflate the hull, assemble the structure, and set the sail.
The boat can carry two adults or one adult and two children, or 418 pounds total. It sounds too good to be true, but it's already got a solid fanbase. According to Tiwal, there are more than 900 Tiwal 3 boats currently in use, and it's won several prizes, including Boat of the Year by Sailing World in 2014. It was also on exhibition at New York's Soho MoMA Design Store last spring.
This unique gift can be purchased on MoMA's website, too. Per the museum, it was chosen in part because it was "so well designed for their function that a simple elegance of form is achieved."
At $5,700 ($6,195 through MoMA), it's not cheap, but it is far less expensive than a typical sailboat, and you won't have to worry about storage fees. If you want a boat under your Christmas tree this year, this is the way to do it!
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