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The Optimus Prime Of Catamarans

By Joe McGauley Published On 09/16/2014
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By Joe McGauley @jwmcgauley Published On 09/16/2014
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The Optimus Prime of catamarans
All Photos: Kormaran

In many cases, it's better to have friends with boats than to deal with the upkeep and costs of owning one yourself. Then, sometimes, crazy Austrian engineers invent a wildly luxurious catamaran that can instantly switch between four other types of sea-faring vehicles, Transformers-style, which causes you to abandon all logic and reason and buy the damn thing. Behold, the Kormaran. 

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Thanks to its innovative hydraulics system, you can switch between catamaran, trimaran, monohull, or hydrofoil modes. It can change on a whim, along with your mood, the wind, and the weather. Done lounging out in the open water and want to cruise back to the marina for lunch? You have a stable of vehicles at the ready to get you there.

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You'll be riding in high style, too. The hull interior is fashioned from a triumvirate of top-notch materials: carbon fiber, teak, and Boxmark Xtreme leather. 

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Depending on its cruising mode, the 22-footer's slick body switches between five and 11.5 feet wide, which comes in handy when and if you're passing through a narrow channel or unpredictably rocky waters.

But when you're ready to rip it full throttle out in the open, it'll get you going up to 44 mph.

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But does it really matter how fast you're going? Look at what you're riding in. Just be thankful. 


Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompresor and currently in search of more friends with boats. 

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