September 26, 2007

A Luxury Anti-Sea-Sickness Yacht

The Ferretti 630 looks like your standard $3.2 million dollar yacht, but it has something special up it's sleeve. The 630 come with an Anti Rolling Gyro that stops the boat from rocking from side to side, which is the primary cause of sea sickness.

Created by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Anti Rolling Gyro system was created for use in satellites to prevent them flying off course in the event of an impact. The system uses a 154lb steel and aluminium gyroscope located in the bottom of the hull, which is powered by an electric motor. When the boat starts to tilt, the spinning gyroscope compensates for the angle to keep the boat upright, even in choppy seas. The system can be used anytime from when the boat is at anchored to when it's at optimum speed.

You're not just paying for a steady ship, however. The Ferretti isn't short on luxury, though it is on the smaller side holding only 18 people total. You can check out pictures of the interior, get all the tech specs and so on at the Ferretti site HERE.

(via Luxury Launches)

 

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