Road Test: Yamaha SeaWing sea scooter
Great news for those looking to drop a grand on an entirely unnecessary new toy for summer!
What is it? Great news for scuba divers, snorkellers and bone-idle swimmers looking to drop a grand on an entirely unnecessary new toy to mark the start of summer! It’s a powerful and compact sea scooter.
Say what? A sea scooter: you simply hold on, in the Superman position, and let it pull you through the water. Dual propellers provide up to 12kg of thrust and a top speed of 6.5km/h.
Vital statistics: It weighs 3.7kg (but is neutrally buoyant, so it won’t sink like a stone if you let go) and operates to a depth of 40m, which is probably deeper than you ought to go. A 1.5-hour charge of the lithium-ion battery gives you 45 minutes of run-time.
Anything else? It’s designed to be intuitive to operate (“just pick it up and enjoy,” the retailer says) and has a GoPro mount in case you want to channel your inner Jacques Cousteau.
Verdict: Go on, treat yourself! I mean, what’s the worst that could happen?
$999, underwater.com.au
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