Boating

Arc Boat Company's fully electric Arc Sport model gets four to six hours of typical use on a single charge.Arc Boat CompanyArc Boat Company began sales of its second electric boat model in just three years this week. The new $258,000 Arc Sport was designed for wake sports enthusiasts and follows the company's earlier Arc One, a limited-edition luxury cruiser.While the startup produced fewer than two dozen of those earlier boats, it is gearing up for continuous production of the new model, which it unveiled on Tuesday.The…

While other marine companies were using this year's Boat Dusseldorf show to electrify fast, furious water toys of every possible size, Chinese e-drive maker ePropulsion was presenting its smallest, most versatile electric outboard yet. The new eLite outboard weighs less than 15 lb (6.8 kg) and is designed to bring immediate torque and power to small boats and tenders. The plug-and-play drive carries easily to the water, attaches and detaches with a simple, one-click mounting system, and delivers up to an hour and a half…

Yamaha Motor has already pushed to the front of the pack in developing hydrogen engines for automobiles and off-highway off-roaders, and now it's looking to launch its hydrogen-combustion program into the water. A potentially critical piece of its greater carbon neutrality program, Yamaha's new hydrogen outboard prototype will debut at the upcoming 2024 Miami International Boat Show, previewing a cleaner future for boaters and marine consumers. Long before government and industry were rapidly prodding along cleaner, more…

After a mysterious "medical complication" that had fans concerned, Jamie Foxx proved he's back in action by coming to the rescue of a woman in Chicago. The actor and comedian, known for his roles in "Ray" and "Django Unchained," was captured on video returning a lost purse to a grateful woman. The heartwarming incident follows reports of Foxx's recovery and his recent public appearances, signaling that he is doing well. In a video shared on Instagram by user Quan Ellis, Jamie Foxx is seen retrieving a woman's…

"What if I were to die tomorrow, what would you do for the rest of your life?" That's what Malaysian Samantha Khoo asked her Singaporean husband Rene Sullivan in 2017, when he came home late from a long day of work."It was really sudden and it took me some time before I answered her," he told CNBC via video from Langkawi, Malaysia. "I said, 'Well, if that happens, then I just take my guitar ... and then travel the world'."Khoo replied, "Why are we waiting for me to die for you to do this?"Living in a sailboat together has…

While most of the travel industry struggled to get back on its feet, the yachting industry had a different problem during the pandemic: serving everyone wanting to charter a boat.Like the rise in private jet travel during the pandemic, charter demand remains "extremely strong," said Crom Littlejohn, chief commercial officer of the yacht brokerage company Northrop & Johnson. He said he expects interest to remain this way "for the foreseeable future."But it isn't the same people who have always traveled via sea, he…

Many people occasionally travel for work.But for some, travel is at the heart of their jobs.CNBC Travel spoke with people from four industries about occupations where working from home — or an office for that matter — isn't an option.A year of travelName: Sebastian ModakJob: Former New York Times "52 Places Traveler"Modak was one of 13,000 people who applied for a role that sent one person to every destination on The New York Times' "Places to Go" list in 2018 — the first year the newspaper hired for the position. He…