MY NEXT BOAT...SERIOUSLY

OK, I have no experience or instruction sailing, so before I score this thing I'll have to take a class or two, but it would be totally worth it for something this cool.

>From the MiniCat product page (http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1839):

This unique two-person catamaran is fully collapsible and supremely portable, so it is ideal for all you wannabe boaters who thought boat ownership was strictly for the rich, the famous and the winners on Bullseye.

Thanks to its inflatable twin floats, the lightweight but super-sturdy MiniCat fits into a single (1350x280x280mm) bag, so you can pop it in the boot of your car and keep it in the attic, the cellar or even a cupboard when it's not in use. Forget about mooring fees; with the MiniCat you can get into sailing without the usual complications and costs of owning a boat.

Doesn't that sound awesome? If Tom Hanks had had one of these with him in Castaway the film would have been a heckuva lot shorter. The price is apparently $5000 but considering how portable it is, I can't help but think how worth it having such a boat would be.

Too bad 5 grand is a just a liiiittle bit out of my budget range. ^_^ .

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