Meet the Rolls-Royce Engine Powered Aeroboat

Yacht design studio Claydon Reeves has plans to preview their Rolls-Royce powered Aeroboat which derives inspiration from the Spitfire fighter plane.

Quite obviously now, as you can see from the pictures, the Aeroboat is a high-performance boat. It will be sculpted out of carbon fibre, Kevlar and lightweight wood veneer to ensure that it cuts through the waves and zooms past everything in water.

It will also have an authentic air intake scoop, aircraft-inspired controls and shock-mounted seats which are a "nod to the Spitfire's own landing gear." Powering the Aeroboat will be a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine which has been detuned to produce 1100bhp which will help the boat top out at 75 - 95 knots.

Only 12 units will be made and they will be built to order.