This Amazing Speed Boat Becomes An Airplane And Then A Coffin

Sea Ray has blown everyone away at the Jacksonville Boat Show this week by introducing its newest and most modern Icarus model, the first under-24-footer in its class that can transform from a speed boat into an airplane and then into a personal, state-of-the-art coffin.

Billed as “the last boat you will ever need,” the Icarus’s onboard navigation system is the first of its kind to come preinstalled with both Navionics and Sea Ray’s own in-house-will-drafting software, and its authentic teakwood trim promises to have you looking stylish whether you’re cruising at its top speed of 200 mph, flying effortlessly through the air at ranges up to 80 feet, or entombed forever in peaceful, eternal slumber.

Promotional material found on Sea Ray’s website pinpoints exactly how clever Icarus’s three-in-one transition can be. At stage one, the Icarus appears to be a standard, top-of-the-line runabout, but for those who want even more, Sea Ray has heard you loud and clear: with the touch of a button, you can find yourself enjoying a beautiful skyline view from the shattered, smoke-filled window of a beachfront penthouse apartment. Just press that button again, and the boat seamlessly transitions into Coffin Mode, which makes use of any salvageable part of the engine to engage the autopilot and steer you to any one of 6,000 predetermined final resting places at the bottom of the harbor.

Pricing for the Icarus starts at either $105,000 or an incontestable 10 percent stake in your next-of-kin’s inheritance. For non-buyers interested in checking out this technology, Sea Ray has also partnered with Carnival to offer a similar feature for its new line of commercial cruise ships, which can effortlessly transform from an ocean-crossing vessel to a viral quarantine center and then a morgue.