| Porthole 09 Mar 17

SOON there may be a new way to sail the Seine.

Italian firm Carlo Ratti Associati has created a concept that combines exercise and sailing by using human energy to power a floating gym up The Seine in Paris.

The boat, known as “The Paris Navigating Gym” (pictured) is 20m long and holds 45 passengers.

It works by converting the pedal power into electricity but if there aren’t enough pax on board to run the boat, it will use renewable energy, the photovoltaic cells on its roof.

After eating la baguette, le fromage & drinking le vin, this sounds like a fun idea to burn those excessive kilograms.