Seabreacher X By Rob Innes

“This isn’t a submarine – you’re not going to visit the Titanic in it,” Rob warns. “It’s more of a cross between a plane and a boat, and we’ve been improving the models constantly so they can do more and more tricks.” The fibreglass Seabreacher, which reminds you of ‘Jaws’, doesn’t come cheap at 60,000 pounds. Rob, 37, along with friend Dan Piazza, 52, has converted his hobby into a roaring business. The duo built their first submersible 12 years ago. Today the rich are lining up to buy the customised toys even though they have to wait a whole year. “The seabreacher is really for people with a large disposable income who want to have fun,” explains Rob. “It’s pretty popular in the Middle East, but we’ve also sold them to clients in Korea and the Caribbean.”
Rob and Dan are giving a demonstration on Whiskeytown Lake, just outside Redding, California, US, on the Seabreacher X’s maiden passenger voyage.