Leading electronics manufacturer Standard Horizon has proudly launched its new HX870E 6W handheld DSC VHF transceiver with built-in GPS, an upgrade of the hugely popular HX851E. Whilst still having all of the intuitive features of its predecessor, a major new feature is the ability to plot up to 20 routes from a directory of 200…
Dometic Smart Touch Integrated Intelligence Control (STIIC) is chosen for its innovative contribution to the marine industry World-leading supplier of marine equipment Dometic Marine has announced that Boating Industry magazine has included the Dometic Smart Touch Integrated Intelligence Control (STIIC) in its Top Products for 2015. Boating Industry’s annual awards program recognises products for their innovation,…
SmarterTrack Express is a new navigation package designed to turn a Windows notebook into a full function electronic charting system for marine navigation. It ships with a high performance DualNav (GPS & GLONASS) positioning sensor which is self powered from the PC’s USB port. Install the software and the notebook is transformed into an easy…
PrestoMarine Lifts, a leading worldwide provider of lifts to the superyacht industry, has announced the launch of their new platform, the PML platform. The PML platform is an accessory that can be attached onto lifts already installed on board yachts and allows easier access for users from the water. The platform is designed to be…
Never take your reading glasses out on the boat again, with this great new option of Gill floating bifocal sunglasses. As with every piece in the Gill eyewear collection, the new bifocals have built in flotation to make sure that you don’t lose them should you drop them overboard. Our polarised lens technology consists of…
Sonar Server is a new wireless interface from Digital Yacht designed to send real time depth data from any NMEA compatible depth system, fish-finder or sounder to the popular Navionic’s charting app available iPhone, iPad and Android. SonarCharts Live is the latest advance in SonarCharts technology allowing users to view sonar recordings in an exciting…
The Journey 1 by Hyndsight Vision Systems is an especially designed lightweight, waterproof, fully wireless camera and monitor unit that can assist rear vision on any type of boat. Hyndsight cameras can be mounted easily on any surface in seconds, no wiring is needed and a clear image with true depth of field is transmitted…
There are three standout moments in the Volvo Ocean Race; the start, the finish, and rounding Cape Horn. Leaving from Auckland, New Zealand, Leg 5 is what every sailor dreams of. Descending into the Southern Ocean through the Roaring Forties, and down into the Furious Fifties, this is the only ocean in the world where…
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the next generation of HD action cameras, VIRB X and VIRB XE. Compact and capable of shooting rich, high-definition, wide-angle footage, VIRB X and XE boast an all-new form factor allowing for more mounting options. Waterproof to 50 meters, the updated camera design…
Dometic Marine’s Eskimo Cup has received the 2015 John ‘Walkabout’ Sisson Innovation Award from the IBBI, the Independent Boat Builders Incorporated. Formerly known as the Dometic Cup Cooler, the Dometic Eskimo Cup is a new product for the 2015 boating season and is the industry’s first thermoelectric cup holder for boats. It keeps drinks refrigerator-cold…
