Category Archives: Tech Talk
Man Overboard App
The Man Overboard App for iPhone from Intelligent Maintenance is super simple to use. Hit the MOB button. Use the on-screen coordinates to call in to the Coastguard. Follow the big on-screen arrow to get back to the MOB point. … Continue reading
SailTimer
The SailTimer family of products are unique among GPSs in realizing that sailboats often tack to their destination, which affects the distance and travel time. If standard GPS chartplotters don’t know how far your tacking route is, how can they … Continue reading
Sea Tow App
Help never looked like this before. Contact Sea Tow for On-water Assistance, PLUS access Tides, Weather Forecasts and Radar, GPS, Course Over Ground, Speed over Ground, Compass and Sea Tow locations – all with Day/Night Mode and all from a … Continue reading
Fugawi X-Traverse and GPSNavX™ Announce New Theyr Weather Support Services
Fugawi X-Traverse manufacturer, Northport Systems Inc., and iNavX™ navigation application designer, GPSNavX, recently announced that the Fugawi X-Traverse chart and content web services now supports Theyr Weather for the iNavX App for the Apple iPhone™, iPod touch™ and iPad™. Offering … Continue reading
Robot Glider Detects Rogue Waves
When the robotic Papa Mau completed its 16,668-kilometer scientific expedition across the Pacific Ocean last month, the surfboard-sized submarine did more than set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous vehicle. The wave-powered sub reached Australia’s Hervey … Continue reading
Marine Commander – Nav Systems Integrated on One Screen
If you have the space and can afford it, Icom’s MarineCommander is the way to go. On one screen you can see all of your systems integrated, giving you information at your fingertips and a great ease of control of … Continue reading
B&G Reveals New Triton HV Displays
B&G, the world leader in instruments, autopilot systems and tactical software solutions for sailors, recently announced the new range of Triton HV Displays. These practical displays are dedicated for use on the mast, providing cruising and club racing sailors with … Continue reading
Deep Blue Electric Outboard by Torqeedo Wins DAME Award
METS, the world’s largest trade show of the international marine leisure industry in Amsterdam, has announced the winners of their annual DAME Design Awards Exemplifying the world trend towards recognizing efforts to end the use of oil-based propulsion, the overall … Continue reading
Garmin Introduces New GPSMAP 500 and 700 Series
Garmin International, the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a premier addition to their fully-integrated line of GPSMAP series chartplotters and combination plotter/sonar units. Boasting a sleek new design, vibrant touchscreen and unsurpassed positioning technology, these eight new models … Continue reading
The Future of Weather Data is Now on Your Mac
WeatherNet 3 for Mac responds to the expanding number of Mac users in the marine marketplace, the incessant need for weather and ocean data in that environment, and the demand for the affordable delivery of these data by fulfilling quests … Continue reading
Google Offers Virtual Great Barrier Reef Tour
Google is bringing the undersea world to the Internet’s landlubbers. The Web giant launched an expansion of its Map tool to take users on an adventure that includes colorful reef fish, coral forests, and rare turtles. The goal of the program … Continue reading
Steve Jobs’ Superyacht Looks Like it Was Designed by Steve Jobs
The superyacht Steve Jobs was designing up until his death just over a year ago was unveiled on Sunday at a shipyard in the Netherlands. The Dutch Apple blog OneMoreThing was first to report that the superyacht, named Venus, was christened at … Continue reading
Furuno TimeZero Touch a Chart Plotter Winner
The technology just gets better and better. Furuno TimeZero Touch has just won the‘Product of the Year’ from The British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) Conference 2012, which took place last week in Southampton. Furuno’s TimeZero Touch multi-function display, with the … Continue reading
Marinas.com Sees Uptick in Traffic
Marinas.com, a business that provides marina owners and operators with slip reservations and services, had more than 3,600,000 visits from active boaters across North America during the first eight months of 2012. Marinas.com increased its unique visitors by 45% through August … Continue reading
Underwater Trash Collector Hits Chicago
Earlier this year, IL Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined EPA officials in announcing $10 million in funding to help clean up area waterways, focused primarily on upgrading technology and treating discharges at two water reclamation plants by 2015. … Continue reading
Furuno Wins 205th Award for Marine Electronics
Furuno must be one of the most ubiquitous names in sailing for great quality marine electronics. But even knowing this, it’s amazing to learn that they have just won their 205th award from the USA’s National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). … Continue reading
App Combines Weather Data and NOAA Charts
Weather Services International has introduced a weather and tides app for the iPad and iPhone that delivers much of the information that professional meteorologists would get at their workstations, but it is geared to mariners and presented as overlays on … Continue reading
Innovative Sensors – Future Use for Cruising Sailors?
Wouldn’t you like to know when your mast or boom has reached its structural limits? BEFORE there are any tell-tale signs visible? BEFORE it falls on top of you? A new technology is in the pipeline that could provide that … Continue reading
Major Technology Upgrade Gives PredictWind Faster Forecast Updates
Popular wind forecast site PredictWind has achieved dramatic speed efficiencies by adopting Amazon Web Services’ cloud computing to deliver high-resolution wind forecasts for almost any part of the globe. Wherever you are right now, look out the window–chances are that … Continue reading
Better Wi-Fi Connectivity Onboard and Offboard
Would you spend more time onboard relaxing if you had an easy to install, high-powered Wi-Fi solution for your yacht? Get better offboard and onboard wireless connections for you, your family and friends, and your boat with NautiCloud power. Most devices … Continue reading
