Electronics

What is the best marine navigation app for the iPad?
Posted on February 1st 2013 - Tom Tripp
(Editor’s note — Christine Kling is an accomplished sailor and mystery author and she has spent a great deal of time actually using the iPad ...

Furuno TZ Touch Displays
Posted on August 21st 2012 - Zuzana Prochazka
I walked away from the Furuno booth at the Miami boat show with a good feeling – I felt like an electronics expert. ...

Vessel Vanguard
Posted on August 7th 2012 - Zuzana Prochazka
If you’re like me, you’re an organized (some say anal) boat owner with a binder dedicated to the latest maintenance records and a locker bursting ...

Northport Systems Announces Fugawi Marine 5
Posted on February 1st 2012 - Tom Tripp
Northport Systems announced that its newest marine navigation software, Fugawi Marine 5, will be available at the end of March for new purchase and upgrade ...

ActiveCaptain Expands Dramatically with Routes and More Reviews
Posted on December 7th 2011 - Tom Tripp
ActiveCaptain.com, the crowd-sourced database of local navigation and cruising knowledge, has been expanding its offerings over the last couple of months with some significant new ...

DeLorme inReach, hand’s on #1
Posted on November 29th 2011 - Ben Ellison
Click on this photo for a close look at the new age of satellite messaging, tracking, and distress handhelds, or at least three of the ...

ActiveCaptain route sharing: dangerous, useful, or perfection?
Posted on November 26th 2011 - Ben Ellison
When I first heard about ActiveCaptain's plan to enable route sharing amongst it users, it was via a group email from a very experienced bluewater ...

AC34, Garmin & the support fleet
Posted on November 23rd 2011 - Ben Ellison
Given that the Golden Gate Yacht Club -- home club of Larry Ellison and his team BMW Oracle Racing -- couldn't confidently start on America's ...

America’s Cup 34, a tech overview
Posted on November 19th 2011 - Ben Ellison
Stan Honey has not always been grinning during the San Diego session of the AC World Series, but it's staggering what he and the many ...

METS 2011, a Kees Verruijt report
Posted on November 17th 2011 - Ben Ellison
Today I {Kees Verruijt} did a one day tour of the 2011 Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam. I knew before I started that it ...