BMEA

B&G and Simrad Yachting, leaders in the design and manufacture of world-class marine electronics, have been awarded a contract to supply Italian boat builder Maxi Dolphin with high performance instrument and autopilot systems.

Lowrance and GPS navigational systems since 1992, and Swedish distributor, Sportmanship Marin, have been chosen by one of Sweden’s largest boat builders, RYDS, to supply the impressive new Lowrance High Definition System (HDS).

B&G, a leader in the design and manufacture of world-class marine electronics, has been awarded a contract to supply Italian boat builder Comar Yachts with high performance instrument and autopilot systems.

Simrad Yachting and Swedish distributor, Sportmanship Marin, have been named alongside Raymarine and Furuno as preferred suppliers for Swedish boat builder Nord West.

Marine electronics manufacturers are at the forefront of introducing new technology, but this can sometimes leave users wondering which product is best for their needs. One development which brings tangible benefits to both leisure and commercial marine users is AIS, the Automatic Information System.

The average leisure boater relies more heavily on electronics today than ever before. Even ten years ago you would only find a radar on larger boats, but with the advent of low cost LCD systems and compact antennas, a radar system is within the budget of even small boat owners.

The Conference was opened by Paul Holland as BMEA Chairman, thanking our headline sponsor Victron Energy bv for their support. Paul also referred to our lose relationship with NMEA, welcoming the president, David Hayden, Technical Director Steve Spitzer and his assistant Technical Director, Dave Morschhauser. Paul emphasised the continuing and increasing importance of training and the changes to the BMET certification, following a meeting with NMEA at METS last November. We would be hearing about NMEA as a whole as well as seeing a demonstration of NMEA 2000 during the afternoon.

Radar systems on small marine craft have come a long way in the past few years. In part, this has been related to the developments in networking and display systems, applicable to all the instrumentation on board, but some changes are specific to the radar systems alone. One of the biggest advances came with the [...]

Kicking off on Friday 8 January, the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show at Londons ExCeL is set to be 10 of the busiest days in the capitals boating calendar. The Show is Londons leading and most established annual event showcasing boating, marine products and lifestyle.

Based on the foundations of innovation, performance, convenience and value, Garmin has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a two man workforce in 1989. Now employing over 9,000 people and serving some of the largest marine OEMs worldwide, Garmin is a household name in sectors from marine electronics to aviation, fitness to automotive.