BMEA

Latest industry trends from the British Marine Federation (BMF) show small signs of recovery in specific areas of the leisure marine industry. But while some parts of the industry are doing better than six months ago, others are still finding conditions extremely difficult and continue to be hit hard by the recession.

Shelley Jory and her co-pilot Audrienne Cianter have thanked Raymarine for its part in helping them win the Turkish Grand Prix in the Powerboat P1 World Championships – by keeping them under the speed limit.

Katie Miller, the 2006 Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year, has scored another first – as the youngest female skipper to complete the OSTAR. Katie was the ninth person to finish, as she raced across the line on bluQube at 0729 hours BST on 17 June 2009.

Mastervolt has proudly introduced the DC Master, a new generation of low-cost DC-DC converters that provide stable and constant output voltages under a wide range of inputs and load conditions.

The British Marine Electronics Association is pleased to announce that it is now organising 3 industry awards which will be announced at the annual BMEA Conference that will take place on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at the Novotel Hotel in Southampton.

Raymarine will be showcasing a range of new products on Stand G088 at the PSP Southampton Boat Show. The ST70 Plus is Raymarine‘s latest generation of instrument and pilot display systems. With large, high visibility LCD’s, ST70 Plus offers a new way of displaying and managing data, and is the perfect partner for Raymarine’s multifunction display systems.

C A Clase is introducing a new cost-effective option for customers purchasing the SeaCross CX100. The high speed navigation system can now be purchased with a broad range of Nauticomp Displays, significantly reducing the overall cost of the package. The new option follows the recent appointment of C A Clase as UK distributor of Nauticomp Display products.

The Cowes Week Radio commentary RIB is once again being sponsored by the Portsmouth-based marine electronics manufacturer, Raymarine. The RIB is a familiar sight to the hundreds of yachts that compete at the regatta, as well as those out on the water experiencing the atmosphere of Cowes Week.

C A Clase will use the PSP Southampton Boat Show to present the new KVH TracPhone FB150 to the UK public for the first time. With a diameter of 10.5″, the TracPhone FB150 is KVH’s most compact TracPhone system to date and has been specifically designed to provide smaller yachts from 40ft with a cost-effective FleetBroadband solution.

Raymarine’s addition to its AIS (Automatic Identification System) product range, a combined receiver and transmitter, is now available. The AIS500 allows users to both transmit to, and receive, AIS data to and from vessels in the area, as well as to shore-based traffic centres. The AIS500’s features include a dedicated GPS sensor to ensure highly accurate position data is broadcast.