BMEA

Ian Lockyer, Marketing Manager of Icom UK Ltd is to take on the challenge of running his first Marathon at Brighton on 10th April 2011. This is by far his biggest test and will be running in aid of the Kent Association for the Blind (KAB).

Energy Solutions in Rochester, Kent is once again the No.1 distributor of Victron products in the UK, maintaining their position in 2010 as the leader in sales and technical support across the full Victron range. They were also announced as the 2nd largest distributor of Victron products worldwide.

McMurdo Ltd, has launched a new corporate website, www.mcmurdolimited.com, which showcases the range of brands in the McMurdo Ltd portfolio. Until now, the McMurdo Ltd brands of McMurdo, Kannad Marine and Kannad Aviation together with Fast Find and Davis Precision Weather Instruments, have each had their own separate websites; the new site provides a comprehensive portal to the full range of McMurdo Ltd’s products.

Garmin announces the GHS 20i full-function wireless remote handsets for Garmin’s VHF 200 and VHF 300 series radios.

Digital Yacht has branched into the professional market with the launch of a new division called Digital Deep Sea. Digital Deep Sea specifically designs and manufactures products for the super-yacht, workboat, shipping, fishing and naval sectors. The first product to be introduced is a fully type approved, Class A AIS transponder called the SmarterTrack CLA1000.

Garmin, is pleased to offer an unmissable free software update for GPSMAP® 700 series allowing mariners to overlay vital radar data directly on top of charts.

BOATraNET is a revolutionary new product from Digital Yacht that allows onboard navigation data to be viewed wirelessly through any browser based device – from iPad to iPhone, Android to Windows 7 mobile or PC to Apple MAC. It is essentially an intelligent, onboard wireless server that takes data through the industry standard NMEA format and makes it available to any connected device using WiFi. This innovative concept of “e-nabling” the boat’s existing navigational system, regardless of manufacturer (Raymarine, Garmin, Navico, Furuno, etc.), will create a completely new and exciting way of viewing and sharing navigation information on board the vessel.

Garmin is excited to announce that, from January 2011, Broom Boats will be fitting Garmin as its standard marine electronics products package. Broom Boats have been known for building top quality Aft Cabin Motor Cruisers with excellent sea-keeping properties for over 110 years.

Digital Yacht, the UK based manufacturer of a wide range of marine electronic products has branched into the professional and commercial marine electronic’s market with the launch of a new division called Digital Deep Sea. Digital Deep Sea will produce products for the fishing, commercial, naval, deep sea and superyacht sector. The new division will build on Digital Yacht’s core areas of technology including AIS and wireless communications to produce navigation and communication systems for these demanding users.

Garmin has announced it is to be the title sponsor of the 2011 Hamble Winter Series for the seventh year running. With a fully networked package of electronics for sail and motor boats Garmin is an ideal partner for this renowned event run by The Hamble River Sailing Club.