BMEA

The winner of the “BMEA Product of the Year”, sponsored by Boating Business was B&G’s new Zeus multi-function navigation system. Designed specifically for sailing, Zeus provides sailors with easy access to unique features for sailing navigation and allows total control of navigation on-board.

The winner of the “BMEA Dealer of the Year Award”, sponsored by Garmin was Roger Upham Marine Electronics Ltd. (http://www.rumeltd.co.uk)

Derek Gilbert of Raymarine presented the “BMEA Newly Certificated Technician of the Year”. This award was made to Lee Harris of Darthaven Marina .

Reg Suter was the recipient of the “BMEA Lifetime Achievement Award” for his role as founder and supporter of the BMEA and his contribution to the Marine electronic industry.

The British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) Conference 2011 took place on 19th October at the Portsmouth Marriott Hotel. The event had over 75 delegates from all over the marine electronic and electrical sectors of the marine industry.

ICS Electronics, a West Sussex marine company with only ten employees, has beaten national competition at this year’s prestigious British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEA), to scoop both the highly acclaimed Grand Prix award, as well as the 2011 Small Business of the Year award.

Everyone loves a bargain, especially at Christmas, so Digital Yacht is offering their AIS100 AIS receiver with a free AA10 antenna. That’s a savings of £40. The AIS100 connects to any AIS compatible plotter and provides an overlay of AIS targets on to the charting screen.

Want the ultimate entertainment system this Christmas and New Year? Then Marine DNA has the perfect products for you!
Marine DNA has put together a super audio and visual bundle which features an ultra thin 22” LED television by Fusion that is 12v and HD ready. It also includes a freeview digital receiver, a built in DVD player and TV bulkhead bracket. And with the addition of a USB hard drive it’s also capable of recording your favourite programmes , so it really is just like being at home! The audio side of things includes a Fusion RA-200 marine radio, a Fusion iPod docking station with USB support and four water-proof speakers (2 X 4” and 2 X 6”).

During the winter months most of us don’t get to go out sailing too much unless we head for sunnier climes! With your boat moored up it is the ideal time to get some jobs done so you’re ready to set sail as soon as Spring has sprung. With most marinas now fitted with plug in shore power connections, it makes sense to get 220/240v onboard, which means not only can you plug your power tools in and make lighter work of some of the more demanding and time consuming jobs, but you can also run battery chargers, additional lights so you can actually see what you’re doing, plug in extra heat and other useful pieces of equipment!

Its just 5 days left to make your vote for your British Marine Electronic Association (BMEA) Waterside Dealer of the Year and BMEA Product of the Year.