What’s On Board: Octopus
In the ‘What’s On Board’ series, we’ve seen some pretty amazing yachts. But when it comes to electronics, gadgets, etc, Paul Allen’s Octopus is probably the one to beat. He is the co-founder of...
Yearly Archive: 2004
$1,000 West Marine Shopping Spree
Would like to win a $1,000 shopping spree, redeemable on purchases from any West Marine retail store, catalog or web site? It’s just the 2nd prize to be awarded in West Marine’s 36th anniversary...
Storm Trackers
Lengthy piece over at Yachtingnet on real-time weather data systems from WSI and WxWorx. “Imagine a wall of gray between you and your destination. Ship�s radar sees only 24 miles ahead, and your little...
Dock Slips
Nice to see how your marina can be managed using dedicated software. Would be even better if they provided a web-based interface where you, as a yacht owner, could select certain services you need...
Water Resistant Digital Camera Roundup
Practical Boat Owner has published its water resistant digital camera test online. Check it out if you are in the market for such a device, but be aware of the fact that there are...
Big GPS Savings
If you’re shopping for a GPS device, you might find some interesting prices over at Yachting & Boating World’s Marine Store. “The ybw marine store has lowered its prices, with upto 20% off Garmin...
Hand-Held VHF Radios
My website statistics show me that for the last week, the post on Uniden’s Mystic was the most read page. So here is an article by Chuck Husick on hand-held VHF radios that might...
Sunglasses With Integrated Instrument Displays…?
This may sound, and probably is, a bit far fetched, but heads up displays are coming, to the yachting scene as well. Someday. They’re being used in the military right now and have found...
A Waterproof iPod (Case)
May be not as submersive as the two MP3 players I wrote about last week, but since many of you surely will have an iPod, this is the way to make sure you can...
On Radars And Microwave Ovens…
For those of you that have an interest in the history of marine electronics, here is a funny quote in an article on innovation and offshoring that I would like to share with you....
