Alden BR40 helm
It was some fun getting a little wheel time on this Alden Brenton Reef 40 on Vineyard Sound last week. Despite bright sun and huge glass, you can see that the screen of the Raymarine C120 was up...
Category: What’s on board…
Ocean Planet, all away around with a laptop
I’m back in Maine, but unfortunately won’t be able to make the Homecoming ceremony for single-hander Bruce Schwab that starts in Portland today. Bruce just sailed from France to Maine aboard his Open 60 Ocean...
Transatlantic Challenge, what’s on board?
I wish I knew. ReggataNews.com has been posting some great photos of the yachts, but they almost never show electronics (generally the case for megayachts, unfortunately, as owners and charterers don’t often drive them). Above is a...
Charlie Barr’s record
Yike! Above is the OPC’s prediction for 8 pm tomorrow night, my time. Today, 20 of the mightiest sailing yachts on the planet will set off from New York in a Transatlantic Challenge meant to celebrate, and...
What’s On Board: Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise
A description of how this Greenpeace ship was Wi-Fi enabled. Somehow I missed this article before, it even got slashdotted. “In the crows nest is a wireless bridge, there is the option to switch...
What’s On Board: Randy Repass’ Convergence
Randy Repass has a new boat, Convergence. If you are the founder of West Marine, the world’s largest retailer of boat accessories, then surely there must be a lot of electronics on board. And...
Power Management In The Volvo Ocean Race
With seven cameras and lots of wireless communication of video on board you can imagine that crew members in the Volvo Ocean Race are complaining about the energy it costs to power (and use)...
Ocean Ready Electronics
Motor Boating Magazine takes a look at one of the ships participating in the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally, a high-seas adventure from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to Gibraltar. There’s a lot of electronics stuff on board...
What’s On Board: Anne Quemere’s Rowboat
How many marine electronics and communications equipments would you need on a rowboat…? Well, a lot if you would have to row for 3,000 miles non-stop. “In addition to her GPS, she will have...
What’s On Board: Billy Joel’s Vendetta
Singer Billy Joel appears to be a marine electronics fanatic as well… Apparently he asked Raymarine to outfit his new 57 Shelter Island Commuter, named Vendetta… “When commissioned in early fall, Vendetta will be...
