Northstar discovers cousins, lots of them!
As previewed at METS, the Northstar family has no less than 29 new members, which means that the brand now offers full product suites for most any size boat. Of course most of you won’t even...
Panbo News and Reviews
Weekend weirdness, New Orleans edition
I spent the winter of 1972 living in New Orleans and working on oil field supply boats, acquiring a huge fondness for the former (not so much the latter). But I haven’t been back until...
NavSim, new products for sailors and pros
It’s hard to make out until you view the bigger image, but this screen is a Google Map demo of an interesting utility that can guesstimate an ETA for a boat that’s tacking into the...
Freezer Safe, minding the box
Here’s a useful and inexpensive gadget that was just introduced by the good folks at SetSail.com. Just a little bigger than a pack of gum, it will apparently “record and store high and low...
Tiki Navigator, worth a look see
It’s worth checking out this screen shot in all its colorful pixels. Tiki Navigator is slowly gaining a devoted following, largely for its clean and attractive interface. I made this screen show some interesting options like...
A new Nexus, and new systems
At METS it was announced that Nexus Marine, once a part of Silva, is now an independent operation. This won’t matter much in the U.S. where the gear has been marketed under the Nexus...
Zenarc 10″ touch screen monitor, in the field
Here’s a report from a Panbo reader (thanks Ron!): “I’ve been evaluating Xenarc’s 10″ touchscreen monitor for the past two months, having purchased it from Xenarc Direct thus taking advantage of their reasonable return...
Big trouble in the Southern Ocean, but the electronics work
While doing 18 knots 1,000 miles south of Cape Town yesterday, Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss experienced canting keel failure, nearly capsizing. At the crack of dawn this morning another racer, Mike Golding, pulled off...
Pentax Optio W20, another waterproof digital camera
The family’s giddy after the Thanksgiving feast, and so yours truly is showing off his new (birthday present!) Pentax Optio W20 by making it take pictures while dipped in a glass of water. I’ve...
KVH M3 earns award, and competitor
At METS, the DAME awards electronics category was deservedly won by KVH’s M3 satellite TV system, a product that impressed me big time when tested last summer. But the little M3 now has a competitor worth noting,...
