Archive for February, 2009
FLIR M-Series A Major Safety Enhancement
At the Miami boat show I spent an evening wandering around Biscayne Bay in the dark experimenting with the new M-series night-vision systems from FLIR and I think I’ve moved this technology up on my own wish list.
Leopard Catamarans Continues to Expand
With the recent addition of its Leopard 37 Powercat, Leopard Catamarans has four boats now in the Leopard pride — two sailing cats and two powercats. The company had all four boats at the Strictly Sail Miami show recently and like many other manufacturers, it has some compelling offers right now for those looking to [...]
New Radar from Navico is Game-Changer
I know, you hear that all the time from marketing types, but I’ve had a chance now to examine the new broadband radar from Navico – which will be on sale in Q2 under the Lowrance, Simrad and Northstar brands — and it really will change how you use radar. These new units from Navico [...]
Raymarine Continues to Roll Out New Products with New Capabilities
Miami Beach — Among the first of what will be a small tsunami of new products announced here at the Miami International Boat Show are four new product lines from Raymarine. OceanLines readers were among the first to hear about some of them in Raymarine’s proposed helm outfitting for the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition. You [...]
2009 Miami Boat Show and Strictly Sail Open Thursday
The latest editions of the Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail open tomorrow, Thursday, February 12, 2009 and run until Monday, February 16, at 6.p.m. Show organizers are expecting more than 140,000 visitors to examine the boats, equipment and services on display by the more than 2,200 exhibitors. The show covers three venues — [...]
Global Satellite USA Offering Three New Sat-Assist Products
Global Satellite USA, which provides global sales, service and rentals of a wide variety of satellite and communications technology products and services, is exhibiting at the upcoming Miami International Boat Show and will be announcing three new levels of global satellite assistance service. According to preliminary information, the services include: Global Satellite Relay – [...]
Northwest Trawlers Launches First 50′ Passagemaker
Peter Whiting, co-founder of the Northwest Trawlers line reports that the Anacortes, Washington-based company has launched hull #1 of the NW50 series, a big sister to the original NW45. NW 5001 was launched in La Conner, Washington, and is now undergoing final commissioning work. As of this writing, the boat should be heading out for [...]
The Price of a new Nordic Tugs 26
Now that the new (old) Nordic Tugs 26 is in production and on its way to dealers, it’s time to have a look at how it turned out and what the price is. We’ve got a nice photo gallery for you in this story that should give you a good idea of how the interior [...]
Raymarine Outfits the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition Yacht
In the third article of our series on outfitting the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition yacht with a complete marine electronics suite, we have today the recommendations from Raymarine. Raymarine has responded to our fictional couple’s Request for Proposals with a recommended electronics suite that has at its core the cream of the Raymarine crop — [...]
Furuno Outfits the New Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition
A Furuno NavNet 3D System Installed on a 57′ RivieraFor more than sixty years, since the commercialization of the first electric fish-finder, Furuno has been a pioneer in the development of marine electronics. OceanLines asked Furuno USA to participate in our hypothetical outfitting of the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition trawler. The company responded with a proposal from Matt Wood, Sales Manager for Furuno USA. Furuno’s proposal represents a state-of-the-art suite of multifunction units, sensors and networking technology, focused around the company’s NavNet 3D product line.
Garmin Outfits the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition
Garmin Proposed Helm for New Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition — Courtesy of Garmin Garmin has proposed a sleek, modern marine electronics suite for the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition that offers extensive capability and nearly unlimited flexibility and redundancy due to its extremely high level of NMEA 2000 networking integration. NMEA 2000 has been a long time in [...]
