Electronics+Navigations

Sea Tow: the all-in-one app for your smartphone

by Donald McLennan, Posted May 6, 2013

Don’t let the fact that the Sea Tow app is produced by Sea Tow Services or that you are not a Sea Tow member dissuade you from installing it. This is a great free app...

Wireless AIS

by Adam Cort, Posted April 29, 2013

You can now access critical AIS information the conventional way—via a chartplotter and NMEA or USB connection—or wirelessly using a smartphone or tablet with Vesper Marine’s Class B AIS XB-8000 WiFi transponder.

Garmin's Quatix GPS Watch

by Adam Cort, Posted April 11, 2013

The Quatix GPS watch is waterproof to 50 meters and puts an incredible amount of information right on your wrist, including everything from course over ground (COG) and velocity made good (VMG) data to an anchor-dragging alarm.

Quick and Flexible Mount

by Adam Cort, Posted March 25, 2013

The designers at Norway’s Navslide have done it again with their new Quick Mount system. Like the rest of the Navslide product line, the Quick Mount serves as an adjustable bracket for a multifunction display.

Apps for Sailors: Garmin BlueChart

by Donald McLennan, Posted March 4, 2013

The free app is available from iTunes and includes high-quality world charts, route management, wind GRIB downloads and ActiveCaptain integration. Routes, tracks and waypoints can be wirelessly transferred between your iPhone, iPad and Wi-Fi-enabled chartplotter.

Apps for Sailors: Predict Wind

by Donald McLennan, Posted February 12, 2013

A day on the water revolves around wind, and there’s nothing more appealing than knowing where the next breeze will come from. Many weather apps provide current conditions, but PredictWind offers accurate and reliable wind forecasts.

Update Analog Transducers with Ease

by Adam Cort, Posted February 5, 2013

Raymarine’s new iTC-5 instrument transducer converter and i70 multifunction instruments let you bring the latest digital instrument technology to your boat without the hassle of changing out your analog transducers.

A Compact and Powerful Beacon

by Adam Cort, Posted February 1, 2013

The McMurdo Fast Find 220 personal locator beacon measures just over 4in long and weighs less than 6 ounces, but is still waterproof to a depth of 30 feet and transmits for a minimum of 24 hours in a distress situation.

Antennas with More Range, Less Windage

by Adam Cort, Posted January 29, 2013

Designed specifically for mounting atop masts in the interest of maximizing range, Shakespeare Galaxy Style 5440 and 5445 stainless steel, low-profile VHF marine band antennas are lightweight and easy to mount.

Apps for Sailors: Postagram

by Donald McLennan, Posted January 8, 2013

“Wish you were here…” Postagram, an app from Sincerely, is an easy way to send postcards right from your smartphone. This free app uploads photos from your phone, Instagram or Facebook, prints them as high-quality glossy photo postcards.