April 27, 2018

Digital Update May 2018 Now Available

Our new edition of Digital Update, keeping you abreat of the latest developments in boating electronics, is available to download by clicking on the image below In this edition we look a some of our new product introductions including: Engine monitoring for older engines using iKommunicate and the Actisense EMU1 […]
April 24, 2018

Ask the Experts

Last weekend at the Beaulieu Boat Jumble, we were very pleased to be asked to take part in the Practical Boat Owner’s “Ask the Experts Live” event. Paul Sumpner, our very own “Expert” gave a presentation entitled “Alexa sail my boat” which looked at some of the latest innovations in […]
April 18, 2018

Dealer & Partner Update April 2018

Here’s a quick video update on two new product introductions: 4G Connect – Easy, fast acces to 4G internet afloat with up to 20NM range capability and 70MBs downloads NMEA 2000 Starter Kit – The one box, expandable solution for NMEA 2000 networking with terminators, drop cable, power cable and 6 way T […]
March 27, 2018

Royal Institute of Navigation Conference a Success

The Royal Institute of Navigation (Small Craft Group) conference on Electronic Navigation took place this week and our CTO Paul Sumpner was one of the speakers. Open to RIN members, non-members and students, the conference took place in the historic library of Trinity House in London and included a series […]
March 22, 2018

AIS SARTS – A Quick Refresh

An AIS SART (Search And Rescue Transmitter) is a homing beacon designed for use in an emergency. When activated an AIS SART transmits its GPS position using AIS in a special SART message. This message is recognised by the AIS display systems on other vessels (and potentially on shore) as […]
March 14, 2018

Tablet Navigation now more affordable with price reductions on Digital Yacht NMEA to WiFi servers

  Following the introduction of our new iAIS app with popular Navionics charting available as an option,  we’re pleased to announce two special offers on our NMEA to WiFi servers effective until 31st May 2018.  These devices connect to a boat’s NMEA network and send data wirelessly to smart phones, iPads […]
March 13, 2018

iKommunicate + EMU-1 the Perfect Combination

With many new marine engines now having integrated Engine Management Units outputting NMEA2000 or J1939 data, it is easy to forget that the vast majority of inboard marine engines have no digital engine monitoring, just the traditional analogue engine gauges. With your boat’s engine probably being the most expensive and […]
March 10, 2018
OpenCPN and iKommunicate on Autopilot

OpenCPN and iKommunicate on Autopilot

Yesterday we were trying to help Matt at Harbour Marine Services get his customer’s new iKommunicate installation to drive a Furuno autopilot from OpenCPN running on a PC. Matt had the hardware all installed perfectly, but there appeared to be no data coming out of OpenCPN on their NMEA Debug […]