August 10, 2020

Integration of the AIT5000 with NKE autopilot & instruments and Weather4D

  Here are some ideas from a real life Digital Yacht AIT5000 installation with iPad connectivity and integration with world beating NKE sailboat instrumentation and autopilot control. NKE is a French company that has been developing instruments and pilots dedicated to the ocean yacht racing market for more than 30 years.  […]
August 26, 2020

Digital Yacht Update August 2020 – Sneak Peek on NAVDoctor…

The latest edition of Digital Update (August 2020) is now available to download from HERE or click on the cover below.   There’s a sneak peek on our new NAVDoctor product – a NMEA 2000 diagnostics tool available from September (download a preview from HERE) as well as interesting new navigation solutions with 3rd party […]
July 15, 2020

Digital Yacht Solutions Guide 2020

Our growing product line now allows us to create “bundle” solutions for the latest in electronic navigation. We call this Digital Yacht Solutions which allow easy 3rd party integration too.  In this latest catalogue,  we look at AIS Solutions where we can offer Class B/B+ transponders for multiple applications from […]
July 13, 2020

Aqua Map & Digital Yacht AIS

Aqua Map is a sophisticated charting and AIS app for iOS and Android.  The charts are digitised from official hydrographic office sources and have a unique colour scheme which is very attractive in terms of clarity and ease of navigation. Here’s a screen shot of Aqua Map on an iPad […]
June 2, 2020

NV Charts & Digital Yacht AIS

For decades, NV Charts have been creating nautical charts for the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Kattegat, Skagerak and the Norwegian south coast.  Chart coverage now extends to the UK, European Atlantic Coast, E Coast USA, Caribbean and Mediterranean.  With a keen eye on detail and precise local knowledge, every nautical […]
May 13, 2020

New Updated “Non-Idiot’s Guide to AIS”

With so many new innovations in the world of AIS, we felt is was about time that we updated our popular “Non-Idiot’s Guide to AIS”. First created and presented to the British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) back in 2012, this guide is our most viewed and downloaded online article. With […]
May 4, 2020

Digital Update May 2020 Now Available For Download

The latest edition of Digital Update (May 2020) is now available to download from HERE or click on the image below In this issue, we look at solutions – combining our equipment with 3rd party products to create great value, practical and powerful systems for your boat.  This month, we focus on boat […]
May 1, 2020

Integrating an AIT2500 transponder with an Icom M506 VHF Radio

Digital Yacht Solutions – Overview The AIT2500 is Digital Yacht’s latest SOTDMA 5W Class B+ AIS transponder. It can integrate with NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 systems. The Icom M506 is an AIS ready VHF which is normally supplied with an internal AIS receiver. Many boaters want AIS transmission capability […]