November 30, 2014

Wireless Navigation Takes Off at METS 2014

Digital Yacht have been pioneers in integrating consumer devices like iPads and tablets into your boat’s navigation system.  We introduced our award winning iAIS three years ago and our WLN10 NMEA to WiFi servers are installed on 1000s boats worldwide allowing NMEA data to be streamed to mobile devices.  The AquaWear […]
May 19, 2014

Tempting tablet for boating – Lenovo MiiX 2 + SmarterTrack

With a price tag of around £160/$260, the Lenovo MiiX 2 is a full featured Windows 8.1 tablet (not a cut down RT version) and it might be one of the best buys for a boater.  As its operating system is regular Windows 8.1, standard marine PC software runs as […]
March 19, 2014

Digital Yacht launch GPS150 USB DualNav GPS/GLONASS sensor for PCs and MACs

PC and MAC users of electronic chart and navigation programs can now benefit from DualNav technology thanks to the GPS150 plug 'n' play USB high definition GPS and GLONASS positioning sensor
March 17, 2014

NavLink Ireland App – Happy St Patrick’s Day

Just a reminder that our lovely new charting and navigation app called NavLink UK for the iPhone and iPad includes detailed charts covering Ireland.  You buy it direct from the app store and it includes detailed charts of the whole of the UK and Ireland.  Features real time navigation capability, […]
February 21, 2014

Digital Yacht launch US marine navigation app for iPad called NavLink US

Digital Yacht have launched a new low cost marine charting and navigation app for the iPad and iPhone called NavLink US. Priced at just $19.99, you can explore, plan and navigate your boating trips in real time and in high resolution using the latest NOAA digital vector marine charts covering the whole of the US
February 20, 2014

Sailing Club Talk on 21st Century Marine Electronics proves popular

Over 50 members of the Castle Cove Sailing Club and the Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association attended a talk on 21st Century Marine Electronics, last night, presented by our CTO Paul Sumpner. The talk which showed how marine electronics has changed in the past 30-40 years, highlighted the most significant […]
February 3, 2014

Best Marine Navigation Apps for Apple iOS Devices

WE HAVE UPDATED THIS LIST. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST LIST OF THE BEST APPS FOR IOS. It is just over 6 years since the first App was sold on the Apple App Store and now with over 60 Billion apps downloaded, apps have become part of normal […]
March 5, 2013

Transas iSailor App for iPads/iPhones now Digital Yacht compatible

Until now, customers wanting to use their iPads/iPhones as a chart plotter with wireless AIS data reception, were pretty much limited to the popular iNavX app. Now Transas the leading supplier of electronic charts and ECDIS software to the commercial market, have updated their iSailor app to support the display […]