Technology
New life preserver size of soda can
Life-preserver manufacturer OneUp, based in the Canary Islands, has introduced a portable new flotation device 20 times smaller than standard life preservers. The OneUp is a lightweight tube shaped like…
GPDock builds app for marina slip reservations
GPDock, a community-based online reservation system recently launched at the Miami boat show, is designed to make the process of reserving a marina slip easier for boaters and marinas. GPDock…
New 4G SIM offers low-cost, unlimited data
Palma-based E3 Systems, a global megayacht communications provider, now offers a 4G data SIM with unlimited usage in more than 40 countries across Europe and in the French Caribbean. The…
New app operates gangway via phone
Besenzoni, a Bergamo, Italy-based manufacturer of hydraulic platforms and other boat products, has come up with an app for operating gangways via a cellphone or tablet, according to a company…
Navpilot 300 offers ‘point and shoot’ steering
Furuno’s Navpilot series of marine autopilots uses “self-learning” algorithms to gather data and adapt to a boat’s handling, resulting in quicker and more precise functioning. The new Navpilot 300 takes…
Brownie’s developing new tankless dive system
South Florida’s Brownie’s Marine Group is working on a new brand of tankless dive systems called bLU3. The bLU3 brand will be headed by Blake Carmichael, son of BMG founder/CEO…
Mazu teams with Navionics
Mazu/Skymate, a technology company based in Reston, Virginia, has added Navionics charts to its Mazu iPad app, according to a company statement. The app acts as a user interface with…
Sun Power named Cox Powertrain distributor
Sun Power Diesel, based in Dania Beach, Florida, is now a U.S. distributor of the CXO300 diesel outboard engine — a high-power, low-weight, single-fuel engine developed by British diesel engine…
Lumiron offers wireless light dimmer
Miami-based Lumiron has introduced a wireless system for dimming, as well as turning on and off, any LED lights that work at 12V, 24V or 36V DC, according to a…
Hot trip on the Hudson highlights perils of procrastination
By Capt. Bruce Gregory I’ve made 40-plus offshore passages from 50 miles to 1,500 miles in boats from 8-foot dinghies to 80-foot tugs; have witnessed nearly every conceivable sea state;…
