Don’t miss the new 2014 Accessories Yearbook. All the secrets to outfitting your boat

The only Italian guide where you can find more than 1,500 accessories divided by sections and explained with convenient and practical data sheets that illustrate the qualities or defects of the product. We wanted to divide our directory into eight macro sections that contain within them as many as sixty categories so that searching and reading is immediate and easy. Looking for a self-inflating jacket? Just go to the Safety and Rescue section and check the “self-inflating vests” category.

NAVIGATION TOOLS
From electronics to compasses. In this section you will find everything you need to plan a sailing and be in control of your cruise once at sea. You will find the latest binoculars and compasses and best sellers that never wane, but also wind stations, chartplotters fishfinders and onboard weather reception systems. This year’s new category is about the best Apps for tablets, the new tool that accompanies us at sea.

SAFETY COMMUNICATION AND RESCUE




If you need to change Vhf or your safety equipment, this is the right category. Find all models of fixed or portable marine radio transmitters, and the latest news from the world of rafts. For safety-related electronic equipment you will also find Epirb, Mob and AIS, in short, everything to navigate with peace of mind. If, on the other hand, you need standardized equipment here are the sections for life jackets, rafts fires and flares.

ANCHORING AND MOORING
Are you sure you have the right calumo? Check out the latest news from the world of anchors, you’ll find out some good ones with all the tables for wind-tightness calculations. In this category we have added new sections devoted to mooring systems, such as fenders and jibs, and to covers for your boat, from the awning to the actual winter cover. If, on the other hand, you want to improve your anchoring and mooring maneuvering, visit the section on anchor windlasses and mooring winches.

PROPULSION

If you want to go faster you need to think about your propellers, here you will find a handy guide to choosing the right model with charts to understand how your boat should behave. Propellers for the motor, propellers for the sail. Maneuvering and bow thrusters: critical facilities to keep the bow from “running away” downwind when mooring in windy conditions, moving sideways, and more. Now it is possible thanks to this simple yet useful accessory.

ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY


Batteries, inverters, battery chargers and generators-everything you need to ensure you never run out of your power supply.
New battery models are also able to run upside down and withstand shocks. In addition, there is the right model for each specific use. With the increase in on-board equipment and the reduction in size, the generator has become “almost” indispensable. There are models for every boat, even very small ones.

PLANTS
Exactly, because on-board comfort is essential, so be careful when choosing your refrigerator or air conditioning and heating system. But in the Systems section you will also find the best electric bilge pumps on the market and systems to make you a complete desalination system.

SAILING EQUIPMENT

The best solutions on the market From sails to whips, via winches and shrouds. All innovative and standard deck equipment that will make you sail better, both for cruising and racing enthusiasts. On these pages the comparative analyses for tops and whips so as to give you all the elements to make the best choice and navigate the best.

OTHER ACCESSORIES

From bikes to catwalks Still missing something aboard your boat? Well no problem, this section is for you, you will find cleaning and care products as well as the latest outboard motors. If you want the new tender instead, here are the models on the market that are ideal for tenders. If you then also need the boat- turn the page. Also added this year is the new cleaning products section, the best in mops, cleaners and sponges.

You can find it on newsstands or in the IPad version at nauticplace.com/library