ACCESSORIES Twelve innovations that will change your boating life

As they do every year, the DAME Design Awards, the prizes for the most innovative products, selected by an international jury of experts, are presented at METS in Amsterdam (the world’s largest marine accessories show, Nov. 19-21).

We still don’t know who will win, but we took a tour of the 59 “nominees” in contention in the various categories (electronics, furniture and interiors, harbor products, deck accessories and rigging, clothing, safety, and propulsion): there is no shortage of interesting news.

In this first installment dedicated to DAME, we have selected for you all the “cool stuff” competing in the “Marine Electronics & Marine Related Software) category.

TWELVE “COOL” THINGS FOR YOUR BOAT

DIGITAL YACHT – GPS160 TRINAV
The GPS160 TriNav is a high-performance position sensor that uses GPS, Glonass, and the new Galileo satellite system. It has multiple interfaces and improves accuracy and reduces tracking difficulties that might occur due to spoofing and local interference. It also supports a simple external “Man Overboard” function that creates a “synthesized” MOB AIS message that can be interfaced with the charplotter.
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EM-TRAK – B200
This is the first and only Class B AIS transceiver with an internal power supply that guarantees its durability for 5 days in the event of a power failure. A solution that will appeal greatly to long boaters.
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FURUNO – NAVNET TZT2BB
The NavNet TZT2BB is a BlackBox system equipped with a dual CPU that provides significant operational speed to the network architecture. The first major innovation is the separate management of two displays at the same time with a single Black Box. The displays are touch-screen and have an easy, intuitive interface and design using bright, bold colors that aid identification of icons for radar, fish finder, chartplotter, weather, camera, instrument, and navigation data display selection. In addition to touch-screen management, the NavNet TZT2BB Black Box system can be controlled through a professional keyboard model MCU-005 (optional): one keyboard can manage up to two monitors.
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OCEANLED – EXPLORE E7
The OceanLED E7 underwater light projects a defined, angled beam: great for yachts with varying hull angles, such as wooden and GRP yachts, that require a recessed light. All in a case with unique and innovative optics.
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POWEVISION – POWERDOLPHIN
If you love fishing, this product is definitely for you: a small “boat” that you can use to cast your line to the desired spot, which integrates an action-cam equipped with a powerful sounder and a 4K UHD camera capable of filming underwater and on the surface! PowerDolphin also finds fishing hotspots or shoals and accurately pinpoints locations through a GPS application.
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RAYMARINE – M364C MARINE THERMAL CAMERA SYSTEM
M364C is a marine camera system that integrates a high-resolution thermal camera and a high-definition “normal” camera. It is the world’s first camera to offer Color Thermal Vision (CTV) technology, which allows boaters to see key color information such as navigation lights and navigation aids illuminated on the thermal camera image.
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RAYMARINE – DOCKSENSE ALERT
DockSense Alert is the next generation of Raymarine smart docking technology that works on any boat. Using FLIR’s stereo vision technology, DockSense Alert detects and alerts the captain when obstacles approach the vessel and immediately warns when the vessel is in danger. Live video feeds from each camera make it easy to see blind spots directly on the multifunction display.
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TBS ELECTRONICS – REMOTE BATTERY SWITCH
A high-current intelligent magnetic latching contactor capable of handling DC continuous currents up to 500 amperes. The small footprint and connection method of the RBS allow compact grouping of multiple units and integration with fuse holders and bus bars.
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VEETHREE GROUP – R3 ROUND TOUCH DISPLAY
R3 is the first multifunction digital display using a round LCD screen that can replace analog indicators. It fits the hole in the spidometer and shows you all the functions you need-just swipe your finger across the touchscreen to display them.
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YACHT DEVICES – NMEA 2000 ALARM BUTTON YDAB-01
Multifunctional device wired for an external push-button with LED and speaker; contains a 10W audio amplifier and a bank with 28 sounds (burglar alarm, on-board horns, etc.). It can be configured for the following functions: hardware MOB button (emulating AIS SART), digital boat monitoring unit (with CZone support), or engine monitoring unit (engine sound alarms or user-defined alarms).
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GARMIN / GPSMAP 86i
Do you need a handheld GPS? The brand new GPSMAP 86i from Garmin is for you: in addition to a color screen where you can view the course and all the wireless data from your chartplotter (and check autopilot) includes InReach technology which provides, via the Iridium global satellite network, location sharing, two-way messaging to and from any mobile device, and a 24-hour emergency service to call for help even where there is no cellular coverage. DISCOVER MORE.

VESPER MARINE / CORTEX
Called Cortex is Vesper Marine’s latest shake-up of the accessory world, which we recommend you consider if you are thinking of changing your VHF: thanks to a compact waterproof black box that you can install on board, you will have in a tool similar to a large smartphone: a super easy-to-use VHF, Class B AIS and a monitoring system for your boat, with all relevant alarms (intrusion, anchor movement, fumes, temperatures, batteries). The latter can, of course, also be viewed and managed remotely from your mobile device. DISCOVER MORE.

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