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My Garmin GPS 45 was amazing in 1994, and it still works (mostly)
Discovering that my old Garmin GPS 45 still works was especially nostalgic because Gizmo and I were returning from WoodenBoat School, one of the first places I used it 25 years ago. Many memories...
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Flir thermal cameras get Raymarine ClearCruise Augmented Reality
A screenshot of the display of Have Another Days Axiom 12 displaying ClearCruise AR targets overlayed over the images from a FLIR M232 camera Raymarine’s ClearCruise AR (augmented reality) is very...
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Doppler radome testing tease: they’re all good
The picture tells much of the story (and you can click/zoom it much larger for the details). In rain and fog, the three 7-inch Garmin, Simrad, and Raymarine multifunction displays are each showing...
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Dedicated Depth display, NMEA 2000 the best way?
“Traditional depth sounders” by Bill Morris at Ocean Navigator I enjoyed this Bill Morris article at OceanNavigator.com even though he pokes fun at skippers like me. For one thing, he does it gently...
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Navionics Boating app adds AIS target vectors and ActiveCaptain Community...
In a recent blog post Navionics announced they’ve added vectors to AIS target displays and the ability to edit rate and review ActiveCaptain Community points of interest (POIs). It looks like...
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New FLIR M300 cameras – visible light, thermal and color thermal
M364C on the FLIR / Raymarine demo boat At the NMEA Conference last week, FLIR previewed the M300 line of marine cameras with five models including the company’s first visible light only camera. They...
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A few valuable boating apps, and what’s your favorite?
Most boaters carry around an impressively powerful and easy to use computer in their pockets: their smartphone. Smartphones have enough processing power, sensors and capabilities to augment or...
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NOAA will sunset traditional nautical charts, sad but inevitable
NOAA will no longer update charts that look like this, paper and electronic, by 2025 or sooner Things are just things, right, and they don’t really die. But during a recent conference call with Capt...
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Garmin GPSMap 86sci: inReach, GPS and a plethora of tools for boaters
The Garmin GPSMAp 86 family is a powerhouse of communications and connectivity. The dizzying array of technology inside this handheld provides two-way satellite messaging, GPS chart plotting, and...
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Aqua Map Version 20, fast scrolling and new features
Aqua Map 20 showing the Port Everglades inlet with ACOE surveys, satellite images, and gauge data from WiFi Aqua Map has already established itself as an excellent app for boaters supplying valuable...
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