Sailing has always been a school of freedom. A parenthesis where the wind, the waves and the horizon dictate the rhythm. Yet, in the age of total connectivity, our cockpits increasingly resemble spaceship command centers: Fishfinder-chartplotter combos, touchscreen tablets with routing software, high-resolution fishfinders, NMEA 2000 networks, connected anemometers, AIS, radars… Innovations are multiplying, promising …
VHF radio is an essential communication tool on board a sailboat. Choosing between a fixed or portable VHF radio depends on your sailing plans. Whatever the boat, the program, and…the mobile phone we own, it is imperative to have a fixed or portable VHF radio See mandatory. This communication system is the preferred means of …
In the field of maritime navigation, the software offerings, whether for computers, mobile devices, or specific equipment, are considerable. How can one find their way through them? A few years ago, during a research master’s degree in my graduate studies, I chose to investigate computer tools related to design (the transition from idea to vector …
AIS is a navigational instrument that is increasingly common on our boats. What is an AIS system, and what is its purpose? Finally, should you equip your boat with one? Definition of the AIS system AIS stands for “Automatic Identification System“, Or automatic identification system In French. This navigation instrument, increasingly common on our boats, …
WindSense, from Digital Yacht, is a connected wind vane anemometer. It allows tablets, smartphones and PCs to accurately display wind speed and direction. THE WindSense is equipped with wind vane anemometer with a 20m cable that connects to theDigital Yacht interfaceThis interface will thus provide the data through a Wi-Fi and/or NMEA0183 connection to different …