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Ride On
Now when sitting in meetings you can catch up on your
Yamaha Waverunner jetski skills through the use of a
new App – Yamaha RiDE. Like any racing game, the unit
is first chosen and customised, the view and circuit
selected, engine started and you’re off! The courses are
timed so you have to get through all the gates and back
onto the docks without totalling your unit. While some
may say this could encourage people to try it out in real
life, from my experience, as they already do, maybe if
some guys can get the close quarter swerves out of the
system in the boardroom, maybe they’d be safer on the
water? Available in the App Store.Bathed in light
Leaps in lighting technology have gradually made the best
parts of boating more accessible – the toys. Unless you
need to be swimming at night, then underwater lighting is
not a need, but for those who prefer soiree entertaining,
it is definitely a must. Offering styles in both thru-hull
and surface-mounted (so no drilling required), UK-made
Lumishore underwater lighting has many applications,
but with its new range of colour-changing LED units,
interfaced with the EOS colour controller, even the most
psychedelic-obsessed would be satisfied. Offering 12
preset colours, cycles speeds, intensities and preset
scenes, users can create custom colour ‘sweeps’ around
their boat. How could any party-boat owner not have it?
Supplied and installed by Navisafe.
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Having a complete clearout and replacement
of all their VHF units, Raymarine’s new line of
VHF radios was debuted at the Fort Lauderdale
show last autumn. The new flagship VHF, Ray
streamlines multiple communication tools into
a single device. The Ray70’s integral Automatic
Identification System (AIS) receiver simplifies
installation and delivers critical vessel traffic
information to compatible navigation displays.
Combine the Ray70 with an optional RayMic
remote and boaters can enjoy the flexibility of
dual station control and intercom capability.
The Ray70 is being launched alongside the new
Ray60 VHF and the ultra-compact Ray50 VHF,
each radio features audiophile-quality speakers,
noise-canceling technology, and a sharp new
design that matches perfectly with Raymarine
MFDs and Glass Bridge displays.
“The great advantage from an integration pointof view is that all these go straight onto the
nmea2000 network,” explained Henry Castledine
from Elcome, Raymarine dealer, “and the Ray 70
has built in GPS and AIS, eliminating the need
for external GPS, AIS and antenna splitter which
will pass directly onto any other displays in the
network. We have been waiting for Raymarine
to upgrade the VHF’s and are pretty excited
about these.”
A new quarterly upgrade for Raymarine
multifunction navigation displays is also
available. LightHouse II Version 12 provides
support for a quad-split video display of
connected IP video cameras. This means that
Raymarine users can now view and record four
live camera streams simultaneously, as well
as capture snap shots and video with a simple
touch of the MFD’s screen.
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