Yachting USA — January 2018

16 YACHTING JANUARY 2018

Right now, Excelerate’s service is available in the Mediterranean. By year’s end, it is likely to be in the United States too.

CURRENTS

NEWS & NOTES FROM AROUND THE YACHTING WORLD

 W

hen terrorists strike
or a hurricane hits, U.K.-
based Excelerate helps fi rst
responders keep their com-
munications networks open. Put simply,
if a system’s backbone jams, a commander

can fl ip a switch to use a new backbone —

and transfer it from headquarters to the

scene. “The guy on the street, the police

offi cer with his walkie-talkie, he’s com-

pletely oblivious that the network he

is using has failed,” says David Savage,

Excelerate’s group executive chairman.

“He’s seamlessly switched over to a com-

pletely resilient capability, so the device

he’s using operates as usual.” ¶ Now the

company is bringing that power to yacht

owners and captains. It bought a 94-foot

THE R&D LAB

At the Old Port in Cannes, France, Excelerate is using a Sunseeker 94 as a tech workshop.

By Kim Kavin