FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— With two levels of integrated signal technology—a powerful 406 MHZ signal and 121.5 MHz homing capacity plus the option to upgrade to GPS positioning with a cable interface— the new SATELLITE3 406™ introduced by Cobham Life Support-ACR Products offers a cost-effective, hard working EPIRB for users in both the commercial and recreational [...]

[It’s another MadMariner feature from a few weeks back. —Tim]

Regular readers know that I like to fiddle with new technology on my boat, including the unique challenges that always seem to emerge when it comes time to mount something permanently.
The word "permanent" isn’t accurate, of course, especially in the realm of marine electronics. So my [...]

[It’s another MadMariner feature from a few weeks back. —Tim]

The first major pleasure boat rescue operation of 2010 occurred on January 2. Dennis Clements, 55, was forced to abandon his Cal 39 sailboat Gloria A Dios when it was dismasted and holed in severe weather about 300 miles off the coast of North Carolina.
Gloria A [...]

Time for another Navagear feature at MadMariner. This time, I talk about one of the first major maritime rescue operations of the year. Before anybody knew anything about an earthquake in Haiti, a lone offshore sailor was pulled from a liferaft about 250 miles off the coast of North Carolina.

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What the heck’s a “DTLP”?!? Turns out it’s a special kind of PFD for law enforcement and military personnel. DTLP stands for Damage-Tolerant Life Preserver. I learned about these during my visit to the Pacific Marine Expo last week.
It seems that maritime law enforcement folks have really embraced the concept of comfortable, compact inflatable PFDs, [...]

I love this “boat show”. It ain’t really a boat show at all, of course. It’s really the Pacific Marine Expo, a trade show targeting professional mariners, including shippers; commercial fishermen; tugboat, crane, and dredge operators; and government and research organizations.

Amid the many amazing industrial products of dubious utility to recreational boaters, I spotted several [...]

[It’s another press release from ACR. This unit will be available at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, along with the recently released AquaLink PLB, at Booth #441-442. —Tim]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — With three levels of integrated signal technology—GPS positioning, a powerful 406 MHZ signal, and 121.5 MHz homing capacity—the GlobalFix PRO quickly and accurately [...]

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Most owners of VHF radios equipped with Digital Selective Calling are familiar with the primary benefit DSC offers: transmitting an automated distress signal at the push of a button.
But your DSC radio can do a lot of other things, too, and I get the sense that [...]

Thanks to BitterEnd’s Captain Rodriguez for pointing this out. I’ve actually written a couple of features on Automatic External Defibrillators (see Wikipedia for some background) in Southern Boating and Pacific Yachting. Actually, I was surprised, doing a quick check, to see that I have NOT featured that content here at Navagear! Perhaps that will be [...]

Captain Richard Rodriguez has an interesting tale to tell over at his BitterEnd blog. We’ve discussed Loran a lot recently, and Rescue 21 periodically, as well. In this case, neither one was particularly effective!
The yellow line is the US – Canadian Boarder
An interesting set of circumstances made today’s call a bit like the old [...]