Blue Water Cruiser

Boats that would use this system

  • Quality, comfortable cruising yachts e.g. Swan, Hallberg Rassy & Oyster

Yachts in this class require certain specifications

  • Durable, reliable instruments
  • Traditional unobtrusive styling
  • Integrated chart plotter solution
  • Integral cruising features e.g. alarm systems

Benefits of this system

  • Performance and reliability proven in the world’s toughest ocean races
  • Additional safety and cruising features including extensive alarm options, log and dead-reckoning features
  • Advanced screen technology on plotter makes it suitable for mounting on deck
  • RemoteVision provides access to all instruments and Pilot functions from anywhere on board
  • Halcyon Gyro-stabilised Compass for the best in Pilot performance

Complimentary hardware and software

  • Consider a Barometric Pressure sensor for monitoring weather trends
  • C-Map NT Max for the plotter
  • PC planner software and dual card slots allow passage planning to be carried out at home and taken onboard

Recommended Simrad equipment

  • RS82 VHF with on deck handset
  • CX44 NavStation
  • Simrad Radar package and SART add excellent safety features

Tips

  • Keylock function on displays avoids accidental changes
  • Preset pages on FFDs and 20/20s to show your most useful data and carry out a software power down when your favourite pages are showing so that they become the system start-up defaults
  • Ensure heading and boatspeed are well calibrated to ensure good Pilot performance