In addition to our boat show booth, Raymarine outfitted a 2010 Sea Vee 390IPS center console with a complete E-Series Widescreen electronics package for Sea Trials. We are excited to report the system thoroughly “wowed” everyone who came on board. The boat was outfitted with two E140W displays on the main console and E90W networked in the tower. We also equipped the boat our new High Definition Digital Radome the RD424HD. To see the sea trials first hand visit hybridtouch.com and click on the video player.

 

Be the first in North America to see the new E-Series Widescreen multifunction displays with HybridTouch technology. Our most advanced and easy-to-use multifunction displays, E-Series Widescreen is the next chapter in Raymarine navigation technology.

Visit our booth in the NYC Tent D, Booth Numbers 70-71. To learn more about show times and directions please visit www.newportboatshow.com.

Did you goto the show and get a glimpse of the new E-series Widescreen? Tell us what you think!

“Using Raymarines equipment has taken my fishing to the next level and helped me win tournaments, catch more fish for my clients, and get me home safe whether I’m looking for ledges in 300 feet of water or exploring back bays for redfish in less than a foot. From offshore to inshore it’s simply the best I’ve ever used!”

 

For the full story read the press release here.

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Capt. Greg Magee and his tournament team aboard the “Blue Fairways” have been competing in professional Lake Michigan salmon and trout tournaments for many years. The “Blue Fairways” tournament team, comprised entirely of seasoned charterboat captains and experienced tournament anglers, have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years, with over 75 top ten finishes, including 5 first place wins. Team Blue Fairways competes annually in tournaments in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and up and down the coast of Michigan. Capt. Greg has won professional tournaments in three different states, placed in the top 5 multiple times in each of the four states.

Raymarine electronics have contributed significantly to the success of the “Blue Fairways.” From the auto-pilot maintaining productive trolls in less than ideal conditions, to the Sirius Satellite Weather enabling the crew to locate and monitor sea surface temperature breaks, to the Bi-data at the back deck allowing the crew to keep apprised of depth, speed, and temperature changes, as well as, the sonar and GPS units to find and record productive waters that are holding the fish necessary to compete consistently on the tournament trail.

 

Raymarine Pro Ambassador Capt. Eddie Muñiz recently fished the waters near Fort Jefferson National Park. Thank you to Capt. Eddie for supplying us with the following account of his trip.

We all have certain places in this beautiful world of ours that we have been to, or would love to go to, that have an aura that is beyond explanation or description. I think that fisherman specially have some or a lot of these places. Some may say the remote locations of the eastern Bahamas, while others will talk about the deep waters of the pacific or perhaps even the tranquil backcountry of the everglades and flamingo. For me though there is no other place that personifies this more than the amazing waters, and islands, of our Fort Jefferson National park and the waters of the Dry Tortugas.
The sheer amazement and awestruck emotion that one experiences when first approaching Garden Key (Island where the Fort Jefferson is built on) is indescribable. One can only imagine the emotion that Ponce De Leon experienced when he approached these seemingly OASIS like islands as he approached them from a wide open ocean in 1513. He saw the abundance of sea turtles that provisioned meats for his crew but unfortunately no fresh water, hence the Dry Tortugas (Tortugas meaning Turtles in Spanish).
The islands are surrounded by a vast collection of shoals and reefs in all sorts of depths which have claimed hundreds of victim ships to its watery graveyard. Here is where my amazing Raymarine equipment comes to the rescue. My first trip to the islands was about 4 years ago. I had never been out there and was going with only the blind faith in my equipment to get me there and back safely. I had just installed my new E-120 on my new SEA VEE 310b and without the information and detail for navigating the near 70 mile run from Key West, I would have never made it safely to and from this 3 day adventure. Now we are making this trip on average of two times per year, multiple boats make the trip, and I confidently lead them to and from the islands with the use of my E-120.
Navigation is only the beginning, with my powerful 1KW transducer and DSM-300 Hi Def fish finder I have been able to spot the proverbial needles in a haystack out on these islands and now have many “Honey Holes” that I can call my own out there. Lets not mention how my 4KW open array has allowed me to navigate around storms being more than 100 miles from the nearest civilization at times. I also use my Sirius satellite weather for weather reports and to forecast what’s coming that is not otherwise visible with radar.
To make it simple, this bi-annual fulfillment of my dream to fish these remote waters, would not be possible if not for my Raymarine equipment.

 

Captain Tom Petersen has been navigating everything from Canoes to Sailboats to 85 ft Commercial charter boats since he was a child. Although he loves traditional fishing in California and Mexico, he is found more often fishing underwater while Scuba diving! He is the Commodore of the Channel Islands Sea Ray Club and is an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has been active in numerous Yacht Clubs over his 30+ years of boating. As a commercial Captain he holds a 100 Ton Masters license. He is also an active PADI Master Instructor for over 25 years.

Captain Tom is the owner and operator of Valkyrie Yachts, a yacht service and consulting company in Southern California. Captain Tom is currently bringing Sea Tow to the Ventura and Santa Barbara, a service that is needed more than ever! Captain Tom also instructs numerous Raymarine training programs in Southern California showing new, and experienced boaters, the value and in-depth uses of the full Raymarine line-up of electronics. He is also a regular at numerous boat shows including the numerous Southern California shows as well as the Ft Lauderdale and Miami Boat shows. He is preparing for a 2,000 mile power boat trip down to Mexico and back this Fall and says he would not do it without Raymarine electronics on board the Valkyrie.

 

Two E-120s, Ray240, ST6002 Autopilot Control Head, and ST60+ Tridata.

Networked E120 System

Marine electronics expert, Al Herum of marine-electronics-reviews.com recently reviewed the C120W multifunction display and the DSM30 HD Digital fishfinder module. Al puts the C120W and the DSM30 through the paces and gave each unit a very thorough review that includes detailed descriptions of each unit’s features and capabilities. For anyone interested in C-Series Widescreen and our HD Digital sounder modules these reviews are a must read.