Captain Approved
Power and Motoryachts|March 2018

POWERFUL AIS SOLUTIONS ALLOW SKIPPERS TO MAKE THEIR FAVORITE NAV STATION PORTABLE.

Ben Ellison
Captain Approved

Digital Yacht’s Nomad portable Class B AIS transponder received a DAME Special Mention at METS in December. As someone who once did numerous yacht deliveries, I certainly agree with the judges about its potential usefulness. Moving an unfamiliar boat that may well be brand new and untested—or in that scary gap known as “between owners”—is challenging enough. I remember how incredibly valuable the first handheld GPS receivers were for delivery work. Today, the Nomad could be the center of an amazing portable nav system.

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