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Volvo Penta showcases their game-changing Dock Assist technology. Wind, current and fear while docking might just become a thing of the past.

An AI twist on chart plotting adds historical data to the mix.

Inlets can be tricky. Here's some expert advice to help you avoid a harrowing tale.

The next step in mapping, LiDAR utilizes high-tech lasers to give us the most accurate maps yet.

Garmin's new 742xs GPS Plotter is easy to install and intuitive to use, making it a great addition to any cruise. The Power & Motoryacht crew tested it on Capt. Bill Pike's Betty Jane II

Focus on what’s really important, the safety of you and your family on your boat. You may be surprised to learn how radar fits into the equation. Get the whole story here.

The Simrad S5100 has three independent sonar channels that offer high-resolution sonar function throughout water column depths. With the S5100 boaters and anglers can link to either three single-channel transducers or an array including one dual-channel and one single-channel.

Vesper Marine has added new functionality to its black-box XB-8000 AIS transponder. The system adds a layer of safety through active alarms that monitor potential collision threats and alert the user. According to Vesper Marine, smartAIS uses navigation-sensor, GPS, and AIS data to prioritize alerts.

Anglers will flock to the bird mode feature, in which birds are readily marked without tuning the unit, and then tracked simply with an echo trails feature.

Deputy Editor Jason Y. Wood checks out the new Garmin Phantom Radar.

How do you think about refitting your electronics when you’re an intrepid offshore cruiser? We asked Tony Fleming of Fleming Yachts just that. Learn from his experience here

The makers of the iNavX marine navigation mobile app have improved its function and practicality to make the data that boaters need more accessible. The app, introduced in 2008, brought a variety of cartography sources to Apple iOS iPhones and iPads.

Vesper Marine explores innovative ways to use AIS and employ the powerful warning and messaging capabilities embedded in the system. The company just launched a project to mark a no-anchor zone over some seabed power cables and we saw it in action.

How Vesper Marine is using AIS to create virtual buoys to protect power cables for the New York Power Authority in the Long Island Sound.

Garmin released new versions of its proprietary BlueChart cartography earlier this year, and improved the accuracy of its underwater structural details, including 1-foot HD fishing contours.

SonarChart Live is a Navionics feature add-on to a recent update of Raymarine’s Lighthouse II operating system that allows users to create bathymetric charts in real time.

AIS is a powerful system for helping boats avoid collisions, but that's just scratching the surface of its capability. Case in point: A smart virtual buoy system coming online soon that will protect power lines on the seabed of Long Island Sound.

The SI-TEX Vector compact GPS compass contains a pair of GPS receivers matched to a single clock for precise heading and boat position information.

Technology really stands out when stacked alongside a seasoned cruiser. Check out Arawak’s Simrad helm system.

Earlier in the year two U.S. Navy Riverine Commnad Boats found themselves embarrassingly off course in Iranian waters. The Navy blamed navigational error but is that what really happened? Capt. Bill Pike conducts an exclusive investigation.

Radar technology has recently gone in a radical new direction thanks to solid-state technology; Jason Y. Wood explains what this means for you and your helm.

Simrad’s TripIntel navigational interface shares voyaging data in a real-time format that’s easier to use and understand for cruising boaters.

The first recreational marine radar dome that uses CHIRP pulse-compression to deliver radar imaging effectively at both long and short ranges.

The voodoo that GPS does is pretty simple, actually. Understanding why it fails means you’ll be ready when it happens. Have a closer look at this key navigation device here.