New B&G chartplotter for sailing
A feature-rich touchscreen sailing chartplotter designed for coastal cruisers and club racersDesigned for coastal cruisers and club racers, the new Vulcan 9 is a large, feature-rich touchscreen sailing chartplotter from B&G that includes radar, sonar and Wifi connectivity... and value.
The new 9-inch chartplotter delivers its innovative sailing functionality through a bright, intuitive multi-touch screen and menu that is said to be easy to use for setting courses, reading wind speed and direction, depth, bearings and a host of other sailing functions.
The SailSteer and SailingTime functions are designed to combine essential data into one clear and informative screen, while SailSteer chart overlay can enhance your situational awareness of laylines and windshifts. Sailors can unlock other features including True Wind and tide.
For the club racer, the Vulcan 9 features Startline, a countdown timer, and the ability to plot a course. Also with the addition of SonicHub marine audio, V50 DSC VHF Radio and AIS transponder/receivers, Vulcan 9 doubles as on-water entertainment, safety and communications hub.
The Vulcan 9 also has the capability to help protect a vessel both above and below the waterline. With the introduction of B&G Broadband 3G or 4G Radar connectivity to the series, Vulcan users are said to be able to identify and track targets from up to 36 nautical miles away, to the bow of the boat, cruise safely through crowded harbours, show very close obstacles in poor visibility and keep an eye on distant storm cells.
The chartplotter can be connected to B&G’s ForwardScan transducer to enable full forward-looking sonar to see beneath the surface, especially useful when sailing in shallow unfamiliar coastal waters and coming into harbours. When connected to a B&G Pilot system, the Vulcan 9 can act as a secondary autopilot controller providing Intelligent Sail Steering, manual and auto steering functions, and Smart Maneuver functionality combined with intuitive menus for ultimate control.
The Vulcan 9 features built in Wi-Fi allowing connections to the internet, via a marina or smartphone hotspot, giving access to the GoFree Shop to be able to download charts and software updates direct to the display. Users can also mirror the screen of the Vulcan 9 and control the chartplotter (tablet only) on a compatible IOS or Android smartphone or tablet by downloading the GoFree app and linking to the chartplotter from virtually anywhere on the boat.
The Vulcan 9 chartplotters will be available in December 2016, starting from $1899 AUD RRP/ $2069 NZD RRP. More at www.bandg.com/en.
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