Seaward chooses Raymarine

Seaward Marine has spent thirty years building pilot, rescue and pleasure boats on the Isle of Wight -- boats that can handle the grim conditions that often make boating anything but a pleasure around the coasts of Britain.

These semi-displacement boats have proved themselves time and time again in appalling weather conditions and have won a loyal following not only as solid work boats but as totally dependable family cruisers.

Now Seaward Marine has announced it has come to an exclusive supply arrangement with marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine to fit its equipment aboard the new Seaward 35 Motor Yacht.

Raymarine will supply its C120 Widescreen multi-function display. HD Digital Radar, ST60 instruments, SPX30 autopilot, Ray 240E VHF radio and the CAM100 day and night camera.

Seaward Marine's managing director Barry Kimber says Raymarine has always been the company's preferred choice for navigation electronics due to their user-friendly operation and reliability but that now he had decided to offer Raymarine exclusively on the list of customer options on the custom-built Seaward 35.

One of the more popular recent additions to the Raymarine range, according to Seward Marine, is the onboard video observation systems, the CAM100 external day and night camera and the CAM50 interior camera.

On the new Seaward 35 a CAM100 is fitted on the aft of the boat, facing backwards, so it can act like a rear vision mirror on a car. Kimber says it is a particularly useful safety feature in crowded shipping areas.