FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 1, 2022) Seakeeper, the leader in marine motion control, launched its newest product, Seakeeper Ride, marking the company first product deviation from its line of gyrostabilizers.
Its introduction established a new underway stabilization category, a Vessel Attitude Control System (VACS). VACS derives from the Attitude Control Systems (ACS) used in aerospace crafts to control pitch, roll and yaw underway.
Seakeeper has always been committed to bringing disruptive technology that represents a wholesale change from what currently available, said Seakeeper President and CEO Andrew Semprevivo. Seakeeper Ride isnt an incremental improvement; it transforms what it feels like to be on a running boat. Were drastically changing the boating experience ¦ again.
Eliminating up to 70% of underway pitch and roll motions that often cause uncomfortable slamming, this revolutionary device contributes to increased safety and providing comfort, control and confidence to all on board.
How It Works
Seakeeper Ride controllers mount to the boat transom below the waterline. Using proprietary inertial sensing hardware and software, the system takes 1,000 measurements per second to understand the boat’s behavior in all three axes. It then commands deployment of the custom-designed rotary blades, making 100 adjustments per second as fast as 300 mm/s. The lift it creates manages vessel motion instantaneously. Additional benefits include:
- List Control | Never allows vessel list from movement onboard, wind, uneven load while underway, and/or prop torque
- Auto Trim | Uses a customized Trim Command Curve to automatically match the optimal running angle at any given speed Hole Shot Control | Increases acceleration to get the boat on plane faster, improving fuel economy during the transition to planing. The operator never loses sight of the horizon.
- Coordinated Turn | Automatically adjusts the heeling angle of the boat during turns
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About Seakeeper Ride
Seakeeper Ride is the first-of-its-kind Vessel Attitude Control System (VACS). It eliminates up to 70% of pitch and roll underway to dramatically improve the performance of vessels up to 35 ft. A segment of Seakeeper, Inc., the global leader in marine motion control, the company was launched in 2022. Today, it is based in Fort Myers, Florida. For more information, visit ride.seakeeper.com.
