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Raymarine Announces New LightHouse Charts for Axiom and Element Series Displays

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Whether you’re an avid angler or a weekend cruiser, you’ll want the best charting available to find fish faster, and navigate your vessel safely. The Next Generation of Electronic Marine Charts for Axiom and Element Series Displays is now here.

Explore without limits and take command of surrounding waters with LightHouse Charts. Raymarine has created the most visually stunning, customizable charts with color-shaded depth contours, data-rich points of interest, and superior clarity. This new cartography will give you the ability to uncover every detail of the water around you.
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A Hunter on the Water

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Capt. Scott Thorington

Photo courtesy Raymarine

Raymarine, Thursday, Feb. 11, 20201—Based in Booker Bay just north of Sydney, Captain Scott Thorrington runs Haven Sportfishing Charters in the productive waters along Australia’s New South Wales Central Coast. The busy skipper applies nearly 40 years of experience in targeting marlin, kingfish, snapper, bream and other species for the benefit of his happy clientele. The ability of Thorrington and crew to consistently find and fool marlin has not only made Haven Sportfishing an exceedingly popular charter, but it has also earned the team a fearsome reputation in tournament action.

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FLIR Introduces Next Generation Raymarine VHF Radios

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The latest in trouble-free radio solutions for any vessel

WILSONVILLE, ORE. (November 27, 2018) – FLIR is excited to announce the launch of its next-generation. The compact Ray53, full-sized Ray63 and the multifunction Ray73 with AIS are all full-function VHF marine radios with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Each new VHF model is equipped with a built-in GPS receiver and connection point for an optional GPS/GNSS antenna, which improves the GPS reception when the radio is mounted below deck or in an enclosed pilothouse. Designed to complement the modern style of Raymarine Axiom multifunction displays, these new VHF radios look great trunnion or surface mounted on any helm.

Additionally, Ray63 and Ray73 can connect to Raymarine’s new wireless VHF hub and can support up to two wireless handset stations for wireless communication anywhere onboard.

Ray53 Compact VHF Radio with GPS

Raymarine’s Ray53 radio is small in size but big on features and performance. Ray53 is a full-function VHF marine radio with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and a built-in GPS receiver. Simply program your boat’s MMSI number into the Ray53 and immediately benefit from the enhanced calling and safety features of DSC. The Ray53 supports both NMEA2000 and legacy NMEA0183 networking, which enables it to connect with other onboard electronics. Ray53 also supports the connection of an optional remote speaker to provide audio at a second location.

MSRP: $499.99 (US)

Ray63 Multi-Station VHF Radio with GPS

Raymarine’s Ray63 is a full-function VHF marine radio with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and a built-in GPS receiver. Built on a full-sized radio chassis, the Ray63 features oversized controls and a larger LCD for easy operation offshore. The Ray63 also supports multi-station expansion and intercom capability via a single wired RayMiccontroller or two wireless RayMic controllers.

The wired RayMic 2nd station kit allows full operation of the Ray63 from another location onboard. Ray63 also works with Raymarine’s new wireless RayMic wireless hub and handset system, which adds control at up to two additional locations onboard the boat with wireless convenience.

MSRP: $599.99 (US)

Ray73 Multifunction VHF Radio with GPS, AIS and Loudhailer Output

Raymarine’s new Ray73 multifunction VHF is communications central for your boat. In addition to the features of the Ray63, Ray73 adds a built-in Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver and a powerful loudhailer output. Ray73’s AIS provides collision avoidance and identification details for nearby AIS-equipped vessels to a networked multifunction display, chartplotter, radar and instruments. When combined with an optional hailing horn, the Ray73’s loudhailer output allows communication with crewmembers on deck, those on other vessels, or people on the dock. In addition to Ray73’s powerful public-address capability, it can also generate manual or automatic fog signals when moored or underway.

MSRP: $899.99 (US)

The new Raymarine VHF line is available now through FLIR’s network of Raymarine dealers. and retailers.

Video: Raymarine Demonstrates Axiom With Drone at Miami Boat Show

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MIAMI, FL (February 17, 2018) Yesterday Raymarine announced a marine electronics first at the Miami International Boat Show: UAV integration with Axiom/Axiom Pro MFDs. Here’s your chance to see the awesome technology in use!

This leading-edge technology now brings a hands-free, aerial view to the water, ushering in a new era of UAV control and video possibilities for anglers and boaters. Not only does it make capturing video footage of fish catches easier, it increases Axiom’s inherent fish-finding power to include aerial scouting capabilities.

Currently compatible with DJI Spark and Mavic UAV drones, features include single button launch/track/record functions, GPS link for various “follow” modes, and real-time video streaming on the Axiom MFD.

Axiom UAV integration will be available in the spring of 2018. To learn more about Raymarine Axiom/Axiom Pro, visit www.raymarine.com.