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  Congrats to NZ - on terra firma electronic innovations dominate AMBW | | Emirates Team New Zealand's Grant Dalton with the America's Cup © BMW | Studio Borlenghi |
We begin this week's Australian Marine Business World newsletter with congratulations to the successful Emirates New Zealand America's Cup team who defeated the defending USA Oracle Team. Without knowing when the next AC will take place - that's in the hands of the new champions - there is no doubt that the event will give the NZ economy a welcome financial boost during the lead up and while the event takes place on Auckland Harbour.
 | | Zhik Dry-LT Men's LS Top Liz Rushall |
Meantime, back on terra firma, the recent 'heat wave' in the UK has provided innovative Australian marine apparel manufacturer, Zhik, the ideal opportunity to spruik the qualities of their new ZhikDry range. Suitable for all yachting and dinghy sailing, ZhikDry™ LT is Zhik's new ultra-light weight, performance range of fast-drying shirts. Extremely soft, thin and comfortable to wear in high temperatures the moisture wicking fabric keeps you cool and dry during peak activity.
 | | Spinlock creates a custom lifejacket for the Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race |
Also in the UK, Spinlock (distributed in Australia by Harken) has announced that their new Volvo Ocean Race edition lifejacket will be worn by all sailors in the fleet as they race 45,000 nautical miles in search of the trophy. Spinlock knows all too well the importance of solid design and durability, and as the toughest test of a team in professional sport, the Volvo Ocean Race proves an invaluable real-life test bench for their products.
European marine giant Navico have announced the finalization of an agreement to acquire Naviop, a global leader in marine monitoring and control systems. Navico will, through this acquisition, take a further step in shifting the idea of a central multifunction display to an integrated cloud-connected information system.
 | | Raymariner is Raymarine's test platform used for on-the-water testing of Sonar, Radar, GPS and much more Raymarine |
More electronics developments from Raymarine: During a recent sea trial for Axiom™ Multifunction Displays with RealVision 3D™ Sonar, Raymarine's UK-based test boat Raymariner came upon an interesting underwater target. The M/V Margaret Smith was a coal dredger that capsized and sank near Yarmouth, UK in 1978. The wreck is part of the New Forest National Park and has become a popular feature for fishermen and scuba divers alike. Known to locals as “The Maggie”, the ship is now home to a wide array of different fish species. It's also a great structure for testing and calibrating sonar equipment since it's a relatively young shipwreck that is well documented in both photo and video. Raymarine's Axiom RealVision 3D sonar system comes with an awesome array of tools for finding bottom structures and their fish inhabitants.
 | | C-MAP partners with EOMAP to release EcoSat C-MAP |
Electronics continue to enable the leisure industry to enjoy the boating lifestyle with continuous innovation and C-Map, in partnership with remote sensing services EOMAP GmbH and Co KG, have announced the launch of EcoSat. A new semi-automated wetland and coastal habitat mapping product that is part of the BioBase Cloud Mapping Platform, EcoSat uses the unique reflectance properties of vegetation and sea bottoms from high resolution satellite imagery and creates distinct polygon objects with spatial properties like area and perimeter.
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Finally, and in case you hadn't noticed, today is the last day of the current financial year in many countries including Australia. If you are quick you can still enjoy great savings from the Ross and Whitcroft EOFY sale: details included in this newsletter.
AveagoodenPeter Rendle, Sail-World.com
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