The National Marine Electronics Association just named this year’s award winners at its annual conference in Orlando. The awards were chosen by NMEA members who voted online in 17 categories for Product of Excellence Awards, while a panel of judges named winners of the NMEA Technology Award and Best New Product Award.
The Best New Product Award celebrates a new product that was introduced at the conference and that the judges thought was best in innovation, benefit to boaters, practicality and value. The winner: Furuno’s FCV800 fishfinder, which the judges said was “a real powerhouse of a standalone fishfinder.”
The NMEA Technology Award goes to a single marine electronics product that scores highest in the same criteria as the Best New Product Award. The winner: Sensar Marine’s Boat Monitor, which the judges said offers “A compelling blend of innovation and value. Its bilge-monitoring function offers a level of insight into a boat’s health that’s not found on far more expensive systems.”
The Product of Excellence Winners:
Marine VHF: Icom M510 Class D DSC
Satellite TV Antenna: KVH TracVision UHD7
Radar: Furuno DRS4DNXT
Fishfinder: Furuno DFF3D Multi-Beam Sonar
Satellite Comm. Antenna: KVH TracNet H60
Marine Camera: Teledyne FLIR M364C
Multi-Function Display: Garmin GPSMAP 8616xsv (pictured)
AIS: Vesper Marine Cortex M1 smartAIS
Multimedia Entertainment: Fusion Apollo MS-RA770
Autopilot: Garmin Reactor 40 with SmartPump
NMEA 2000 Sensor: Furuno SCX20 Satellite Compass
Remote Monitoring: GOST GNT-Evolution
Marine PC Software: Nobeltec TimeZero Pro
Safety Device: Garmin GPSMAP 86sci Handheld
Wi-Fi/Cellular Device: Wave Wi-Fi Tidal Wave
Commercial: Furuno FAR2228BB IMO Radar
Marine Speciality: Furuno CSH8LMK2 Omni Sonar
Read more: http://nmea.org
