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radio

navigation

engine control

cockpit
The boat is equipped with VHF radio, MF radio (over 200 miles), DSC (digital selective calling to call on broadcast or to a specific boat) and HF (global) radio. GPS navigation is linked to DSC to automatically notify the boat's position.

To assist navigation, more than 200 charts from Eastbourne to the Lizard can be seen on the monitor.

The boat is equipped with a Kelvin Hughes depth finder. Poole harbour depth varies from 20’ to 50’ just outside the harbour.

The boat is also equipped with a Simrab Tang sound direction finder and an electrical management system.

To aid night vision for the helmsman and brightness for the navigator, the front of cabin of boat is black and the back is white, separated by a curtain.