Vesper wins NMEA Product of Excellence award in the AIS Category
Vesper Marine (manufacturer marine safety products) has been awarded the Product of Excellence award by the 2020 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Conference and Expo in the AIS category for its WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS.
The Product of Excellence awards are voted on by professional marine electronics installing NMEA dealers, qualified NMEA technicians and fellow marine electronics manufacturers.
Professional sailor and ocean rower, Lia Ditton, uses the product in her perilous journeys across oceans, including where she recently set a new world record, rowing solo and unsupported from Hawaii to San Francisco in just 86 days.
“We are honoured to have our XB-8000 selected as a Product of Excellence winner and are grateful to the NMEA for their support,” says Brady Cox, Vesper Marine CEO. “Our smartAIS technology we built for this product has become widely known in the industry and trusted by our customers. With well proven benefits, we chose to carry this innovative functionality into further product lines, including our Vision2 and revolutionary Cortex system that reimagines VHF technology.”
The Vesper smartAIS transponders incorporate built-in safety alarms to alert boaters of potential collision, dragging anchor and man overboard situations. An extensible platform, smartAIS receives new innovative features updated automatically through a smartphone app. The XB-8000 smartAIS device includes WiFi connectivity for up to five mobile devices anywhere on board, allowing boaters using the WatchMate app to monitor vessel information, manage alarms and more.
