B&G’s Zeus Navigation System with Dedicated Sailing Features Gains Second Award This Year.
B&G, the world leader in marine instruments, autopilot systems and tactical software solutions for sailing enthusiasts, announced today that its powerful new multifunction navigation display, Zeus, has received the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award in the consumer electronics category at the 70th Annual Miami International Boat Show.
Miami International Boat Show 2011: B&G Win 2011 NMMA Innovation Award
Zeus provides sailors best-in-class navigation technology backed by B&G’s renowned reliability and customer service. The system has an ultra-bright, sunlight-viewable display, unparalleled chart redraw speed, a smart menu-driven user interface and extensive performance features that make it the ultimate navigation solution for both cruising sailors and club racers.
Featuring seamless compatibility with B&G’s H3000 instruments, the Zeus system provides GRIB weather-file display and animation, along with true wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure. Users can scroll through forecasts to plan navigation consistent with conditions.
Zeus’ tactical chart overlay depicts sailing lay lines and indicates best and worst lay line positions, allowing sailors to make better-informed navigation decisions. The system also displays a powerful WindPlot histogram, ideal for analyzing breezes, and a TimePlot histogram that provides a time-based log display including depth, barometric pressure and boat speed for trend tracking.
“B&G Zeus is a true revolution for sailors,” said Louis Chemi, chief operating officer, Navico Americas. “We developed a complete navigation system designed to give sailors unique benefits like visual indicators of where to tack and gybe in order to make the maximum progress along their intended course, direct overlay of GRIB weather data, WindPlot and TimePlot histograms, and more – all of which cannot be accessed with any other multifunction display on the market. By featuring these sailing-specific benefits within an easy-to-use display, B&G has taken a clear leadership position in delivering unparalleled functionality, flexibility and efficiency to both recreational and professional sailors.”
For more information on the B&G Zeus multifunction display system, B&G or its entire line of marine electronics visit www.bandg.com
About B&G: The B&G brand is wholly owned by Navico, Inc., a privately held, international marine electronics company. Navico is currently the world’s largest marine electronics company, and is the parent company to leading marine electronics brands: Lowrance, Simrad and B&G. Navico has approximately 1,500 employees globally and distribution in more than 100 countries worldwide. www.navico.com
