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The Simrad® GO9 XSE is the latest addition to the popular GO Series systems. Packed full of features, it has intuitive, multi-touch controls that smartphone and tablet users will instantly find familiar and easy to use. Boaters can view charts, add waypoints and see key information on a large 9-inch screen. Additionally, the GO9 XSE […]

Simrad® is proud to sponsor team SUV OFFSHORE RACING in this year’s Australian Offshore Superboat Championships. Experienced superboat racer Conn Saloumidis and daughter Taelah will be racing a custom-built powerboat in the competition’s Supercat Outboard class, with father at the controls and daughter in the pilot’s seat. Taelah is not only the sole female competitor […]

Lowrance®, a world-leading brand in fishing electronics since 1957, recently announced the release of the Lowrance Network Analyzer and Service Assistant with integrated wireless diagnostics tools. Available in a free software release, the new tools are designed to ensure optimal marine-electronics performance for Lowrance multifunction displays. Available on HDS Gen3, HDS Gen2 Touch, Elite-5 and […]

B&G is proud to have been chosen by Australian adventurers Sailing La Vagabonde to supply charting, sonar, autopilot, and instrumentation solutions for the pair’s 43-foot Beneteau Cyclades yacht. Currently the top sailing channel on YouTube with over 158,000 subscribers and 14.1 million views, Sailing La Vagabonde is the creation of amateur sailors Riley and Elayna […]

Designed to ensure optimal marine-electronics performance, the new Simrad® Network Analyzer and Service Assistant with integrated wireless diagnostics tools are now available for Simrad-branded multifunction displays in a new software release. Available for all NSS evo2, NSO evo2, and GO multifunction displays with GoFree™ connectivity, the tools allow boaters to easily send system information to […]

Mark gives a detailed account of his fishing experience in St. Helens and Derwent during the 2016 ABT Bream Qualifiers in Tasmania. My wife Danielle and I had Tasmania at the very top of our traveling to-do list. After my success from earlier in the year, we knew 2016 had our Tassie trip box ready […]

Not having used ANY product from Simrad previously, I was immediately impressed by the clean look and simple layout! You can just tell the NSS evo2 units are quality. and that’s just from removing the sleek moulded cover to reveal a minimalistic and modern looking head unit! The thing just looks good and got me […]

First Session with StructureScan 3D Paul Malov talks about the experience of using StructureScan 3D for the first time to locate fish-holding structures. Having used the ‘traditional’ StructureScan module over the last couple of years to help me find schools of fish, bait and underwater structure like rock piles, sunken logs and manmade structures, I […]

“If you think you have a spot that nobody fishes except you, think again.” Fishing is continually changing, from the tools that we use to locate and find fish to the gear that we purchase to actually catch the fish we are targeting. Heading out in search of larger bottom dwelling targets, the likes of […]

The Montebello Islands are a remote group situated in the Pilbara region off the W.A coast, to simply venture out and explore the islands takes a lot of planning. Being able to launch the boat without drama can even be a mission in itself as there is a tidal river crossing that has to be […]