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From artificial intelligence to increase a water skier's performance for the 2024 Olympics, to electric power generation or outboard motors, engineers are developing, designing and imagining products to ensure that our pleasure of sailing continues.

A box to visualize water skiing performances

CKP Engineering, specialist in data acquisition and analysis, has developed a box, totally waterproof. This box integrates a GPS, a data logger, or recorder, and connects to various sensors located on the ski, the boat, the mast and the rope.

In water skiing, multiple parameters are to be taken into account: the boat, the boat driver, the rope, the ski, the skier and finally the water. This box, which could be described as a performance manager is able to measure in real time the displacement of the water ski in a precise way, how it works, the force and acceleration of the skier, the angle of the ski in relation to the boatâeuros¦ so many measures that will allow all skiers, from beginners to professionals, to visualize their progress.

New look for Honda 2023 engines

Honda's high-powered 150, 200, 225 and 250 horsepower outboards are now available under the Sporty White name. If nothing has changed under the hood of this V6 range, the whole hood gains a new shape and new more aggressive colors. With a predominance of white, these outboards should meet the expectations of boaters who are increasingly looking to match the color of the engine with their hull.

Prices for motors with electric controls :

  • BF150 : 20 799 euros TTC
  • BF200 : 24 609 euros TTC
  • BF225 : 25 669 euros TTC
  • BF250 : 28 149 euros TTC

Solar panels with PERC cells at Seatronic

The solar panels distributed by Seatronic are made from PERC or Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell. They have an additional layer compared to conventional photovoltaic panels, which has only 2 layers. Placed at the back of the solar cells, this layer is called dielectric passivation layer. It allows to :

  • eliminate spaces and thus optimize the surface
  • improve vibration resistance
  • reduce the electrical resistance.

This new range includes three rigid panels of 125, 190 and 335 W and a flexible panel of 105 W.

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