Dennis Caprio

To stand next to Beneteau’s Oceanis 46.1 at the dock is to be struck by the expanse of freeboard and the broad beam in the after third of the hull.

McMurdo’s SmartFind G8 AIS Auto Category 1 EPIRB is the first of its type to make use of the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), a constellation of what soon will be 30 active satellites.

Designed to clip, stick or attach to almost anything, Anglr’s Bullseye lets users capture fishing data.

Made from 316 stainless steel (cap and bezel) and ABS (lens), the LED Combination Retractable Bow Light from Sea-Dog pops up with just a twist of the cap.

The Polk Ultramarine Complete DSP Sound System from ASA Electronics uses a processor to constantly adjust the music to compensate for ambient noise from wind, water and boat engines.

The Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, celebrates the  gorgeous and ground-breaking designs of Capt. Nathanael Greene Herreshoff.

Webasto’s 115-volt BlueCool S-Series is available in five sizes, and each self-contained unit is designed for boats that are limited in space or onboard power.

Hanse’s angular yet graceful Fjord 44 Coupe has a glass deckhouse that takes the concept of a bright and breezy luxury interior to the next level.

New additions to Gill’s collection of performance gear are the Navigator Jacket­—a lightweight, waterproof and breathable piece of outerwear for coastal mariners—and Waterproof Socks, the company’s first waterproof, windproof and breathable socks.

Wave WiFi has added 3G and 4G cellular products to its line. These models work with the company’s WiFi antennas, routers and web-based firmware.

Raymarine’s Magnum open-array radar offers enhanced target tracking and image detail in a pedestal built to withstand the marine environment.

Garmin’s Panoptix LiveScope lets anglers distinguish species of fish, even when the boat isn’t moving.

Each model of Old Town’s Topwater Series has a DoubleU hull design for stand-up fishing.

The Keenan Filter System from KTI Systems has maintenance, diagnostic and repair functions to polish fuel and switch filters.

Westerbeke’s 7.5 MCGA is a low-CO, gasoline-fueled generator with sequential multiport electronic fuel injection designed to enhance fuel efficiency, enable easy starting, improve reliability and reduce emissions.

Fusion’s Apollo Series marine entertainment system has an LCD touchscreen display,  Wi-Fi streaming, digital signal processing and PartyBus, which lets boaters play music throughout the boat or in a single stateroom.

Blue Guard Innovations’ BG-One is a solid-state bilge pump switch, oil and fuel detector that turns off the bilge pump when oil or fuel is found.

The Winegard ConnecT WF-200M antenna combines a long-range Wi-Fi signal extender with nationwide 4G LTE cellular, boosting shoreside Wi-Fi signals for coastal boaters.

For the sailor who needs an incentive to embrace the slightly simpler world of powerboating, the Hylas M58 might do the trick.

Pelican’s 3345 LED flashlight has a sensor that adjusts brightness to match the surroundings.

Pelican’s 3345 LED flashlight has a sensor that adjusts brightness to match the surroundings.

Dorothy, the oldest registered sailing vessel in the Pacific Northwest, gets a major refit.

WatchMate Vision2 has a new look. Its touchscreen still lets users scroll through menus, zoom in and out, select vessels for navigational data, change alarm settings and more.

Somewear Labs’ Global Hotspot allows off-the-grid communications including two-way SMS texts and emails, weather reports, location sharing and more.

Westerbeke’s 29.0 EGED marine diesel generator set (rated 29 kW at 60 Hz and 23 kW at 50 Hz) meets Environmental Protection Agency emissions requirements.

Fans of Cubism rejoice: Your ship has come in.

Schmitt & Ongaro Marine designed the Primus cast stainless steel steering wheel for ergonomic comfort and durability.

The Reliefband 2.0 is a drug-free way to control the nausea caused by motion sickness, virtual-reality activities, chemotherapy and morning sickness. It does so via Neurowave technology, which emits programmed pulses.

The mazu mSeries system provides worldwide up-to-date weather, e-mail, SMS texting, position reporting, charts and onscreen tracking, and real-time and NMEA navigation.

Icom’s M85 marine-land VHF radio is small, lightweight and waterproof to a rating of IP67.

“More than just a sailboat … a way of life.” That’s the motto of the International Thunderbird Class Association.

Raritan Engineering’s Icerette Model 87 makes 21 pounds of ice per day.

This Quick Cleat fender cleat drops into a rod holder, letting you attach a fender without using knots.

Designed for bluewater sailboats, the Zeus3 Glass Helm from B&G has a high-definition display that can be seen from nearly any angle and through polarized lenses.

Raymarine’s Quantum 2 solid-state radar uses the latest Doppler target identification, plus CHIRP pulse compression, to identify moving and static targets at long and short ranges.

The 21-pound Butterfly K-PAK skin-on-frame kayak folds and stows in a backpack.

Airmar’s next-generation “Smart” speed sensors combine speed, depth and fast-response water temperature in a compact through-hull fitting with no moving parts.

Outdoor Edge added the 3-inch RazorLite EDC to its line of razor-blade knives. A holder coated with black oxide supports the razor blade, making it as strong as a standard knife, the company states.

Fluid may be the best single-word description of the Couach 1500.

Side-Power’s SE50 and SE25 thrusters provide big performance in small tunnels.

“You don’t win the race at sea. You lose it at sea. You win the race during the preparation.”

The weBBoat 4G Plus coastal Internet antenna receives Wi-Fi and 3G/4G cellular signals up to 20 miles from shore, then amplifies and redistributes them as a hotspot on board.

Simrad’s NSO evo3 is designed for simple installation aboard large cruising and sportfishing boats.

Seapilot’s updated app adds tidal prediction, closest point of approach (CPA) and electronic range and bearing line (ERBL).

TRAC Outdoor Products’ newest anchor winch retrieves and deploys river and mushroom anchors.

B&G’s Vulcan family of sailing-specific chart plotters — a refreshed 7-inch and 9-inch, and a new 12-inch — have built-in Wi-Fi, broadband radar compatibility, SailSteer and SailingTime, and combine data on one screen.

The iNavX navigational app has been redesigned to give Android users the features that iOS users have, including one-touch waypoint route creation and a racing-inspired instrument display.

Trends in design, especially those we perceive as radical departures, always risk becoming clichés.