Dennis Caprio

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Fans of Cubism rejoice: Your ship has come in.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

“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.

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

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

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.

The Weems & Plath CrewWatcher man overboard system is an app-based alarm that works like a virtual lifeline.

St. Maarten Reading Lights have hand-blown glass shades of various colors from Pairpoint Glass Co. in Sagamore, Massachusetts.

Designed for fishing kayaks, Torqeedo’s Ultralight 403 A electric outboard produces the equivalent of 1 hp, weighs 16 pounds (including its lithium-ion battery), hits 6.2 mph and has a maximum range of 25 miles, depending on the kayak’s type and weight.

Lucie, an International 6 Meter racing yacht designed by Clinton Crane and built by Henry B. Nevins in 1931, wears sail No. US55 and is a sight to behold as she slips through the water.

If there’s a power failure on board, Raritan Engineering’s PH PowerFlush converts from electric to manual flushing by disconnecting one bolt and inserting a retractable handle.

Parkit360’s Transformer 15K trailer dolly lets one person move a 15,000-pound fifth wheel, tagalong, gooseneck or traditional trailer with a wireless remote control.

C-Map Genesis Edge mapping service allows subscribers to access bottom-hardness and submerged-vegetation map layers.

Imtra’s 2-wire LED lights are available in 10 models and a variety of trim-ring sizes, styles, profiles and finishes.

Aquamiser+ watermakers are available in framed (top) or modular models in capacities of 250 to 1,800 gallons a day.

“This is a center truly worthy of the Ocean State,” said Rhode Island’s governor, Gina Raimondo. “The state-of-the-art, sustainable design will allow Sail Newport to bring the magical experience of being out on the water to more Rhode Islanders.

Vesper Marine’s free deckWatch app sends collision avoidance and other alerts to Android Wear 2 smart watches.

“This boat comes closest to the boat I’d actually want for myself,” says designer Michael Peters.

FishHunter castable transducers send real-time sonar data to Android or iOS devices without a cellular or Internet connection.

“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family,” the cynics say. But the 185 Kadey-Krogen owners who attended the company’s 40th anniversary rendezvous at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, beg to differ.