NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION ECHOMAX EM700 BUOYS The only one to be seen with!
The recently introduced bespoke versions of the EM700 buoy are proving popular as race marks and navigation markers particularly with up to 45kg of added ballast which results in less chain wear and makes laying easier. A series of buoys with 45kg of ballast have recently proved to be stable in a 5 knot current.
International demand is growing for the installation of the RTE (Radar Target Enhancer) on buoys due to their high SPL (stated performance level) of 65M2 at 10 degrees of heel and minimal current draw on standby of just 5mA. This is now an increasingly popular fitting on buoys and unmanned remote vessels.
The EM700 buoy is fitted with a robust 22mm mooring eye as standard, optional extras include: SS lifting eye which is connected by a 12mm think stainless rod through the buoy to the mooring eye, an Echomax EM230 radar reflector, solar powered Navigation light with cage and if required a St Andrews Cross.
ECHOMAX FOR YACHTS, AND SMALLER CRAFT
In 2018 the Golden Globe Race celebrates 50 years since Sir Robin Knox Johnson sailed single handed around the world non stop. The race, although heavily oversubscribed has been limited to 30 entrants and should take around 300 days. The yachts must have been designed before 1988. No electronic navigation Instruments or mobile phones are permitted and use of the sealed EPIRB box invokes disqualification. The great news for Echomax is their Active XS dual band radar target enhancer is a mandatory fit.
Echomax have marketed the Active X and the XS dual band RTE for nearly six years and with nearly 4000 sold has proved to be a very reliable safety addition for all vessels. All Clipper Around the World Race Yachts have fitted them for the last 5 years at the top of their 85ft masts.
The Active XS exceeds by several fold the current radar reflector published standard
ISO 8729-2 which requires a SPLof 7.5M2 at 10 and 20 degrees of heel. With a stated performance level of 118M2 in the vertical position the RTE gives you the best possible chances of being picked up by interrogating radar with multiple audible and visual alarms and with a minimal standby current consumption of just 26mA saves vital power on board. The Active-XS is the only known RTE made in the world and Echomax have a QinetiQ opinion that the XS meets ISO 8729-2.
The RTE is popular on Navy and Police vessels as it enables the vessels to be seen or hidden according to the location and purpose. This year Echomax introduced units with an LED light as an optional RTE extra and with a single cable this simplifies installation.
In the last few weeks the new Active RTE halyard - spreader suspension version has been released and is already fitted to a Golden Globe yacht in Australia and is also fitted between the second and third spreaders on Pegusus, a 60ft race yacht in the Hamble. This new option relieves pressure on crowded mast heads and offers an alternative fixing on vessels with limited locations at or around deck level. The Active XS is now a standard fitting on many unmanned remote vessels and ocean rowing boats.
Left: Active XS with and without light.
Please contact Echomax for more information:
echomaxsales@aol.com www.echomax.co.uk
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www.dockyard-mag.com | July 2016
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