Southampton International Boat Show is an important show for us in the UK marine industry and remains the key event in the calendar for our product launches and demonstrations. This year saw the unveiling of our brand-new stand, as well as some UK show premieres. The all-new stand allowed for a safe and enjoyable product experience for all and displayed some brand-new products.

Our Product Launches

This industry leading new product redefines the boarding gangway.  This was a UK show premiere and only the second global showing of this exciting new product.  LaPasserella is an electric automatic gangway, an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional hydraulic units. The gangway is lighter, consumes less energy, uses no polluting oil to operate and is quieter than an equivalent hydraulic system.

We launched a new and exciting range of intelligent yacht control systems at the show this year, the Sentry Remote Switch and the Sentry MFD App. The Sentry Remote Switch is a Bluetooth enabled switching device which allows for the remote control of systems on board from your Bluetooth enable smart phone or tablet.  Users can easily control lighting, electric tables and TV lifts, electric actuators or any other electrically controlled component onboard that can be operated either with a simple on/off or momentary switch.  Sentry Remote Switch makes life easier on board and can be tailored to your exact needs. The Sentry MFD App provides easy to use control of systems on board from the MFD navigation screens and offers multi-zone lighting control for single colour, multi-colour and RGB(W) as well as CCT colour temperature adjustable lighting.  The app will also soon feature a user-friendly interface for our CanBus Gallinea windscreen wiper systems and other similar onboard systems.  This was a global premiere and the first time it has been shown at the boat show.

The Powerwings steering column digital switching system by Gussi Italia offers users an excellent and ergonomic intelligent steering wheel solution.  With Powerwings, many onboard systems can be controlled right at your fingertips using the elegant paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.  The beauty of this system is that not only is it very comfortable to use, but lots of steering wheel designs can also be partnered with the paddles.  This allows a yacht builder to keep a particular look or change wheel between yacht models whilst keeping a familiar switching system. 

Spotted - Our Products at SIBS

Whilst at the show it was great to have the opportunity to explore the many yachts on display and discover all the various applications of our products. It is always humbling to see the scale of the use of our product ranges in the UK sector and we thank all of our clients for choosing us. This year certainly offered some of greatest variety of products ‘in use’ that we have seen at a UK show which reinforces the strength of our range and also the qualities of our brand.

Finally, you may have noticed that we had been offering a special Southampton Boat Show discount, and due to the resounding success of it we have decided to extend it to the end of the month. Use code SBS15 to get a 15% discount and free delivery.