Raymarine's LifeTag Wins 2007 Freeman Pittman Innovation Award
LifeTag Man Overboard System Named One of Top Innovative Marine Electronic
Products
MERRIMACK, N.H., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Raymarine, Inc., a world
leader in marine electronics, announced at the Miami International Boat
Show its LifeTag Man Overboard (MOB) System has been honored by SAIL
magazine with a 2007 Freeman K. Pittman Innovation Award. The awards, which
are named after SAIL's late technical editor, recognize the finest and most
innovative new products on the market and pay homage to Freeman who was
widely regarded as an expert in the field of technically advanced sailing.
The LifeTag MOB system is a personal wireless man overboard system,
which provides critical safety data should a crew member fall overboard. In
the event that one of the wearable LifeTag pendants is submersed in water,
or moves a certain distance away from the boat, the system sounds a loud
alarm and triggers visual alerts to all of the Raymarine displays and
instruments on the network. LifeTag also records the GPS latitude/longitude
of the boat's location at the time of the event, making it the target
waypoint on all connected devices. In addition to the boat's location,
Raymarine's displays also provide critical search and rescue data including
the elapsed time the crew member has been in the water and the water's
current temperature.
The Pittman Innovation Awards were officially announced in SAIL's
February issue, which features LifeTag as one of the four honorees in the
electronics category. The esteemed awards validate the importance of
innovation within the boating industry, which is extremely dependent upon
technology and equipment. While SAIL continuously features innovation
throughout the year, the Pittman awards aim to recognize products, such as
LifeTag that are new, different and smarter.
"We're honored to be recognized by SAIL for our innovation in
developing the LifeTag Man Overboard System," said Terry Carlson, president
of Raymarine. "This is just another example of our commitment to designing
revolutionary solutions that will enhance our customers' experience on the
water."
Each LifeTag system is comprised of the LifeTag base station and two
personal LifeTag pendants, which can be fitted to a person's wrist or
attached to a belt, life jacket or safety harness. The base station handles
communication with each pendant, provides outputs for external alarm siren
and relay contact, and is equipped with SeaTalk networking capabilities
enabling integration with Raymarine's chartplotters, radars and
instruments. The station can run on 12 volt DC power, or it can be powered
by the SeaTalk bus. Personal LifeTags can operate for 2000 hours on CR2
Lithium camera batteries, which are supplied by Raymarine, and power on and
off automatically for battery conservation. Extra LifeTags are sold
separately and each system can monitor up to 16 tags simultaneously.
About Raymarine, Inc.
Raymarine, a world leader in marine electronics, develops and
manufactures the most comprehensive range of electronic equipment for the
recreational boating and light commercial marine markets. Designed for high
performance and ease of use, the award-winning products are available
through a global network of dealers and distributors. The Raymarine product
lines include radar, navigation aids, instruments, fishfinders,
communications, software and systems. For more information about Raymarine
call 1-603-881-5200 or visit http://www.raymarine.com.
Media Contact:
Liz Boal
Greenough Communications
617.275.6522
lboal@greenoughcom.com
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