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New Raymarine Seminar Series Helps Captains to Master Their Onboard Electronics

By News - March 31, 2008

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3/31/2008

Merrimack, N.H., March 31 — Raymarine, Inc., a world leader in marine electronics, today announced its 2008 Seminar Series, taking place from April 12 through November 15 in eight different locations across the U.S. Just in time for boating season, the Seminar Series is specifically designed for owners of Raymarine's C-Series and E-Series Multifunction Displays, offering them tips and techniques for optimally using their onboard systems. Led by Raymarine product experts, each seminar is limited to 30 attendees and includes interaction with actual multifunction displays, providing a very personalized and hands-on learning experience.

"While all of our electronics are easy to learn and use, our multifunction displays are highly sophisticated pieces of equipment that offer many levels of features and functionality," said Dave Bimschleger, president of Raymarine, Inc. "Through the seminar series, we hope to enable our customers to fully utilize their onboard electronics, ultimately resulting in a better on-the- water experience."

Each Seminar Series focuses on five important topic areas:

  • System Overview covers layout and controls, pages and window controls as well as pages and windows customization.
  • Voyage Planning includes discussion on the tides and currents, weather forecasts, plotting waypoints, building routes and archiving routes.
  • Underway Activities focuses on navigating via autopilot, real-time weather and 3D Chartplotter.
  • Using the Fishfinder provides an overview of controls, display, modes,usage and Fishfinder GPS integration.
  • Radar introduces an integration overlay, with a discussion aroundmeasuring tools and MARPA and AIS target tracking

The seminars run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm during which attendees enjoy a complimentary lunch. To top off the day, attendees receive a Raymarine shirt and hat as well as a chance to win an assortment of Raymarine products.

The Raymarine Seminar Series is offered in the following locations:

– Annapolis, MD April 12th & 13th:
– Racine, WI April 26th:
– Boston, MA May 10th:
– Ronkonkoma, NY May 17th:
– San Diego, CA June 14th & 15th:
– Seattle, WA June 21st:
– Ft. Lauderdale, FL November 8th & 9th:
– Fort Myers, FL November 15th:

About Raymarine

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. Raymarine plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information about Raymarine in the USA call 1-603-881-5200 or visit http://www.raymarine.com.

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