Professional level wind system for competitive and recreational sailors

Raymarine is pleased to announce that RSW Smart Wind Transducer won 2024 DAME Design Awards competition “Navigation and communication” first place in the category. The award was announced at the METSTRADE exhibition in Amsterdam.

RSW Smart Wind Transducer on NMEA 2000 compatible wired masthead unit, which brings at a professional level accurate wind data measurement both competitive and leisure sailors.

This innovative device connects High-precision calibrated wind vane and anemometer hardware (solid-state gyro, accelerometer and magnetometer) technology with software technology. Thanks to this, RSW with DST810 offers Ultra-fast and accurate True Wind data, which is essential for accurate sailing.

Accurate, capable, and intelligent

Specifically for yachtsmen created RSW Smart Wind Transducer on light, but Extremely durable. This built-in 3D sensors and Smart Wind algorithms automatically compensate for the following changes:

Effect of ship speed (DST810)
Slippage and mast curve changes
The effect of rotation and bending
The effect of ship's heel, pitch and roll

The result is an extremely accurate and immediately usable data stream that is compatible with NMEA 2000 displays.

Raymarine continues innovation and success

Raymarine Chief Executive Officer Grégoire Outters commented:
“We are extremely proud to have been recognised at the DAME Design Awards 2024. RSW Smart Wind Transducer providing exceptional data accuracy and reliability, being useful for both interest If For competitive sailors.”

In addition to this victory, Raymarine special prize at the same competition where are you Pathfinder Solid State IMO Radar East. This is with navigation and collision avoidance radar, which is intended for commercial vessels and superyachts.

Another victory for the third year in a row
This victory marks for the third year in a row, Raymarine has achieved success in the prestigious DAME Awards:

2022: Raymarine YachtSense 4G Link router – Winner of the “Marine Technology and Software” category.
2023: Raymarine Alpha Performance Display – Winner of the “Navigation and Communication” category.
2024: RSW Smart Wind Transducer – “Winner of the ”Navigation and Communication" category.