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TechnologySmartwatches: boat data on your wrist

Andreas Fritsch

 · 27.06.2019

Technology: Smartwatches: boat data on your wristPhoto: YACHT/A. Lindlahr
The range is huge. In the photo (from left) a Samsung Galaxy Watch, Garmin Quatix and Apple Watch 4
Digital wristwatches and fitness trackers are booming. They are also becoming exciting for sailors. We show which models and apps are suitable. Download PDF now
The Garmin Quatix has a MOB function with bearing and distance. This is good as a back-up for on-board electronics and for dinghy sailorsPhoto: YACHT/A. Lindlahr The Garmin Quatix has a MOB function with bearing and distance. This is good as a back-up for on-board electronics and for dinghy sailors

While the market for smartphones has hardly been growing for years, digital wristwatches, also known as smartwatches or wearables, are currently booming. They are now much more than just a stylish alternative to the classic wristwatch. For sailors, they now offer tangible features, are well-made regatta start timers and mobile waterproof instruments.

But what exactly can the different devices do? The new Apple Watch 4 and the Quatix 5 from Garmin, a special solution for water sports enthusiasts, will be compared.

You can read about what the smartwatches can do and which apps are recommended in the 12/2019 issue of YACHT, available in DK-Shop, or you can download the article directly via the link below.

Downloads:

Electronics: Smartwatches (pdf)

Andreas Fritsch

Andreas Fritsch

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Andreas Fritsch was born in Buxtehude in 1968 and has been sailing since childhood, first in a dinghy and later on his own keelboats on the Elbe and later the Baltic Sea. After studying political science, German and history in Münster, he began working as a journalist and joined the YACHT editorial team in 1997. Since 2001, he has focussed on travel and charter and has travelled to almost all areas of the world and regularly charters in the Mediterranean, with Greece being his favourite area. He has written two cruising guides for the Mediterranean (Charter Guide Ionian Sea and Turkish Coast). In addition to travelling, he is a fan of the Open 60 and Maxi-Tri scene and regularly writes about these topics in YACHT. He has been sailing a classic GRP Grinde on the Baltic Sea for several years.

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