Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting have shortlisted the Cruising Association’s CAptain’s Mate for the British Yachting Awards ‘Equipment Innovation of the Year’.
The British Yachting Awards, organised by Sailing Today with Yachts and Yachting magazine, recognise the best successes and products across the racing and cruising world. The Awards are an opportunity for the readership and boating enthusiasts to vote and give their verdict on the sport’s incredible sailing talent and celebrate excellence across boats, equipment, clothing, innovations and more.
"The nomination for the Sailing Today Equipment Innovation Award is a great tribute to our members and staff who have contributed their time and energy to evolve CAptain’s Mate," commented Lucy Hyslop, Cruising Association General Manager. "I know the shortlist for the prestigious British Yachting Awards celebrate the very best and is put together with great consideration, research and knowledge. This nomination is deserved recognition of the success of CAptain’s Mate."
"The Cruising Association prides itself on the comprehensive breadth of assets, services and expertise we provide to the sail and motor cruising community around the world. We have committed significant investment to CAptain’s Mate, which has established itself as trusted, innovative and effective," concluded Hyslop.
The Equipment Innovation for the Year Award category is defined as for 'Safety devices, high-tech plotters and clever stuff to make you go faster!'
"Our expert editorial team always has a long list of potential inclusions in the Equipment Innovation of the Year category, particularly so in 2022 given the drive towards a greener and also a more technologically advanced kind of boating," commented Rob Peake, Sailing Today with Y&Y group editor. "The CAptain’s Mate app update was an easy choice. It is a huge achievement. The vast and up-to-date amount of information that the app offers will give peace of mind to thousands of CA members worldwide. It reflects the CA’s real-world cruising knowledge, its understanding of what members want and its ability to embrace new ways of going sailing, making cruising safer and easier."
CAptain’s Mate app has been nominated for the ‘Equipment Innovation of the Year’ award alongside Barton Skydock, Garmin Navionics+ Cartography, Scanstrut Rokk Wireless Nest, Temo 450 Electric Outboard, ACR Bivy Stick, Fendertex Inflatable Fenders. Click here to discover more on the British Yachting Awards website.
About CAptain’s Mate
The Cruising Association is at the heart of the world’s sail and motor cruising community as a leading provider of trustworthy knowledge and information, including CAptain’s Mate.
CAptain’s Mate is your digital cruising companion, providing an unrivalled breadth of information and cruising reports covering 6,500+ locations around the world. It provides up to date, accurate and informative location data on anchorages, marinas, ports, harbours, boatyards and quays. The powerful search options enable users to look up facility criteria such as the nearest fuel or water, view by map or zoom out and search by geographic area, switch to a satellite view or enter a specific location name query.
CAptain’s Mate is instinctive to use and packed with handy features and factual data enabling users to easily find information, explore new cruising locations, search for mooring and shoreside facilities and know what to expect on arrival. Worldwide coverage across 77+ countries reflects the CA’s international membership, with 20,000+ member contributions and reports providing first-hand insights and practical knowledge on locations and local interest.
CAptain’s Mate stands out as trusted by the cruising community, with content designed to empower the sail and motor cruiser – it is accurate, it is reviewed by our team of editors, and it is free from any commercial influence.
Each of the 6,500+ locations display an ‘Overview’, ‘Info’ and ‘Report’ tab, enabling you to easily swipe between summary content and more detailed information. Users can search for our nearby marine discount partners, CA Honorary Local Representatives and the friends feature gives the ability to get social and contact other members.
Available on iOS and Android, once downloaded the CAptain’s Mate works without internet or phone signal, and if you prefer a keyboard and larger screen, it is also integrated on the CA website.
CAptain’s Mate is available exclusively to members and is one of many membership benefits.
Voting
The winner for each category will be decided by the public, with thousands of votes set to be received from the around the world.
Voting will be open from 23 September 2022 until midnight on 6 November 2022. The winners will be announced at the British Yachting Awards Presentation on Monday 28 November 2022 at The Royal Thames Yacht Club, London.
Find out more: www.britishyachtingawards.com.
23 September 2022