As we cross oceans on our vessels, we spend a great deal of time studying our chartplotter, autopilot, depth sounder, radar, AIS transponder, knot meter, wind-speed indicator and so on while also tending to the deck winches just to squeeze that extra half knot of speed out of our sails. That’s a lot of information to be churning in our heads as we constantly make decisions and course corrections on the path to our next landfall. Over the last 20 years or so, manufacturers of navigation and communication gear for pleasure craft have recognized the need to consolidate these myriad…