Compasses

• One Plath fibre optic gyro compass (no moving parts), type Navigat 2100, 24V.
• One B&G Halcyon gyro-stabilised compass as backup (12V).
• 1 magnetic compass above the central console in the cockpit with pick up coil for information to the autopilot (as back up for the gyro; the B&G unit isn’t fast enough).

The Plath and B&G compass information can be fed through the B&G system to instruments all over the yacht. The gyro compass has repeaters at each steering console and the main unit is positioned in the deck house.

GPS

One Leica DGPS and one Leica black box GPS (24 V) are both connected to the main nav/com system via a NMEA distribution box.

B&G

One B&G Hydra 2000 system (12 V) with two speed sensors, one echo sounder, masthead unit, air and sea temperature sensors and barometric pressure sensor. This system has also a sensor for the pressure on the inner forestay, in order to set the running backstays correctly.

Instrument Readouts

• 3 FFD units at each steering console.
• 6 20x20 units at the forward part of cockpit (readable from either  helmsman’s position).
• 4 FFD units in deckhouse.
• 2 20x20 units each at aft end of forward and aft deckhouses
• 7 FFD units, one each at crew entry hatch coaming, captain’s cabin, crew mess, captain’s office, library, owner’s cabin and aft deckhouse.

Echo Sounders

Apart from the echo sounder in the B&G system Adèle has one extra B&G H-1000 unit with the transducer placed aft to measure death behind the rudder, when reversing. Two Furuno echo sounders (24V) with LCD screens are placed in the central console in steering cockpit.

Radars and Chart System

We have two Furuno X-band radars type FR 2115 black box (24V). The antennas are located on the forward face of the mizzen mast. One electronic chart system (Transas Navisailor) runs on a dedicated navigation computer.

We have two 18” colour monitors in the deck house on the starboard side, one for radar picture and one for charts (with possible radar overlay). On the port side is also an identical screen for the planning computer (see below).

One 18” colour monitor (watertight, totally sealed, ultra bright) is placed in the central console in the steering cockpit. This monitor can show both radar and charts with possible radar overlay. The functions are controlled via joystick/­mouse.

Navtex / Weatherfax

One Navtex receiver is connected to the navigation computer, so that Navtex information will show up on the charts. Another Furuno Navtex receiver NX-500 has printout on thermal paper.

Weather fax and Navtex software is installed on the captain’s computer system for receiving weather fax and Navtex messages, stored automatically on the captain’s computer (can be distributed from there to all computers). The computer controls an ICOM receiver in the captain’s office.

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