The Chuck Husick Marine Technology Award is presented annually to the best new technology. This award is named after Ocean Navigator’s legendary contributing editor, Chuck Husick, who was an expert on all things nautical and technological and was a major contributor to Ocean Navigator content.

The category of marine technology continually advances as innovations in other fields find their way aboard. At the end of every year, Ocean Navigator magazine selects a panel of judges to review the improvements made in our boating world that make it easier, safer and more fun to be on the water.

The winner of the 2020 Chuck Husick Marine Technology Award is Raymarine.

https://www.raymarine.com/multifunction-displays/axiom-plus/

The effort to select a winner is coordinated by Ocean Navigator editor, Tim Queeney who oversees a select panel of judges who represent different facets of the boating industry.  The judges for the 2020 award selection were:

Ben Ellison, marine electronics expert and owner of Panbo.com marine electronics site

Bill Morris, circumnavigator, author of The Captain’s Guide to Alternative Energy Afloat and writer of Ocean Navigator’s Marine Electronics email newsletter

Rebecca Childress, liveaboard voyager, YouTube channel presenter and producer and frequent contributor to Ocean Navigator.

Lawrence Husick, patent attorney and contributor to Ocean Navigator

Jeff Merrill, yacht broker from www.JMYS.com (and a regular contributor to Ocean Navigator)

Click the button below to read the full article from Ocean Navigator and review the list of finalists who are all working to make your time aboard a safer and more enjoyable experience.

Frequent Ocean Navigator contributor, yacht broker, and trawler expert, Jeff Merrill, included some thoughtful words in a recent email newsletter that are worth considering during the current time of pandemic crisis while we are flying the “Q” flag. If you’d like to see more from Jeff, head to his website, where you can sign up to his email list.

“There will always be boats to whisk us away for adventure. This worldwide crisis is affecting everyone and none of us know when we get to return to the old ways or when the new version of how we change the way we live will start. So, we are patiently Standing By, heaving-to on land if you will, and keeping busy at home, preparing for a return to activity. 

“It is customary for cruisers to fly their yellow quarantine flag when they arrive in a new country. This nautical formality is typically short-lived once immigration and customs clear you in. It looks like the month of April is going to be a Q-Flag month (and maybe into the following month(s) with most of us spending these upcoming weeks in isolation. 

“Time is the measure of all things and the unknown amount available to each of us before we’re done diminishes with each passing day. The acronym QTR comes to mind (Quality Time Remaining). It’s true, you only get one life to live or, as some say, “YOLO”. It helps the JMYS team to keep a positive attitude and plan for the days ahead when we can get back to doing what we love.

“We have all missed out on the freedom to do what we please during this stay-at-home mandate, but many of the clients we have spoken to are treating this as a “Hibernation”, an opportunity to regroup, rest up and set their priorities for the upcoming season whenever it starts. They are envisioning family and friends, underway trips, independence and accomplishment, all important attributes of trawler ownership”.