B&G
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| founding | 1956 |
| Seat | Mexico |
| management | Leif Ottoson (Navico) |
| Branch | Marine electronics |
| Website | www.bandg.com |
Brookes and Gatehouse ( B&G ) is a developer and manufacturer of advanced measurement systems for racing and cruising sailing yachts.
Their gear can be found on many of the leading racing sailing yachts around the world, including most of the competitors for competitions such as the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race .
history
The company was founded in 1956 by Major RN Gatehouse and Ronald Brookes, who had partnered the previous year to develop a new radio direction finder ( RDF ) for use on private sailing boats. In 1956 the "Homer" receiver was produced, which is said to be the first RDF receiver for the worldwide marine recreational market.
During the 1950s, B&G, then based in Lymington on the south coast of England, expanded its echo sounder activities and, in 1960, its first speedometers . In 1966 the ketch Gypsy Moth IV , the yacht Sir Francis Chichester used for his circumnavigation record, was fully equipped with B&G instruments.
In the 1970s and 1980s, B&G continued to innovate rapidly, earning them the Design Council Award in 1981 for their Hercules Electronic Data Receiving System, which introduced computers to recreational boating, which continues to this day.
The company has changed several times during its 53-year lifespan and is now a subsidiary of Navico , the Norwegian-based leader in marine electronics. However, B&G remains its headquarters just a few miles from its birthplace, in Romsey , Hampshire . In 2013, B&G production was relocated to Mexico and Romsey production was closed.
Products
B&G produces integrated measurement systems that collect and analyze a wide range of data related to both performance and external conditions. This information can then be displayed to the helmsman , navigator and crew and / or analyzed by integrated data processing functions to generate additional information flows that enable the yacht crew to make informed decisions with regard to performance optimization and navigation strategy and tactics - especially in a competitive environment.
Using the data that is collected, such as apparent wind speed , apparent wind angle, boat speed, course, position (latitude / longitude) and depth, by combining and analyzing these inputs, a B&G system can provide real-time information such as true wind speed, true wind direction, Calculate course over ground, speed, time and distance to the next waypoint, and much more. This data can also be fed into tactical navigation software such as B & G's own Deckman system and analyzed to enable the navigator to develop the fastest and most efficient route between two or more points. This information can also be fed into autopilot systems .
In 2008, the B&G range of products was centered on the H3000 system, with a variety of configurations available for boats of all types and sizes. Grand Prix racing yachts usually had the groundbreaking WTP2 (Wave Technology Processor), which uses a three-axis gyro sensor to calculate and read out data even more accurately than conventional systems for the movement of the boat through the water.
In addition to instrumentation, B&G also designs self-steering gearboxes for sailing yachts. Their autopilots have been used by many racing drivers, including Dame Ellen MacArthur .
Product portfolio:
- Hydra 330
- Hydra 2
- Hydra 2000
- Hercules 690
- Hercules 790
- Hercules 2000
- H1000
- H2000
- H3000
- H5000
- WTP
- WTP2
- WTP3
- Deckman
- Zeus
- Triton