Some aspects of marine electronics have changed out of recognition over the past few years. Remote boat monitoring is one. With Zest, my partner’s 36ft Rob Humphreys-designed one-off, for instance, we get an alert if the boat moves more than 6m (20ft) from her mooring, and low resolution still photographs are taken every 15 minutes, 24-hours a day.
Wireless intruder sensors on the main and fore hatches trigger a loud alarm, plus email and text messages. At the same time the system takes further photos, which are available immediately on both web and mobile apps.
We can also set alerts for heel angle, bilge levels and impact sensors that will
