Gateway Yachts will become the first fractional/charter company to install AIS (Automated Information System) fleetwide.
Gateway’s C100 that is now in production at Aspen’s Snohomish facility will be the first in the Gateway fleet to feature the new AIS. All future Gateway boats will also come equipped with a Garmin 600 AIS receiver/transponder that integrates with the Garmin 200 VHF radio and chartplotter. Boats already in service will be upgraded with AIS this spring.
The AIS transponder lets others view & track your position and you can also view AIS equipped boats while navigating on the chartplotter (you can also have family members/friends track your trip progress too, please visit our new AIS tracking page). This integration also allows you to track and hail other AIS equipped boats while enroute (imagine keeping track of your friends on an owner’s cruise). This equipment represents a big jump in safety, especially for operations in a low visibility environments.
