Yamaha Transforms Boat Docking into an Exciting Video Game with its Helm Master EX

Yamaha has added an exciting dimension to motorboating: a wireless controller making docking as easy as gaming. With its latest innovation, Helm Master EX, Yamaha has redefined our interaction with boats, transforming the on-water experience by integrating a handheld device likened to a gaming remote control.

Graphics-interface-creating pioneer, Yamaha, has fashioned a remote controller that allows you to drive the boat from anywhere on board. It’s a wireless, compact piece of technology, crafted to optimise manoeuvrability and control in the palm of your hand. Navigating, berthing, or simply holding station in the face of tide and wind has never been easier.

The remote not only allows you to move forwards, backwards or sideways, but it can also undertake intricate tasks like steering on the spot, executing gentle reactions for angling, or maintaining a precise GPS fix. It employs computer-assisted steering and throttles, making complex moves easy.

Furthermore, the handheld controller boasts a colour display showing vital information like speed, depth, and heading. Integrated with the autopilot, this allows instantaneous adjustment of the heading by five or 10 degrees, transcending the need for physically handling the helm.

Compatibility of the Helm Master EX is not an issue, as it works in harmony with the latest generation of Yamaha outboards from 150hp upwards. However, to extract its full potential, a twin rig and an integrated bow thruster from Vetus, Sleipner, or Lewmar are recommended.

In essence, Yamaha’s Helm Master EX gives a video-gaming twist to boat docking, making the entire experience enjoyable and child’s play. Essentially, it’s boating for the digital age and might leave traditionalists astounded at how an adolescent video gamer might find controlling a Jeanneau Cap Camarat 9, with twin Yamaha F250 outboards, an effortless task.