Publisher hands out innovation awards
Sail magazine's annual Pittman Innovation Awards this year recognized 15 leading new sailing products.
The 2012 Pittman Innovation Award winners are the Karver Flying Cam Cleat; Torqeedo Cruise 2.0/4.0 Electric Outboard Motors; Doyle Anomoly Headboard; Cousin Trestec Constrictor rope clutch; Colligo Soft Snatch block and soft padeye; Spinlock Pylon LED life jacket antenna; Kannad SafeLink R10 SRS; Maretron FFM100 fuel flow monitor; Vetus Rim Drive Bow Thruster; H2OUT Systems Dryers; B&G T41 multifunction display; Iridium Extreme satellite phone; Navico 3G/4G radar; and Raymarine e7 series GPS/chart plotter.
“We're impressed by the marine industry's ability to continue to develop such exceptional, well-designed products each year,” Sail editor-in-chief Peter Nielsen said in a statement.