The Kannad Marine Blog

On a lovely mid October early morning we found ourselves at Lymington quay waiting to board the boat we had chartered for the day.  It was a still and sunny morning, although the shipping forecast was for gale force 8 later on; we were hoping for something in between as the main purpose of the day was to put our new beacons (the SafeLink R ...

Kannad Marine exclusively showcased the R10 SRS in action to members of the press and key industry figures during a special demonstration day held in the Solent. Here’s what happened... On a sunny-showery day with calm waters, a small group set afloat to watch the first ever live demonstration of the R10 SRS, Kannad Marine’s b ...

In this blog we aim to give you an insight into the marine electronics industry, new products we are working on, rescues across the world, in fact anything we think you may find of interest.  We would love to hear your opinions on any subjects we have blogged about so please feel free to click on the add comments feature you will see below ...

METS (Marine Electronics Trade Show), the largest event of its kind in Europe, has just taken place in Amsterdam. Kannad Marine was represented on a joint stand with McMurdo (its sister brand). The stand was manned by a team of sales and product managers. METS is an opportunity to meet up with all of our European partner distributors and many of ou ...

The Safelink R10 although only having been released for sale recently has already generated a lot of interest and positive reviews from sailing magazines and people in the maritime industry. We have really been excited by comments professionals and journalists have been making. Perhaps this is to be expected as it really is an innovative ...

We would like to wish everybody a merry Christmas and happy New Year. Whatever you enjoy doing we hope that the next year is full of adventure and that you all stay safe! Everyone at McMurdo Ltd (Kannad Marine, McMurdo, Fast Find) We would like to wish everybody a merry Christmas and happy New Year. Whatever you enjoy doing we hope that the nex ...

We seem to be very busy attending events at the moment; a couple of weeks ago we were at METS in Amsterdam, Europe's largest marine electronics trade show; this week our sister brand, McMurdo, has been at Marinetec in Shanghai, the biggest maritime event in Asia.  Also this week Kannad Marine is attending the Paris Boatshow, Salon Nautique de ...

From 12th January 2012, Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) like the SafeLink SOLO have been permitted for use on land in the UK as well as at sea, following a change in legislation by OFCOM, the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Whilst the use of PLBs has been permit ...

Commercial Supervisor Sue De Beer talks about her job role for Kannad Marine and McMurdo. Q: What does your role involve? A: My role is to look after a small admin team to ensure customer orders are processed within the measured time frame correctly and accurately. We make sure orders are despatched on time with the correct hazardous paperwork ...

Ever wondered how our marketing department works? In this blog we chat with Claire Morby, who is the marketing coordinator for the Kannad Marine and McMurdo brands (This article also appears in the Kannad Marine February Newsletter). Q: What does your role involve? A: My role as Marketing Coordinator involves managing a team of people which inc ...