Navigation & Boating

Navigation & sailing: what works when the screen fails. Almost everyone relies on electronics for sailing, and it works well — until a battery dies, a plotter fails, or a wet hand on a touchscreen does nothing. The instruments here don't need power. That's not nostalgia, that's redundancy.

Compasses in every mounting style: flush, surface, bulkhead, deck, overhead, and bracket, from 3 to 6 inches. The choice starts with where it will be placed; measure your mounting depth and line of sight before choosing.

Navigation instruments for charting: chart dividers, plotters, and parallel rulers from Weems & Plath and Plastimo. For those required to carry paper charts on board, or who simply prefer the overview provided by paper.

Clinometers read your angle of heel. For sailors, it's a trim question—above a certain angle, you lose speed; for motorboat operators, it's a stability question.

Binoculars in 7x50, the maritime standard size. More magnification is actually worse on the water: the movement of the boat is magnified proportionally.

From Plastimo, Autonautic Instrumental, Vion, and Weems & Plath . For commercial shipping, we carry certified compasses.

Unsure about mounting style or size? Send a photo of your helm, and we'll help you figure it out.

Weems & Plath straight navigation dividers 8 inch – brass and stainless steel
Weems & Plath

Weems & Plath straight navigation dividers 8 inch – brass and stainless steel

$39.00

Weems & Plath eenhandige navigatiepasser 8 inch – messing en rvs
Weems & Plath

Weems & Plath one-hand navigation divider 8 inch – brass and stainless steel

$41.00

Weems & Plath Ultralight Navigatie Passer Duurzaam, Precies & Corrosiebestendig in verpakking
Weems & Plath Ultralight Navigatie Passer Duurzaam, Precies & Corrosiebestendig
Weems & Plath

The Weems & Plath lightweight navigation compass – durable, precise, one-handed

$24.00

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30 years on the water

Gijs & Susan are sailors themselves. These captains are ready to assist you and are happy to help find a solution that suits your boat or coastal home

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What works when the screen goes black

Frequently Asked Questions

That depends on where your compass will be mounted. Flush mounting is recessed into the panel and requires mounting depth. Surface mounting sits on top and is easier to install. Bulkhead is for a vertical wall, deck and roof for a horizontal surface, and bracket if you want to be able to take it with you. Measure your space and your line of sight before choosing. And please contact us if you have any questions, we're here for you!

Seven times magnification and a fifty-millimeter lens. More magnification on the water is actually worse: the movement of the ship is amplified proportionally, and at ten times, the image dances too much. That fifty millimeters captures light, which counts at dusk.