Press Releases and Articles
Hong Kong Trade Development Council Article in Hong Kong Trader
Hong Kong's Trade Development Council interviewed Simon Boyde, Technical Director of Storm Force Marine about how he founded the company. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 8 - Communications
The Telecommunications equipment installed: VHF, MF/HF, AIS, EPIRB, SART, SAT C, NAVTEX and good, old-fashioned RADAR. And if you don't know what this stuff means, read on. Read More...
GMDSS for non-commercial vessels
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System is a system of terrestrial and satellite communications to enable fast response to distress situations at sea from shore-based resources. Simon Boyde explains why you need this. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 7 - Communications
Telecommunications. Cave Canem is dragged into the 21st Century and plans to install equipment that might actually be useful in an emergency. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 6 - Electrical
Electrical - phased installation and replacing end-to-end power cabling with a distributed cabling system and computerised signalling to save even more weight - and cost. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 5 - Interior
We lighten the cabin by removing plywood and never-used lockers and sofas and using honey-comb glass fibre boards instead of marine ply. We even install a lighter head. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 4 - Steering and the Deck
The steering is installed and we rip off the lovely, heavy, retro-fitted teak deck. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 3 - Planning and Underwater
The underwater stuff. Re-aligning a slightly-bent keel, and new, deeper rudder and a new steering system. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 2 - Upgrade it is.
Upgrade it is. Major issues: weight and the sail plan. The boat is overweight and over-powered. Here's how we trim it off. Read More...
Upgrade Your Boat - Part 1
Upgrade your sailing yacht or buy new? Simon Boyde takes you through the options. Read More...
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