your boat's brain.
£149 · free monitoring · no lock-in
100 units. £149. £0 now — pay when it ships.
your instruments. your favourite app. instantly.
Plug in one cable and your boat wakes up. Instruments stream to any nav app. The built-in GPS, compass, and barometer watch your anchor, detect intruders, and track weather — 24/7, even when you're ashore. No app lock-in. No subscription. Just a smarter boat.
vane never sleeps.
Vane's GPS, IMU, and barometer run continuously — even when you're ashore. Anchor drag, intruder motion, pressure drops: vane detects it and pushes alerts to your phone via the cloud. No monthly fee.
anchor watch
GPS drift detection with push notifications. Works 24/7 when vane has internet — even without your phone aboard.
intruder alarm
IMU detects unexpected movement at the dock or mooring. Instant notification wherever you are.
barometric alerts
Rapid pressure drop warnings for approaching weather fronts. Storm coming? You know first.
autopilot control
Heading, wind, and nav modes from your phone. One-tap engage with ±1° and ±10° course adjustments.
your logbook writes itself.
Every trip recorded automatically — route, conditions, engine hours, the lot. Searchable in the cloud, with insights that build the more you sail.
share the journey.
£149. one time.
- NMEA 2000 to WiFi bridge
- Built-in GPS, compass, baro, IMU
- Works with any navigation app
- Free companion app
- Anchor watch & intruder alerts
- Barometric alerts & autopilot control
- Open protocol — no vendor lock-in
- Automatic logbook with full tracks
- Personalized boat polars
- Journey replay & analysis
- Heel, wind & VMG insights
- Performance trends over time
- Cloud-processed — gets smarter every sail
| Yacht Devices YDWG-02 | Actisense W2K-2 | Orca Core | PredictWind DataHub | Vane | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $249 | $290 | €549 | $299 + sub | £149 |
| NMEA 2000 gateway | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in sensors | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | GPS only | ✓ |
| NMEA WiFi | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works with other apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anchor & intruder alerts | ✕ | ✕ | Anchor only | Anchor only | ✓ |
| Alerts without phone | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No subscription required | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
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100 units. £149. £0 now — pay when it ships.
your boat. your data.
The marine electronics industry is built on closed ecosystems and high margins. We believe in open protocols and affordable hardware. Vane is your entry point to a smarter, more connected boat without the "marine tax".
The hardware is yours. The data is yours. That's how this should work.
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