Australian teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has chosen the AISWatchMate from Vesper Marine as her on-board AIS solution for her solo around-the-world sailing challenge. The AISWatchMate was installed in Sydney after her earlier collision with a cargo ship off the southern Queensland coast.

Jessica Watson aims to set the world record for the youngest unassisted solo sailor to circumnavigate.

An AISWatchMate RX was recently installed in the 174' luxury sailing yacht Drumbeat (ex Salperton). Designed as a high-performance luxury ketch by the renowned Dubois Naval Architects and built by Alloy Yachts, Drumbeat was one of the largest pleasure craft ever built in New Zealand at the time of her launch in 2002. Drumbeat has since undergone a refit in 2006.

Abby Sunderland Chooses Vesper Marine's Award-Winning AIS Collision Avoidance System to Ensure Safety For Her Record-Breaking Venture

To support the challenge, Sunderland has selected Vesper Marine to equip her Open 40 sailboat with its award-winning, all-in-one dedicated collision avoidance display, the AISWatchMate.

Sunderland can rely on the AISWatchMate for timely and easy-to-process information to interpret potentially hazardous crossing situations and react accordingly to ensure a safe sailing adventure.