KVH Named Official Supplier of American Magic, Challenger for 36th America’s Cup
18 September 2019 - 12:00AM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that it has
been named an Official Supplier of New York Yacht Club American
Magic, a Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup. KVH has installed
advanced satellite-based and cellular-based communications
equipment for the team’s chase boats in order to facilitate
high-speed data transmissions. In addition, KVH is providing
high-performance fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based sensors to aid in
performance metrics for the team’s race boats.
“We are proud to support New York Yacht Club American Magic in
its challenge for the America’s Cup,” says Martin Kits van
Heyningen, chief executive officer of KVH. “There is special
meaning for us since the America’s Cup is part of KVH’s history,
with our very first product developed for a 12-meter yacht
preparing for the 1980 America’s Cup.” “We are excited to be
working with maritime technology innovator KVH and have their
products on our fleet of chase boats,” says Terry Hutchinson,
skipper and executive director of American Magic. “The ability to
have reliable data transmissions contributes to our competitive
edge.” The connectivity equipment KVH installed on American Magic’s
chase boats includes: the TracPhone® LTE-1, an ultra-compact
marine-grade system powered by LTE-Advanced network technology
providing service as far as 20 miles offshore; and the
satellite-based TracPhone V3-HTS providing satellite communications
at data speeds of up to 5 Mbps down/2 Mbps up. The V3-HTS is
designed for KVH’s mini-VSAT BroadbandSM HTS network, which
utilizes Intelsat’s FlexMaritime service to deliver global
multi-layered satellite coverage. The two systems will be
configured for least-cost routing, ensuring uninterrupted and
cost-effective data delivery via automatic switching between LTE
and satellite services.
KVH’s connectivity equipment will be used by American Magic in
such training locations as Newport, RI, and Pensacola, FL, and in
racing venues that include Cagliari, Italy, on the island of
Sardinia, where the first America’s Cup World Series race is
scheduled to take place in April 2020. The 36th America’s Cup is
scheduled for March 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.
KVH is also providing American Magic with high-performance
FOG-based inertial measurement units (IMUs) that the team will use
to measure various performance metrics of the race boats.
The America’s Cup is the highest prize in sailing and the oldest
trophy in international sports. American Magic brings together two
highly successful racing programs—Bella Mente Racing and Quantum
Racing—and one of the foremost yacht clubs in the world—New York
Yacht Club—united to win back the Cup, reconnect the American
sailing base with the premier event in the sport, and elevate the
quality of competitive sailing in the United States. KVH’s history
with the America’s Cup goes back to 1978, when the syndicate for
France III—a 12-meter yacht preparing for the 1980 America’s Cup
challenger series in Newport—asked engineer and sailing enthusiast
A.H. Kits van Heyningen to develop a yacht racing computer. Four
years later, Sailcomp was introduced, giving the marine world its
first digital fluxgate compass—and a start for KVH Industries. Over
the years, KVH’s inertial sensors have also been part of America’s
Cup technology advancements; KVH’s CNS-5000 fiber optic gyro-based
navigation system was on board the AC45s and AC72s in the 34th
America’s Cup and on board the ACC foiling catamarans of the 35th
America’s Cup. KVH is a mobile tech innovator that provides
connectivity solutions for commercial maritime, leisure marine, and
land mobile applications on vessels and vehicles, including the
award-winning TracPhone and TracVision® product lines, the global
mini-VSAT Broadband network, and AgilePlans® Connectivity as a
Service (CaaS). A leading innovator for assured navigation and
autonomous accuracy using high-performance sensors and integrated
inertial systems, KVH’s FOGs and FOG-based IMUs are in use today in
a wide variety of applications ranging from optical, antenna, and
sensor stabilization systems to mobile mapping solutions and
autonomous platforms and cars.
Note to Editors: For more information about the products KVH is
supplying for American Magic, please visit the KVH-American
Magic website, kvh.com/americanmagic. High-resolution
images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room
Image Library, kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.,
is a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation
systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A market leader in
maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures, and provides connectivity
and content services globally. KVH is also a premier manufacturer
of high-performance sensors and integrated inertial systems for
defense and commercial applications. Founded in 1982, the company
is based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and
manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL,
and more than a dozen offices around the globe.
KVH Industries, Inc.
has used, registered, or applied to register its trademarks in the
U.S.A. and other countries around the world, including but not
limited to the following marks: KVH, TracPhone, mini-VSAT
Broadband, TracVision, and AgilePlans. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective companies.
For further
information, please contact:Jill ConnorsMedia Relations
& Industry Analyst ManagerKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851
3824jconnors@kvh.com
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