During a recent sea trial for Axiom™ Multifunction Displays with RealVision 3D™ Sonar, Raymarine’s UK-based test boat Raymariner came upon an interesting underwater target.  The M/V Margaret Smith was a coal dredger that capsized and sank near Yarmouth, UK in 1978.  The wreck is part of the New Forest National Park and has become a popular feature for fishermen and scuba divers alike.  Known to locals as “The Maggie”, the ship is now home to a wide array of different fish species.  It’s also a great structure for testing and calibrating sonar equipment since it's a relatively young shipwreck that is well documented in both photo and video.

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This May, Eastward Boats is going to take a trip around the bottom half of Florida with one of their Coastal 2200 boats—sort of a “Bucket List” trip for the avid fisherman/boater. The mission will be to show the diversity of the fishing and cruising Florida has to offer. The two-man crew will see how many different species of fish they can catch along the 500-mile route, fishing inshore, offshore and freshwater, all out of the same boat.

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