Putting AnchorGuardian to the Test – A Pilot Study with Superyacht Captain Luke Windle
We interviewed Luke at the end of the pilot study in Port de Palma, Spain, late last year. When I asked Luke Windle, Captain of Yachts for 20 years, why he wanted to be involved in our pilot study, he was quick to respond: “I have never partaken in any kind of study before, but […]
Meet Thomas Frizlen – Founder Interview Series 1/6
Thomas, you are the founder of Swiss Ocean Tech. Did you always want to have your own company? Big business has always fascinated me. When I finished my master’s degree from Sweden back in 1993, I started working for ABB in Switzerland. It was global, it was complex, it was quick-paced and I loved it. […]
Let’s Talk Anchoring
Anchoring, like sailing, goes back millennia, some records say as early as 3000-1500 BCE. Subsequently, where there is an anchor, there will also be anchor dragging and a dragging anchor can wreak havoc not only on underwater pipelines and cables but they also rip up fragile marine ecosystems in their path, damage seabeds and destroy […]
What can happen when an anchor doesn’t hold
It is not very often that an oil spill is attributed to a dragging anchor. Thank goodness. But when it does occur, the fallout is enormous – for the environment, for the local economy and for the fish and wildlife living in the contaminated area. The good news is, what is today does not have […]
Pantaenius Insurance Highlights AnchorGuardian in their Annual Customer Newsletter
This week Pantaenius Insurance, one of the leading yacht insurance providers in the world, will begin distributing their annual publication “Yachting News 2021/22“, including an in-depth article on AnchorGuardian (see pages 14-17). It is exciting when 12 months before the go-to-market date, your innovation is already highlighted on the front page of a newsletter […]
Safe anchoring for sailor, ship and sea…but not always in that order
There is not always a correlation made between ocean health and anchor dragging – but there should be. Whether you sail your own boat, spend your holidays on a floating hotel or have your latest gadget shipped from another continent, it could very well be indirectly influencing the state of the seas. If nothing else, […]
Making “Safe Anchoring” a Thing
I have been asking myself this for years. It is the question which spurred me on to found Swiss Ocean Tech with five of my colleagues. It will be the question accompanying us for some time to come as the problem is bigger than most people think. But we are working on a solution. Let’s […]
Celebrating Our First Anniversary
Our One Wish – Making Anchoring Safe Anchoring dates back millennia. Over thousands of years, sailors from all walks of life have been crisscrossing the oceans waters in search of their own holy grail. And although sailing has evolved monumentally over this period of time, the art of anchoring – and the dangers surrounding it […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Announces Appointment of First Board Advisor
Vicky Farrow to serve as board advisor as of January 2021, bringing expertise from the marine industry in marketing & sales, concept and development and communications activities. «Vicky comes with an enormous amount of know-how and experience from the marine industry. She is a business developer and a networker and will be a valuable voice moving […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Wins Silver Medal in Switzerland’s Leading Start-Up Competition
Young business leaders were recognised yesterday evening in the first virtual finals celebration ever done since the creation of the >>venture>> competition in 1997. Swiss Ocean Tech was proud to be one of the selected ventures. As a finalist in the Industrial & Engineering vertical, Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. was placed second overall putting it […]