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Raymarine expands the capability of its Axiom MFDs through new collaborations with Maretron and WATCHIT, delivering enhanced vessel control, advanced collision prevention, and improved situational awareness for safer, more intuitive boating.
05 Dec

Edited December 5, 2025

Powerboat and RIB

Content by Greg Copp

Twin Raymarine Axiom displays showing vessel engine data and system controls with customisable MConnect dashboards.

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MConnect brings next-level vessel control to Raymarine Axiom

Fast and intuitive, MConnect provides the Axiom series with expanded fingertip technology. 

Raymarine now offer an enhancement in on-board awareness and vessel control. Following a recent collaboration with Maretron, a leading innovator in marine technology, MConnect is now an option for Raymarine’s Axiom MFDs. 

Maretron’s MConnect is a client-server technology that delivers high-speed access to monitor and control vessel components directly through the LightHouse system interface. This integration provides boaters with an intuitive and customisable view of vessel data. 

MConnect’s visualisation and interface tools are now fully compatible with Raymarine MFDs, enabling users to configure personalised dashboards and manage vessel systems with ease. By combining MConnect’s graphics editor with Raymarine’s high-definition displays, enhanced dashboards that show vital information in a single accessible view are now possible. OEMs can also embed brand-specific designs, helping to create a cohesive and bespoke visual identity across all vessel systems. 

MConnect is available through selected Maretron dealers and distributors, ready to provide advanced vessel monitoring and control immediately. Additional configuration support is available through Maretron’s dealer network. 

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WATCHIT AI helps crews stay focused in all conditions

WATCHIT, a specialist in collision prevention, is strongly focused on boating safety. As part of its collaboration with Raymarine, a new anti-collision technology will be combined with Raymarine’s latest Axiom MFD range. 

WATCHIT’s integration with Raymarine’s chartplotters provides a high level of situational awareness and safety on the water while enhancing display capability. Using sophisticated algorithms and sensor fusion, WATCHIT’s Smart Collision Prevention System draws on principles used in automotive safety. It analyses vessel data continuously and provides timely alerts before a collision risk develops. 

The system delivers wide-ranging safety coverage, from collision avoidance to grounding prevention, all within one integrated platform. 

Raymarine Axiom display showing WATCHIT underwater obstacle alert with heading, depth warning, vessel speed and course data.
WATCHIT can also display a warning in a simple radar or chart format.

WATCHIT’s artificial intelligence keeps users informed through audible alerts and visual displays. Audible warnings verbally identify the hazard, such as shallow water, rocks or another vessel detected by radar or AIS. Visual alerts can appear as simplified two-dimensional icons on an MFD or, when paired with Raymarine’s ClearCruise Augmented Reality system, as annotated real-time video with highlighted hazards and verbal confirmation. This makes the system particularly valuable on long passages, especially when watch keepers are rotating on and off shift. 

Raymarine Axiom display with ClearCruise AR showing chart and live video target data alongside AR200 sensor and camera.
With ClearCruise Augmented Reality you can view an annotated video image alongside a verbal warning message.

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In a separate agreement, Raymarine’s LightHouse Charts have been selected as the official chart supplier for all WATCHIT systems. This ensures that WATCHIT users benefit from accurate, up-to-date nautical charts, further improving system performance. 

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