{"id":61028,"date":"2025-09-02T13:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=61028"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:03:58","slug":"sea-ai-watchkeeper-collision-avoidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/gear\/sea-ai-watchkeeper-collision-avoidance\/","title":{"rendered":"SEA.AI Unveils Watchkeeper Collision-Avoidance System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Watchkeeper\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mv2-sea.ai_.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">SEA.AI\u2019s Watchkeeper is an affordable AI-powered collision-avoidance system for sailors and cruisers.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy SEA.AI<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>At this year\u2019s Cannes Yachting Festival, safety technology is taking the spotlight. SEA.AI, a company known for its AI-driven machine vision systems, introduced Watchkeeper, an entry-level solution designed to help sailors and cruisers avoid collisions on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"gkstfcayky\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisingworld.dragonforms.com\/gkstfcayky\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The system has been selected as part of Cannes\u2019 \u201cInnovation Route,\u201d a showcase of the show\u2019s most cutting-edge products. According to SEA.AI, collisions are the \u201cfirst event\u201d in more than half of boating accidents resulting in injury or death\u2014a statistic that highlights the growing importance of automated watchkeeping aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watchkeeper is built around ultra-wide 4K low-light optics, with optional thermal imaging for nighttime use. The system draws on SEA.AI\u2019s proprietary database of millions of marine objects, giving it the ability to detect and identify hazards ranging from buoys and debris to unlit vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricing for the Watchkeeper starts at approximately $5,800, positioning it as an accessible safety upgrade for a wide range of sailors and powerboaters. Configurations range from the base daytime model to a fully equipped version with expanded night vision, field of view, and detection range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Watchkeeper app on an iPad\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Watchkeeper-ipad.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Keep an eye on navigation with easy monitoring right from a tablet, whether at the helm or below.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy SEA.AI<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>SEA.AI emphasizes that Watchkeeper is designed to fit both sailing and motor vessels, with lightweight integration for cruising yachts and the responsiveness needed for higher-speed powerboats. The interface is intentionally straightforward, and installation can be handled by SEA.AI\u2019s service team or local distributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By offering a consistent \u201csecond set of eyes\u201d on the water, Watchkeeper aims to give boaters greater confidence whether they\u2019re cruising offshore, navigating coastal waters, or returning to harbor after sunset.More information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sea.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEA.AI Watchkeeper<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Watchkeeper brings affordable AI-powered vision technology to sailors and powerboaters at Cannes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Cruising World News Desk","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"ad_targeting":"","alternate_title_newsletter":"","alternate_content_newsletter":"","sponsored_image":false,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[163],"tags":[184,157,1225,362],"class_list":["post-61028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","tag-electronics","tag-gear","tag-hands-on-sailor","tag-safety"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}