Compact, low profile, with software designed specifically for sailors
The
B&G Vulcan 9 Multifunction Sailing Chartplotter takes the guesswork out of sailing. Whether you're an experienced sailor or just starting out, Vulcan is packed with features that will help you get the most from your time on the water.
Easy to use touch screen
B&G designed Vulcan chartplotters to be as intuitive as a tablet or smartphone. The low-profile, super-bright display is visible even in direct sunlight, and the responsive touch screen gives fingertip control, even in flying spray and a rough sea state. Pinch-to-zoom, swipe and tap controls let you input waypoints and routes and view chart details with ease.
Simple to add Waypoints and Routes
Let Vulcan guide you safely to your destination: place waypoints and routes with a single tap on the chart and let Vulcan take you there with clear, intuitive graphics and data for guidance. Add a compatible chart card to benefit from autorouting and let Vulcans intelligent software choose the best and safest route to your destination.
Dedicated Sailing Features for cruising and racing
You can use Vulcan as a simple chartplotter as soon as you connect it to power, or for more advanced features, add to speed, depth and wind instruments. Let Vulcan take care of the complex calculations leaving you free to relax and enjoy the sailing.
SailSteer
See all the data you need at a glance on one easy-to-read display with SailSteer. See crucial wind, speed, tide, heading, course over ground, layline and waypoint information, overlaid on one screen to ensure you have the information you need at your fingertips.
Laylines
Let Vulcan do the hard work: See your course and minimise your time spent beating with Laylines overlaid on your chart. See which way is best and ensure you tack in the right place to help you get to windward as efficiently as possible. Laylines even take into account tidal effects and wind shifts to plot the quickest course to the next waypoint.
SailingTime
Plan effectively with SailingTime and know how long it will take to get to a waypoint, even if its dead upwind. SailingTime calculates the time youll spend on each tack, taking into account wind and tidal effects, to give you an accurate ETA at your destination.
RacePanel
Be on the line when the gun goes with RacePanel. Enjoy easy-to-use features previously only enjoyed by Pro navigators to ensure you get the best start in the fleet, with time, distance and positioning information on a single clear display.
Autopilot Control
Put Vulcan at the heart of your boat and take control of your B&G autopilot from your Vulcans touchscreen. With an installed controller elsewhere, the intuitive controls can be accessed from any screen with a simple tap and allow you to alter course, tack, gybe, sail to wind or compass. Take advantage of the advanced sailing algorithms that make B&G Pilots as good as the best helmsman all from your Vulcans touch screen.
Mirror the screen on your phone
Vulcans sunlight-viewable, waterproof display gives you a reliable navigation display at the helm or chart table and now you can see it from anywhere on board on your smartphone or tablet. Built in WiFi allows you to mirror and control the screen from anywhere on board using the Link App on your mobile device, for a cost-effective dual-station solution. Back up your settings and waypoints, or connect to a Wireless hotspot or marina WiFi to download weather forecasts and software updates straight to your device. Connect your phone via Bluetooth to read and respond to text messages from the chartplotters display.
A range of mounting options
Get up and running quickly: Vulcan chartplotters are optimised for sleek flush mounting, standing only 8mm proud of the bulkhead for a low-profile glass helm look. Alternatively, mount in minutes using the supplied bracket on horizontal, vertical or overhead surfaces.
B&G Vulcan 9 Multifunction Sailing Chartplotter Features:
- Easy to use multi-touch display
- Dedicated sailing features for cruising or racing: SailSteer, SailingTime, RacePanel, Laylines
- Easy to integrate Connect Vulcan to an existing system and add basic sailing components
- Broadband Radar and ForwardScan ready
- Integrated Wi-Fi
- Control your B&G Pilot
- Instrument data display
B&G Vulcan 9 Multifunction Sailing Chartplotter Specifications:
- Display Resolution: 800x480
- Screen Brightness: 1200 nits
- Waterproofrating: IPX6 and 7
- Operating Temperature Range: '-15C to +55C (5 F to 131 F)
- Storage Temperature Range: '-20C to +60C (4F to 140F)
- Ethernet Ports: 1 x 5 pin yellow connector x 1 Mbit. Radar and Sirius (USA only) connectivity only (unless unlocked)
- NMEA 2000 Connectivity: 1 x NMEA 2000 Micro-C port, 1 LEN
- Weight: 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs)
- Supply Voltage: 10 - 17 V DC
- Update rate: 10 Hz
- Power Consumption typical: 12 W
- SD Card Storage: 2 Micro SD slots, max. 32GB each. 32 GB format to NTFS
- Warranty Period: 2 Years
- Power Consumption max: 20 W
- Dimensions W x H x D: 243 mm x 171 mm x 83 mm (9.56" x 6.71" x 3.26") (no bracket)
- GPS Receiver Channels: 32 Channels
- Recommended Fuse Rating: 3A
- Waypoints, Routes, Tracks: 6000 waypoints, 500 Routes with 100 max route points, 50 tracks with up to 12,000 track points.
- Viewing Angles: 80 top/bottom, 80 left/right
- Display Size: 9 inches
- Internal Storage: 90MB
- Steering Modes: Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Turn patterns, Standby, Wind, Wind NAV. (Boat type set to Sail)
- Autopilot: Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Turn
patterns, Standby, Wind, Wind NAV. (Boat type set to Sail).
Requires STBY button or Controller with STBY button to
commission
- Digital Switching: BEP C-Zone
- Mounting Type: Bracket or Panel
- Approvals Compliance: CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN
60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1
- Shock Vibration: CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN
60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1
- Time to First Fix: Cold start less than 90 seconds exposed to
open sky, Satellite Reacquisition 5 sec
- NMEA 0183 Sentences supported: Exports NMEA0183 over WiFi
- Radar compatibility: Halo, Broadband, HD Radars
- Position Accuracy: Horizontal Accuracy 3 m (9.8 ft.)
- Charts supported: Insight, Navionics (Gold, NAV+ Platinum+) ,
C-MAP (MAX N, MAX N+) NV Digital (Raster US Charts)
- Sonar Compatibility: Integrated CHIRP / DownScan / ForwardScan.
Single 9 Pin Xsonic Connector
- Item Connectivity WiFi: Internal
- Bluetooth: Internal
- GPS: Internal, 10Hz, WASS, MSAS, EGNOS
- PC Connectivity: None
- Video: None
- N2K PGNs: Receive 59392, 59904, 60928, 126208, 126992, 126996,
127237, 127245, 127250, 127251, 127257, 127258, 127488, 127489,
127493, 127503, 127504, 127505, 127506, 127507, 127508, 127509,
128259, 128267, 128275, 129025, 129026, 129029, 129033, 129038,
129039, 129040, 129041, 129283, 129284, 129539, 129540, 129794,
129801, 129283, 129284, 129539, 129540, 129794, 129801, 129802,
129808, 129809, 129810, 130074, 130306, 130310, 130311, 130312,
130313, 130314, 130576, 130577, Transmit 126208, 126992,
126996,127237, 127250, 127258, 128259, 128267, 128275, 129025,
129026, 129029, 129283, 129284, 129285, 129539, 129540, 130074,
130306, 130310, 130311, 130312, 130577
- AIS: Receive AIS data over NMEA 2000 only
- Weather: SiriusXM via WM-3 (USA only), GRIB
- Languages: Standard Language Pack: English (US), English (UK),
Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Icelandic,
Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish. Other Language
unlocks: Asian Language Pack: English (US), Japanese, Korean, Thai,
Chinese. Eastern European Language Pack: English (US), English
(UK), Bulgarian, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Croatian,
Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish.
Russia/Ukraine Language pack: English (US), English (UK), German,
Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian. Middle Eastern
Language Pack: English (US), English (UK), Arabic, German, Spanish,
Farsi, French, Italian
- Cartography included: TBD
- Interface: Touch screen, ZC1 or ZC2 controller via NEA
2000
- Manouevres Turn Patterns: U-turn, Spiral-turn, C-turn, Zig-zag,
Square-turn, Lazy S-turn, Depth contour tracking
- Multimedia: via SonicHub2, Fusion Link, Sirius, JL Audio. USA
only, AUST. and NZ only
- Correction: WASS, MSAS, EGNOS, GLONASS
- Backlight Colour: White, Red
