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Testing the Orca Navigation System over 450 miles
30 de junio de 2026 · 14 min · 1K vistas
Sailor at helm steering Orca through calm blue sea
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Reviewer Justin Morton tested the Orca navigation system across 450 miles for Practical Boat Owner magazine, evaluating all four components: the app (Android, Apple, and PC), the Core 2 hub, the 10-inch Android Display 2 tablet, and the wireless charging dock.Watch The Core 2 combines a GNSS receiver, electronic compass, motion sensor, autopilot controller, and sailing processor; it connects to NMEA-2000 networks and links via Ethernet to Raymarine and Navico radar, then transmits data wirelessly to Orca-app devices.0:27 The Core 2 costs £599.11:55 Morton's strongest praise went to the Display 2 tablet: it survived a two-meter drop, stays waterproof while charging, and ran for eight and a half minutes longer than an iPad before overheating in direct sun — the iPad failed in eight and a half minutes flat.2:35 The hand-drawn anchor guard zone, route simulation with tidal-stream animation, and dark mode also drew praise.7:27 Criticisms include: stale depth readings displayed without a clear alert, no GNSS-loss warning on the home screen, wireless data locked to Orca-only apps, screen brightness adjustable only inside the app, and routing animations that slow passage planning.8:06 Morton concluded the tablet-plus-dock combination makes Orca a credible fixed chartplotter replacement, best suited to boats with aging systems, smaller cruiser-racers, or new builds.12:20
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