{"id":68912,"date":"2020-05-19T16:15:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T20:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=68912"},"modified":"2023-05-06T22:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T02:43:28","slug":"captain-my-wrist-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/gear\/captain-my-wrist-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain, My Wrist Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Behind the face of the special-edition Garmin MARQ Captain: American Magic is robust list of features tailored for performance sailing and fitness to meet the demands of skipper Terry Hutchinson and his teammates on New York YC\u2019s America\u2019s Cup Challenger.<\/span>\n Courtesy Garmin <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

American Magic<\/a> skipper Terry Hutchinson is now counting down the days until he and his teammates liftoff and cross the starting line of the Prada Cup in Auckland next winter as they make a run for the 36th America\u2019s Cup Match. But he isn\u2019t scratching off days on an old-fashioned wall calendar. No need, because the countdown is right there on his special edition Garmin MARQ Captain watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

What does the \u201cT-minus\u201d countdown do when the first race day finally comes? \u201cI guess it just rolls over to the next,\u201d says Hutchinson who intends to defend the Cup in Newport, R.I., should the New York YC syndicate succeed in defeating two other challengers and then the defender, Emirates Team New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot of time between now and then, and the immediate focus as the team transitions its assets to New Zealand over the next two months is to stay fit and ready. For this, Hutchinson can also tap into his new MARQ Captain, engraved with the American Magic name on the<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

bezel and the specialized watch faces featuring the team\u2019s logo\u2014as if he needs a reminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The \u201cluxury timepiece,\u201d which certainly does a lot more than tell time, has two exclusively designed sailing-focused watch faces. The analog watch face prominently features the \u201cT-minus\u201d countdown to race day in Auckland, while the digital watch face features a silhouette of<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Defiant, the team\u2019s first of two AC75s. Granted, this is all window dressing on what is an incredibly powerful wrist-top tool loaded with the core features found on Garmin\u2019s other fitness and life-hack watches. The MARQ Captain\u2019s sailing-specific features include a preloaded \u201cSail Grinding\u201d activity, that allows Hutchinson and his mates on Defiant\u2019s grinding pedestals to stay on top of their power output, on land and in the \u201cPenske Gym\u201d (the nickname for their temporary shipping-container workout space).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Easy paging through the function menu gets you to the watch\u2019s sail and sail-race functions, including tacking angle monitoring and GPS-based starting-line features.<\/span>\n Courtesy Garmin <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

According to Garmin, the American Magic edition includes three workouts designed by team trainers. Users can select between three workouts: \u201cRace Simulation,\u201d \u201cFitness Test\u201d and \u201cIntervals.\u201d The watch includes multiple sensors that monitor overall health and wellness, such as the LED heart rate monitor (on the back face of the watch) and a Pulse Oximeter1. Post-activity, you can geek out on your training metrics and it will even guide you through your workout recovery to ensure you\u2019re getting the most efficient training and not burning yourself out for no reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

If grinding efficiency is less of a priority (yes, it\u2019s OK to rely on your electric winches), dive deeper into the menus and tap into a plethora of functions: it\u2019s preloaded with topographic maps and supports Garmin\u2019s BlueChart coastal charts and GPS navigation, maritime profiles and<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

weather forecasts, including storm alerts, home port conditions and more. It is compatible with Garmin\u2019s inReach\u00ae satellite communications for two-way comms and SOS functionality. Use the \u201ctack assist\u201d function to track headers and lifts and the time-to-burn starting assist and make yourself the go-to tactician you\u2019ve always wanted to be. Sync it with your autopilot and your onboard Fusion radio and everything you need for a day or more of yachting is right there on your wrist. It\u2019s a perfect on-watch companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

For your land life, streaming music, contactless payments, daily activity tracking, sleep monitoring, and smart-phone notifications top the list of great functions. The rechargeable lithium battery is rated at 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and 28 hours in full-time GPS mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

With a suggested retail price of $1,750.00, this special-edition watch is squarely on the top shelf of the luxury smartwatch case. But add up all its functionality and its connection to the sailors of American Magic as they enter the starting box in Auckland and you\u2019ve got yourself the ultimate sailing watch that will be the envy of your mates at the yacht club bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Garmin.com\/MARQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The America\u2019s Cup demands high standards. This sailing watch does too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20200519","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"155","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Garmin MARQ Captain review","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"HNTBZJDOYJBTNPA4FFQJGQNKAQ","arc_website_url":"story\/gear\/garmin-marq-captain-review\/","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"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":false,"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_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"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":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[165,177,224,447],"class_list":["post-68912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","tag-gear","tag-racing","tag-sailing-gear","tag-watches"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}