Garmin honoured by IBBI: technology at the heart of innovation Weenav
On 11 March 2025, at its annual conference in Orlando, the Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI) once again honoured Garmin with the title of Supplier of the Year. This is the second year in a row that the influential group of fifteen North American boat builders, representing more than a quarter of the annual boat market in the United States and Canada, has awarded Garmin the prize.
With a record satisfaction rate of 99%, Garmin has won over yachting professionals thanks to the quality of its products, the reliability of its services and its logistical excellence. It's a distinction that makes perfect sense at Weenav, where Garmin technologies are at the very heart of our onboard solutions.
Garmin and Weenav: a technological partnership for electric navigation
Innovation and performance are at the heart of everything we do at Weenav. That’s why our control interface has been developed using Garmin technology, renowned for its robustness, precision, and adaptability to the most demanding marine environments.
We also leveraged the EmpirBus ecosystem, integrated within Garmin’s offering, to build a fully-featured and intelligent touchscreen interface based on digital switching. This technology enables centralized control of all onboard systems — lighting, pumps, batteries, propulsion, and more — from a single, intuitive display. Our entire internal management program was developed in-house, taking full advantage of EmpirBus’s modularity and flexibility. This allows us to adapt our solutions to a wide range of configurations, while ensuring simplified installation and real-time diagnostics.
Thanks to this integration, our solution offers a seamless user experience, perfectly suited to both professionals and private users looking to transition to electric navigation. The ergonomic Garmin displays, combined with our proprietary software developments, enable simplified control, real-time data monitoring, and intelligent propulsion management.
This strategic technology choice reflects our vision: to offer reliable, scalable, and environmentally friendly tools that support the energy transition in the boating industry.
Recognition that reinforces our commitments
The IBBI award confirms what we experience every day in the field: Garmin is a trusted player, capable of offering innovative, high-performance solutions over the long term. This award comes on top of the one received by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), which named Garmin “Manufacturer of the Year” for the tenth year running in 2024.
For Weenav, relying on award-winning technology that has been acclaimed by boatbuilding professionals means that our customers can be assured of smoother, smarter and more responsible navigation.
A shared vision of sustainable innovation
Since it was founded in 1989, Garmin has continued to innovate in the GPS, aeronautical, automotive and marine sectors. Today, the brand is a world leader in on-board electronics, with sales of $5.23 billion in 2023 and a presence in over 100 countries.
At Weenav, we share this forward-looking vision: putting technological innovation at the service of clean, silent navigation. Choosing Garmin as our technical partner is a strong commitment that reflects our quality standards, our technical rigour and our desire to help the boating industry move towards a sustainable future.
