Iris 100 Hand Bearing Compass - with lighting

OK, it is a little bit ugly but surely this must be the most versatile compass ever made.

Just look at these features!

- It is both a handbearing compass and a steering compass

- It is ideal for small yachts, kayaks, dinghies and, due to its excellent vibration dampening, it is perfect of high speed power craft.

- It can be installed in any position (away from ferrous metals). Vertical, horizontal, laying flat and even upside down - which brings me to its next feature!

- Mount it upside down above your berth and you can keep an eye on your course and shout at the crew without getting up!

- If you are single handed you can glance up and check your course every time that egg timer goes ping.

- Its resistance to vibration is tested by French testing lab LNE (no.30 559 010) making this a perfect choice for bumpy high speed craft.

- The rubber casing protects the compass against shocks

- The bracket is low profile with rounded edges so it won't catch

- Spare brackets can be purchased so it can be mounted in various locations

- The card can be read horizontally or directly

- If things don't go the way you planned, this compass floats!

- It floats because it only weighs 295 g

- It is world balanced to suit Northern and Southern hemisphere

- I could go on but its lunchtime and I'm hungry.

So as a main steering compass, a hand bearing compass or just a back up this little Iris 100 would take a bit of beating.