B&G

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B&G, formerly Brookes and Gatehouse, is a private marine electronics company that makes sailing instruments, autopilots and navigation gear for racing and cruising yachts. It is now a brand owned by Navico, a Norwegian-based company, and serves customers worldwide from the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1956 in Lymington, England by Major R.N. Gatehouse and Ronald Brookes, B&G started with a radio direction finder for private sailboats. In the 1950s it expanded into echo sounders and, in 1960, released its first speedometer. Over the years the company changed hands and became part of Navico.

B&G focuses on data-driven sailing performance and conditions analysis, and it also designs autopilots for sailing yachts. In 2010, it re-entered the navigation market with the Zeus line of multi-function displays.

Key products include Zeus, Vulcan, WTP, H5000, Triton, ForwardScan Sonar, HALO Radar and VHF. The CEO is Knut Frostad.