At the Cannes Yachting Festival, Suzuki Marine announced the price of its brand new manoeuvring joystick, available immediately and exclusive to the Suzuki brand network.

This joystick, designed to make manoeuvring in port easier, acts like a second cockpit. It allows lateral or 360° movement and comes with a 'dock' mode that allows the boat to remain alongside the quay for one minute to make mooring or disembarking easier.

Available only with twin-engine DF300BMD and DF350AMD engines fitted as standard with integrated hydraulic steering, the joystick works with a steer-by-wire (SBW) system, itself compatible with the Garmin reactor 40 auto-pilot.

Already on sale from September 1, 2023 through Suzuki's 130 dealers in France, the joystick and SBW steering system are priced at €11,999 inc VAT, excluding installation costs for twin- or triple-engine set-ups.

The joystick will be on display at the Cannes Yachting Festival from yesterday until 17 September, on Bénéteau's Flyer 10 and on a Ranieri Cayman 38.0 Executive in twin-engined version DF300AMDX.