A surprising addition to Rally Raid Team this year is Raymarine, as a market leader in marine electronics one would not expect them to be interested in Desert Rally Raids but on close inspection the product range brings many advantages to the sport not least of which in digital compass technology. Martin Coulson of Rally Raid UK said "I'm delighted to welcome Raymarine on board for this years Dakar, for many years I've seen and used Raymarine products in the marine marketplace and it does not surprise me at all that they can offer specific technology that’s useful to us at Rally Raid UK"