You know how it is: whenever someone in our circles dares to mention SmartThings, you immediately hear comments like, “That’s just for landlubbers,” or, “Oh, there you go again with your SmartThings!”
Well, that might soon change!
Because in the near future, there will be two kinds of SmartThings:
SmartThings Bro, for those poor souls who aren’t exactly living the high life—your average consumer. As a long-time donor to the charity “Lawyers Without Yachts,” I feel at least a charitable connection to this group.
SmartThings Pro, for us, the yacht owners (30 meters minimum, with engines pushing 250 horsepower or more).
Finally, we’ll be able to check the humidity levels in the master bedroom (or “bunk,” for the dinghy owners reading this) from the St. Tropez promenade, using our Galaxy Z Fold 6. You can’t rely on the crew for anything these days.
And that’s where the second feature comes in: full integration of all sensors and cameras to monitor every corner of the yacht. Because let’s face it, you don’t want to catch the crew lounging in your hot tub or sauna again when you unexpectedly return from shore leave.
Thanks to Matter over Thread connectivity, one device per 30 meters is all you need to set up a stable, high-seas-ready network. Think of them as knots in a fishing net, except useful.
For the average yacht—120 meters from bow to stern and 30 meters across—that’s about four devices per deck. So, 12 devices total, rounded up to 30 because, why not? The cost? Equivalent to a single bottle of champagne. Including installation, we’re talking the price of a 1996 Dom Pérignon Rosé Gold Edition.
Look forward to my review in the prestigious magazine Yacht & Macht (Q3/2025). But first, it’s off to dry dock!
Smooth sailing, and may you always have a hand’s breadth of water under the keel!
(Written in German, translated by ChatGPT)