The new boating models at the New York Boat Show show that sailors now make their way through the water with the benefits of GPS systems, iPads and iPhones. YNN's Adam Balkin filed the following report.

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When the nation's oldest boat show, the New York Boat Show, began in 1905, it would probably have been tough to find any kitchens, couches, marble bathrooms and master suites on board the vessels.

Nowadays, when the boat show comes to the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side, the boats are full of technology. Instead of using a compass, navigators can use the high-tech Ray Marine E7 unit.

“We can control our chart plotter on it, our depth sounder on it, we can connect thermal cameras to it. We can connect video cameras to it, monitor satellite weather, monitor satellite radio. We can monitor engine displays and functions," says Tony Gangone of West Marine. "But one of the coolest features of the E7 is we can pair it with our iPad or our iPhone and we can view the images on the screen of our iPad or iPhone anywhere else on the boat."

Those who have wanted to go boating but who don't want the hassle of owning a large vessel can check out the cutting-edge Advanced Scout Aluminum frame kayak, which can fit into a tote bag when it is not being used.

"It is a hybrid-type boat combining the ease and portability of an inflatable as well as the features of having a rigid-frame kayak," says Gangone. "It has an aluminum bow which enables it to slice through the water and an aluminum scag in the back."

Finally, the Axius remote control for controlling a boat can be used by any kid who has ever picked up a video game controller. Instead of turning the wheel, the boater can edge into a dock on a windy, choppy day.

"When you want to go sideways, you just move the joystick sideways. When you want to move sideways and rotate and control your bow, you just rotate it while you're moving [the joystick] sideways," says Tad Whitten of Mercury Marine

The system also has a feature called Skyhook, which lets the boater pick a GPS point on a map, and then as if an actual anchor has been dropped, the motors will do whatever they need to on their own to keep the boat within five feet of that spot.