Active Captain on an iPad

[Pennyh]

How can I use Active Captain on an iPad?

[SVRocinante]

You'll need to be much more specific with your question because the obvious answer is you go to www.activecaptain.com using safari & log in.

regards,

[Robertkwfl]

Good question. The Garmin BlueChart iOS app was a great way to use ActiveCaptain. Unfortunately, Garmin discontinued the app right after they took over ActiveCaptain. The SEAiq chartplotter app has offline ActiveCaptain integration, but I don’t love the app. ActiveCaptain.com is clunky at best on iOS and doesn’t work without internet access.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by Pennyh

How can I use Active Captain on an iPad?

Currently in my opinion the best way to get active captain on your iPad is to buy $14.99 Aqua Map app. That's how I finally did it and the plus was you get the charts and a low end nav ap at the same time (works well and worth the price)

[ranger58sb]

Originally Posted by Pennyh

How can I use Active Captain on an iPad?

The generic answer is to get a iPad nav app that integrates AC data for offline use.

Easiest if your iPad is one of the cellular-capable models, since that also includes onboard GPS. (No need to actually get a cellular plan.). Otherwise, external GPS pucks are available.

Can't advise ref which nav app might float your boat, but others here will be able to do so.

I know Plan2Nav (C-Map vector charts) and MX Mariner (NOAA raster charts) both integrate AC data, neither terribly expensive... but I don't know if there are iThing versions of those.

-Chris