Apps

[enforcer]

Just got a sailboat and started looking for useful apps. I found saildroid its a basic app for speed and location havent used it yet but seems pretty basic.
Any other apps that have been useful?

[mdvick]

Apps do not sail the boat - you do!!

[twoblocktom]

My I-phone is in 20' of water off Peter island BVI......can't wait to go look for it again !!!

[enforcer]

Originally Posted by mdvick

Apps do not sail the boat - you do!!

Thanx for the info. I was hoping to find an app that would raise my sails and take me to catalina but now you tell me there is no app for that and i have to do it myself, i have 28' coronado for sale cheap. Thanx again for the help u saved me a lot of time researching this.


I would think sellers would tell you that you have to sail your own boat yourself before you buy it, so many scammers out there its getting bad.

[E.L.Green]

Wind Alert is a good one for IPhone

[s/v Beth]

You got me thinking if we can get a phone to control the TV then we aught to get one that controls a boat! If I can just tie it into my chartplotter/GPS/ais and relay that info to the autopilot....
I have a appp that should do that...
Maybe I can get my camera to take a picture outside to see what the weather is like.
Or I can just access the nearest webcam from my phone:-)

[enforcer]

Originally Posted by E.L.Green

Wind Alert is a good one for IPhone

Thanx found it on android.

Originally Posted by s/v Beth

You got me thinking if we can get a phone to control the TV then we aught to get one that controls a boat! If I can just tie it into my chartplotter/GPS/ais and relay that info to the autopilot....
I have a appp that should do that...
Maybe I can get my camera to take a picture outside to see what the weather is like.
Or I can just access the nearest webcam from my phone:-)

If you get that going I might just keep the boat

[HenrikH]

Hi

good apps are:
Navionics - charts
iGrib - wind grib file
Shipfinder - AIS ship locator
YR -weather forecast

Wish you good sailing

[Rakuflames]

Go to Animatedknots.com -- they have an animated app for making knots that can go right on your Ipod or Iphone. It was really very helpful when I was learning knots.

[enforcer]

Originally Posted by Rakuflames

Go to Animatedknots.com -- they have an animated app for making knots that can go right on your Ipod or Iphone. It was really very helpful when I was learning knots.

No android app but the website is really cool.

[enforcer]

Originally Posted by HenrikH

Hi

good apps are:
Navionics - charts
iGrib - wind grib file
Shipfinder - AIS ship locator
YR -weather forecast

Wish you good sailing

I saw that navionics app do you think it is worth the price?

[spostamento nobile]

Saildroid, GPS Status, Weatherbug, Simple Weather Alert, BLUENMEA, Cruisers Forum, Disaster Alert, iGo, Just GPS, Satellite AR, Wavewatch.

[Snore]

Originally Posted by HenrikH

Hi

good apps are:
Navionics - charts
iGrib - wind grib file
Shipfinder - AIS ship locator
YR -weather forecast

Wish you good sailing

I have the ship finder free app for iPad. It seems odd that NONE of the ships passing Delray Beach Florida, or leaving Port of Ft Lauderdale show up.

Nice to look at, but I would not use it for real.

Bill

[sesmith]

Orux, for mapping. I download NOAA charts, convert the .kap files in the bsb's to .gtiff then use Orux Desktop to calibrate them and load them on my android device (archos). I can then track via gps. Works great as a backup to my paper charts and handy to verify I'm where I think I am. I'm only lake sailing, though, but it was helpful when we were up on Lake Champlain recently.

[h20man]

Originally Posted by twoblocktom

My I-phone is in 20' of water off Peter island BVI......can't wait to go look for it again !!!

This is a great product... saw a bottom cleaner using it...

I know it takes the fun out of looking for your drowned smart phone......

but....

stops the smart phone from being a stupid drowned phone.....