isailsmith Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 hi there, i've been hearing about new marine navigation apps for smart phones (iphone/android) Are they any good ? would you trust your phone if you were sailing offshore ?? ?? Perhaps with some planning an "ipad" with larger screen could be helpful. But think this is more of a gimmick rather than a safety tool. Quote
Peter HK Posted January 8, 2012 Report Posted January 8, 2012 I've used the navionics app for iPhone and it's quite effective. You can download charts for the area of interest. It works offshore and in one article I read recently it was the only GPS on a trailer sailer crossing Bass strait. Personally I wouldn't rely on a phone in a marine environment and would use a waterproof GPS. Cheers Peter HK Quote
Charlie Jones Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 In Feb, we delivered a 41 footer from Rockport Texas to Isla Mujeres. Tore a sail 100 miles off the Yucatan and the big Garmin chart plotter aboard didn't know any towns were there- but our Iphones, with Navionics, did- navigated us to in between the jetties at Progreso. I used mine a LOT in the last months,, coming around from Mobjack Bay to Port Lavaca Texas. Certainly wouldn't have it as my sole source, but it's really nice. I prefer Inavx to Navionics, but that's personal preference. I have every chart from the Rio Grande to the North of Maine loaded on my Iphone Quote
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