Boating: Top 5 essential applications

Like any sector of activity, boating has also entered the digital era and even if the marine Uber does not yet exist, many applications are appearing, the most common being mapping applications. They all aim to make life easier for boaters, so that navigation becomes a full-time pleasure.

Marine Météoconsult

Whether for monitoring, consultations, bulletins or even weather alerts, Marine Météconsult is able to produce forecasts within a few hours. This Météo France application also broadcasts local, national and international weather forecasts. In addition, each forecast is accompanied by a reliability index. Enough to avoid the biggest storms on board.

Anchor Alarm

Anchor Alarm is an easy-to-use application that allows you to control the position of your boat in relation to an anchor point. If your current location deviates too far from this anchor point, an alert will sound. The main use of this application is to set up a drag alarm once anchoring. You can also use it if you want to control how far you are from a starting point.

iNavX

iNavX™ is an application that offers you a multitude of different maps in order to best manage your navigation routes.  It displays navigation data in a dynamic instrument panel superimposed on the map, with digital zoom or analog dial. iNavX provides users with the most streamlined access to the largest set of nautical charts and maps from multiple providers.

Navily

Make your stopovers easier with the Navily  app! It is often difficult to find the perfect anchorage, but with this application it is now possible. You can consult more than 4,000 different anchorages shared by the Navily community. This will make it easier for you, for example, to find the anchorage that is most suitable for you and to calculate the price of your stopover as soon as you arrive at the port. The app is used by nearly 20,000 people around the world.

Navionics

We could call this application marine GPS. If you are looking to move from point A to point B, the Navionics application will mark you a point on the map, while consulting the wind forecast for example, in order to offer you the best possible route.  The app will also automatically record all route data such as distance, speed and duration.