![]() Depending on the situation, the cost of a tow could pay for the mobile devices and the app, combined.Īpple’s iPad has been a disrupting force in marine navigation. Compared to a tow, they are cheap, especially if you already own an iPad or iPhone. Review: I evaluated 14 apps that can be used in the scenario presented above. The cost of the app was peanuts compared to a tow. Along the way I saw a sailboat in the famous shoal by R2 and another one that ignored G1A and G1B that was also aground. I tapped on the route, which then gave me the choice of which app to use and voila! I had a route to follow with 9 MLW! Fernandina was a piece of cake after that. ![]() I chose one and saw a route available for download in GPX format. I knew that the passage through the Fernandina shallows was difficult due to all the unmarked shoals so I opened Waterway Explorer with Safari on my iPad and searched for Fernandina. I had just downloaded a new iPad navigation app but with no routes. Scenario: I got a late start due to rain in the morning, so Ann and I rushed everything together and shoved off from the Jacksonville free dock on Sister’s Creek headed to Fernandina. This article provides a detailed overview of the apps with links to additional information embedded throughout. Editor’s Note: In this assessment of mobile navigation apps, Waterway Guide contributing editor Bob Sherer (aka Bob423) purchased 14 apps and spent several months on his vessel evaluating each one. ![]()
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