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Changes have been made to the available ocean GRIB models : MFWAM Global : le modèle de vagues mondial de Météo-France passe à la résolution de 0,1° (6 NM) in addition to the 0.5° (30 NM) current. As a result, the Read more …

The volume 2 from Introduction to Marine Weather – Weather in the Mediterranean, is updated on the iBook Store (Apple Books) Version 1.1 – Addition of a paragraph on advanced thunderstorm forecasting data. 88 pages 48 Read more …

The volume 2 by Initiation à la Météo Marine has been published on the iBook Store (Apple Books)   The Mediterranean Sea has a unique configuration in the world. An enclosed maritime area of nearly two thousand nautical miles from west to east, she Read more …

Updated 2.2 (February 2025) Get the weather forecast by satellite phone Get Weather forecast with Satphone at Sea. Updated pricing 2025. Starlink Services Update. Updated connection Go!exec® with Weather4D Routing & Navigation. –––

Manuals Update V.2.4 (FR/EN) of Weather4D Routing & Navigation. Fixed incorrect page numbering in the Summary. As a reminder, updating books in Apple Books : Apple iBooks becomes "Books" –––

Following the complete renewal of the weather and ocean forecast models in the latest version of the three Weather4D applications (Lite, Routing, Routing & Navigation) the revised English and French User Guides are now available to download.

Weather4D Lite V.1.5 Weather4D Routing V.1.9 Weather4D Routing & Navigation V.2.2 Upgrade Changes. As a reminder, updating books in Apple Books :  Apple iBooks becomes “Books” [Update]

Navigating with a Digital Tablet and a Smartphone has just been published by Voiles & Voiliers, available in bookstores and specialist stores, from the Voiles et Voiliers shop, on FNAC Books and Amazon. A digital version is online on Apple Books Read more …

For those who don't know yet, from iOS 11 it is possible to run two applications simultaneously on an iPad in landscape mode (¹). This is especially handy for consulting the User Manuals for the different versions of Weather4D Read more …

The October Marine Guide 2022 for recreational boating from Météo-France has been updated. All the detailed information and ways to take the weather forecast at sea, from the coast to the open sea. All frequencies and times Read more …

Updating the Weather4D Routing Manuals & Navigation in French and English. Replacing the video "Downloading GRIB files with Iridium GO"! » Added a video "Queries GRIB files via Saildocs Manual Lite FR V.1.4 / EN V.1.5 Manual Read more …

The “Sail with iSailor” manual in French has just undergone a complete overhaul with Apple Pages. Much more readable portrait format interface Revision of illustrations Revision of links Revision of the glossary Insertion of a summary with feedback from all Read more …

New publication of the Weather4D Routing User Manual in French version. Warning, This is a new version to download that replaces the previous one (¹). The old guide should be removed from your library in the Apple Books app.

New publication of the Weather4D Lite User Manual in French version. Warning, This is a new version to download that replaces the previous one (¹). The old guide should be removed from your library in the Apple Books app.

New Weather4D Routing User Manual Release & Navigation French version. Warning, This is a new version to download that replaces the previous one (¹). The old guide should be removed from your library in the Apple Books app.

In an article updated in August 2020 (¹), I described nautical works in digital format that can be usefully saved on iPad in the Apple Books application. Among them I mentioned the Météo-France works available in PDF format Read more …

The new “Introduction to Marine Weather” tutorial is available on the iBook Store (¹). A complete reworking of the originally published book in 2015, new, clearer and more readable layout in portrait mode, ful revision of the text, update Read more …

(Article original 27 June 2018) Since the publication of the superseded D240 Division, applicable from 6 May 2019 (See my previous article), it is now official that mandatory nautical documents can be taken on board in digital form. [Update Read more …

A growing number of boaters now uses an iPad at sea. But offshore, when no network connection is available, and therefore no more internet access, how to access the various help or technical instructions concerning the tools used Read more …

With the arrival of iOS 12 and MacOS 10.14 "Mojave" the Apple iBooks app disappears to make way for "Books". The user interface is completely changed, and for authors, a conformity of the works is imposed. The app doesn't win Read more …

Christmas comes soon, and Apple Books Store will close its doors for the holidays. Publishers are required to send their books according to a set schedule. So I updated the user manuals in French and English in advance Read more …