Two years after its launch for the Route du Rhum 2022, the cross-platform routing application dedicated to gaming Virtual Regatta Offshore has been the subject of an essential update in the run-up to the Vendée Globe. It has been available since September 29 th (¹), in order to support the latest Virtual Regatta 7.0. Read more …
Category : iOS – iPadOS
InavX adopts Imray charts
With the latest version 5.6.35 from February the 25 th last September, iNavX integrates Imray charting offered by its supplier SiiTech (¹). NavX Studios does not hesitate to announce in its communication :
As the leading publisher of nautical information for leisure sailors, Imray joins iNavX, making us the first mobile navigation platform to offer and support these trusted charts..”
Garmin Boating V.22.0
It is now effective, with the latest update powered on September 27 th, Navionics Boating app becomes Garmin Boating. The Navionics® brand is now only about charting, but for how long ? However, it would seem risky to delete such a well-known trademark ! And as users have been able to see : A new logo has been imposed to clearly identify the owner of the application. Read more …
Navionics Boating : Garmin updates charts and pricing… on the rise !
As you might expect, Garmin cleaned up the offer and pricing of Navionics Boating charts at the beginning of the year 2024.
No more large areas (like the Mediterranean) up to 35 € ! Several zones are redefined and subscription prices are aligned uniformly with 50 € for most, with two exceptions. Read more …
Bloc Marine is back
First appeared at the end of June 2023, l’application Bloc Marine, edited by Weather Consult / Le Figaro Nautique, has replaced the Guide Escales (¹), previously removed from the Apple Store. This latest application was far from unanimously accepted following a catastrophic pricing policy over successive updates. (²). Read more …
eSail4VR V.1.24 Update
Update version 1.24
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Export of routings in GPX format from the route board.
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Showing the scale on the map.
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Full WES racing support (weekend elite series).
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Increment of 1° in order editing (instead of 0.1°).
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Taking into account future restriction zones.
Available for iOS/iPadOS / Android / Windows. Coming soon for macOS.
Warning : It is imperative to update the application. Older versions will stop working January 1st 2024.
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iNavX finally offers nautical charts for France
After the end of the contract which allowed iNavX to benefit from the beginning all the Navionics charts (¹), and after several unsuccessful attempts to include C-Map charts, NavX Studios LLC finally contracts with the Canadian company SiiTech Inc. to provide iNavX with a charting gradually covering the world. Read more …
Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation
Updated 2.0.87 de l’application Weather4D Routing & Navigation :
- Correction affichage cartes OSM
- Ajout cartographies ENC Germany (BSH) and ENC Pays-BAS (NLHO)
- Corrections mineures
Les nouvelles cartes dérivées des ENC sont disponibles à la souscription chez Geogarage. Le dossier ENC Germany comprend les cartes générales de toute la Mer Baltique, mais sans les détails hors des côtes allemandes.
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For eco-responsible pleasure. Part 2 – Nav&Co
Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications helping them to better understand and protect the increasingly fragile marine environment.. Nav&Co is an initiative 100% public composed of SHOM, of the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity), of the State Secretariat for the Sea and DGAMPA, with co-financing from the European Union. DONIA (*) is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received the support of the Rhône-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency. If DONIA is dedicated mainly to the western Mediterranean basin, Nav&Co currently covers all metropolitan France, Corsica and Guadeloupe. Read more …
For eco-responsible pleasure. Part 1 – DONIA
Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications helping them to better understand and protect the increasingly fragile marine environment.. DONIA is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received the support of the Rhône-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency. Nav&Co (*) is an initiative 100% public composed of SHOM, of the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity), of the State Secretariat for the Sea and DGAMPA, with co-financing from the European Union. If DONIA is dedicated mainly to the western Mediterranean basin, Nav&Co currently covers all metropolitan France, Corsica and Guadeloupe. Read more …