I have mentioned last July the "Stopovers" Guide, digital version of Bloc Marine published by the Figaro Group. It seems that the remarks I made on the excessively fragmented division of these guides were heard : The version 2017 has the number of modules reduced by 17 down to 12 for the Channel-Atlantic coast, and 13 down to 10 for the Mediterranean. It is a welcome initiative !
It is still 60 € for the Atlantic and 50 € for the Mediterranean (against 30 € each region in paper format) but there is progress. The area that concerns me was covered by 2016 by the module 4 "From Ouistreham to Barfleur" with 9 Ports Handled. It is in 2017 The module 1 "From Dunkirk to Barfleur" with 30 harbours ! Not to mention the "Nautical Stopover" tourist articles.
Enough to comfort me to have had to buy this module because the update erased my purchases from 2016. Finally, We're not going to make a fuss about it 5 unfortunate little euros, isn't it ?
It is important to understand that the annual update includes the tide directory, Port information, Regulatory changes, etc,. But I still pointed out to support that the deletion of purchases by an update was not reported in the product description on the Apple Store. I guess it will be fixed. This does not take away from the intrinsic quality of these navigation guides, which are very useful on our tablets in addition to electronic charting.
My Bloc Marine Guides Escales application was updated automatically on 05 December 2016 by App Store.
I just realized that all my content 2016 bought a month ago, namely the Atlantic zone, has disappeared and I have to pay again to download it.
I hope it's a bug and not a scam because I had no intention of updating the Stopover Guides 2016 Recently purchased.
I will keep you informed of the publisher's response.
Pascal