Summary
th 2025
- 28 th - Updating Weather4D User Guides
- 22 th - Météo-France in the storm
- 16 th - Météo-France strengthens its observations in the Mediterranean [Update]
- 5 th - Update of the UKHO charts catalogue at Geogarage
th 2025
- 26 th - Update of the SHOM map catalog at geogarage
- 12 th - Which iPad for navigation ? [Update-14]
- 11 th - Tutorial : Weather in the Mediterranean Update V.1.1
- 7 th - ECMWF's AIFS Forecasting Model Becomes Operational
- 5 th - NOAA in danger : bad weather for meteorology !
- 3 th - iTabNav.fr gets a makeover
February 2025
- 27 February - 5G in space : a very good news !
- 18 February - New tutorial : Weather in the Mediterranean
- 8 February - Prendre la météo par téléphone satellite [Update V.2.2]
January 2025
- 28 January - Update Weather4D R&N 2.0.94
- 21 January - Mac Navigation in the Blue Sky
- 20 January - Celestial, navigation on iPhone and iPad [Update-2]
- 15 January - SHOM map update at Geogarage
- 9 January - MacENCx64 V.10.2.0 Update
- 9 January - Update of the UKHO charts catalogue at Geogarage
- 3 January - BBC Radio 4 – The Shipping Forecast celebrates its 100 years old
December 2024
- 20 December - The magnetic north pole is on the move [Update-2025]
- 19 December - New Argentina catalog at Geogarage
- 16 December - Update Weather4D R&N 2.0.93
November 2024
- 25 November - Updating maps of the Netherlands at Geogarage
- 19 November - Imray abandons the publication of maps and refocuses its activities
October 2024
- 14 October - eSail4VR 1.35 : heading up to Vendée Globe 2024
- 13 October - InavX adopts Imray charts
- 7 October - If the Gulf Stream ended ?
- 5 October - Garmin Boating V.22.0
th 2024
- 29 th - SHOM charts catalog update at Geogarage
- 19 th - Galileo completes his constellation [Update]
- 13 th - Update User Guide Weather4D Routing & Navigation
- 12 th - Starlink on the high seas, cold shower ! [Update]
- 11 th - Starlink Mini : a stone into the sea [Update-2]
- 5 th - After the Pacific, a possible Niña Atlantic
August 2024
- 6 August - Updating IMRAY catalogs at Geogarage
- 4 August - After El Niño 2023 here is La Niña 2024
- 4 August - Update of the UKHO catalog at Geogarage
July 2024
- 27 July - Updated Croatia charts (HHI) rasterized ENC
- 22 July - Currents and waves at hectometric resolution from Ifremer (Episode 2)
- 21 July - Currents and waves at hectometric resolution from Ifremer (Episode 1)
- 18 July - Update ENC charts Spain (IHM) at Geogarage
- 10 July - GRIB files and time zones
June 2024
- 29 June - Reading : “With the Fairies” by Sylvain Tesson
- 28 June - Update Weather4D R&N 2.0.92 -New charts update
- 24 June - SHOM charts catalog update at Geogarage
- 11 June - Starlink goes from strength to strength but still offers versatile services
May 2024
- 15 May - GNS 3000 Bluetooth GPS receiver for mobiles [Update]
- 7 May - Major update to Weather4D manuals
- 7 May - Weather4D renews its GRIB model offering
- 4 May - Updating IMRAY catalogs at Geogarage
th 2024
th 2024
- 25 th - Update of the SHOM map catalog at Geogarage
- 14 th - iTabNav.fr always listening to browsers
- 9 th - Iridium Communications acquires Satelles
- 7 th - Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation 2.0.89
February 2024
- 26 February - Navionics Boating : Garmin updates charts and pricing… on the rise !
- 19 February - Bloc Marine is back
- 16 February - El Niño weakening in the Pacific
January 2024
- 31 January - Weather4D R&N and distance calculations
- 26 January - CHS Canada map catalog update at Geogarage
- 24 January - NMEA OneNet® : a new high-end communication standard
- 16 January - Nomad AIS transponder is back
- 7 January - MacENCx64 finally offers global charting
December 2023
- 14 December - eSail4VR V.1.24 Update
- 11 December - R-Mode, future alternative to Positioning System
November 2023
- 17 November - iNavX finally offers nautical charts for France
October 2023
- 27 October - Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation
- 23 October - El Niño strengthens in the Pacific
- 15 October - Update of the UKHO charts catalogue at Geogarage
- 10 October - Update of the SHOM catalog at Geogarage
th 2023
- 19 th - Sargassum, North Atlantic calamity
- 18 th - Major evolution of the MiniPlex-3Wi-N2K
- 15 th - Iridium GO! exec® adopts Certus®100 service [Update]
- 15 th - Iridium Certus 100, a step towards yachting ? [Update]
July 2023
- 13 July - For eco-responsible pleasure. Part 2 – Nav&Co
- 13 July - For eco-responsible pleasure. Part 1 – DONIA
- 10 July - Update ENCs Spain charts at Geogarage
June 2023
- 21 June - TZ iBoat V.3.0 launches its charting revolution
- 5 June - Weather4D and the unable-to-route syndrome
May 2023
- 9 May - Connecting USB/Bluetooth GPS with Mac M1 [Update-2]
- 8 May - El Niño is back
th 2023
th 2023
- 13 th - eSail4VR V.1.20 Update
February 2023
- 27 February - Internet par satellites : Riffifi in the firmament
- 18 February - ECMWF, major forecasts update in 2023
- 5 February - UKHO delays removal of Admiralty paper charts
- 5 February - XB-8000 new WiFi AIS transponder for mobile devices [Update]
- 1 February - eSail4VR V.1.14 Update
January 2023
- 29 January - eSail4VR 1.11 available on platforms [Update]
- 25 January - Update ENCs Spain charts at Geogarage
- 21 January - Updated IMRAY and Croatia maps at Geogarage
- 3 January - The European Union is moving towards Open Data
December 2022
- 3 December - Iridium emails accessible via webmail
November 2022
- 26 November - Updated Weather4D manuals in French
- 18 November - A new Expert Guide from Voiles editions & Voiliers
- 12 November - Iridium services : Inflation in Low Earth Orbit
- 3 November - Weather4D User Guides and SplitView Feature [Update]
October 2022
- 26 October - eSail4VR for Virtual Regatta is available on all four stores
- 16 October - eSail4VR The multiplatform revolution
- 12 October - Inflation does not spare pleasure
- 5 October - Marine Guide Météo-France 2022 [Update]
th 2022
- 12 th - Weather4D Manuals Update
- 7 th - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.14.0
August 2022
- 10 August - Updating IMRAY maps at Geogarage
- 6 August - Updating ENC maps Spain and Croatia at Geogarage
- 4 August - Update Weather4D Routing & Navigation
- 2 August - Weather4D 100% compatible with NKE
July 2022
- 29 July - GRIB2 weather files in Weather4D
- 28 July - Announced end of UKHO paper nautical charts
- 13 July - Update Weather4D Routing User Manuals (EN/FR)
th 2022
- 30 th - Share GRIB files with Air Share [Update]
- 14 th - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.6.0 [Update]
- 12 th - Sailing with iSailor [Update]
January 2022
- 17 January - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.4.0
- 4 January - Garmin offers Vesper Marine
December 2021
- 9 December - ECMWF weather data soon open to public [3rd part]
October 2021
- 26 October - Weather4D with Mac M1
- 23 October - C-Map plays the ping-pong ball of industrial groups
- 14 October - COLREGS: Still Fit for Purpose ? [Update]
- 5 October - Urgent ! Iridium GO!® firmware update and app GO!®
- 2 October - SHOM removes facsimiles from UK charts
th 2021
- 21 th - Are GRIB files systematically optimistic ?
- 16 th - Weather4D Routing User Guide
- 11 th - Weather4D Lite User Manual
- 11 th - Bad weather for iNavX [Update]
August 2021
- 9 August - Alternative weather models [Update]
July 2021
- 15 July - The S-100 standard for ENC charts is quickly evolving [Update]
- 14 July - Predict storms with Weather4D
- 7 July - The Logbook in Weather4D Routing & Navigation
June 2021
- 18 June - Weather4D and iOS LAN
May 2021
- 25 May - Weather4D Routing User Guide & Navigation
- 22 May - Navygatio : Weather4D's 5th dimension [Update]
- 18 May - Reading : “Clouds and other meteors” Météo-France
- 6 May - You said « Medicane » ?
th 2021
th 2021
December 2020
- 24 December - MacENC is back
November 2020
- 18 November - Routing : from reality to play (episode 3)
- 12 November - Routing : from game to reality (continue)
- 10 November - Routing : from game to reality
- 8 November - Navigation Mac embarks on the Vendée Globe 2020
October 2020
- 20 October - Weather4D embarks on the Vendée Globe 2020 [Break News]
- 13 October - Electronic maps and updates… be prudent !
- 1 October - ECMWF weather data soon open to public [2rd part]
- 1 October - ECMWF weather data soon open to public [1st part]
th 2020
August 2020
- 25 August - Nautical documents on electronic media [Update]
- 8 August - GPS accuracy [summer brief]
th 2020
- 24 th - Weather4D Routage & Navigation supports Imray charts
- 5 th - Smart navigation – From paper charts to augmented reality
th 2020
- 23 th - Receive facsimile weather maps with an iPad [Update]
- 16 th - Receive graphic weather maps on iPad [Update]
February 2020
- 27 February - Iridium GO! app change de look [brief]
- 17 February - Navigation Mac tutorials on your iPad [Update]
January 2020
- 17 January - Iridium GO! Positive feedback [Update]
November 2019
October 2019
- 13 October - Navigation Mac is 10 years old !
th 2019
August 2019
- 6 August - Heat wave ? How to refrigerate your iPad
June 2019
- 16 June - Geogarage to introduce ENC charts for Weather4D
- 13 June - The weather models war will take place [Update]
- 5 June - Weather4D and SailGrib improve the AIS network
May 2019
th 2019
th 2019
February 2019
- 18 February - VMG / VMC – for dummies
- 7 February - Navionics Boating mutating
- 7 February - Apple iBooks becomes “Books” [Update]
January 2019
- 11 January - The new Iridium NEXT constellation is completed
December 2018
- 20 December - Man Over Board
- 1 December - Weather4D – User Guides updated
November 2018
- 28 November - Transas iSailor becomes Wärtsilä iSailor [Update]
- 9 November - Fugawi charts service is discontinued [Update]
October 2018
th 2018
August 2018
- 30 August - TimeZero makes its (mini-r)evolution on iOS
July 2018
- 25 July - AIS transponder, dedicated antenna or antenna splitter ? [Update]
- 17 July - New for Weather4D
May 2018
th 2018
- 26 th - Navigate with mobile Hi-Fi music
th 2018
- 26 th - Weather4D makes its (r)evolution
January 2018
- 10 January - Iridium NEXT maintains its schedule [Update-3]
December 2017
- 20 December - Guide Escales 2018 – Red card ! [Update-2]
- 17 December - Getting started with an iPad / iPhone
November 2017
- 7 November - The stakeholders of electronic charting [Update-2]
October 2017
- 31 October - Calypso Ultrasonic : the latest generation wireless wind sensor
- 15 October - tide.info : real-time tide forecasts
- 8 October - Nomad test – stand-alone AIS transceiver by Digital Yacht
- 3 October - iOS 11 and navigation apps
th 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
- 12 June - Weather4D 2.0.20 The unlimited charting
- 2 June - Iridium Mail & Web app : GRIB weather files on iPhone and iPad in open sea [Update-2]
May 2017
- 29 May - Miniplex-3Wi-N2K Firmware Update 2.0
- 16 May - Update iNavX 5.0.7 [Update-2]
- 10 May - Nomad, an AIS Classe B mobile transponder
th 2017
December 2016
- 13 December - The new division of the NV Charts
- 9 December - Christmas shopping at the Nautic Paris
- 5 December - Guide Escales 2017
November 2016
- 23 November - iNavX 5.0 from Charybde to Scylla
October 2016
- 17 October - GALILEO and Apple mobiles
th 2016
- 16 th - Miniplex-3Wi-N2K : Major updates
August 2016
- 14 August - The Weather4D 2.0 new is arrived
July 2016
- 23 July - GPS and iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular
- 20 July - stairs – the digital version of Bloc Marine
June 2016
- 15 June - Roseanor, 2000 nautical miles against the grain around Europe
- 14 June - Navionics Boating 9.0 update on what's new
th 2016
- 31 th - 2016 Year of GALILEO
- 21 th - Weather4D 2.0.11 A bunch of new features and improvements
- 18 th - The Miniplex-3Wi-N2K is finally available
- 17 th - C-Map back to Europe
February 2016
- 18 February - Garmin and gadgets for geeks
January 2016
- 12 January - Navily makes stopovers easier in just a few taps
December 2015
- 29 December - Buy nautical charts on Geogarage
- 29 December - Weather4D 2.0 revisits navigation on iPad [Update]
November 2015
- 1 November - AIS reception on the web [Update]
October 2015
- 29 October - Signal K Project, universal open source marine data sharing
- 26 October - Does Navionics charting become dangerous [Update] ?
- 13 October - AIS for dummies
th 2015
August 2015
- 31 August - AIS, VHF/DSC radio and LEDs lights
July 2015
- 26 July - Météo-France GRIB files finally for free
- 19 July - Use your iPhone as a GPS for iPad Wi-Fi
- 16 July - The American GPS in full evolution
- 12 July - Recharge mobiles on board
June 2015
May 2015
- 23 May - Reading : 'Electronic charting' HS48 Voiles et Voiliers
- 3 May - NV Chart extends coasts of France from SHOM
th 2015
- 30 th - The new TimeZero arrived
- 13 th - Bug iOS 8.3 et GPS Bluetooth
February 2015
January 2015
- 15 January - iNavX and iSailor always offer more functions
- 12 January - New GFS grid 0.25° model
- 7 January - Iridium Mail & Web became fully usable again
December 2014
- 18 December - Raster Charts… the comeback [Update]
November 2014
- 27 November - Compass Eye et SeaNav, good surprises from Pocket Mariner
- 22 November - Marine electronics manufacturers and the tablet phenomenon
- 2 November - Miniplex-2Wi and Setup Utility for Mac OS X [Update-2]
October 2014
- 8 October - iPolar 2.0 and new Weather4D have arrived
- 1 October - How to update charts with iNavX [Update]
th 2014
- 29 th - Iridium unifies the use of its mobile devices
- 17 th - Iridium GO! keeps its promises [Update]
July 2014
- 11 July - Routing and usage precautions
- 1 July - IsatPhone 2 the new satellite phone from Inmarsat [Update-2]
June 2014
- 27 June - Plea for free European data
- 25 June - iPadNav.fr becomes iTabNav.fr
- 21 June - With IsatHub, Inmarsat promises to connect - much - faster [Update]
May 2014
- 24 May - A RADAR screen finally on iPad
- 22 May - iPad GPS far away from networks
- 6 May - Electronic charts : scales and overscale [Update]
th 2014
- 28 th - Apps de navigation : the (rares) new products in Spring 2014
- 23 th - iNavX 4.0.0 improves charting [Update]
- 1 th - ZenLoch, The boat loch of the 3rd millennium
February 2014
- 16 February - AIS-Wi-Fi transponder less then 590 euros
- 11 February - Navionics Boating : Italian at the top of business [Update]
- 11 February - Iridium GO! promises to connect you – nearly – anywhere
January 2014
- 29 January - Weather4D still makes greater finesse
- 11 January - Charting, the game of 7 errors
December 2013
- 21 December - G-Stell le sextant du futur
October 2013
- 25 October - Paper marine charts to disappear, revolution or ineluctable evolution? ?
- 16 October - SEAiq professional navigation on iPad
- 10 October - Marée.info is evolving its offering
th 2013
- 21 th - iOS7 and navigation applications
- 14 th - Navionics Marine still going strong
- 8 th - Charting compared, a mixed result
July 2013
- 18 July - Marée info : SHOM tides prediction on iPhone [Update]
- 11 July - Mac Navigation Sets Sails
- 11 July - Sail with an iPad on a large classic yacht
- 2 July - 3G/4G tethering [Update]
June 2013
- 20 June - MaxSea TimeZero on iPad
- 8 June - Apps de navigation : the new products of spring 2013
May 2013
th 2013
th 2013
February 2013
- 15 February - Weather4D PRO 1.3.3 further improves routing
- 10 February - Install a WiFi network onboard
- 2 February - Combine instruments NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183
December 2012
- 17 December - ADS-B transponders on future Iridium NEXT satellites
- 9 December - Navigate with an iPad at the Nautic Paris boat show
- 3 December - Weather4D PRO 1.3.2 adds the currents in the routing
- 2 December - Protections for iPad (3)
November 2012
- 25 November - iPolar generates speed polars for Weather4D PRO
- 20 November - iNavX 3.6.1 with high-resolution GRIB files
- 16 November - Reading : “Like an albatross” by Pierre-Yves Touzot [Update]
October 2012
- 29 October - BeiDou-2 Chinese GPS
- 11 October - iPhone 5 and GPS
th 2012
- 25 th - Grand Pavois 2012
- 12 th - Routing comes up in Weather4D PRO 1.3
- 6 th - Apps de navigation : what's new for the start of the school year
- 3 th - IsatPhone Pro versus Iridium (continue)
July 2012
- 15 July - It's the holidays !
June 2012
- 27 June - Iridium NEXT the future
- 15 June - Imray Marine 2.0
May 2012
th 2012
- 23 th - IsatPhone Pro versus Iridium, which one to choose ?
- 3 th - When AIS becomes Virtual Aid to Navigation
th 2012
- 31 th - iNAVConnect links iPhone or iPad to Raymarine chartplotters
- 5 th - Testimony : Transquadra and Navigation Mac
February 2012
- 29 February - Send Tweets via SMS from your Iridium
- 27 February - Reading : "L'Énigme of La Diane" by Nicolas Grondin
- 6 February - Simple and original mount for iPad
January 2012
- 29 January - NMEA 2000, a network standard of the future
- 16 January - Miniplex-2Wi, the new WiFi multiplexer for iPad and iPhone
- 10 January - Search for charts information data with iNavX
December 2011
- 13 December - Seasmart WiFi connects NMEA network 2000 to your iPad
- 8 December - iOS 5 can erase your Navionics charts without warning
- 7 December - Navigation with iPad trainings : a complete solution
November 2011
- 15 November - Weather4D PRO 1.0 integrates routes from iNavX
- 3 November - I am writing to you from Gibraltar
October 2011
- 23 October - Galileo, here we go !
- 20 October - A new GPS chipset in iPhone 4S ?
- 13 October - iOS5 and iNavX update
th 2011
- 23 th - I am writing from Bourbon Island
- 19 th - Iridium - iPad connection – is coming out !
- 12 th - Anchorage alarm with iNavX
- 11 th - When Katia meets La Louise
- 11 th - Weather4D 1.2 presented at the Grand Pavois
- 1 th - Use an Iridium phone with Mac OS
August 2011
- 29 August - XyGrib for Mac now truly “Apple like”
- 25 August - Reading : "Du Bon Usage des Étoiles" by Dominique Fortier
- 12 August - iNavX and the “Man Overboard” function
July 2011
- 27 July - ADS-B, aviator's AIS
- 20 July - Free ENC river charts for use with MacENC
- 19 July - iPhone built-in GPS : a formidable accuracy !
- 7 July - Météo Consult is available on iPhone and iPad
June 2011
- 27 June - Curious price changes at Navionics
- 19 June - AIS, the second maritime revolution after the GPS
- 9 June - Crossing the Pacific with an iPad
- 1 June - iSailor, charts are available for France
May 2011
- 31 May - iNavX, application steadily increasing
- 21 May - Weather4D 1.1 for iPad and iPhone, at the top.
- 12 May - Connect Miniplex-2USB with GPSNavX/MacENC
- 10 May - Wiring NMEA 0183, not so easy !
- 3 May - iSailor : Transas maps on iPhone and iPad
- 1 May - How iPhone knows where you are
th 2011
- 24 th - Reading : «La désirante» by Malika Mokeddem
- 13 th - Protections for iPad (2)
- 10 th - iNavX and SiiTech AIS server
- 7 th - Are the tidal predictions reliable ?
th 2011
- 14 th - iTabNav.fr
- 11 th - iPad 2 and iOS 4.3 – What's new for boaters ?
- 9 th - Receive NMEA 2000 data with iNavX
- 7 th - Visit the bottom of the oceans
February 2011
January 2011
- 19 January - A test onboard with Navigation Mac
- 4 January - iPad , GPS and 3G cellular network subscription
December 2010
- 29 December - Navigator Training and Support
- 15 December - Reading : "Magellan's Voyage 1519-1522 " published by Editions Chandeigne
- 4 December - About Marine Charting
November 2010
- 21 November - Disturbances in GRIB files
- 14 November - Crossing the Atlantic with an iPad
- 10 November - View the currents on electronic charts ?
- 6 November - An external GPS for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad
October 2010
- 23 October - Reading : "D'Entrecasteaux in search of La Perouse" by Jean-Pierre Ledru
- 17 October - Receive AIS data wirelessly with iNavX
- 12 October - GRIB files with iNavX
- 10 October - Navionics Mobile and Community Sharing
- 9 October - Connect GPSNavX/MacENC with an AIS
th 2010
August 2010
- 24 August - Reading : "The castaways on Tromelin Island" by Irene Frain
- 18 August - Marine weather on iPhone
- 4 August - AyeTides – World tides with iPad
July 2010
- 8 July - MacENC 8 supports NMEA 2000
- 2 July - Reading : "The Graveyard of the Nameless Boats" by Arturo Perez Reverte
June 2010
- 24 June - iPhone 4 : location componants
- 22 June - Bad news from Apple !
- 21 June - iNavX and iOS4
- 19 June - iPad , a Chartplotter Killer ?
- 8 June - iNavX 3.0.2 – highly expected new feature
- 3 June - Reading : "The Swordfish Reef" by Arthur W. Upfield
May 2010
- 2 May - iPad 3G : Initial information about built-in GPS
- 1 May - Reading : « The Celtic Ring » by Björn Larsson
th 2010
- 20 th - The stakeholders of electronic charting
- 7 th - Dead reckoning navigation with GPSnavX/MacENC
- 4 th - Reading : "The Sea Killer" by Justin Scott
- 4 th - A new "Reading" section
th 2010
- 26 th - Get a route from a drawing in MacENC (continue)
- 19 th - A computer on board, What for ?
- 13 th - The question of choice
February 2010
- 19 February - Connect a Furuno GP32 to your Mac
- 8 February - Print charts with GPSNavX / MacENC
- 7 February - The voice of marine weather
January 2010
- 28 January - iPad : new support for iNavX ?
- 16 January - iPhone : my favorite navigation apps
- 11 January - iPhone built-in GPS : some details
December 2009
- 22 December - About alignments and sextant
November 2009
- 29 November - Install the GPS BU-353 with GPSNavX/MacENC
- 20 November - Get a route from a drawing in MacENC
- 9 November - ENC User Permit, what is ?
- 8 November - Le couple iNavX/iPhone : what precision ?
October 2009
- 21 October - Good news from Apple !
- 20 October - Navionics does not know the crisis…
- 13 October - Welcome to the blog !