Summary
March 2023
- 1 March - eSail4VR V.1.19 Update [Update]
February 2023
- 27 February - Satellite Internet : Riffifi in the firmament
- 23 February - Weather4D supports Bátar community
- 18 February - ECMWF, major forecasts update in 2023
- 5 February - UKHO postpones removal of paper Admiralty charts
- 1 February - Iridium GO! Exec™ powered by Certus®100 service
- 1 February - eSail4VR V.1.14 Update
rd, January 2023
- 29 rd, January - eSail4VR 1.11 Available on the platforms [Update]
- 25 rd, January - Update ENCs Spain maps at Geogarage
- 21 rd, January - IMRAY and Croatia map updates at Geogarage
- 15 rd, January - Update of the UKHO charts catalogue at Geogarage
- 3 rd, January - The European Union is moving towards Open Data
December 2022
- 20 December - Weather4D Routing & Navigation 2.0.84
- 7 December - Update SHOM charts catalog at Geogarage
- 3 December - Iridium emails accessible via webmail
November 2022
- 26 November - Update of Weather4D manuals in French
- 18 November - A new Expert Guide published by Voiles & 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
- 22 October - Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea [Update]
- 19 October - Which iPad for navigation ? [Update-12]
- 16 October - eSail4VR The cross-platform revolution
- 12 October - Inflation does not spare yachting
September 2022
- 12 September - Updating Weather4D Manuals
- 7 September - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.14.0
August 2022
- 10 August - Imray map update at Geogarage
- 6 August - Update enCs 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)
May 2022
- 5 May - Marine Guide Météo-France 2022
March 2022
- 30 March - Share GRIB files with Air Share [Update]
- 14 March - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.6.0 [Update]
- 12 March - Navigate with iSailor [Update]
February 2022
- 1 February - Connecting USB/Bluetooth GPS with Mac M1 [Update]
rd, January 2022
- 17 rd, January - MiniPlex-3 new firmware 3.4.0
- 4 rd, January - Garmin offers Vesper Marine
December 2021
November 2021
- 24 November - Iridium Certus 100, a step towards yachting ?
- 3 November - iNavX and C-Map downloaded, unavailable !
October 2021
- 26 October - Weather4D with Mac M1
- 23 October - C-Map is the ping-pong ball for 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
September 2021
- 21 September - Are GRIB files consistently optimistic ?
- 16 September - Weather4D Routing User Guide
- 11 September - Weather4D Lite User Manual
- 11 September - 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 thunderstorms with Weather4D
- 7 July - The Logbook in Weather4D Routing & Navigation
June 2021
- 18 June - Weather4D and iOS Local Network
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 » ?
April 2021
- 27 April - Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea [2021]
- 3 April - Introduction to Marine Weather [2021]
March 2021
- 25 March - New major evolution of the GFS model
- 18 March - Sea state : interpret wave patterns
December 2020
- 24 December - MacENC is back
November 2020
- 18 November - Routing : from reality to game (episode 3)
- 12 November - Routing : from game to reality (continue)
- 10 November - Routing : from game to reality
- 8 November - Mac Navigation embarks for the Vendée Globe 2020
October 2020
- 30 October - GNS 3000 Bluetooth GPS receiver for mobile
- 20 October - Weather4D embarks on the Vendée Globe 2020 [Break News]
- 13 October - Electronic charts and updates… be prudent !
- 1 October - ECMWF weather data soon open to the public [2rd part]
- 1 October - ECMWF weather data soon open to the public [1st part]
September 2020
- 25 September - Simultaneous Wi-Fi and cellular connection [Update]
- 1 September - Cyber attacks and boating
August 2020
- 25 August - Nautical documents on electronic media [Update]
- 22 August - Controlling a Windows PC from an iPad [Update]
- 8 August - The accuracy of GPS [brief summer]
April 2020
- 24 April - Weather4D Routing & Navigation supports Imray charts
- 5 April - Smart navigation – From paper charts to augmented reality
March 2020
- 23 March - Receive facsimile weather maps with an iPad [Update]
- 16 March - Receive graphical weather maps on iPad [Update]
February 2020
- 27 February - Iridium GO! app changes look [brief]
- 17 February - Navigation Mac tutorials on your iPad [Update]
rd, January 2020
- 17 rd, January - Iridium GO! A positive feedback [Update]
December 2019
- 30 December - The magnetic north pole on the move [Update]
November 2019
October 2019
- 13 October - Navigation Mac is 10 years !
September 2019
- 16 September - APP4NAV discontinues the Android version of Weather4D
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
April 2019
- 17 April - The new AIS transponders Class B + explained
March 2019
February 2019
- 18 February - VMG / VMC – for Dummies
- 7 February - Navionics Boating mutating
- 7 February - Apple iBooks becomes "Books" [Update]
rd, January 2019
- 11 rd, 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
- 24 October - Reading : « Beaufort, l’amiral du vent" by Raymond Reding
- 14 October - Reed's Almanac iPad application is discontinued
September 2018
- 26 September - Navionics charts are no longer available for MacENC [Update]
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
April 2018
- 26 April - Navigate with mobile Hi-Fi music
- 18 April - iWatchSat predicts passage of Iridium satellites
March 2018
- 26 March - Weather4D makes its (r)evolution
rd, January 2018
- 10 rd, January - Iridium NEXT maintains its schedule [Update-3]
December 2017
- 20 December - Guide Escales 2018 – Red card ! [Update]
- 17 December - Start with an iPad / iPhone
November 2017
- 23 November - Tutorial "Navigate with iNavX 5.0 " : Update V.3.0
- 7 November - The stakeholders of electronic charting [Update-2]
October 2017
- 31 October - Calypso Ultrasonic : the last generation wireless wind sensor
- 15 October - marée.info : real-time tide forecasts
- 8 October - Test Nomad – stand-alone AIS transceiver by Digital Yacht
- 3 October - iOS 11 and navigation applications
September 2017
- 25 September - Apple finally ship GALILEO [Update]
August 2017
July 2017
- 24 July - Navionics Sonar Charts available for iNavX [Update-2]
- 17 July - Digital charts : purchase or subscription [Update] ?
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
March 2017
- 11 March - BeiDou-3 China rushes its Global GPS
December 2016
- 13 December - The new boundaries 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 the Apple mobile
September 2016
- 16 September - 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 - Stopovers – the digital version of the Marine block
June 2016
- 30 June - Application for navigation ?
- 15 June - Roseanor, 2000 nautical miles against the grain around Europe
- 14 June - Navionics Boating 9.0 the point about what's new
April 2016
March 2016
- 31 March - 2016 Year of GALILEO
- 21 March - Weather4D 2.0.11 a bunch of new features and improvements
- 18 March - The Miniplex-3Wi-N2K finally available
- 17 March - C-Map back to Europe
February 2016
- 26 February - DataLinker and Sail Racer arrive us from Lithuania
- 18 February - Garmin and gadgets for geeks
- 2 February - Reed's Digital Almanac : The Bible of anglophile yachtmen
rd, January 2016
- 12 rd, January - Navily facilitates the stops in a few taps
December 2015
- 29 December - Buy charts on Geogarage
- 29 December - Weather4D 2.0 revisits navigation on iPad [Update]
November 2015
- 1 November - Receiving AIS 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
September 2015
- 12 September - Iridium GO! finally corrects its shortcomings [Update]
- 1 September - iNavX changes hands
August 2015
- 31 August - AIS, VHF/DSC radio and LEDs lights
July 2015
- 26 July - Météo-France GRIB files finally for free
- 21 July - VirtualBox : increase the size of virtual disk [Update]
- 19 July - Use your iPhone as GPS for iPad Wi - Fi
- 16 July - The American GPS evolving
- 12 July - Recharge mobile phones on board
- 10 July - Celestial, navigation on iPhone and iPad [Update]
June 2015
- 30 June - iOS 8.4 Fix bug GPS Bluetooth
- 29 June - Satellite phones : prices increase in France
May 2015
- 23 May - Reading : 'Electronic charting' HS48 Voiles et Voiliers
- 3 May - NV Chart extends coasts of France from SHOM
April 2015
- 30 April - The new TimeZero arrived
- 13 April - Bug iOS 8.3 and Bluetooth GPS
February 2015
rd, January 2015
- 15 rd, January - iNavX and iSailor offer more functions
- 12 rd, January - New GFS grid 0.25° model
- 7 rd, January - Iridium Mail & Web is once again fully usable
December 2014
- 18 December - Raster Charts… the comeback [Update]
November 2014
- 27 November - Compass Eye and SeaNav, good surprises from Pocket Mariner
- 22 November - Marine electronics manufacturers and the Tablet phenomenon
- 2 November - Miniplex-2wi and Configuration Utility for Mac OS X [Update-2]
October 2014
- 8 October - iPolar 2.0 and new Weather4D arrived
- 1 October - How to update charts with iNavX [Update]
September 2014
- 29 September - Iridium unifies the use of its mobile devices
- 17 September - Iridium GO! keeps its promises [Update]
August 2014
- 25 August - iSailor, Navionics, X-Traverse, What's new in the summer
- 25 August - Navionics charts trade policy [Update-5]
July 2014
- 11 July - Routing and safety precautions
- 1 July - IsatPhone 2 the new Inmarsat satellite phone [Update-2]
June 2014
- 27 June - Advocacy for free European data
- 25 June - iTabNav.fr
- 21 June - With IsatHub, Inmarsat promises to connect - much - faster [Update]
- 10 June - Navigation Mac tutorials #2 – Navigate with iNavX [English version]
May 2014
- 24 May - RADAR screen finally on iPad
- 22 May - iPad GPS far away from networks
- 6 May - Electronic charts : scales and overscale [Update]
April 2014
- 28 April - Navigation Apps : the (rare) new products in Spring 2014
- 23 April - iNavX 4.0.0 improves charting [Update]
- 1 April - ZenLoch, Loch boat 3rd millennium
February 2014
- 25 February - iSailor 1.6.0 relooks the user interface
- 16 February - AIS-Wi-Fi transponder less then 590 EUR
- 11 February - Navionics Boating : Italian at the top of business [Update]
- 11 February - Iridium GO! promises to connect you – nearly – anywhere
- 5 February - British vector charts with NavLink
rd, January 2014
- 29 rd, January - Weather4D still makes greater finesse
- 18 rd, January - "Navigate with a digital tablet" iBook version
- 16 rd, January - NavPlay, a navigation application all-in-one from Italy [Update]
- 11 rd, January - Charting, the game of 7 errors
December 2013
- 25 December - Happy Holidays under storms
- 21 December - G-Stell sextant future
- 17 December - XB-8000 new transponder AIS WiFi for mobile devices
October 2013
- 25 October - Paper marine charts to disappear, revolution or ineluctable evolution? ?
- 16 October - SEAiq professional navigation on iPad
- 10 October - Marée.info expanded its offering
September 2013
- 21 September - iOS7 and navigation applications
- 17 September - Protections for iPad (4)
- 14 September - Navionics Marine louder
- 8 September - Charting compared, mixed results
July 2013
- 18 July - Marée info : SHOM tides prediction on iPhone [Update]
- 11 July - Navigation Mac takes off
- 11 July - Navigate with an iPad on a classic yacht
- 2 July - Sharing of connection 3G / 4G [Update]
June 2013
- 20 June - MaxSea TimeZero on iPad
- 8 June - Navigation Apps : the new products of spring 2013
May 2013
April 2013
- 10 April - ENCs, Routing and sailing shaves stone
March 2013
February 2013
- 16 February - An AIS WiFi transponder iNavX compatible
- 15 February - Weather4D PRO 1.3.3 improves routing
- 10 February - Install a WiFi network onboard
- 2 February - Combine instruments NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183
rd, January 2013
- 23 rd, January - BlueChart Mobile, Garmin went up on iPad
December 2012
- 18 December - French press and iPad phenomenon
- 17 December - ADS-B transponders on future satellites Iridium NEXT
- 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 : "As an albatross" by Pierre-Yves Touzot
- 10 November - Vendée Globe 2012 and weather routing
October 2012
- 29 October - BeiDou-2 Chinese GPS
- 11 October - iPhone 5 and GPS
September 2012
- 25 September - Grand Pavois 2012
- 12 September - Routing comes up in Weather4D PRO 1.3
- 6 September - Navigation Apps : the news of the return
- 3 September - 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
- 13 June - Redpark GPS Cable
May 2012
April 2012
- 23 April - IsatPhone Pro versus Iridium, choose which ?
- 3 April - When AIS becomes Virtual Aid to Navigation
March 2012
- 31 March - iNAVConnect links iPhone or iPad to Raymarine chartplotters
- 24 March - Why I'll keep my iPad 1 [Update]
- 5 March - 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
- 12 February - iOS 5 will not be able to delete your Navionics charts in iNavX
- 6 February - Simple and original mount for iPad
rd, January 2012
- 29 rd, January - NMEA 2000, a network standard for the future
- 16 rd, January - Miniplex-2Wi, the new WiFi multiplexer for iPad and iPhone
- 10 rd, January - Search for charts information data with iNavX
December 2011
- 13 December - Seasmart WiFi connects the NMEA 2000 on your iPhone
- 8 December - iOS 5 can delete your Navionics charts without warning
- 7 December - Navigation with iPad trainings : a complete solution
November 2011
- 15 November - Weather4D PRO 1.0 includes routes from iNavX
- 3 November - I am writing from Gibraltar
October 2011
- 23 October - Galileo, here we go !
- 20 October - A new GPS chipset in iPhone 4S ?
- 13 October - Updated iOS5 and iNavX
- 9 October - Plan2Nav the C-Map charting on iPhone/iPad
September 2011
- 23 September - I am writing from Bourbon Island
- 19 September - Iridium - iPad connection – is coming out !
- 12 September - Anchor Alarm with iNavX
- 11 September - When Katia meets La Louise
- 11 September - Weather4D 1.2 présenté au Grand Pavois
- 1 September - Using an Iridium phone with Mac OS X
August 2011
- 29 August - zyGrib for Mac now really "Apple like"
- 25 August - Reading : "Effective Use of Stars" by Dominique Fortier
- 12 August - iNavX and the "Man Overboard"
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 - Meteo Consult embarks on iPhone and iPad
June 2011
- 27 June - Curious price changes in Navionics
- 23 June - Installing an iMux aboard "Lady Jane"
- 19 June - AIS, the second maritime revolution after the GPS
- 17 June - Connect instrument to an iPad with SEAMate 1A Lite WiFi
- 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 iPad and iPhone, on top.
- 12 May - Connect Miniplex-2USB with GPSNavX/MacENC
- 10 May - Wiring NMEA 0183, not so easy !
- 3 May - iSailor : Transas charts on iPhone and iPad
- 1 May - How the iPhone knows where you are
April 2011
- 29 April - Navionics charts 2011 : new pricing
- 24 April - Reading : «La désirante» by Malika Mokeddem
- 20 April - New pages on the blog
- 18 April - Navionics Charts 2011
- 13 April - Protections for iPad (2)
- 10 April - iNavX and SiiTech AIS server
- 7 April - Are the tidal predictions reliable ?
- 5 April - Imray charts are coming on iPhone and iPad
March 2011
- 26 March - Weather4D plays GRIB weather data for iPhone
- 19 March - Protections for iPad on boat
- 14 March - iTabNav.fr
- 12 March - Plan your air traffic… ULM
- 11 March - iPad 2 and IOS 4.3 – What's new for boaters ?
- 9 March - Receive NMEA 2000 data with iNavX
- 7 March - Visit the ocean floor
February 2011
- 16 February - iPad , cases and mounts for yachting[Update]
- 10 February - The difficult choice of electronic charting
- 4 February - Reading : "The Voyage to Polynesia" by Jean-Jo Scemla
rd, January 2011
- 19 rd, January - A test onboard with Navigation Mac
- 7 rd, January - GPSNavX 6.0 on the Apple App Store
- 4 rd, January - iPad , GPS and 3G cellular network subscription
December 2010
- 29 December - Training and assistance to mariners
- 27 December - Navionics new offer on AppStore
- 15 December - Reading : "The Voyage of Magellan 1519-1522 "Editions Chandeigne
- 4 December - About Marine Charting
November 2010
- 28 November - iMux, a multiplexer WiFi for iPad
- 23 November - iOS 4.2.1, What's new for mariners ?
- 21 November - Disturbances in the 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 - The GRIB files with iNavX
- 10 October - Navionics Mobile and Community Sharing
- 9 October - Connect GPSNavX/MacENC with an AIS
September 2010
- 28 September - Control a Mac from an iPad [Update]
- 25 September - iNA – The Nautical Almanac on iPhone
- 3 September - The GRIB files in GPSNavX and MacENC
August 2010
- 24 August - Reading : "The castaways on Tromelin Island" by Irene Frain
- 18 August - The shipping forecast on the iPhone
- 4 August - World tides with iPad
July 2010
- 8 July - MacENC 8 supports NMEA 2000
- 2 July - Reading : "The Cemetery of the Nameless Boat" by Arturo Perez Reverte
June 2010
- 30 June - GribView 2.0, Finally a free GRIB viewer for Mac OS X !
- 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
- 12 May - Navionics charts 2010 for iPad
- 5 May - Navionics Gold charts : new pricing 2010
- 2 May - iPad 3G : Initial information about built-in GPS
- 1 May - Reading : « The Celtic Ring » by Björn Larsson
April 2010
- 21 April - Future iNavX 3.0 for iPhone and iPad
- 20 April - The stakeholders of electronic charting
- 7 April - Dead reckoning with GPSnavX / MacENC
- 4 April - Reading : "The Killer of the Seas" by Justin Scott
- 4 April - A new "Reading" section
March 2010
- 26 March - Get a route from a design in MacENC (continue)
- 19 March - An onboard computer, what for ?
- 13 March - Question of choice
- 1 March - Feedback on the storm "Xynthia"
February 2010
- 26 February - Good news from Navionics !
- 24 February - The Garmin and the Mac
- 19 February - Connect Furuno GP32 to your Mac
- 8 February - Print charts with GPSNavX / MacENC
- 7 February - The voice of the shipping forecast
rd, January 2010
- 28 rd, January - iPad : new support for iNavX ?
- 16 rd, January - iPhone : my favorite navigation apps
- 11 rd, January - iPhone built-in GPS : some details
December 2009
- 23 December - The price of software : MaxSea answer
- 22 December - About alignments and sextant
- 15 December - The price of nautical application (continue)
November 2009
- 29 November - Install GPS BU-353 with GPSNavX / MacENC
- 20 November - Get a route from a design in MacENC
- 9 November - ENC User Permit, What is ?
- 8 November - The couple iNavX / iPhone : how accurately ?
October 2009
- 21 October - Good news from Apple !
- 20 October - Navionics knows no crisis…
- 15 October - The price of things… navigation software and charts
- 14 October - The price of Navionics Gold
- 13 October - Blog Welcome !