Author : Francis

From 2009 independent IT trainer and consultant for boating. Translator of several navigation apps on iOS and MacOS. Professional in boating for over 30 years old, I dispense from training to applications as well as advice and assistance for the integration of mobile devices (tablets, smartphones) on board pleasure boats.

Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea V.2.4

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Update 2.4 (01/2026) of the guide Get Weather Forecast with Satphone at Sea version French and English.

  • Update of Starlink conditions and services until 30 January 2025.

The version number is no longer implemented on Apple Books, I now add it to the description of the book. It is also present on all page footers.

If the update doesn't appear in Apple Books, delete the book from your device and reload it from AppStore, you will not have to pay it again.
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Updating UKHO maps at Geogarage

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Update of the British charts catalogue from UKHO (United Kingdom, Ireland, British dependencies, South Africa, Malta,) for NavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR by Geogarage.

United Kingdom, Ireland, British dependencies :

  • 827 updated charts, dont 11 new editions

South Africa

  • 55 cards including 2 new editions

Painted

  • 5 charts

NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency charts)

  • 41 International Cards

In total the UKHO catalog includes 887 charts (1639 with insets) + 41 International Cards.
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Reading : album “La Longue Route” by Moitessier by Melchior & Locard

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Anyone who has not read “La Longue Route” by Bernard Moitessier cannot imagine the enthusiasm that has taken hold of thousands of young people for sailing while reading it.. Three years after the events of May 1968 who saw youth violently reject the order established by their parents, this founding book — published by Arthaud editions — comes at the right time to open a door of freedom to the open sea. The time has come for “the big departure and life on the water”. For my part this book, discovered in 1973, was the trigger for my career in boating, started the same year with an internship in Ireland at the Glénans Nautical Center.

In 2025, Stéphane Melchior, Younn Locard and Joal Grange bring Moitessier’s journey to life in a superb comic book album, a treat for young people 7 down to 117 years old ! Read more …

Map updates at Geogarage 1Q/2026

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Updating card catalogs at Geogarage for NavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation, SailGrib WR :

165 ENC cards (IHM) rasterized, dont 5 new charts, out of a total of 335 charts.

129 ENC cards (NLHO) rasterized, dont 3 new charts, out of a total of 138 charts.

237 ENC cards (BSH) rasterized, dont 10 new charts, out of a total of 317 charts.

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iPadOS 26.2 and multi-window management.

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From iOS 11 until iPadOS 18.7.x you could use the “SplitView” function (¹) to view two apps running simultaneously on an iPad. It was particularly interesting in “landscape” mode for, in example, use Weather4D at the same time as consulting the User Manual and watching its videos, or even activate two different applications. Since version 26.x has arrived the multitasking mode (²), or multiwindow, macOS style, which consigns SplitView to oblivion. Latest update 26.2 further improves operation by correcting some minor flaws. Read more …

Update of SHOM 4Q2025 maps at Geogarage

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Catalog update SHOM charts France / DOM-TOM and dependencies by Geogarage for NavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation, SailGrib WR

  • 239 charts updated (dont 6 new editions) and 2 new charts added
  • 1 Map deleted replaced.

The catalog includes 866 charts (1432 with the inserts)

All international cards have been removed and will not be replaced by SHOM (See the information of the GeoGarage blog). However, they continue to be present in the database (but will no longer be updated from their last version).