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.

Update Weather4D R&N 2.0.93

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  • Fixed an issue that occurred with the update macOS Sequoia 15.2 preventing the app from opening on Mac.
  • Corrective update regarding a malfunction in the selection of time steps of some forecast models.

In addition, The model IFS increase up to 15 days and is augmented by the " Gusts ”

Addition of the Argentina charting available at Geogarage.

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Updating maps of the Netherlands at Geogarage

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Catalog update of raster maps from the NLHO for the Netherlands by Geogarage for Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR. There are also maps of the managed Caribbean islands by NLHO.

  • 24 new charts
  • 54 deleted charts
  • 19 maps for the Caribbean (Sint Maarten (NL part) / Saba / Saint-Eustache / Aruba / Curaçao / Bonaire)

The catalog includes 136 tiled raster maps from ENCs.

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Imray abandons chart publishing and refocuses its activities

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The end of an era !

After more than 200 years spent guiding sailors, Imray will begin to gradually cease its nautical chart publishing activities, thus marking the end of an era. This difficult decision reflects the shift to digital navigation, But we are not leaving.
Card production and support, including Imray's Notices to Mariners, will continue until the 2025. Afterlife, No new editions will be published. ”

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eSail4VR 1.35 : heading up to Vendée Globe 2024

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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 …

InavX adopts Imray charts

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With the latest version 5.6.35 from February the 25 th last September, iNavX integrates Imray 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..”

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If the Gulf Stream ended ?

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© Musée Maritime de l'Ile Tatihou 2005

© Maritime Museum of Tatihou Island 2005

No, these are not the catastrophic rantings of an inveterate collapsologist, but a very serious study reported by the climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf. I give here a French and freely adapted transcription.

The warm currents that reach Europe are now called by climatologists AMOC, in English the "Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation". Read more …

Garmin Boating V.22.0

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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 …

Galileo completes his constellation [Update]

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March, the 5 th 2024, the last two satellites launched during the 12th launch of Galileo the 28 th, were officially integrated into the Galileo constellation, thus ensuring the sustainability of all services in orbit.

Now Galileo has 25 operational satellites out of 30 satellites placed in orbit. 5 satellites being currently considered unusable for some or unavailable for others (¹). Read more …