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Boat explosion at N.J. marina throws man from vessel, another suffers ‘blast injuries,’ cops say

• Published: Aug. 28, 2024, 9:07 p.m.

Two people were injured after a boat that was refueling at the Raritan Marina in Old Bridge exploded on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard

• Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Two people were injured Wednesday afternoon after a boat exploded while it was being refueled at a marina in Old Bridge, investigators said.

Local police, the U.S. Coast Guard and marine units from the New York City Police and Fire Department were called to the Raritan Marina located at 1707 Route 35 in the Laurence Harbor section of town to investigate the explosion around 3:20 p.m., authorities said.

An explosion aboard the 32-foot cuddy-cabin boat caused a 57-year-old Bridge man to be launched into the water, according to a statement from the Old Bridge Police Department. The man was then pulled out by bystanders.

He sustained burns to his face and legs and was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment, police said.

His condition as of 8:30 p.m was unclear.

A 47-year old South Amboy man suffered blast injuries from glass to his stomach and arms and he was transported to Bayshore Medical Center, the department said.

The fire was extinguished around 7:30 p.m. and the Coast Guard said it was on scene conducting pollution assessments.

The cause of the explosion was still under investigation and the marina was closed as a result.

Anyone with more information was asked to contact the Old Bridge Police Department at 732-721-5600.

Two people were injured after a boat that was refueling at the Raritan Marina in Old Bridge exploded on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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Long Branch's piers a huge part of town's history and identity

LONG BRANCH ‑ Robber barons. Nor'easters. A tug boat collision. A tragic fire. The city has seen it all out on its piers.

And as it prepares to build its sixth ocean pier, historian Greg Kelly will close out the summer at the Arts & Cultural Center with a lecture on the legacy of the piers of yesteryear this Thursday evening.

It's a story that begins with the Bath House Pier, which went up in 1828 near Bath Avenue. That pier was used as a dock by steamboats from New York City. It lasted 26 years before it was leveled in a November nor'easter in 1854.

Coincidentally, that was the same storm t hat claimed the New Era , a clipper ship that was carrying 400 passengers of mostly German descent. One hundred fifty of them perished when the ship ran aground on a desolate stretch of sand that was then called Deal Beach but today is Asbury Park.

“As we look back at the piers that shaped Long Branch, and we look forward to the exciting developments ahead, this event serves as a meaningful way to come together and pay tribute to the end of another great summer," Long Branch mayor John Pallone said.

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Pallone said the piers have been an integral part of the city's identity. As each pier was constructed, and later replaced, they shifted in purpose from maritime commerce to summer tourism and beach culture. They've each left behind stories, no matter how briefly they stood, like the East End Excursion Pier, which flopped in a storm one week after being built in 1872, according to Asbury Park Press archives.

That pier was financed by a pair of well-known robber barons of the Gilded Age, Jim Fisk and Jay Gould.

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A third pier was begun in 1878 but just two years after being completed it too was washed away in an 1881 storm. After that came the Iron Pier, for its angular iron pieces. Locally, it was also known as Herman's Pier, after its superintendent.

More maritime calamities followed as a tugboat struck that one, cutting it in half, according to the Press' archives. The pier lasted another 10 years when it was torn down in 1908 and replaced in 1912 with the fifth pier, which stood until a fire burned it in down in 1987.

For the last 37 years, the city's beachfront has been pier-less. However, this year the city received a $3.25 million grant from the state’s Boardwalk Preservation Fund and $5 million in Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery funds to build a new pier at Laird Street. This one will be 500 feet long. The city said the pier will finished by the end of 2026.

• WHERE: Long Branch Arts & Cultural Center, 577 Broadway, Long Branch
• WHEN: 6 p.m.

When Jersey Shore native Dan Radel is not reporting the news, you can find him in a college classroom where he is a history professor. Reach him @danielradelapp; 732-643-4072; [email protected].

This Meadowlands boat tour is a 'wow factory,' with great views of NJ marsh wildlife

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Showing people what she called the “wow factory” — the natural wonders that exist in New Jersey's own backyard — is what Gabrielle Bennett-Meany and her colleagues at the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority hope to do.

Bennett-Meany serves as the authority's manager of parks, trails and open space and is one of the guides for its free boat tours, which offer visitors close-up access to the Meadowlands' natural wonders.

 “When you’re on the highway, sometimes you don’t even know what’s down here,” Bennett-Meany said. “They say, ‘This is amazing. Who knew? I drive over Route 3 every day,’ or ‘I drive on the turnpike every day.’”

With 30 years’ experience in the Meadowlands, she brings an enthusiasm and insight to the experience, providing context about the region as well as the wildlife glimpsed along the way.

When do the Meadowlands tours run?

The authority runs tours weekly throughout the spring and summer, and those looking for a last dose of sunshine can still find a chance through the end of September. There are also walking trails in the Meadowlands region that are open all year round for visitors.

But the boats may be the crown jewel of the operation.

Boat tours that can accommodate about 14 people are led by veteran guides who bring decades of experience studying the wildlife and ecosystem of a vast and still largely overlooked area.

Bennett-Meany called the region the “best-kept secret” and said sometimes that’s for the best, because the makeup of the riverbed can be tricky to navigate, especially for people without experience.

The return of the osprey and the presence of bald eagles have garnered attention in the past, but the difference between hearing a story and seeing it in person can be astounding. And then there’s the peregrine falcon. The fastest animal on the planet — with flight speeds topping 200 miles per hour — can be found nestled into the underside of a bridge along Route 3.

Things like that provide context to visitors.

The marshlands are home to plenty of ducks and seagulls that can be found throughout the region, but watching a flock of cormorants take flight as the boat comes into the dock is a difference maker. It’s something unique — but with American Dream and MetLife Stadium, soon to host the 2026 World Cup, still in view, it's quintessentially Jersey.

The boat tours run along the Hackensack River and into the nearby tributaries and marshes, depending on tides and wildlife.

Bennett-Meany likes to start each tour with a little context about the river and how it works, running from the mountains of upstate New York into New Jersey before meeting the Passaic River and running into the Newark Bay. As a tidal river, it sees fluctuations in the water level, which the tours take into account.

“People live in our communities and are sort of separated from our natural areas, but once we begin to realize that our community is part of these natural areas,” she said, “it makes us think about what we’re doing in our hometown, how we’re connected to the environment and why many, many of these environments are very important.”

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From where do the Meadowlands tour boats launch?

Boats launch from River Barge Park Marina in Carlstadt and venture up and down the river for about two hours. The marina’s manager, Angelo Urato, has watched the agency and the area evolve during 40 years of service.

He said that at low tide, the animals tend to be more active and visitors have a better shot at seeing a variety of species.

Bennett-Meany said having a harbor seal turn up about a decade ago was exciting, but the highlight for her has been the return of the ospreys.

She explained that decades ago, before the Clean Water Act set parameters on pollution, it was common to dump waste in the river, and the water quality was poor.

But wetlands protection efforts led to the rebirth of the area, and as species of fish and birds started to come back, so did the bigger birds that feed on them.

Enter the osprey. About 15 years ago, an osprey turned up. It nested and had young but ultimately failed. A year or two later, they came back and nested, and now they are a constant.

“It’s my favorite resurgence story,” she said.

Although the boating season is coming to an end, the Meadowlands Birding Festival will take place on Oct. 6 and will feature bird walks, talks and other activities at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.

Katie Sobko covers the New Jersey Statehouse. Email: [email protected]

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Schedule and New Process to Launch 2025-26 FAFSA Form

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA® form) will be launched through a new process. Starting on October 1, the Department will release the 2025-26 FAFSA form for testing with a limited set of students and institutions. The Department will make the application available to all students on or before December 1. This process is informed by conversations and feedback from thousands of students, institutions, and other stakeholders.

The Department will invite volunteers to participate in the testing period, and over time will make the form available to an increasing number of participants, starting with hundreds and expanding to tens of thousands of applicants. This process will allow the Department to test and resolve issues before making the form available to all students and contributors. Using this approach, the Department will launch full functionality, including submission and back-end processing at the same time.

 “Following a challenging 2024-25 FAFSA cycle, the Department listened carefully to the input of students, families, and higher education institutions, made substantial changes to leadership and operations at Federal Student Aid, and is taking a new approach this year that will significantly improve the FAFSA experience,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “Thanks to the partnership of our stakeholders, we’ve developed a better implementation process for 2025-26. I look forward to continuing to work with our partners to ensure this school year’s FAFSA implementation better serves our nation’s students.”

The goal of the phased rollout of the 2025-26 FAFSA form, consistent with software industry best-practices, is to work with limited groups of users to identify and resolve the kind of system errors that can derail millions of students and contributors and thousands of colleges. A phased rollout will also allow the Department to incorporate user feedback to ensure the application’s instructions are clear and easy-to-use for students and contributors and provide resources for the community that supports students and families.

Thanks to investments through the FAFSA Student Support Strategy and the partnership of community and stakeholders, student application success rates have significantly increased over the past six months, with the submission gap from the prior year falling from roughly 40% in March to under 4%, as of today.

"We've heard from students, families, higher education professionals and other stakeholders loud and clear: They want a better, simpler FAFSA process, and they want to know when they can reliably expect it," said FAFSA Executive Advisor Jeremy Singer. "In close collaboration with partners, FSA is confident we will deliver not only a better product, but also a smoother process than last year. One that makes higher education more accessible and within reach for more Americans."

Throughout the testing period, the Department will share regular updates with students, families and a broad range of community stakeholders to make sure they clearly understand our progress. This will also boost confidence among students and families, institutions, state agencies, and other partners and stakeholders.

Moreover, the Department will continue to seek feedback from our partners through August listening sessions and a new formal request for information that will be released next week. The Department will publish more about what it has learned through these engagements, including releasing a new roadmap with additional tools for students and families, counselors, institutions and other partners planning for a successful 2025-26 FAFSA season.

In the coming weeks, the Department will release more information about how this testing period will work. Our top priority is ensuring students have access to the maximum federal financial aid possible to reach their education goals, and we are working tirelessly to ensure students and our partners have a smooth experience with the 2025-26 FAFSA form. 

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Trump Makes Incendiary Claim About His Secret Service Protection

The former president accused the president and vice president of denying him sufficient Secret Service protection, echoing remarks he made on social media in July.

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By Maggie Astor

• Aug. 28, 2024

Former President Donald J. Trump claimed without evidence in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had denied him sufficient Secret Service protection and that they were therefore partly responsible for the assassination attempt against him last month.

“Our people were always fighting to get more security, more Secret Service, and he knew that we didn’t have enough,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Biden during an interview with the television host Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil. “I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’s fault. And I’m the opponent. Look, they were weaponizing government against me. They brought in the whole D.O.J. to try and get me. They weren’t too interested in my health and safety.”

The Secret Service has been under a cloud since July 13, when the gunman was able to fire , unimpeded, on Mr. Trump at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The attack grazed Mr. Trump’s ear, killed a spectator and seriously wounded two others. The F.B.I. is investigating, and congressional leaders have also opened inquiries. But there is no evidence that Mr. Biden or Ms. Harris knew about any deficiencies in Mr. Trump’s protection.

The Secret Service has taken responsibility for the security lapses that made the shooting possible. Kimberly A. Cheatle resigned as the agency’s director and has been replaced.

The former president’s remarks to Dr. Phil were similar to what Mr. Trump had written in a social media post in July , when he blamed Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris for the shooting and said they had failed to protect him.

Mr. Trump on Tuesday also echoed an accusation that some of his allies — including Senator JD Vance of Ohio, now his running mate — made right after the assassination attempt: that Democrats’ criticism of him, and descriptions of him as a threat to democracy, might have incited the gunman. Investigators have not confirmed the gunman’s motive.

That assertion by Mr. Trump came after Dr. Phil, referring to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris, asked, “I’m not saying that they wanted you to get shot, but do you think it was OK with them if you did?”

“They’re saying I’m a threat to democracy. No, they’re a threat,” Mr. Trump replied. “They would say that. That was a standard line, just keep saying it, and you know that can get assassins or potential assassins going.” He added, “Maybe that bullet is because of their rhetoric.”

Mr. Biden, who did campaign against Mr. Trump as a threat to democracy , called for the nation to “lower the temperature in our politics” after the assassination attempt and condemned it.

Mr. Trump has a history of violent speech dating back to his 2016 campaign, when he suggested he might pay the legal fees of a supporter who was accused of attacking a protester, and said of Hillary Clinton : “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t know.” More recently, he has suggested that shoplifters should be shot and embraced the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He has also described the outcome of a Democratic victory in apocalyptic terms.

In the interview with Dr. Phil, which ran for about an hour, Mr. Trump also repeated his complaints about Ms. Harris replacing Mr. Biden as the Democratic nominee.

“In politics, you have an opponent and you win or you lose,” he said. “But you don’t have an opponent, and then you’re doing well against the opponent, they take him out, they give you a new opponent. They give you a nice fresh opponent.”

And he expanded his false claims about voter fraud, saying he believed he had won California — one of the most Democratic states in the country, which voted for Mr. Biden in 2020 by nearly 30 percentage points.

“If Jesus came down and was the vote counter, I would win California,” he said. “If we had an honest vote counter, I would win California.”

Maggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, policies, campaigns and how underrepresented or marginalized groups are affected by political systems. More about Maggie Astor

The 9 Best Marine Navigation Apps for Boaters

If you have a boat (or you're considering buying one) and a cell phone, you're probably interested in learning all about the best boating apps . And among the many available boating apps, marine navigation apps are some of the most useful. Top-tier marine navigation apps can turn your phone or tablet into a full-blown chartplotter, which means you have a valuable backup to the electronics at your helm and can carry your tech with you even when aboard small boats with no electrical systems.

Keep reading as we explain the features of each app and why the boating community champions it.

Navigating the Waters: Best Marine Navigation Apps for Every Boater

1. aqua map.

Aqua Map is a well-known marine navigation app that uses survey data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Waterway Guide. With Aqua Map, you can easily access detailed charts, connect with other boaters, and make informed decisions on the water.   Features include:

• Navigation : Offline charts, weather, tides, route planning, track recording.
• Integration : Connect boat instruments, AIS, and display data on the app.
• Safety : Anchor alarm with remote monitoring and marine weather forecasts.
• Community : Live sharing, chat, and data exchange with other users.

If you're looking for an app to combine route planning, navigation, and connecting with fellow boaters – Aqua Map checks all those boxes.

Price : Free with In-App Purchases and subscriptions available.

2.  Argo

Argo is an excellent marine navigation app that allows you to make precise navigation and connect with fellow boaters. It's popular due to its position as a navigational guide made by boaters for boaters and a way to dive deeper into the nautical community.

Features include :

• Navigation : Safe and reliable route planning, custom and manual routes, track recording, and captain's log.
• Local Knowledge : Report and view hazards, local advice, marine life, and reviews.
• Social Platform : Connect and share experiences, real-time location sharing and messaging platform.
• Premium features : Offline charts, extended weather forecasts, customizable depth shading, multiple vessel support, and more.

From charting your course to connecting with others via their modern social platform – Argo offers everything you need for a fantastic day on the water. Price : Free with In-App Purchases. 

3. C-Map 

C-Map has a long history of creating digital charts and developing marine navigation apps – and is known to be a fan favorite. When designing this app, the goal was to make it user-friendly, simple, and easy to use. And that's one of the reasons why we love it! Boaters say it takes just 30 seconds to figure out how to accomplish essential navigational tasks like going from point A to point B.  Features Include:

• Charting : Customizable charts, simple route planning, auto-routing, high-resolution bathymetry, and custom depth shading.
• Planning : Comprehensive weather and environmental forecasts.
• Safety & Community : AIS integration for boat tracking.

Price : Free with In-App Purchases and subscriptions available. 

iNavX is one of the best marine navigation apps due to its easy-to-use interface and plethora of resourceful features. But our favorite part? It seamlessly integrates with many other chart providers – which is beyond helpful for boaters.   Features Include :

• Chartplotter : Real-time GPS, chart control, instrument display.
• Navigation : Waypoint creation, route planning, track log, data import/export.
• Versatile Instrumentation : NMEA support, instrument connection, MacENC compatibility.
• Essential Toolkit : Weather, tides, alarms, search, and more.

Sailors and fishermen love iNavX for its reliable charts and ability to do more than simple navigational tasks with hundreds of advanced features. Price : Free with In-App Purchases and subscriptions available.

5. KnowWake

Think of KnowWake live your Google Maps or Waze for your car – but for your boat. This marine navigation app covers 350+ rivers and lakes inland and coastal waterways – all through real-time user-generated data.

• Real-time boat navigation app for coastal and inland waterways.
• User-generated content provides points of interest, hazards, and marine life sightings.
• Wake Zone identifier indicates safe boating speeds based on color-coded zones.
• Community-driven platform for sharing information and experiences.

With KnowWake, users can easily navigate waters and locate various local businesses, including eateries, marinas, fuel stations, boat launches, dive spots, snorkeling spots, and more.

Price : Free.

6. Navionics

Navionics lays claim to being the most popular boating app available, and its navigational features and functions are comprehensive. In fact, it offers many features that some modern chart plotters can't match! Features Include : 

• Charting and Navigation : Accurate nautical charts, high-definition bathymetric maps (Sonarchart™), dock-to-dock auto-routing, and customizable map display.
• Community : Real-time updates from fellow boaters, sync data across multiple devices, and connect the app with compatible plotters.
• Environmental : Detailed weather forecasts and tide predictions.

Boaters and anglers love the app's simplicity and detailed nautical charts covering large portions of the world. Price : A 15-day trial comes free, then uses a subscription model. 

7.  OpenCPN

Another of the best marine navigation apps is OpenCPN (Chart-Plotter Navigation), which uses GPS software for people exploring open waterways. Boaters cherish it because it was crafted by sailors who put it to the test during their own adventures, resulting in high-quality chart-plotter software.

Features Include :

• Charts & Weather : Robust worldwide charts and GRIB/GRIB2 weather data input and display.
• Navigation : Route planning with tidal support, weather routing plugin, waypoint navigation, and autopilot output support.
• Safety : AIS target tracking and collision alerts, MOB alarm with tracking, and anchor watch/alarm.

Whether you're looking to use it underway or as a planning tool , Open CPN is consistently a top-runner for the best marine navigation apps.

8.  Ramp Assist

Simplify your boat launching with Ramp Assist , the user-friendly app that makes launching and retrieving boats at ramps a breeze for all experience levels. Focused on safety and convenience, Ramp Assist streamlines the entire process, reducing stress and maximizing efficiency. Key Features :

• Ramp Locator : Discover and bookmark the best ramps nationwide with satellite views and up-to-date information.
• Ramp Details : Access ratings for cleanliness, difficulty level, and available amenities like parking and restrooms.
• Ramp Traffic : Monitor real-time boat ramp traffic and occupancy levels using satellite data and AI.
• Weather & Tide Monitoring : Get alerts for current weather conditions and tide levels at your chosen ramp.
• Trailering Assis t: Receive AI-driven guidance for safely loading your boat, with real-time feedback on distance, angle, and speed.

Pricing : Free with in-app purchases available.

9. Wavve Boating

Wavve Boating came onto the marine navigation app scene back in 2018 and has become a staple for many boaters and fishermen across the U.S. Like many of the others, it also features a community-based aspect to share routes and experiences with friends.

• Charts : Custom depth data, extensive chart library, real-time depth updates, and tide predictions.
• Weather : Multi-day forecasts with wave height and visual warnings for adverse conditions.
• Navigation : Route planning, trip recording, auto-routing with obstacle avoidance.
• Community : Connect with other boaters and discover popular boating spots.

Users especially love that this marine navigation app updates depths with tide changes, and it's known to have a user-friendly interface.

Price : Free trial for 14 days – subscription-based app.

Marine Navigation Apps: Upgrade Your Boat Day with Technology

When choosing a marine navigation app, make sure it has charts for your location, is affordable, and has all the safety features you need for your trip. All these above are our favorites, but more and more are popping up on the marketplace daily!   And hey, you anglers, wait a sec – don't put that phone back into your pocket just yet because it's good for more than just navigation when you're out fishing . Also, check out the Best Apps for Fishing to catch more fish the next time you hit the water.

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Last Updated on May 19, 2024 by Boatsetter Team

For almost everything you do today, there’s an app that will support, enhance or complement that activity. Recreational boating is no exception, and there are dozens of boating apps to help you enjoy time on the water.

Arguably, marine navigation apps are some of the most common—and the most useful—available to boaters today, with a range of options to suit different needs. Some boat GPS apps, for example, utilize NOAA raster charts, which are essentially scanned paper charts incorporated into their systems. Some apps offer vector charts, providing electronic charts that allow for scrolling and zooming in for enhanced detail.

The convenience of downloading these apps to your iPhone, Android, or tablet enables you to have them readily available regardless of the boat you’re on,  significantly enhancing your navigational capabilities.

Best marine navigation apps ( with GPS )

These are our top recommendations for boating apps that are great for marine navigation and offer GPS. Most of the apps are free to try.

1. Navionics

A perennial favorite is Navionics because it’s easy to use and comprehensive in scope. Navionics mimics a standard chartplotter experience and in some cases can connect to an onboard plotter via WiFi. Creating waypoints and routes, measuring distances and understanding depth contours and aids to navigation is pretty straight forward with this app.

Once downloaded, the charts stay on your device and can be used offline which is great when you’re cruising in areas with little coverage. Bonus functionality includes weather and tide information and dock-to-dock routing that helps you set a viable course based on your vessel’s parameters like draft.

• Price: Two-week free trial, then subscriptions starting at $14.99
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Easy to confuse with Navionics (especially when downloading the app), iNavX is a whole different animal. There’s a $5 charge to download the app, and then you can download NOAA raster charts for free and vector charts (powered by Navionics and C-MAP) for a fee.

Beyond navigation, details on marinas, fuel docks and other facilities are also available. Weather data overlays and additional features like engine data and AIS collision avoidance information can also be viewed, but the app can get technical in a hurry and may take longer to learn.

• Price: $4.99, plus an annual subscription

C-MAP is the primary other choice besides Navionics for the underlying charting information that many apps use with their own user interface. The new C-MAP Embark was designed to be intuitive so after a few minutes, you won’t really be looking for the manual to manage the basics like waypoints, routes and nav aids.

A funky feature includes the app changing color based on your environment, so the charts are always easy to read regardless of the surrounding light. The basics include a free download, but chart additions and weather data will be in-app purchases.

• Price: Free, with available in-app purchases

4. SeaPilot

SeaPilot sets an ambitious agenda for itself: it’s a basic navigation app (which has a free three-day trial) but it ramps up from there. You’ll need to upgrade to the premium version so you can add various chart areas, weather forecasting and routing capabilities. Beyond that, you can connect to Facebook to find nearby boating friends.

For sailors, there’s a database of polar diagrams which are graphs of the theoretical top speeds attainable by over 300 kinds of sailboats.

• Price: Three-day free trial, then starting at $7.99

5. i Sail GPS:NOAA USA Charts

For barebones basics, iSail is a great choice because it’s inexpensive and you can skip sign-ups and pop-ups. Measure distances to your waypoint, upload waypoints and routes and get quick ETAs to your next intermediate or final point.

iSail uses NOAA raster charts which are downloaded to the device so they can be used without Wi-Fi or out of cell range. There are few advanced features, but this app gets the job done when you need the basics. It’s for iOS only.

• Price: $7.99, with available in-app purchases

6. KnowWake

The best way to describe KnowWake is to compare it to a road-based app you’re probably already familiar with–Waze. Like Waze, KnowWake is crowd-source and will provide information on congested waterfront locations–coastal and on 350 inland waterways.

On a bustling weekend, you can see how busy marinas, restaurants, boat ramps, fuel docks, and dive and snorkel sites are. You can use it in North America, on the Great Loop and in Canada as well as in parts of the Caribbean. The app uses real-time updates and it has location-sharing between users so you can find friends.

• Price: Free!

All the boating apps above vary in price, complexity and focus, and although some are free, advanced features generally come at a price. Some take a bit of time to learn, but they’ll all put some peace-of-mind in your pocket the next time you slip the dock lines.

Bonus Apps: Boatsetter

Did you know Boatsetter has an app? Make that two! We’re proud to offer the largest peer-to-peer boat rental app that connects boat owners and boat renters, so you can get on the water without committing to boat ownership. Rent one of over 17,000 boats in 600 locations. Boatsetter isn’t the only private boat rental app , but it offers an exclusive partnership with BoatUS and Geico for insurance.

• Price: Free! (Boat owners should also check out our Boatsetter Owner’s app , perfect for stress-free boat rental management and easy communication with renters).
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Zuzana Prochazka is an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer with regular contributions to more than a dozen sailing and powerboating magazines and online publications including Southern Boating, SEA, Latitudes & Attitudes and SAIL. She is SAIL magazines Charter Editor and the Executive Director of Boating Writers International. Zuzana serves as judge for SAIL’s Best Boats awards and for Europe’s Best of Boats in Berlin. 

A USCG 100 Ton Master, Zuzana founded and manages a flotilla charter organization called Zescapes that takes guests adventure sailing at destinations worldwide. 

Zuzana has lived in Europe, Africa and the United States and has traveled extensively in South America, the islands of the South Pacific and Mexico. 

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Available on iOS and Android phones and tablets. Argo coverage includes the United States, Canada, and Caribbean. 

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All the navigation features you need.

Navigation Capability

Find and route to new destinations within the U.S. and Canada with our clean, easy-to-use interface.

Customized Chart Data

You control what you see on your map. From map data to points of interest you are in control!

Community-Focused Boating

Get local boating knowledge and share your experiences with friends in your social feed.

Custom Autorouting

Plan your trip before you get out on the water. Simply let Argo know where you want to go or just tap the map and go. Argo will calculate the shortest and safest route customized based off your boat’s draft.

Captain’s Log

Automatically save places you’ve visited or trips you have taken. Add reports, places, photos and comments along the way. Then share with friends and family so they can see where you went or follow your same route.

Popular Destinations

Find the best spots to visit on or near the water with recommendations from other boaters. Places are continually updated with reviews, current pictures, descriptions and comments. These include local beaches, anchorages, marinas, restaurants, dock bars and more.

Real-Time Reporting

Get the latest on water hazards, weather and other potential issues to put you on the safest route. Create your own or comment on other reports to ensure accuracy. Customize your map so you only see pins that are most important to you.

Connect with Boaters

Connect with other boaters by adding your current friends and meeting new ones. Message them on the water, create or comment on a post, and share your trips and experiences with the boating community.

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I love the intuitive autorouting function and my wife enjoys the social/community features for connecting with other boating friends.

“Best App for Daily Boaters for Just Occasional Fishers”

My father takes very frequent trips on his boat for the past 5-6 years and I showed him this app a few days ago & he LOVES it. He hasn’t stopped using it.

“Simple, Great Features, Excellent Support!”

 It’s straightforward, uncomplicated, has a clean interface/display that isn’t overloaded, is easy to learn, and performs reliably. 

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This app needs to be in every boaters arsenal. I absolutely love it. What a service the creator has done for us and for FREE!

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I use Savvy Navvy daily for all my inshore fishing here in south Texas. Great for current conditions, including tides and wind direction. It’s like Google maps for boaters. Plan routes, mark your fishing spots and return to the dock in one piece. Every time! Great App 5 stars.

2 weeks ago during the heatwave, we were on the Solent and the temperature fried all our instruments including the GPS plotter. Thank god we had Savvy Navvy as it worked perfectly for the entire weekend and allowed us to do everything we wanted. People say these kind of apps aren’t meant to replace the instruments on board, well I can confirm that when they instruments on board all fail, this was an absolute lifesaver. Can’t wait to test it in other countries.

Great and simple to use

I sail with friends and families and this app is a great way to illustrate “dads” boring chart work through a much more teenage friendly platform. I use both for cross reference and find it pretty accurate. Considering the price of charts it is extremely good value.

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It's free.

No credit card required., powerful tools to supercharge your navigation., savvy charts.

We licence UKHO, NOAA and other official hydrographic office charts from around the globe. Our designers build savvy charts from the ground up to show essential marine information with a clean and easy-to-view interface .

Over the Horizon AIS (OHA)

Enhance safety with greater awareness of vessel movements around you. Using your phone’s internet connection we stream vessel data such as speed, distance, MMSI, position, COG and destination.

GPS Active Tracking

View your live position and check your Course Over Ground (COG) and Speed Over Ground (SOG) in real time. Concentric circles around your position quickly show the distance between you and key features around you.

Marine Weather Forecast

We don’t expect you to be a metrologist to get the most out of your weather data. That’s why we use ECMWF technology to combine multiple weather forecasts for a more comprehensive forecast. Scroll through the coming days to view the changing wind direction, intensity and weather conditions.

Clouds and Rain Overlay

Use this overlay to view changing weather patterns within your area. This handy tool helps you avoid those pesky squalls and rain showers.

Intelligent Route Planning

Easily cross-check traditional navigation for greater peace of mind. We plan your route based on your departure time, boat details, chart data, wind, weather and tidal data, giving you a comprehensive passage plan.

Estimate Your Arrival Time

For those who don’t like to be late! Plot a route from A to B to get a quick and easy estimation of your distance to travel, fuel requirements and time of arrival. You can then share your chosen route with friends and family so they know when to expect you.

Fuel Efficiency

No one likes that feeling of potentially running out of fuel. That’s why our custom boat settings let you estimate fuel usage for your intended route based on your engine cruising speed and boat fuel efficiency.

Schedule departure time

Pick the best time to leave the dock for a better day on the water. Simply plot your route and scroll through the departure times to see the effect on your route, then choose the one you like best! Check out the demo .

And Many More Amazing Features!

Import markers.

Import your markers from other navigational tools to view all your saved locations within your savvy app. This ensures your valuable data will continue enhancing your boating experience while enjoying the savvy features you love most! Boat smarter, not harder.

Course To Steer

Savvy routing provides you with an automatic Course to Steer, taking into account tide, weather and chart data. Thanks to preview mode you can also review every stage of your journey before you set off.

Marina & Anchorage Information

Boat like a local with key information on tap! Select the marina and anchorage icons to view essential information on seabeds, weather protection, amenities, number of berths, maximum boat length, contact information, and more. Boat global, think local.

Save Your Favourite Locations

Love that secluded bay? Got a restaurant on that island you just don’t want to forget? Save pins at your favourite locations so you never forget those special places.

Anchor Alarm

Sleep like a baby with the savvy anchor alarm. This easy-to-use tool lets you set your safety parameters and happily sets off an alarm should you drift outside your comfort zone.

Satellite Mode

Get nosy when investigating the perfect spot with satellite mode. This handy overlay lets you take a more detailed look at marinas and anchorages so you can be sure you pick the best one.

Offline Charts & Weather

Wander where the WiFi’s weak with savvy offline. Download chart packs and weather data to your device so you can continue to use the features you love, even when you’re off-grid.

Export Routes

Plot your route with savvy navvy then export your route to a GPX file. This can be used with your onboard chart plotter for active navigation.

Share Routes with Friends

If you’d like your friends and family to meet you at your destination, or boat alongside, why not share your route so they can come along too? Sharing is caring as they say.

Dedicated Customer Support

We have a dedicated team on-call within the savvy navvy app to answer any questions you have, wherever and whenever you need us. We are not robots, our team love to help!

Discover How savvy navvy Makes Navigation Simple.

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Hear from our users, professionals and leisure boaters alike.

I’m learning navigation and after i’ve plotted my route I check with savvy navvy and can see whether there’s a big difference. It’s like having someone check your homework!

The main theme behind our conversation today has been around unravelling some of the mystique behind trips out into the maritime and coastal environment and the more tools that people are able to pick up and use to help them understand that environment the better.

Tools like the savvy navvy app, and the information provided through the application is unbelievably useful to help people on that journey.

An excellent way forward and definitely my number one planning and checking tool.

I signed up as a Founding Member as I could see the great benefits of savvy navvy. The data is out there and I believe this application will bring it together to provide a useful route planning tool.

Savvy navvy has the weather, it has the tide, it has the charts, it just does it for me.

Already a must-have navigation tool for sailors!

It’s a great idea to have an app like savvy navvy that enables people to cross-check their plans to ensure they haven’t made any mistakes.

A potential life-saving app. The product creation and subsequent business model development has been inspiring.

savvy navvy is hands down the best in the market, I have been using it since it first came out as Beta and that is why as soon I knew you guys were opening paid subscribers, I jumped in.

savvy navvy simplifies a whole range of different tasks that, as a skipper, you need to do. As soon as you test it, you just realise how easy it is to use, and how valuable it is!

I love it! First I do normal navigation on charts, then I use savvy navvy as a second check to give me a good idea of the best tacks to do, subject to tide, which I understand is coming soon! I even use it just to see the wind direction at home to assess what the mooring is like!

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Gps charts tide weather ais, savvy navvy, designed for ipad.

• #99 in Navigation
• 4.7 • 5.4K Ratings
• Offers In-App Purchases

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Everything you need to get out on the water, if you are a boater, sailor, paddleboarder, Jet skier, Kayaker or just going fishing, we’ve got you covered. Free Features - • All USA nautical savvy charts TM • Weather Forecast • Departure scheduling • AIS - Over the Horizon AIS - 3nm • Record GPS Tracks • Automatic weather routing, including Course to Steer(CTA) • Marina information at the touch of a button. And much more One app, multiple devices. Premium Features • Unlimited Worldwide savvy charts TM • Multi-day weather forecast • Unlimited GPS Tracks • AIS - Over the Horizon AIS - Unlimited • Multi-day Departure Scheduler • Offline charts and weather • Satellite chart overlay • Anchor Alarm • Weather & Cloud Radar savvy navvy put all the essential marine information you need, in one place. Tides, Tidal graphs, weather forecasts, automatically updated chart data, routing, GPS tracking, marina information (and more) at the touch of a button. One subscription, one app, multiple devices - it doesn't matter if you are on a motor boat, sailing yacht, SUP Paddleboard, Kayak or jetski. FEATURES CHART NAVIGATION Get access to all savvy charts, wherever we have coverage. Our sailing maps have been custom-built using quality data from NOAA, UKHO and other hydrographic offices around the world to provide easy and safe sailing navigation. TIDE HEIGHTS GRAPH & TIDAL STREAMS View tidal heights and tidal current or streams on our tide chart. Scroll through the tidal graph to see changes in tidal highs and lows over time. Over the Horizon AIS (OHA) Enhance safety with greater awareness of vessel movements around you. Using your phone’s internet connection we stream vessel data such as speed, distance, MMSI, position, COG and destination. MARINE WEATHER FORECASTS Use the weather forecast graph to scroll through days and times to see the effect on weather conditions, wind strength and direction. Use the wind icon to see a visual overlay of wind barbs! ACTIVE TRACKING Use boat tracking to hone in on your boat GPS location, see your course over ground (COG) and view your speed over ground (SOG). savvy navvy is essentially your nautical GPS giving you a compass heading to steer with a tide calculation! AUTOMATIC ROUTING Plot a sailing route in seconds with an automatic course to steer. Drop a pin to indicate your start and finish points and savvy navvy will quickly plot a route to sail taking into account wind, chart and tidal data. 1. Drop a pin at your start and finish locations 2. Calculate your route 3. Preview your route and get an Estimated Time of Arrival 4. Export your route for use with your chart plotter ROUTE EXPORT Marine navigation made easy! Plot your route with savvy navvy and then export the GPX file for use with your chart plotter. Boating navigation couldn’t be easier! IMPORT MARKERS FROM OTHER APPS Import your saved markers from other apps, including Navionics, C-MAP, iNavX and even from your chart plotter. ANCHOR ALARM An addition of an Anchor Alarm functionality to keep you safe when anchored. Allows the user to set a drift/swing area, which you will receive a warning if crossed. MARINA & ANCHORAGE INFORMATION Tap our dedicated icons for local marina and anchorage information on our sailing map and find: * VHF channel * Anchorage holding * Overnight weather and wind direction information * Mooring details * Restaurants, bathrooms and toilets * Fuel docks * Water * And much more... DEDICATED CUSTOMER SERVICE Our team is on standby to help you whenever you need us for questions about boating navigation, sailing, the chart plotter or anything else. Our in-app chatbot is managed by real team members with extensive experience in marine navigation who will help you get the most out of your boat navigation app! ADDITIONAL VESSEL TYPES Support for Paddleboarders, Kayakers and Jetskis Read our terms of service here: https://www.savvy-navvy.com/terms-of-service

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5.4K Ratings

The first time I used this app was on a trip to key west and our first time boating there. The app was extremely accurate and provided great detail. It even showed some sunken boats in the area that were very small but great for snorkeling. When I showed the map to the man at the boat rental company and asked him what he could tell us about these boats He asked me what app that was as he had never seen one with such great detail and didn’t know of 4 of the 6 boats listed. We snorkeled 3 of them and reported back to him how great they were so he could recommend them to future customers. This summer I will be using the app in The Thousand Islands Region of NY. Great APP

What a great start! Obviously designed by sailors

This is the first sailing app I’ve used that works to answer the most important questions I have as we sail: what is the current doing? Can I point to get there or will I have to tack? Well worth the price of subscription. And more importantly, it doesn’t show extraneous information and map features that clutter up other navigation apps. This adds to convenience, but most importantly SAFETY when a split-second decision is needed and your plotter is the key source of information. Finally it is a beautiful presentation. Our boat is beautiful, and Savvy Navvy fits right in. Other chart plotters look like the product manager’s kid chose the icons and colors. All the features I might want aren’t here yet, but I appreciate how the company is being careful about adding what is essential, vs. throwing the kitchen sink at the product.

Can’t plot itself out of a paper bag

“Waiting for Godot” would be a more appropriate name for this non-functional app. Unlimited tonnage Master here with 24 years experience. Was hoping to find an app for casual pre planning of routes. Despite my best efforts I am unable to get this waste of time to calculate anything but the most basic, open water routes. Anything near land leaves the user waiting and waiting. Not sure if it’s capable of a solution but do know that in the time I waited I could have manually plotted my own route. Instructions suggest adjusting boat parameters however besides water depth an air draft it seems that once you’ve chosen a boat length there is no apparent way to change it. If your time is at all valuable to yourself and are looking for an app that is functional avoid at all costs. Garbage.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for trying out the review, and for one of the most original reviews we've read. We'd love to find out more as routing normally works in under 2 seconds. I'd love to get on a call with you and find out more and solve your Godot related frustrations. All boat settings can be instantly changed - boat type, length, draught and air draught and if you're a sail boat - polars. Then fuel consumption and cruising speed. Happy to show you how to do this and ease the Wednesday tension that we're sensing. [email protected]

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These Are the Best Marine Navigation Apps, According to an Expert

30th mar 2024 by denelle balach.

Marine multifunction displays have revolutionized boat navigation thanks to their advanced yet easy-to-use systems. These machines combine navigation sonar, radar, weather, communication tools, and more into one convenient system. In 2009, multifunction displays took on a new face, integrated into smartphone apps for iPhones, tablets, and Androids, the first of which is iNavX.

Ever since, more apps have become available with enhanced software, making them a first choice for some and a reliable backup app for others. Why? It comes down to your boating preferences! Multifunction displays are usually installed in a fixed location on your boat, making them less portable than smartphones. However, multifunction displays offer larger screens and better visibility in sunlight. Multifunction displays are often waterproof and have more features but are a more expensive initial investment than smartphone apps with a robust number of features at a lower price.

Some smartphone apps have wireless integration that allows route planning on your smartphone or tablet, which will transfer to your MFD or can be used to synchronize waypoints, routes, and tracks with multifunction displays. Navionics and Garmin Blue Chart Mobile integrate with the Garmin MFD, while Ray Marine’s mobile app works with their MFD!

No matter your preference, we think it’s important to discuss what these smartphone apps offer, as they can be a valuable tool at sea. In this article, we will rank the best boat navigation apps with the most multifunctional features, the best app interfaces, the apps with the freest features, the apps with the best integration possibilities with other instruments, and our overall best pick.

Best Multifunctional Features Apps

Navionics is an excellent app due to its many features. It contains up-to-date detailed charts you can use offline wherever you go, including multiple overlays, port plans, anchorages, safety depth contours, navaids, and sonar charts. These charts are 1’/0.5m HD bathymetry map charts with detailed bottom contours that help you find new fishing areas. You can edit chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, highlight shallow areas, and target multiple fishing ranges.

One of the most significant points is that Navionics includes daily updates worldwide. Not all apps update as frequently! This app contains real-time weather data with daily and hourly forecasts and wind, water, buoys, tides, and current data. It can place markers on anchorage spots or where you reel in a fish to save for next time. Navionics has an active community, including the Active Captain community, with thousands of boaters with information and first-hand experience. You can share and save data outside the app or transfer it to your chart plotter, including sharing marinas, repair shops, or other locations outside the app.

 Navionics is compatible with the Garmin chart plotter through the Navionics chart plotter card subscription. U.S. and Canadian lakes, rivers, and coastal marine maps cost $49.99 a year, which is average compared to the other apps listed. The biggest concern with this app is that in 2023, the price increased almost double, with no added features. It also has a somewhat problematic offline mode for users. Navionics official website .

Navionics chart by the water. Navionic photo.

iNavX has many features and claims to be the only smartphone app with worldwide coverage. It gives users access to marine charts and maps, including Theyr Premium, Professional+ Charts, Blue Latitude, CHS, Explorer, and Waterway Guide. It includes sailing routes with waypoints and route management with GRIB weather forecasts. It also includes AIS overlays that will integrate with your onboard systems.

iNavX has up-to-date boating conditions, including currents, winds, and swells. You can manage your boating equipment with nautical instrument integration, which saves boating routes to a shared track log. In the advanced chart plotter, you can plot your real-time position using its GPS, pan zoom, rotate charts, and print detailed charts to use with the app.

Your waypoints can be tracked and imported in KML or GPX format and will integrate with external GPS and AIS receivers, depth, speed, wind, engine, and battery instruments. Lastly, the app comes with anchor alarms and port/invalid search. iNavX has premium subscriptions ranging from $9.99 to $299 a year. The downside to iNavX is that their current raster charts are not quilted, customers state they have an overly complicated instrument feed, an annual subscription is required to update charts, and if you’re viewing Navionics charts, there is no access to the sonar charts in iNavX.  iNavX official website .

Handheld chart plotter. iNavX photo.

Best App Interfaces (Ease-of-Use)

Aqua map- mobile chartplotter.

Not only does Aqua Map have an excellent interface that can be quickly learned, but it also has many categorized features. Aqua Map has the latest charts you can use offline, including weather, tides, and POIs from ActiveCaptain and Waterway Guide. It can connect to your boat's AIS and GPS, making it cross-compatible with your other instruments. You can plan routes, record your tracks, and find friends on the water while sharing your data across the live-sharing community.

More features include vector and raster nautical charts for offline use, regular updates, satellite images, real-time route navigation, information on bridges and hazards, and the best fuel prices! Aqua Map has one of the best anchor alarms and AnchorLink with mirroring and email/telegram notifications with an excellent display.

Aqua Map has marine forecasts for wind, waves, currents, and worldwide weather information. It has 1800+ weather buoys to get real-time sea info, tide and current predictions and simulations, 14000+ vector lake maps, easy sharing and uploading of track markers and routes, real-time depth sounder, wind sensor, compass, and GPS display. Depending on the maps you download, you can buy a yearly subscription ranging from $4.99 to $69.99. The downside to this app is that reviewers state their depth boundaries, which can be confusing.  Aqua Map official website .

Real-time sea info on Aqua Map. Aqua Map photo. 

Savvy Navvy

The second you open your Savvy Navvy app, you will notice how easy it is to navigate and how modern the interface is! They have highly detailed nautical charts that aren’t cluttered and colored well. They have a premium subscription, including weather forecast graphs to scroll through to see weather conditions, wind strength, and direction, including their unique Course to Steer (CTA) automatic weather routing.

They have free local marina and anchorage information, including the VHF channel, mooring details, restaurants, bathrooms, toilets, fuel docks, and more. Savvy Navvy has only four buttons on the bottom with a small set of options on each page, making the menu easy to understand. Savvy Navvy’s premium price is $99 a year, making it one of our more expensive options. The drawback is that their free version does not give you as many features as some other apps, but if you pay the premium price, you will love it!  Savvy Navvy official website .

Various interfaces on Savvy Navvy app. Savvy Navvy photo.

Best App Integration Features

Active captain.

Garmin’s second app, Active Captain, connects your mobile device with their chart plotters! This app will plot charts, show charts and maps on your smartphone, and contact you with the boating community. You pair the app with your compatible chart plotter to transfer wirelessly and access charts and maps, software updates, routes, and waypoints. This was rated the best integration because this app is excellent but intended only for use with the Garmin chart plotter and is not recommended for stand-alone use.

Active Captain uses Garmin Navionics cartography featuring the same style, appearance, and advanced technology with a one-year subscription to daily updates. This app has exceptional coverage, clarity, and detail, plus the NOAA raster cartography (3) premium features.

The best part about this app is that you can monitor and control your switches, such as the top of your bilge or your doors, to turn them on or off through the app. Conversely, your chart plotter can receive calls, text messages, and more, so you can put your phone away where it is safe and dry! Active Captain is free to use and connect to your devices and community. The biggest issue with this app is its lack of compatibility with non-Garmin instruments and its relatively poor ability to be a stand-alone app for those who don’t have a Garmin chart plotter.  Active Captain official website .

Alerts and pins on the water. Active Captain photo. 

C-Map: Boating

C-Map is compatible with the Simrad NSX series, the B&G Zeus S series, and many other instruments, making them a top integration choice. Some of its best features include full planning and navigation, Auto Routing™ tracks, waypoints, and thousands of points of interest. It has a free chart viewer with access to the most up-to-date C-MAP charts. It has unlimited offline map downloads, GPS, and full navigation mode. You can import and export your GPX files to share your routes, tracks, and waypoints with friends!

It also includes a marine weather forecast, weather along the route, weather overlay, chart personalization, high-resolution bathymetry, custom depth shading, a measure distance tool, and shaded relief. This app is constantly updated with the most up-to-date maps and new features and functionalities.

The C-Map map browser and planning tools are free, and the premium subscription is only $14.00/year, which allows unlimited offline map downloads, viewing of your GPS position, and access to the full navigational features. However, lake boaters beware. Reviewers note that some local lakes are unavailable or have limited range despite C-Map stating that all are provided.  C-Map official website .

C-Map charts on iPhone, iPad and desktop. C-Map photo.

Best Free Navigation App

This is one of our favorite free boat navigation apps because it's high-quality and the only app that is free to download and completely free to use! You can find routes to new destinations anywhere in the United States, track your boat trips, see your friends on the water, and get information from other boaters through their online community.

Argo uses NOAA/USACE charts that auto and manually route to thousands of water destinations. You can save all your boat trips on your smartphone and see 7-day weather conditions, wind, and tide forecasts. Despite most of these apps locking away features behind premium, you can see offline charts, custom depth shading, captain's log reports, and import and export GPX files on ARGO for free. It truly is an excellent app, considering the price. The cons to this app are that it has limited features compared to Navionics and other paid subscription features and isn’t updated as frequently.  Argo official website .

New Argo web app unveiled. Argo photo.

Best Overall Marine Navigation App

Though you can’t go wrong with any of the apps, Navionics checks all the boxes regarding features, interface, integration with other devices, and price, making it our overall top choice. It is a great stand-alone app and pairs wonderfully with Garmin's other instruments, making it a trustworthy and dependable option no matter the adventure. We hope one of these apps will improve your planning and navigating the next time you’re on the water!

Written By: Denelle Balach

Denelle Balach is a lifelong boat enthusiast who has spent her days at Lake Erie on kayaks, speedboats, and anything in between. She channels her passion for boating and writing into concise, engaging content for boating and yachting publications and maritime agencies. She can be reached through her website:  www.denelle-balach.com .

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In today's digital age, sailing and marine navigation have been revolutionized by the advent of navigation apps and online charts. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a novice enthusiast, having access to the right tools can make all the difference in your nautical adventures. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the world of marine navigation and introduce you to the best tools available, including the Navionics Chart Viewer, Sat Nav apps, and free nautical charts.

Setting Sail with Navionics Chart Viewer

What is navionics chart viewer.

Navionics Chart Viewer is a powerful tool that has become a must-have for boaters and sailors. This app provides access to highly detailed nautical charts, making it easier to plan routes and navigate the open waters. With its user-friendly interface, even beginners can use it effectively.

Navionics Chart Viewer stands out with its impressive features, including:

• High-resolution charts : The app offers high-resolution charts that provide a detailed view of the waterways, helping you navigate even the most challenging areas.
• Advanced route planning : Plan your sailing routes with precision, taking into account tides, currents, and weather conditions.
• Weather updates : Stay informed about the latest weather conditions, ensuring a safe and enjoyable voyage.
• Community-sourced data : Benefit from the collective knowledge of the boating community by accessing user-generated data on hazards, points of interest, and more.
• Compatibility with various devices : Navionics Chart Viewer is compatible with a range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and chart plotters, ensuring you have access wherever you go.

Sat Nav Apps: Your GPS on the Water

The advantages of sat nav apps.

Satellite navigation apps are not just for land-based travel. They are equally important for boaters, offering precise GPS positioning, even when you're miles away from the shore. Let's delve into the advantages of using sat nav apps for marine navigation:

• Accuracy : Sat nav apps use advanced GPS technology to provide highly accurate position data, helping you stay on course and avoid hazards.
• Real-time updates : These apps continuously update your position, making it easier to navigate in changing conditions.
• Cost-effectiveness : Using a sat nav app eliminates the need for expensive dedicated marine GPS devices.
• Ease of use : Most sat nav apps feature intuitive interfaces that make them accessible to sailors of all levels of experience.

Free Sat Nav Apps

In the world of marine navigation, there are options for every budget. Here are some noteworthy free sat nav apps:

• Navionics Web App : This web-based application offers a user-friendly interface and access to charts online. It's a great tool for planning your next voyage and is compatible with a wide range of devices.
• Navigation App for Android : Android users can rejoice with a plethora of navigation apps available on the Google Play Store. These apps provide real-time information, including tide and weather updates, enhancing the safety and enjoyment of your journey.

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Smooth Sailing with Marine Navigation Apps

The versatility of marine navigation apps.

Modern sailors rely on marine navigation apps to streamline their journeys. These apps offer convenience and efficiency, ensuring you stay on course no matter where you sail. Let's explore their versatility:

• Essential Features : Marine navigation apps typically include features like route planning, waypoint marking, and real-time tracking.
• Integration : Many of these apps can integrate with other marine electronics, such as radar and sonar, providing a comprehensive navigation solution.
• Offline Use : Some apps allow you to download charts for offline use, ensuring you have access to crucial information even when you're out of cellular or Wi-Fi range.

Exploring Navionics Apps

Navionics, a leading name in marine navigation, offers a range of apps tailored to different regions and needs:

• Navionics UK App : Specifically tailored for the UK waters, this app provides comprehensive charts and up-to-date information for British sailors. Whether you're planning a leisurely cruise or a challenging offshore passage, this app has you covered.
• Navionics US App : If you're sailing in the United States, the Navionics US App is your go-to resource. It offers detailed charts, including data from official hydrographic offices, making it a reliable choice for navigating American waters.

Online Chart Plotters: Charting Your Course on the Web

Online chart plotters - a boon for sailors.

Online chart plotters have gained popularity for their accessibility. They allow you to plan routes and analyze charts from any device with internet access. Here's why they are becoming a preferred choice for many sailors:

• Convenience : You can access online chart plotters from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, making them incredibly convenient for planning your voyages.
• Collaboration : Online chart plotters often support collaborative planning, allowing multiple crew members to contribute to route planning and navigation.
• Regular Updates : These platforms typically provide regularly updated charts, ensuring you have the latest information about navigational hazards and coastal areas.

Unlocking the Power of Free Nautical Charts

Why choose free nautical charts.

Navigating the seas can be costly, but free nautical charts are a budget-friendly alternative. These charts provide essential information without breaking the bank. Let's dive into the advantages of using free nautical charts:

• Affordability : As the name suggests, these charts are available at no cost, making them accessible to sailors on a budget.
• Comprehensive Coverage : Many organizations provide free nautical charts that cover a wide range of regions, so you can sail in various waters without purchasing multiple charts.
• Regularity of Updates : Free nautical charts are often updated regularly, ensuring you have access to accurate and current information.

Online Charts for Mariners

Online marine charts are a treasure trove of valuable information for sailors. They are often maintained by government agencies and organizations committed to maritime safety. Here's what you can expect from online marine charts:

• Detailed Information : Online charts provide comprehensive details about coastlines, water depths, navigational aids, and potential hazards.
• Ease of Access : You can access these charts from your computer or mobile device, allowing you to plan your routes from the comfort of your home or boat.
• Interactive Features : Some online marine charts offer interactive features, allowing you to measure distances, plan routes, and overlay weather information for better voyage planning.

Navigational Assistance on Your Device

Exploring navigation apps for iphone.

iPhone users can take advantage of a wide array of navigation apps available on the App Store. These apps offer intuitive interfaces and essential tools for sailors. Here are some noteworthy options:

• iNavX Marine Navigation : iNavX is a feature-rich navigation app that provides access to a wide range of charts and maps, including NOAA raster charts. It also offers advanced features like AIS integration and anchor alarms.
• SeaPilot : SeaPilot is a user-friendly navigation app that provides real-time AIS information, route planning, and tracking. It's an excellent choice for both beginners and experienced sailors.

Unlocking the World of Navionics

Navionics App for Android is a powerful tool that caters to Android users. It offers seamless navigation and access to a wealth of data. With features like SonarChart Live and Community Edits, you can contribute to the improvement of nautical charts and benefit from the collective knowledge of the boating community.

Savvy Navvy Reviews: What the Community Says

Savvy Navvy is gaining popularity among sailors. Reviews from the boating community highlight its user-friendly features and reliability. Many users appreciate its integration with other navigation tools. Here are some insights from sailors who have used Savvy Navvy:

• "Savvy Navvy has simplified our sailing trips. The app's intuitive interface and real-time updates have made navigation a breeze."
• "I love how Savvy Navvy integrates with my chart plotter and provides me with up-to-date information on hazards and weather conditions."
• "As a solo sailor, Savvy Navvy is my trusted companion. It gives me the confidence to navigate challenging waters on my own."

In conclusion, the world of marine navigation has undergone a remarkable transformation with the advent of navigation apps and online charts. Whether you're using the Navionics Chart Viewer, exploring sat nav apps, or relying on free nautical charts, these tools make your sailing adventures safer and more enjoyable. Embrace the power of technology and navigate the seas with confidence.

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Best Navigation apps for sailors: Seapilot

• November 16, 2021

Best Navigation apps for sailors tested. This time we take a look at Seapilot and compare its pros and cons.

Seapilot app on a phone

Modern sailing increasingly relies on apps on your phone or tablet to find your way. We have tested the latest and best navigation apps on the market.

This app is based on some features of the professional ECDIS charting systems and in many ways has some of the best features – but while some will not agree, personally I found it unintuitive to use.

The significant issue, however, is that the autozoom on its charting detail just doesn’t work in many regions. Until I zoomed in to a small area (maybe five square miles) there was so much clutter on the screen that there was not much that could be done. Even when zoomed in, information about navigational marks would often be overlaid on spot depths, making both impossible to read. Seapilot acknowledges that some regions suffer from this as an issue due to the use of ECDIS data and hopes to rectify it going forward.

The app also uses ECDIS warning symbols for some hazards, which leisure sailors won’t be familiar with.

Downloading GRIB files for wind was ponderous due to large file sizes, but once completed the data as a result was detailed and easy to use and clutter such as spot depth was automatically removed for clarity. Tide data is available at various points, but no current strength or direction.

The app has a great MOB feature which instantly marks the casualty’s location, showing distance and bearing. Other apps might well copy this.

MOB feature Ability to connect to NMEA data from boat AIS overlays with internet connection

Not the most intuitive to use Auto detail on charts poor No tide or current information No distance and bearing tool

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The Top 5 Free Boating Navigation Apps

Gone are the days of getting hassled using old-school paper maps, inaccurate analog compass, and expensive gps trackers- our smartphones have become a handy all-in-one chart-plotter that makes our boating journey a thousand times more chill.

This article is a comprehensive review of 5 apps based on critical features needed for navigation and our own take on them, plus a comparison of each to help you decide which one to finally install. 

Quick Overview

🥇 Over-all Champion: Navionics 🥈 Most User-Friendly Award: C-MAP 🥉 Best Value for Money Award: iSailor

Top Priority Features

While there can be a number of functions users may find interesting, we carefully identified the top 10 features that can make or break an app. These factors will highly contribute to the usefulness while on an actual trip, ability to provide information that can better prepare the you for your journey, safety, data management and affordability.

• Real time positioning – exactly locate yourself on a chart using GPS. Useful in estimating distance from a point or simply knowing exactly where you are and not get lost.
• Route Tracke r – start and stop record the track taken using GPS and display it on the chart. Gives Course over Ground (COG) and Speed over Ground (SOG). Log, review and export data for record keeping and future use.
• Route Planning – to create a path on a chart that can be followed using GPS, usually calculates distance between two or more points, ETA from point A to B, fuel needed. Useful before (to prepare necessary things) and makes navigation a lot easier. Just follow the arrow!
• Route Planning Incorporating Other Data – Modify cruising speed, ETA and fuel needed based on the live atmospheric/weather data, usually wind speed and direction.
• AIS Live – Use data (from other users or providers) to plot boat traffic and other activities on the chart, think about Waze. Increases situational awareness and safety.
• Download charts and Offline use – store a portion or the entire chart on your phone and use a number of features of the app even while offline, very useful at the middle of the sea where mobile data is unavailable. 
• Chart Options and Data Overlay – Apply one or several layers of charts and data to show on the chart, e.g. depth, satellite, NOAA, wind direction, etc.
• Import/Export Data/ Data Synchronization – Download and upload waypoints, routes, tracks and use in other apps and softwares, sync data purchased to other devices like iPad, tablet and laptop.
• Weather Forecast – View changing wind speed and direction, precipitation, tides, and current data. 
• Interface/User Friendliness – How easy is it to use for recreational boaters or more advanced users.

Many navigation apps can be downloaded for free and a lot of them have features that are accessible without a cost. However, in order to maximize their features such as unlocking AIS Live, weather forecast, downloading charts for offline use, a premium subscription is usually needed.

Some apps would allow users to use their phones’ GPS system to access basic functions such as real-time positioning, route tracking, even route planning at no cost, but these would usually require paying for the chart itself.

In general, these apps are very inexpensive (most of them less than $50 annually!), considering all the benefits we can get from them like saving dollars on unnecessary fuel consumption because of longer routes or the cost of repair in cases of accidents, and of course, our safety is priceless!

What is NMEA and is it really necessary?

NMEA stands for National Marine Electronics Association, this allows us to integrate electronic devices such as GPS, Sonar, radar, VFS radion and even boat speedometer, engine thermometer, oil pressure gauge, weather instruments, etc. In simpler terms, it lets our devices talk to each other.

Now the question is, is NMEA a must-have for boat navigation? While NMEA is undoubtedly useful in managing data we get from these separate devices, many recreational/small boats do not necessarily have a lot of sensors installed in them to the point that it’s unmanageable, so not having NMEA will not be a big issue for recreational boaters.

Some applications listed here do not have the NMEA integration feature but anyhow serve their purpose pretty well. You can still locate yourself, create a route, record your track, access weather forecasts, and most importantly, arrive at your destination safely even without it.

Charts or Maps?

All charts are maps but not all maps are charts . A map is a general term referring to a flat drawing of the Earth, or an area of it, let’s say a country. There are road maps that show networks of roads and passages, or topographic maps that show elevation. Meanwhile, there are also specialized maps that show great details of the bodies of water including depth or the water’s edge or any danger for navigation, these are called charts. Charts are what we need for boating !

Nautical Charts – Key to safe navigation and every boater should be familiar with. Through it, we will know the water depths, locations of dangers to navigation, locations and characteristics of aids to navigation, anchorages, and other features. Many, if not all, boating apps use this to let boaters plan the best route safely and economically.

Other Charts/Maps – Some apps would have more charts that you can use other than just nautical charts. Examples are satellite maps that show realistic images of the Earth’s surface, or Sonar imagery , which creates  extraordinary bottom contour generated from water soundwaves.

Free vs. Paid? The amount of open-sourced data available helps the number of free charts grow, allowing many boaters to avoid spending extra on charts from big companies that make them, but remember that subscribing to these providers allows us to continuously get updates as well as ensure accuracy and reliability that we might not get from free sources.

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Play/App Store Rating: 4.6⭐ No. of Downloads: 1.5M+

Cost: Free App with a two-week free trial, then subscriptions starting at $14.99 US.

Critical features

• Real time positioning
• Route Tracker
• Route Planning 
• Incorporate Data on Route Planning 
• Download charts and offline use
• Data overlay
• Import/Export Data/ Sync Data
• Weather Forecast
• User Friendly

Bonus Features

• Pan around and seamlessly zoom in and out
• Uses official unaltered NOAA charts
• Nautical and Sonar Charts that can be customized
• Multiple devices synchronization
• Auto-routing with dock-to-dock plans
• Easy-to-interpret, clearer view of bottom structure with Relief Shading and Sonar Imagery
• Marinas, mooring, fuel station, etc.
• More customization features for more advanced boater
• NMEA Integration expanded

Our verdict?

Well-designed and reliable, especially to recreational boaters who prefer simplicity and ease of use, the only downside is there’s not so much room for personalization. For accessing different charts including Sonar and NOAA, plus many advanced features such as auto-routing and data on marinas, mooring, fuel station, etc., the app subscription is relatively cheap.

Play/App Store Rating: 4.5⭐ No. of Downloads: 500K+

Cost: Free App with a two-week free trial and annual premium subscription at $60 US .

• Easy view that 
• Long press to add a waypoint
• Worldwide chart personalization
• Contour customization
• High accuracy weather forecast
• High Resolution Bathymetry
• Auto-routing
• Fuel consumption estimate on plan
• Incorporate boat specs
• NMEA Integration

Very intuitive and easy to use with all the features needed by a boater for navigation. Value for money at US $60 that will let you plan trips more safely by increasing your situational awareness including high accuracy weather, AIS and high resolution bathymetry, and download charts to use offline.

Play/App Store Rating: 3.4⭐

Cost: Free App but other features only accessible with subscription, charts are paid starting at $4 US.

• Route Planning
• Weather Forecast  
• Incorporate Data on Route Planning
• Displays just right amount of information
• Different features can be bought separately (save money)
• Weather forecast is downloadable
• Cheapest app that we’ve tested
• Availability on Google Play
• Simpler route planning
• Integrate weather data in planning routes

Being only available on App Store, Android users can now eliminate this app. Although, it is important to note that this is the cheapest app among all that we’ve tested. As it doesn’t have data integration on route planning, it’s NMEA compatibility is not actually maximized. Its interface is also better for iPad/tablet than smart phones.

Play/App Store Rating: 3⭐ No. of Downloads: 100K+

Cost: Free App with but other features only accessible with premium subscription at $39.99 US and charts are paid separately.

• Easiest creation of waypoints and showing enough information
• NMEA connection available
• Chart customization
• View several routes at a time
• Zooming out 
• Select areas to download to save memory

Comprehensive navigation app providing necessary features for navigation on premium subscription. Making waypoints on this app is the easiest among all that we’ve compared. As it is NMEA compatible, data from the boat can be integrated to the app.

Play/App Store Rating: 4.4⭐ No. of Downloads: 100K+

Cost: Free App with NOAA Chart in the US, but needs to purchase other charts at different prices.

• Import/Export Data 
• Weather Forecast 
• Highly customizable with charts from different providers
• Customizable display
• Variety of charts that can be unavailable on other apps
• NMEA compatibility that provide extensive data
• Friendlier user interface as navigating the app can be challenging
• Synchronize with different devices to use purchased charts

Difficult user interface but highly customizable, recommended to more advanced boaters. Various charts available on purchase, which can be an advantage for those areas where charts are difficult to access, but note that you need to purchase them again whenever using a new device. It is also NMEA compatible with extensive data that can be integrated to the app.

Whether you’re just a beginner or already a seasoned boater, it is now almost impossible to start our engines without installing at least one app on our smartphones (others even couldn’t without a backup!). Are you ready to try these apps? Let us know what you think of them by leaving a comment below!

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Karla Ceguerra

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