There’s An App For That
March 24, 2020
So many apps now exist for boaters. Electronics editor Ben Stein unpacks the top-shelf maritime apps available.
So many apps now exist for boaters. Electronics editor Ben Stein unpacks the top-shelf maritime apps available.
Two Navionics Boating apps add ActiveCaptain Community, others to be discontinued
While Doppler effect is a seasoned and fairly well known concept, I suspect that its sudden and intriguing arrival to marine electronics is going to effect change.
Let’s end 2015 with some new technology that will really make a difference, I think. Dock-to-dock is not perfect, but it still strikes me as a quantum leap improvement that many boaters are going to appreciate.
Yup, you’re going to be able to easily collect soundings as you cruise, if you want, you can watch the resulting high def sonar chart materialize in your wake.
Proportional throttle, soft docking, and joystick precision make docking a non-issue.
Proper fuel management is key to hassle-free, long-range power cruising.
A short film on the Western Flyer
The Omikron OT-60 is an elegant, Mediterranean island-hopper, and surprisingly more.
Smart, removable chocks for safer, clutter-free tender stowage.
The steel Doggersbank 67 Heritage recently launched at Altena shipyard in the Netherlands.
Abandoning ship should be a last resort, not a way to handle predictable challenges.
Northern Marine has announced a major expansion to its yard in Anacortes, Wash.
Artfully Cruising the Rivers and Canals of North America
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