Mobile E-Charting Apps: 7 Things That Really Matter

By PassageMaker Magazine

April 23, 2013

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Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

An interior view of a classic teak-accented yacht helm featuring modern Garmin navigation screens, electronic engine controls, a traditional wooden steering wheel, and joystick docking controls.

It’s Not Cheating

A man and woman standing together aboard a boat on a cold, overcast day, wearing matching blue weather coats, beanies, and red-and-black Mustang Survival inflatable PFDs.

Wear Your PFD

A white motorboat suspended in lifting straps on a large yellow gantry travel lift at a boatyard or marina on a clear day.

Bad Vibrations

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