Category : Applications

Sargassum, North Atlantic calamity

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Sargassum (sargassum) are brown algae that grow in the Sargasso Sea, off the coast of Florida and the Bahamas, where they get their name from. Some floating species then drift in a long belt that sometimes extends for thousands of kilometers on the surface of the sea depending on ocean currents and winds..

Until 2010 they developed mainly in their region of origin, the Sargasso Sea. In 2011, for a reason probably linked to human pollution, but not only, the Sargasso Sea overflowed. Sargassum formed a second sea in the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) in the north of Brazil. Read more …

eSail4VR 1.11 available on platforms [Update]

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In gestation and intensive testing for several months, the news version 1.11 is available on all platforms (¹). A large number of new items on the menu, dont le « Mode Expert », a new routing engine, support for the “boost” effect well known to specialists. The improvements mainly concern the user interface to respond to the numerous requests and feedback from users. Let's see the details below…

[Update 29/01/2022] Fixes have been made to resolve crashes on certain platforms. See the latest versions on eSail4VR page.

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eSail4VR for Virtual Regatta is available on all four stores

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Cross-platform app eSail4VR dedicated to routing for Virtual Regatta, I wrote about a few days ago (¹), is available for download from online stores Mac App Store (macOS), App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Google Play, Windows Store (soon activated). Just in time for the Route du Rhum !

To find out everything in one click about this revolutionary application, it's on its website to add to your favorites. The application also has its FaceBook page, and its Users FaceBook Group. Read more …

Urgent ! Iridium GO firmware update!® and the GO app!®

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A new version of the firmware 2.1.22 is now available for the’Iridium GO!®. This release includes an update to fix an issue of incorrect time and date for The Iridium GO device!® and The GO app!®. This issue results in an incorrect time and date on the device and app, which however does not affect the functionality of the device/app in any way. Appeals, Data, SMS, SOS and follow-up are still working normally. Only cases where a message (Fast GPS, aftercare, SOS) contains a date/time, it will be incorrect. The order of messages in the Iridium GO app!® may not be respected, as well as missed voice calls. Upgrading the device to the new firmware version 2.1.22 will fix this issue.

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Navygatio : SailGrib’s “Cloud” service

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The latest update V.6.4 of SailGrib WR brings a major novelty : Navygatio (¹), a web interface which will allow navigation to be recorded on a server as it happens, to add pictures, to share your page with loved ones, to compare the traces, to analyze performance, and many more things to come. A real “ cloud »at the unique service of SailGrib WR users on Android and Weather4D Routage & Navigation users with iOS. Read more …

You said “Medicane” ?

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The numerous sailors who crisscross the “Big Blue” have known for ages that, if navigation is relatively easy, meteorology represents a particularly difficult constraint to understand. Indeed, if the coasts are mostly steep and the dangers very localized, if the tides are almost negligible, if currents are only to be taken into account in well-defined areas, the major difficulty comes from capricious weather, difficult to predict, can represent a real danger due to its changing moods, sudden, even brutal. Read more …

Introduction to Marine Weather [2021]

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The new tutorial « Introduction to Marine Weather » is available on Amazon Store for e-reader and cross-platform applications Kindle.

Complete revision of the work initially published in 2015, new, clearer and more readable layout in portrait mode, complete revision of the text, updating videos and illustrations.

From basic knowledge to interpreting GRIB files, an educational journey to help you better understand the weather, the one he will do, and master weather-routing and navigation applications, like SailGrib, Weather4D, and many others.

  • 130 pages
  • 15 videos
  • 100 illustrations

This work replaces the previous one deleted.

[Update 10 th 2021] Update V.1.3 online on Amazon.fr. Video correction and links.

SailGrib WR adopts Geogarage maps

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Collaboration is progressing between SailGrib and Weather4D. The recent version SailGrib WR 6.0 adds support for platform maps Geogarage including the international catalogs of SHOM and UKHO from around twenty publishers. These “tiled” raster maps are mainly based on digital data from official hydrographic services., or more than 10.000 maps available today, and viewable on their interactive catalog.

Unlike the majority of private providers, Geogarage offers subscriptions by publisher, and not by geographical area (¹). These are renewable annual subscriptions allowing regular updates. The icing on the cake is the pooling of subscriptions between Android and iOS devices : an account created on the Geogarage platform allows you to download subscribed maps to an iPad with Weather4D Routing & Navigation and an Android smartphone with SailGrib WR, or conversely an Android tablet and an iPhone with their respective application, up to five different devices. Read more …

SailGrib VR – Dedicated routing for Virtual Regatta

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The brand new SailGrib application is available on the Google Play. SailGrib pour Virtual Regatta is solely dedicated to gaming. It brings the power of SailGrib routing optimized for Virtual Regatta enthusiasts while retaining the ergonomic and popular interface of other SailGrib applications..

By opening the application, once your Virtual Regatta credentials have been entered, you are then instantly connected to your account. By default the application opens on the last connected race. If you have other races in progress, you select them in the side menu (navigation drawer).

Position et trace du bateau affichés en temps réel

Position and track of the boat displayed in real time

Without any manipulation or adjustment, find your position displayed in real time on the planisphere. If a new weather file is available for the game, it will be automatically downloaded when opened. This is the same 1° GFS model that is used in the game. Read more …