Author : Francis

From 2009 independent IT consultant trainer for pleasure boating. Navigation app translator on iOS : iNavX, AyeTides, Celestial, and under Mac OSX : GPSNavX, MacENC, Mr Tides. Boating professional for more than 25 years ago, I offer application training as well as advice and assistance for the integration of Apple Mac devices, iPad, iPhone on board pleasure boats.

The GRIB race will take place

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It’s an interesting match-racing game that’s emerging on Android in the field of marine weather applications.. Indeed, since Olivier Bouyssou ported his software to Android Weather4D, the friendly Henri Laurent, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Nautic, has worked hard to bring new features and improvements to its application SailGrib/WR. In this “digital regatta” he thus marks a formidable opponent, although it has not yet carried the advanced functions of the iOS version to Android. This tactic, which aims to maintain a lead by placing yourself resolutely in front of your opponent, is often used by the best sailors.. Read more …

SailGrib WR weather and routing on Android

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SailGrib WRAfter the publication of my previous article on navigation applications, Henri Laurent contacted me to correct the omission of his SailGrib WR application, unfortunately slipped through the meshes of my first research. SailGrib and SailGrib WR have been on Google Play since the beginning 2013.

These two applications are based on queries and the display of GRIB files, the WR version adds a routing module. Read more …