The 14 mars 2011 I announced the appearance of the e-commerce website specializing in accessories, Supports and connection devices dedicated to iPhone and iPad for maritime navigation : iPadNav.fr. Since then, its founder and I maintained a close collaboration, our complementary actions allowing us to provide an effective response to all new users of these wonderful tools perfectly suited to nautical activities. Many of you were able to meet me several times on his stand, both at the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle and at the Nautic in Paris.
After three years of existence, Dominique Gauthier’s company has grown considerably, to the point of wanting to expand its offering to users other than boating : outdoor sports, hiking, trekking, fitness, and all leisure activities for which numerous targeted applications are now available, both for Apple devices and for the fast-growing market for Android devices.
For this reason, iPadNav has just announced in a press release the change of name of its website to iTabNav.fr July 1st 2014, in a stated desire to open its offering to all accessories useful for tablets and smartphones, regardless of brand or operating system, and for all leisure activities.
Let's hope that this new extended offer meets the same success as for pleasure boating., because iTabNav.fr will offer specialized products scattered across multiple foreign websites on a single French website. With local French service and support as a bonus.
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.. 
The blog dedicated to navigation apps on Android and associated equipment lis coming up on the net. A little patience…