Computers and Software
WeatherBug, AyeTides XL, and Fleetmon Vessel Tracking and Shipfinder
Useful and Fun Nautical Apps for iPad
PS tests apps for weather, tides and currents, knot-tying, and pirate fun.
In the February and March 2012 issues, we looked at navigation software that allows sailors to use the Apple iPad as a functional chartplotting device. With more than 140,000 apps available, there are hundreds more apps suitable for onboard use. Testers tried out more than 400 weather apps, knot-tying apps, several just-for-fun apps—like Trip Lingo Pirate Edition—and apps for document storage. This report covers more than two dozen of our most used and favorite sailing-related iPad apps.
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