When Savvy Navvy navigation app asked me to review the app and share my impressions, I was curious enough to do a little background research before accepting. From the onset, the reviews I read were not that great—there were many negative comments. But because I’ve worked in software for most of my career, I know how new programs can have growing pains.
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ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE! Once you spend the time to learn how to use all these details it is still going to cost you $80 to $150/year to keep it. Doesn’t any software maker sell ownership anymore? Forget it! I’ll keep using the software I bought 11 years ago and still happy with.
If you stay and navigate your well known waters, I can agree. However, if exploring new or lesser known waters, having updated charts in essential.
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Did you work with the polars, and routing at all. Im curious if it will optimize routes based on wind/current?
Does it have any useful sailing specific features?
Hi Benjamin, thanks for being a PS reader. And yes I did use the polars and routing. Plus the short video tutorials are all the functions are really well made. You just have to make sure you enter the right boat details.