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Saturday, February 11, 2023

The innovative all-in-one navigation app, described as the ‘Google maps for boats’, just launched their campaign and has already blown past their minimum £600,000 target ($740k). The round is currently still open, but it may be the last chance for anyone who wants to own a piece of the marine tech company to come

by: savvy navvy

tags: Boat Technology, Boating 101, Navigation

Thursday, November 17, 2022

A new partnership between all-in-one navigation app savvy navvy and industry renowned Waterway Guide gives US boaters an enhanced user experience, integrating comprehensive marina details and user reviews into the navigation app, to better plan their journeys. savvy navvy app, described as ‘Google Maps for boaters’, has

by: savvy navvy

tags: Navigation, Software & Apps

Sunday, July 17, 2022

As any new boat owner soon learns, the sport has a lingo all its own. But even old salts often have a hard time grasping the magnetic compass dialect. Ritchie Navigation explains two unusual but easily understood terms that are vitally important to the accuracy of a compass: Deviation and Compensation. Compass needles or dials react

by: Ritchie Navigation

tags: Accessories, Do It Yourself (DIY), How To, Navigation

Thursday, November 4, 2021

IBEX is an industry-only show featuring all the up-and-coming products for the boating industry. Our writer, Zuzana Prochazka, highlights some of the best products from this year’s show.

by: Zuzana Prochazka

tags: Awards, Environmental Impact, Navigation, safety, Software & Apps

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The new Cyclone™ radars from Raymarine looks cool and can withstand 100+ knot winds—cool, right? But it can also detect distant flocks of sea birds above baitfish schools!?!

tags: Electronics, Fishing, Navigation

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

This departure scheduling feature, from savvy navvy, is sure to make the lives of boaters everywhere easier. By allowing boaters to make more informed decisions, planning an on the water journey has never been more simple.

tags: Beyond the Lakes, Navigation, Software & Apps

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Argo is a free navigation and social app that is designed to make your boating life easier. Find out why you need it and what it can do to improve your boating lifestyle.

tags: Navigation, Software & Apps

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Whether you’re a long-distance sailor looking for the next landfall, a racer that wants to catch every breath of wind to put you over the line first, or you are a driven angler whose biggest joy comes from that personal best catch, many boaters are pushed by a sense of discovery. In today’s electronic world with a few taps

by: Jordan Balbresky

tags: Navigation, Software & Apps

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Crowdsourcing is all around us. Yelp offers user-generated reviews of restaurants, medical offices, car washes, and more. Waze lets drivers alert other drivers to traffic snarls or accidents, and don’t even get me started on the Instagram influencers that not only proffer their own observations but also attract the opinions of

by: Zuzana Prochazka

tags: Books & Charts, Navigation

Friday, December 4, 2020

Lowrance, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today the most powerful EliteTM series fishfinder/chartplotter available – the new, Elite FS. The latest introduction in Lowrance’s line-up of mid-range fishfinder/chartplotter displays, the Elite Fishing System (FS) combines a full line-up of

tags: Accessories, Fishing, Navigation

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