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Novice skipper here! Looks cool. One suggestion - on your homepage - explain to me very clearly (in better imagery or a few sentences) why this trumps using my
by mbesto 13y ago
Novice skipper here! Looks cool. One suggestion - on your homepage - explain to me very clearly (in better imagery or a few sentences) why this trumps using my existing tools GPS + paper maps + VHF.
For example - I recently did a yachting trip in Australia. Daily weather was always provided by the charter company. I rarely used charts and just used GPS for courses. Lastly, GPS on my iPhone was buggy. Perhaps this was just because I didn't have an internet connection and thought it was buggy. For most people they won't 'get' that GPS works when you don't have an internet connection. Might be helpful to explain.
- andrewljohnson 13y agoThat's a great suggestion, thanks! We focus so much on differentiating against other iPad apps, and maybe we should speak more to the people who don't use their tablets for boating yet.
- killerpopiller 13y agoI used iSailor on my iPad with correct and reliable homing without internet connection.
- frenchman_in_ny 13y agoAs someone who sails, seeing "Correct and reliable homing" scares the daylights out of me, particularly when just referencing GPS on the iPad. You have no way to know how accurate your location is on the iPad, and when it comes to marine use, the outcome can be fairly tragic [1]. [1] http://www.cyca.com.au/sysfile/downloads/CYCA_Flinders_Islet_Internal_Inquiry_Report.pdf http://www.cyca.com.au/sysfile/downloads/CYCA_Flinders_Islet...
- killerpopiller 13y agoit depends. I just returned from a sailing trip and if you are in narrow waters you can compare your position with land marks, bridges, harbour structures and so on. Worked out great. I also used Navionics before, worked great as well. I anchored over a small cable without looking at the iPad and caught it. Navionics displayed the cable under us.