Rick, It is the Garmin BlueChart app. From the reviews, it can not transfer to a Garmin plotter unless the plotter has a wifi adapter. I have a Ray plotter, so I can not transfer routes and waypoints.
Steve, No offense taken. Joel On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Rick: I just searched the App Store for Navmatics and drew a blank. ?? > > Rich > > On Feb 19, 2014, at 13:26, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > On a different note, does anyone have experience with the Navmatics Charts > and Tides app for iOS? > > > > I had been thinking about purchasing a waterproof Galaxy tablet (which is > a bit over half the cost of an iPad) so I could run Active Captain > Companion at the helm of the boat while cruising, but got an iPad in an > Otter box as a gift. So I'm setting it up for that purpose. > > > > The folks who manage Active Captain just gave a glowing endorsement to the > Navmatics software for iOS 7. It is a free ap and you pay for the chart > data. The collection of NOAA charts is $19.99, and the complete set of NOAA > + CHP Canadian charts is $39.99 - both include chart updates for life. > Seems like a reasonable cost, particularly since all the Active Captain > notes on navigation hazards, events, marina reviews, fuel sources and > prices, tide and current information, etc will show up as part of the > information available on the chart. > > > > I'd really prefer to have one app on the device, and really do not plan to > use it for navigation. There are redundant, waterproof, sunlight readable > systems on the boat (I second Fred's comment on that) for navigation > already. It's for access to information, and perhaps for use when I'm on > someone else's boat. So having the Active Captain information accessible in > the software is a benefit. > > > > But I've noted that most of you seem to be using iNAVx on your tablets. > Does anyone know if iNAVx includes the Active Captain data? Or can anyone > comment on the differences in the two software packages? > > > > And, Joel; You mention having Garmin software on your tablet. Is that a > mobile version of Homeport? Can you use it to do route planning and load > data into your chartplotter? And if so, how do you go about doing that? > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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