Tablet chartplotting- not Navionics

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What chart plotting software do people use on their tablets other than Navionics? Any recommendations? I know most people like Navionics but who else offers good functionality at a decent price?
 
Pye_End said:
Visitmyharbour do raster charts for UK using Marine Navigator.
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+1 have been using that combination for over 7 years on Android tablets. One off payment of £8 for the app with AIS overlay then I pay £24 a year for all the raster charts of the UK and near continent for two devices. If you don't pay for the updated charts on subsequent years you can still use the old charts as they do not expire. Both the app and charts are purchased from the Visit My Harbour website. Highly recommended.

Edit: I store a number of Routes and synchronise them across my devices so each tablet/app has the same. This ensure redundancy.

Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk
 
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robmcg said:
Is it just me or does anyone else find their website a bit of a challenge to navigate? Doesn't instill much confidence in the end product. I will try it again though ?.
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Nope. It was so bad I did not buy the product.

I'm actually a big fan of NV Charts you buy their paper charts, it is more like an atlas or book format, and you get the electronic version on up to five devices for free.

They were going to do the entire UK coastline, but since the UK left for a parallel universe have put their plans on ice as there are few yachts making the jump into hyperspace and cruising the UK these days.
 
Sandy said:
Nope. It was so bad I did not buy the product.

I'm actually a big fan of NV Charts you buy their paper charts, it is more like an atlas or book format, and you get the electronic version on up to five devices for free.

They were going to do the entire UK coastline, but since the UK left for a parallel universe have put their plans on ice as there are few yachts making the jump into hyperspace and cruising the UK these days.
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Which kind of makes the point that …… to a degree it depends where you are planning to sail. NV was good for the Baltic.
For Scotland the key thing is Antares Charts (which means need raster format) and many then choose MemoryMap and add UKHO raster charts. Other options are available
 
robmcg said:
Is it just me or does anyone else find their website a bit of a challenge to navigate? Doesn't instill much confidence in the end product. I will try it again though ?.
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Its not just you...it is a mess like something that the civil service made up to catch you out...

You have to dig through the FAQs and the terms and conditions to fathom what they are selling....

AIUI you can use two installations on different tablets once, they have some silly requirement that they are within 300m of each other so guys with really big boats need to be careful....

That's for Android for nav products.....

I gave up on understanding their windows stuff....

I bought a set from them a few years ago and it worked fine. This year I am going to get a huge set from Netherlands to med France incl Azores etc for about 45 quid...great value...

Fingers crossed I understood this bit...
 
I think that the website for VMH is bad for the same reason that the website of London Chartplotters is bad - the people running them are boaters first and foremost, providing a service that has a slim margin which leaves no money for modern whizzy website templates.
I agree that both are idiosyncratic but having dealt with them I can say that I've found them to be honest and the products remarkable for the tiny prices charged
 
If you have an iPad have a look at Memory Map. Their raster charts are identical to the UKHO paper ones. Pay for the Pro version and you can overlay AIS info over Wi-fi.

With Memory Map you can also download Ordnance Survey maps and many others.
 
Pye_End said:
Visitmyharbour do raster charts for UK using Marine Navigator.
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Yes, but I found it very difficult to get on with. It didn't seem to manage the quilting/tiling properly. Eg heading East down Sea Reach, it won't show you where you're going until you've got there, at which point you can't see where you've been (if that makes sense).
I ended up buying Navionics.
 
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