The Perfect Apps For Boaters

Did you know that you have an additional tool you can use for boating and you carry it in your pocket every day? Your smartphone is an excellent resource for you and your boat, and it’s time that you realized its full potential. This list of smartphone apps for boaters will help you get the most out of every excursion on the water.

1. Knots: Animated Knots

Want to indulge your inner sailor and learn how to tie some knots in your rigging or docking ropes? Download Animated Knots, which gives you frame-by-frame animated directions on how you can tie a wide variety of knots, and you can go at your own pace. This app only costs $5, too!

2. All-Purpose: BoatUS

American boaters can get a lot of information from this excellent app, which allows you to become a member of BoatUS to access benefits and locate services in your area that will provide you with a discount if you show your membership to them. BoatUS can provide your location to rescuers if you happen to get lost or become stranded because your boat breaks down. You’ll also be able to access tide conditions and weather forecasts.

3. Marina-Slip Locating: Dockwa

Want to find places to pull into harbor for the night as you boat up the Atlantic coast? Dockwa helps you to search for nearby marina slips and moorings, then it processes your payments to make finding a slip more convenient than ever before.

4. Logging: Boating Suite

Mariners of eras past had to carry a physical paper logbook and a pencil or pen around with them to keep track of everything to do with their boats and all of the journeys they look. The problem with this is that was very easy to lose the logbook or for it to get wet or damaged and become unreadable.

Today, you can simply download Boating Suite onto your smartphone for $5 and use the six apps within it to keep tabs on maintenance, fueling, repairs, trips, mileage and so much more.

5. Navigation & Safety: U.S. Coast Guard Mobile App

The USCG also offers an app that will help you to navigate the coastal waters around the United States by providing you with local boating regulations. You can also get official float plans and request free boat-safety checks to ensure you’re operating your boat responsibly. The app uses National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) buoys to give you up-to-the-minute weather information, too.

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