NavLink HD5.4.5 - App Store

Marine Navigation App that turns your Apple Device in to a full function chart plotter.

Includes all our navigation, AIS and NMEA instrument and trip planning tools.

A catalog of high resolution vector charts providing coverage across US including US Great Lakes, CA, UK & Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Croatia and Spain are available via separate In App Purchases.

Free features include:

. Realtime GPS position plotted on the map
. Live AIS ship overlay when connected to compatible wireless AIS system via a wireless NMEA link with CPA and TCPA alarms
. NMEA Wind Speed and Direction gauges
. Waypoints and routes with full route editing and planning function
. Position, COG, SOG, VMG, bearing, distance and ETA displays
. Weather buoy data
. A-B chart ruler for quick and easy bearing and distance measurement
. Favourite Place markers (POIs).

Additional features available via In App Purchase subscription

. Marine Charts - Yearly subscriptions for charts using the latest Hydrographic Office data including automatic updates for a year.

. NavLink Pro - provides live internet AIS feeds for your area and an Augmented Reality HorizonView showing course, route, navaids, AIS targets, POIs and Air Draught on the camera display that makes Nav-Aid and vessel identification simple and reliable.

Plan and sail routes
Instant route and waypoint creation by tapping on screen. Route reverse function and route overview with inter-leg bearing and distance. Share your routes via dropbox and email with other users

NavLink Charting
NavLink utilises the latest S57 based digital mapping and features automatic updates for each year's subscription. With vector mapping, you can manage your layers of data to de-clutter the screen or maximise information. NavLink supports all key charting feature such as buoys, lights, bridges, depth contours, spot depths, depth contours, anchorage and military areas etc.

Interfacing
NavLink is compatible with all Digital Yacht's wireless NMEA devices such as the iAIS, WLN10, WLN10HS, NavLink, iNavHub and PilotLink that stream wireless AIS data to your Apple device

If you have a WiFi-only iPad you will need an external Bluetooth GPS receiver to enable navigation. 3rd Party units are available such as the Garmin Glo.

Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

Subscriptions

Our in-app purchases are 1 year subscriptions, which automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. 
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Our privacy policy and terms and conditions may be viewed here:- http://seanav.net/digitalyacht/privacy.php and here :- http://seanav.net/dyiostsandcs.php

Safety Notice
NavLink (including the NOAA charts) is intended to be used as an aid to navigation. Only official government charts and notice to mariners contain all of the current information needed for safe navigation. This product's features cannot be relied on to be complete or accurate and may vary locally. It is the Captain's or Boat Owner's responsibility to use official government charts, notice to mariners, caution, sound judgement and proper navigational skill when operating their vessel and using this or any other Digital Yacht product.

By purchasing this App, you are accepting the limitations of this app and the charts.

Version History Sample French marine charts added for the Côte d'Azur
Demo French route in the Cote d'Azure added for users in France.
Improvements for running on Apple silicon Macs 5.4.5 04/03/2024 Charts for the whole of France, Portugal and Croatia now available
Updated to support latest iOS 5.4.4 08/24/2023 Much much faster chart drawing on newer Apple devices ( iPhone 9 and later and iPad 6th gen and later)

Tidal Streams, now and next 4 days ( UK & IE requires current chart subscription or free to try in Simulation mode on fresh install). See https://pocketmariner.com/tag/tidal-stream/

Support for iOS Dark mode - better for night time vision and use.

NavLink now works on the new M1 MacBook. 5.3 03/03/2021 Variable Closest Point of Approach (CPA) times and distances including the ability to disable CPA alerting when not needed ( e.g. when in Harbour - set TCPA to 0).
Minor bug fixes 5.2 04/01/2020 Support for iPhone X full screen - charts now go all the way to the edges.
Detailed animated weather forecast maps including wind, waves, rain & pressure from now up to the 2 weeks ahead based on GFS model as used by NOAA and other leading Met Offices (IAP required).
Simulation mode lets you experience all the IAP features for free.
UI improvements 5.0 05/24/2019 NMEA instrument support for depth added and split screen iPad instruments view for wind and depth.
Fixed Notifications and alerts for iOS.
Improved search function.
Danish Charts now available (via IAP)
iOS 11 Compatibility
General UI fixes and updates. 4.7 08/17/2018 NMEA Wind, Depth and Boat Speed support added
iOS11 ready 4.3 09/16/2017 Favourite Places (POIs):- Add markers for places you want to remember, add a photo and share them with friends too. Add fishing spots with a photo of the one that didn't get away, diving locations, cosy anchorages, hazards, reminders to call in on a VHF channel etc. Now you can also share and download favourite places and routes with the whole NavLink community via the NavLink web service :- http://seanav.net/pois . Check if others have added information in your area. Help others by sharing details on good anchorages, hazards, great diving spots or a proven route.

Air Draft: See if your boat will fit under a bridge or cable you are approaching in our unique augmented reality view.

Fix for enabling background location updates when in sailing mode.

Weather information now shows forecast in your local time zone.

French charts available via IAP

Fix for NOAA raster charts. 4.2.1 07/14/2017 Favourite Places (POIs):- Add markers for places you want to remember, add a photo and share them with friends too. Add fishing spots with a photo of the one that didn't get away, diving locations, cosy anchorages, hazards, reminders to call in on a VHF channel etc. Now you can also share and download favourite places and routes with the whole NavLink community via the NavLink web service :- http://seanav.net/pois . Check if others have added information in your area. Help others by sharing details on good anchorages, hazards, great diving spots or a proven route.

Air Draft: See if your boat will fit under a bridge or cable you are approaching in our unique augmented reality view.

Fix for enabling background location updates when in sailing mode.

Weather information now shows forecast in your local time zone. 4.2 07/12/2017 Marine charts for the whole of Spain now available via IAP
Wind instruments for Windsense Wind data via Wi-fi including Apparent and True Wind direction and speed readouts.
Dropbox™ v2 support for route export and import 4.1 06/13/2017 Fix issue with NOAA raster charts
Bring App version in line with the other NavLink apps 3.8 03/16/2017 Correction for NMEA Wind display. 1.1 03/06/2017 1.0 02/24/2017