Bitácora Pro: Boat Binnacle

Navigation, Plotter, Routes, Drag Alarm, Meteo, Check Lists, On-Board Logbook...

BoatBinnacle is an application for android devices that will be of great help every time you go out browsing.

Now with remote monitoring of anchorage!

New Nautical-oriented Meteorology!

DETAILED MANUAL: http://www.tambucho.es/android/boatbinnacle/bitacora_en.pdf

It has a complete navigation system, you can create your routes, bookmarks, define the parameters of the boat and you will get an estimate of times and consumption. Later you will be able to navigate that route and you will have information on speed, course, distance covered and remaining distance, times, deviation from the route, etc.

Likewise, your route will be recorded for later study as a log entry, you will have data such as speeds, times, etc. You can add photos and comments, etc.

It also has an anchor alarm. In case of dragging outside the specified security area, an alarm will sound warning you. You can also monitor said alarm and the position of your boat remotely from another mobile device.

During navigation, we have a button to activate the "man overboard" that will put a mark on the map at the exact point. Other markers can also be added, for example, marking fishing areas, etc.

Both the navigation and the anchor alarm, once activated, will continue to work in the background in case you have to use your device for other purposes, even if you close the application.

We have a section for the management and maintenance of routes that we can select from the navigation screen at any time.

We also have another section for the management and maintenance of markers with different icons to indicate points of interest that we want to have visible on the map during navigation, anchoring points, fishing spots, ports, dangerous areas, etc.

In the Log section we can consult all the outings made with all their data, comments, photographs, etc.

We have a section, Notes, to write down anything that occurs to us or that we have to take into account for a next outing, etc. Comments and photographs can be included.

There is also a Documents section, where we can store in PDF format all the documents related to the boat, navigability certificate, maritime registry, navigation permit, fishing license, insurance, etc.

The SOS section allows us, using the device's flashlight, to send an SOS message. In morse code, or even any other information we want.

Like any self-respecting application, there is a backup system, both in the cloud and locally, to be able to keep our valuable data safe.