YachtNav
Chartplotter & Logbook
$24.99
New in 2.1: YachtNav now on the Mac – plan routes, synced via iCloud with iPad and iPhone. Plus a new layout and a tide window. One purchase, no subscription.
YachtNav is the navigation cockpit for sailing and motor yachts: course chart with steering guide, route navigation, passage plan, GRIB wind, AIS alarm and a ship's logbook that largely keeps itself. Built for the iPad in landscape at the helm – also runs on iPhone, and on the Mac for planning. Developed by Navismare from more than 30 years of yacht delivery experience.
THE COCKPIT
• SOG large and central, next to it the course guide: the degree figure is the steering correction – red to port, green to starboard
• Bearing, distance, time to go and ETA to the next waypoint
• FUEL/REST: hourly consumption at current speed and calculated tank contents
• GPS accuracy always visible, night mode with adjustable dimming
ROUTES & NAVIGATION
• Tap routes directly into the chart or import them as GPX (OpenCPN, iSailor and more)
• Activation joins at the nearest leg – never back to waypoint one
• Automatic waypoint switching once a waypoint is passed abeam
• Go-to function, harbour database and free marks
PASSAGE PLAN
• Arrival time for every waypoint – with day, twilight and night marking from the actual position of the sun
• High and low water at well-known tidal gates for the calculated arrival, fuel required set against the tank
• Live mode: keeps calculating along the route with the speed actually made good
• Export as an A4 PDF for the chart table and the crew
CHARTS & WEATHER
• OpenStreetMap base map with OpenSeaMap seamarks
• Satellite view with switchable seamarks
• Offline chart storage: one button stores the charts along the route on the device
• GFS wind forecast for the route area, wind overlay with time slider on the chart
• Tide planner: 48-hour curve, passage windows for gates like Alderney, Gibraltar or the Elbe – seven days offline on demand
• Import of your own GRIB files
AIS & NMEA OVER WIFI
• Connects to the on-board gateway (WiFi multiplexer) – no internet needed
• AIS targets on the chart, collision alarm with adjustable CPA/TCPA limits
• Target list ranked by danger, distress beacon alarm (SART/MOB/EPIRB), harbour mode
SHIP'S LOGBOOK
• Track starts automatically with route activation
• One-tap manoeuvres – every entry automatically stamped with position, speed, course and forecast wind
• Watch change with names, hourly position entry on the hour
• Crash-proof: the running recording is saved continuously and resumes seamlessly after a restart
• PDF logbook and GPX export of saved tracks
CREW & SYNC
• Crew & watch schedule: fixed watch times for the whole crew – share via WhatsApp or email
• iCloud sync: routes, tracks, marks, crew and watch schedule on all devices – no account needed
FUEL CALCULATOR
• Two consumption points are enough: displacement and planing – the app converts automatically by GPS speed
• Fuel needed to the waypoint, tank warning below 15 % with alarm sound
• Refuelled function with self-calibration against real consumption
SAFETY
• Man-overboard hold button: freeze the position, bearing, distance, time in the water, quick-stop procedure
• Anchor watch with adjustable swing radius
• Emergency card with radio call template (VHF channel 16) and current position in radio notation
• Log, display and steer to received distress positions
ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION
All features with a single purchase – no in-app purchases, no ads, no account, no tracking. In 5 languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
YachtNav is a navigational aid. The charts (OpenStreetMap/OpenSeaMap) are not official nautical charts – always use current official charts and publications for navigation. The skipper is responsible for vessel and crew.
Questions? Support & FAQ: navismare.com/en/apps/yachtnav/support
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YachtNav 2.1 — now on the Mac, with a new way to find your way around:
• New: YachtNav for the Mac — plan routes, view weather and tides, read tracks and logbook; routes, tracks, crew and vessel details sync via iCloud with iPad and iPhone (same purchase, no extra charge)
• On the Mac: route inspector with legs and schedule, join routes, reorder routes with the mouse, nautical-mile scale, menu bar with GPX import and export
• New navigation structure: four areas — Chart, Voyage, Logbook, Safety — on iPad and iPhone; area rail on the left, on iPhone in portrait a tab bar at the bottom with the MOB button in the middle
• New on iPad: tide mini window in the area rail — nearest tide station and current curve, like on a boat plotter
• New: your own folders for routes — keep many routes tidy, the same on all devices via iCloud
• New: harbour entries — save fuel docks, boatyards, harbour masters and more on the chart, with your own symbol and note, synced via iCloud
• On the Mac: ruler to measure the distance in nautical miles between two points
• The bottom bar adapts to long waypoint names; the MOB button stays in place
• The chart shows the whole route when you activate or edit it; place waypoints with a long press while editing
• Weather and tides also work without a GPS fix: choose any location
• Emergency numbers revised (MRCC Bremen, Falmouth, Spain), with an EU 112 line and a disclaimer
• Better data safety: damaged storage files are backed up instead of overwritten
The developer, Stefan Freitag, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Stefan Freitag
- Size
- 8.5 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 navismare yachtlogistic

