PredictWind Offshore Weather 4+

This is a specialized application that is designed for downloading weather information from an Iridium sat phone while at sea. It is NOT intended for “general” use to get weather data from the web. If you have a web connection it is much easier and simpler to use PredictWind’s web interface.

Although the application is free, it requires a PredictWind subscription to be of real use. If you are looking for “free” stuff go elsewhere.

It does what it is supposed to do cleanly and well. It has been consistantly updated with useful new features. A

Teach2sail has logged over 50,000nm offshore supporting owners of various motor and sailing vessels. We use Predict Wind via SSB radio and the Iridium Go every time. Predict Wind has helped us successfully navigate all kinds of conditions from going between two cylones in the South Pacific Ocean to avoiding the Atlantic high/doldrums by moving from one weather system to another via a narrrow "bridge" of opportunity in the Atlantic. Presently crossing the Indian Ocean and wouldn't do it without them!

Since we bought our cruising cat we have sailed the Med, crossed the Atlantic, sailed the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, the east coast up to Maine and back down twice.
This program rocks!
While near shore we use our phone or tablet, but offshore we use Iridium Go!. Weather routing feels so much safer and let’s face it our lives depend on it.
Recommend spending time with it onshore, watching tutorials, and making your own notes before heading out as it takes time to learn and use it efficiently.
The support crew is an e mail or phone call away and they have always been quick to respond and extremely helpful.
This is the best bang for your buck when it comes to being safe at sea.