FWIW, I like Garmin and have for a long time, but I’m not happy with everything it does (like buying and phasing out Nexus instruments).
For the type of sailing I do, Navionics works fine. By way of example, I was in a race that crossed Lake Erie recently. The crossing was mostly downwind, and I was able to stand behind the wheel and keep an eye on whether I was on course using the red line that projects out. It literally allows you to see exactly where you’re heading all the time (as opposed to cross track error, which tells you how far off the rhumb line you are). When we approached Long Point, the updated Navionics chart showed me that the profile of the end of the peninsula had changed since June, which helped us round the point without running aground. After rounding the point, we headed for a buoy eight miles away, and again I could put that red line on the buoy and know my course to the mark precisely. This is how I typically use Navionics – as I said, for me it works great. If I were sailing from New York to Bermuda or something, I’d probably want more sophisticated navigation equipment. Also, although the basic Navionics functionality described above is easy, other functions are not intuitive. I’ve received phone calls from a number of fellow boaters over the years asking “how do I work this thing.” There is no Navionics for Dummies manual that I’m aware of. It should come with a manual. My two cents. Matt C&C 42 Custom From: Doug via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 5:03 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; Doug <svrebeccal...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Navionics I have Navionics on both of my android phones and on my chart plotters. I have found here in mexico that the charts on the plotter aren't as accurate as on the androids. You would think that for $250 for the plotter Navionics charts they would be more accurate than the $21 phone charts. Just voicing my displeasure in Navionics. Which BTW is owned by Garmin. Doug Mountjoy sv Rebecca Leah C & C Landfall 39 Port Orchard Yacht Club +1 253-208-1412 WhatsApp&phone +52 669-267-4740 phone
