
DockTalk
Harbor Chat for Sailors & Crew
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What's New in DockTalk
2.9.0
September 14, 2026
The anchor watch grows up. RODE CALCULATOR • Works out how much chain or rope to pay out from water depth, freeboard and boat length • In tidal waters it uses the high water level, not the level right now • Every value sits in the calculator itself, one entry counts everywhere ANCHOR BEARING BY COMPASS • Point the phone over the bow towards the anchor, tap, done • The compass suggests, it does not decide: you can still correct the value by hand • The note about metal and wiring on board is right there MORE IN THE ANCHOR WATCH • The map folds away so swing circle, sensitivity and tide fit on one screen • Setting the anchor now answers back: a pulse, a short message, a lock on the map • During an alarm the status box breathes, so it catches your eye • On Android the button to arm the watch was missing, now it is there • On Android the watch did not reliably keep running in the background, now it does. Verified on the device POSITION AND REGATTA • Sharing your position on Android now keeps running with the screen locked • Regatta recording no longer stops when the phone goes into a pocket An aid to orientation, not a nautical chart.
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