Elcano Navigator is the intelligent sailing companion built for cruisers, racers, and passage makers. Plan smarter routes, track your performance against polar targets, race with confidence, and log every mile — all from one beautifully designed app.
**NAVIGATE WITH CONFIDENCE**
• Live OpenSeaMap charts with real-time vessel tracking
• Trip planning with waypoints, route polylines, and one-tap waypoint completion
• Nearby ports, anchorages, and hazards overlaid directly on the chart
• Tide predictions and tide station markers
• Compass rose with heading readout
• Man Overboard (MOB) with instant position marking
• Anchor watch with drag distance monitoring
**SAILING INSTRUMENTS**
• Real-time SOG, COG, TWS, TWD, and VMG instrument strip
• Connect to onboard NMEA 2000 instruments via Bluetooth LE
• Built-in NMEA simulator for testing without hardware
• Wind rose visualization with true and apparent wind
• Target speed and polar percentage readouts
**PERFORMANCE TRACKING**
• Polar diagram integration — know if you're sailing at your boat's potential
• Upwind and downwind VMG targets
• Historical performance metrics (overall, upwind, downwind)
• Polar performance bar for at-a-glance speed comparison
• Point of sail detection (close hauled, beam reach, running, and more)
**RACING MODE**
• Full start sequence timer (5-4-1, 3-2-1, or 1-minute countdowns)
• Pre-start countdown with haptic alerts at key intervals
• Live race HUD with elapsed time, leg tracking, and SOG/COG
• Automatic mark-rounding detection within configurable radius
• Course mark visualization (windward/leeward, Olympic, triangle courses)
• Race history with tack, gybe, and sail change counts
**AUTOMATIC LOGBOOK**
• Trip-based log with automatic sailing event recording
• Tack, gybe, reef, sail change, heave-to, and anchoring events
• Per-entry details: point of sail, maneuver, SOG, wind (Beaufort + direction), sails
• Cross-trip log view and detailed trip summaries
• Distance, average speed, and polar performance per trip
**WEATHER & MARINE CONDITIONS**
• Current wind, temperature, humidity, visibility, and pressure
• Marine weather: wave height, swell period, water temperature
• Tide predictions with HIGH/LOW indicators and heights
• Hazard reports from Open Sea Map and the Elcano community
**WORKS OFFLINE**
• Download chart tiles for your trip area — navigate without connectivity
• API data cached automatically with smart TTL per data type
• Stale-cache fallback when network is unavailable
• Offline event queue — actions sync automatically when you're back online
**VESSEL MANAGEMENT**
• Vessel profile with type, dimensions, and sail plan
• Multi-vessel support linked to your account
• QR code pairing for quick device setup
**BUILT FOR SAILORS**
• Dark nautical theme optimized for cockpit visibility
• High-contrast instrument displays readable in direct sunlight
• One-handed operation for essential functions
• Haptic feedback for critical alerts (MOB, race countdown)
Elcano Navigator syncs with the Elcano platform. Plan your trips on the web, sail with the app.
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