Embarca: Sea & Dolphins

Embarca is the boating navigation app for anyone in a small boat: depth, mile limit, SOS and dolphins. COVERAGE The detailed chart covers the whole Spanish coast: the Mediterranean mainland and the Strait of Gibraltar, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Huelva, Galicia, the Cantabrian coast and Melilla. Sighting zones come from official sources; a curated guide to anchorages and boat ramps covers the Axarquía, the Costa Tropical and Sotogrande. WORLDWIDE DEPTH, FREE The map shows the depth of the whole world with shading and depth contours, and in Spain with the detailed chart: drop-off lines and soundings. It is free for everyone. In Navigate, an instrument gives you the chart depth under the boat. This is chart bathymetry, not a depth sounder. NO COVERAGE NEEDED The detailed chart of Spain ships inside the app and works in the middle of the sea with no data: the distance to the coast and the 2 NM line are calculated on board. With Embarca Pro you can also download your areas to see depth without coverage. YOUR LIMIT, DRAWN ON THE MAP If you sail with the Spanish Licencia de Navegación (entry-level boating license), your limit is 2 nautical miles from a port or shelter, in daylight. The app draws it on the map as a zone, not as a rule you have to remember. WHERE THE DOLPHINS ARE Dolphins and cetaceans across Spain. Sighting spots are not placed by eye: they come from measuring on real bathymetry where the drop-off lies off each town, because that is where the food concentrates. And the forecast tells you the exact hours when the sea will be flat enough to actually spot a fin, which is not the same as being able to sail. WHERE TO LAUNCH Boat ramps and slipways from Huelva to Castellón and ports and marinas across Spain, with what matters: whether access is public, what the surface is like, whether there is a fee, and how to get there by car with the trailer. LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU ARE (PRO) If you go out alone, share your route live: you send a link by WhatsApp and whoever opens it sees on the map where you are, where you are going, how fast, and when you plan to be back. With no coverage, the app stores your position and sends it as soon as the signal returns. The link expires by itself and the route is deleted. COMMUNITY ROUTES Explore for free the routes other boaters publish near you: wildlife spotting, fishing, cruising or anchoring, with their track, photos on the map, distance, duration and the sea state they had. With Pro, load them into the planner and follow them in Navigate, save them to open offline, and publish your own trips with photos. Your mooring is not published: the first and last 300 m are trimmed on your phone, you publish under an alias and photos are uploaded without metadata. SOS, FREE FOR EVERYONE A red button always in view. Slide it and your emergency contacts receive an SMS with your position, a link to follow you live and your route plan. With no data, the SMS is sent from your own phone. Embarca does not replace the emergency services: if there is danger, call 112, Spanish Maritime Rescue (900 202 202) or use VHF channel 16 first. EMBARCA PRO The app is free and will stay free: SOS, Navigate, the chart and worldwide depth, the logbook, your boats, the guide, the glossary, the species and exploring community routes cost nothing. With a one-time purchase you unlock sharing your route live with anyone you choose, and what helps you decide when to go out and navigate without coverage: offline maps, the 7-day forecast at any point, sighting windows, the boat ramp finder, the route planner, and publishing, saving and navigating community routes. One-time payment, not a subscription. DISCLAIMER Embarca is a guidance aid. It does NOT replace the official nautical charts or the skipper's judgement. You are solely responsible for safe navigation. World bathymetry: GEBCO 2026 (GEBCO Compilation Group, public domain). Data from EMODnet, OpenStreetMap, OpenSeaMap and Open-Meteo.