Loop Captain

Loop Captain is a free planner for boaters cruising America's Great Loop. MY TRIP Where the boat is, where it's headed next, and whether tomorrow works: distance, hours, the locks and bridges on the way, the wind along the route, sunset and a leave-by time. Log each night's stop in two taps. BOAT TRACK Your phone becomes the boat's tracker. Start a leg and the chart follows you with distance to go, ETA and sunset. NOAA, U.S. Army Corps inland and OpenSeaMap chart layers over satellite imagery. Already have a boat tracker? Pick it as your position source instead. LOCKS AND BRIDGES The Lock & Bridge Planner lays out every lock and opening bridge on your next leg with recent waits. Live Locks shows who is waiting and locking through now, with the next lock on your Lock Screen while under way and a home-screen widget. WEATHER PLANNER Wind and gusts hour by hour along your route for the leave time you pick, and the calmest daylight window. On open water, choose the fastest route or a calmer one near the sheltered shore. ANCHOR WATCH Drop the anchor and set the drag limit (suggested from depth and chain). Your phone then watches the boat on its own GPS, with no cell signal needed, and rings like an alarm clock, through silent mode, if the anchor drags, the GPS is lost or the battery runs low. The lock screen shows how far the boat is from the anchor. BOAT CARDS Photograph the boat cards you collect at docktails. Loop Captain reads each card, keeps it with where you met, and lets you search your cards later. LOOPERS NEARBY Show your boat to other Loopers, see who is in the harbor, and chat or start a group for docktails. Also: fuel docks and prices, reminders when you leave or arrive, and notifications for your locks and chats. Loop Captain is a planning aid, not for navigation. Always use official charts and local notices. Anchor Watch is an aid, not a substitute for keeping watch in bad weather.