WatchMate vs Anchor & Course

The WatchMate App connects with your Vesper Marine AIS Transponder to place remote control functionality and situational awareness in the palm of your hand on your iPhone or on your iPad. The WatchMate App becomes the user interface for configuring and remote control of your Vesper Marine AIS Transponder, especially where it does not have its own display such as the Vesper Marine XB-8000. - View AIS Targets received by your Vesper Marine AIS Transponder. - Setup and manage collision prevention alarm profiles. - Manage your MOB alarms. - Control and view your Anchor Watch alarm. - View your AIS Transponder's own GPS Position, Course and Speed. - Check the operational status of your AIS Transponder. - Remote control of your AIS Transponder settings. - Switch easily between Silent Mode and Normal Transmitting mode. - Configure your Vessel's AIS Static data. (MMSI, Call Sign, Vessel Type, Vessel Size) - Perform firmware upgrades. Connects to your WatchMate device's WIFI access point or by being on the same wifi network. - Supports Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder. - Supports Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision®. The complex nature of our innovative WatchMate App makes coding mishaps difficult to eliminate despite the superhuman efforts of our developers so please remember Vesper Marine does not warrant that this product is error-free. As the adventurous user it's your job to exercise common sense and the best navigational judgement you can muster. Although we think the WatchMate App is awesome nothing beats using all your human senses, so best you still rely on these at least as much as you rely on the WatchMate App for making navigational safety decisions. Our advice is; even with the WatchMate App it’s still a clever idea to maintain a permanent watch and use more than one aid for navigation.

Main features are listed below. For Anchoring: • set the sae area for your anchoring. Adjust flexible shape (not just a circle) • raise an alarm if your boat leave the safe area • check the wind and weather forecast for given anchoring point • set and adjust the safe area manually, without map’s support in areas with no internet access For Course tracking: set the straight course to the desired destination (not straight on a map, but really straight) set the acceptable track threshold, within which the course is considered OK raise an alarm if boat leaves behind the set threshold, meaning the course is lost manually set and adjust the course destination point, with no internet access needed For the communication: • check remotely the boat’s position in anchoring mode. What is needed: • Anchor & Course application installed on your and remote devices • users logged in on both devices • remote users added to the list of accepted users on each device (to achieve both way data exchange) • data is sent only between two devices and temporarily displayed on the second device. • data is not stored anywhere and is lost once the user closes the app. Celestial Navigation in Your Pocket Determine your approximate global position using just your phone—no GPS or cellular connection required! Perfect for navigation enthusiasts, educational purposes, and survival practice. Key Features: • Calculate your approximate position completely offline. • Take multiple measurements to improve your probable location calculation. • Enter manual values to bypass phone sensor limitations. IMPORTANT ACCURACY DISCLAIMER: Please note that a smartphone is not a professional optical sextant. Expect an accuracy margin of roughly 20 to 150 km. This tool is for educational and recreational use only and should NEVER be relied upon for critical navigation. > Inaccuracies are a natural result of: • Smartphone sensor noise (magnetometer and accelerometer limitations). • Variations in the Earth's magnetic field and declination. • Atmospheric refraction affecting the perceived altitude of celestial bodies. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)