Henri..... C'est tres bonne!! A lot of functionality for a small fee. I Highly recommend this product for cruiser sailors like myself. UPDATE: APRIL 2022 Tried to install sailgrib onto my new tablet, as lost old one overboard!! Just doesnt work, tried to ask for help, emails, facebiok, instagram, email...NOTHING!! in desperation, just paid £25 for year subscription. Is this the same functionality etc??
One year on from my initial purchase of the app I feel sufficiently qualified to offer a review. The more I grow to understand how to access the functionality of this app the more I grow to value it. It can be frustrating at times, when it's not immediately obvious what it is (in terms of user input error) that's stopping the app delivering the required output but, once these "foibles" are overcome, the app is first class. Plus, there is excellent support from Henri at Sailgrib.
Complicated. I am helping a fellow sailor with weather forcasts in HIS area. I get his position, course and speed, I then email his expected wx as he progresses along this route via a windows program that advances his position every 3 hours via those 3 inputs. I dont need the extra features this program has, based around a polar for his vessel. I was directed to THIS program from a Sailgrib enquirey. So can you help with a simplified option, perhaps a grid of 3 hourly mets expected. Please
Used sailgrib for 5 years now, the app is always evolving and improving. Worth spending time getting to know the app and it's operation. Probably time the operator manual was updated with all the apps new features and maybe a little more detail generally on how to use the app. In the past the app has relied on users having to work it out by trial and error rather than a concise instruction manual. This is a great app.
Once you get aquainted, it's cool... some features should be a bit more easy to find, with a button on the side instead of drop downs....
Plenty of useful options for loading weather files and for loading and tweaking boat performance files. Charts options have recently been extended with Geogarage, a reasonably priced option, and if you are already using Navionics (l'm not) you'll probably love it, as it integrates well with it. Route management leaves a lot to be desired. it's a lot more difficult to create and edit routes than in Opencpn. And who needs AIS in a weather routing app.
Keeps on getting better
great routing app, I use it for racing and deliveries. Once you get how it works, defenately worth the price
Fully featured, stable and good offline functionality.
This is one of the best values and systems for weather routing and navigation. I'm so enamored of this software I bought a chromebook to run it faster.