You plan the passage.And the Plan B.
Draw the route yourself and decide beforehand when you turn off and where to. On board you have both on phone and plotter.
Passage planning from A to Z
An example in Dalmatia, from the first idea to looking back.
- Research
Describe what you are looking for.
In whole sentences, as you would ask a sailor on the pontoon. You get several suggestions on the chart and go through them at your own pace.
- Harbours
Read what you need to know about the harbour.
Where guests berth, what it costs, what to watch for when entering, and where you can go if things turn out differently.
- Route
Draw your route and where you turn off.
We do not work out a route for you. You set the waypoints, decide when you turn off, and the planner works out time, distance and course.
- Crew
Show the crew what lies ahead.
Everyone knows beforehand where you are going, how long it takes and what applies when the wind picks up. You share the plan as a PDF.
Wind southeast 6 Bft
Plan B: from southeast 6, not across to Vis but to Stari Grad.
You set it beforehand, at your own pace. Under way, your phone tells you when it is time.
On board on phone and iPad
Your plan, the next waypoint and the logbook are at hand, in the cockpit as at the chart table.
Works with your plotter
You load the route onto the plotter as a GPX file, for example by memory card. The main route and each alternative arrive as routes of their own. Nothing changes on your plotter.
Research, planning,navigation and logbook.All in one tool.
808 harbours and 141 anchorages in 10 countries
Where guests berth, what it costs, what to watch for when entering and whom to call.
- Harbours and marinas
- Anchorages and buoy fields
Planned: English Channel, Brittany, Bay of Biscay, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland
By sailors, for sailors
We have been sailing together for a few years, by now on our second boat. Mostly on the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea, and once to Norway and back, with many night passages and legs of more than 24 hours. We took RYA courses, first aid and harbour manoeuvre training together.
Felix
Skipper, also on charter trips with friends. A UX designer and developer for [X] years. Builds the tool we missed on board.
Kathrin
Sails and plans along. A senior UX designer, with more than eight years of apps and web. Puts new people in front of the app and watches where they get stuck.
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Plan your next passage with a Plan B
The beta is free. You plan in the real planner, with search, harbour information and the plan as a PDF for the crew.
Tell us briefly where you sail, and we will send you access.
Ask for accessOpens your mail app, to hello@upwindsailors.com.