I finally figured out how to download and pay for the Garmin Blue charts for my Ipad. Problem was operator error (me). Anyway yesterday we went sailing in 85 degree light air . Sorry Yankees. ran both Garmin and Navionics. Pictures came out lousy (me again). Attached are posed photos at home so there are no speed course data on either.
We are not affiliated with either, we are not professionals. We are both experienced amateur boaters. Unanimously we like Navionics, but it's details, techniques. Both work. Both work well. We did not experience any delays loading tides in either app. Navionics shows speed in BIG numbers at the upper right. Garmin Smaller numbers in a dashboard kind of thing at the bottom. Garmin also shows heading in small numbers in the dashboard. Navionics has a bright red line extending from your boat in the direction you are heading, no numbers. Garmin seemed dull dingy, might be better at night. I have no experience, but have read that navionics is too bright at night. We did not find the Active Captain icons intrusive, but I have seen that complaint written. In our local area, there is a gap in the Garmin depth data. Navionics has the entrance channel to our canal all wrong.
Navionics is now nearly $50 I bought the $30 Garmin Package, not the $44 one. As Practical Sailor says, this is just the first release. Things can only get better
Nobody needs both of these, but I'm kind of a navigation groupie. Navionics left, Garmin Right
We are not affiliated with either, we are not professionals. We are both experienced amateur boaters. Unanimously we like Navionics, but it's details, techniques. Both work. Both work well. We did not experience any delays loading tides in either app. Navionics shows speed in BIG numbers at the upper right. Garmin Smaller numbers in a dashboard kind of thing at the bottom. Garmin also shows heading in small numbers in the dashboard. Navionics has a bright red line extending from your boat in the direction you are heading, no numbers. Garmin seemed dull dingy, might be better at night. I have no experience, but have read that navionics is too bright at night. We did not find the Active Captain icons intrusive, but I have seen that complaint written. In our local area, there is a gap in the Garmin depth data. Navionics has the entrance channel to our canal all wrong.
Navionics is now nearly $50 I bought the $30 Garmin Package, not the $44 one. As Practical Sailor says, this is just the first release. Things can only get better
Nobody needs both of these, but I'm kind of a navigation groupie. Navionics left, Garmin Right
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