Tools for Sailors and yacht crews

18 tools

A kit for the watch and the passage: a COLREG lights and shapes trainer, a light characteristic decoder, tide predictions, compass error from the sun, a maneuvering board with CPA and TCPA, rest-hour records, an anchor watch and port-to-port routing.

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Sea distance between ports

A route over water between any two ports: nautical miles, passage time, fuel. Computed in your browser, with canal options and no limits.

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Tide Times

High and low water times for any coastal place, a tide curve two weeks ahead and under-keel clearance. Computed in your browser, works offline.

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Small-craft skipper practice test

The official EMERCOM question list — 1,221 questions with answers by vessel type and navigation area, plus a ticket in the order No. 90 format.

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Compass

Browser compass with true north corrected for declination, bearing hold, a sighting mode and an honest accuracy figure.

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Sun & Moon

Find sunrise, sunset, golden hour, day length and the moon phase for any location, with live sun and moon directions on a map. Free.

Weather

Hourly and 9-day weather from two independent forecast models at once — with the disagreement between them shown, not hidden.

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Wind Map

Watch live animated wind across the globe from the GFS model — wind speed and direction anywhere, with a reading for your own location. Free.

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Morse Code Generator

Convert text to Morse code with audio playback. Adjust speed and tone, download as MP3 or WAV.

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Morse Code Decoder

Decode Morse code from audio — record from microphone or upload a file. Real-time analysis to text.

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Measure on map

Trace a plot on the map and get its area on the WGS84 ellipsoid — in hectares or acres — not the area of the picture on screen.

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Distance Between Cities

Measure the straight-line distance between two cities, with bearing, midpoint, flight time and a map.

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GPS Speedometer

See your real speed from GPS: max, average, distance and track export. Check what your dashboard reads against true speed. No install.

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Share Location

Find, view, and share your GPS location with an interactive map and compass.

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Live Location Sharing

Share your live location with people on a map, in real time — right in the browser, no app.

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Walkie-Talkie

Push-to-talk voice chat in your browser. Create a channel, share the code, and talk in groups.

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Satellite Tracker

Track satellites live on a map, see Starlink, and find out when the ISS will pass over your location — propagated in your browser. Free.

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Online Clock

Six clock types with educational guides and timezone support.

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Elevation

Find the elevation at any point on a map, build a profile along a route and get the slope in percent and degrees. Coordinates next to the height.