Hello all: During docktails the other night; Subject came up as to what are the top 5 apps for cruisers to use with I phones. Consensus was weather should be #1 I asked which weather? 8 -10 different answers were given. So the question to the group is: What are the 5 top apps that East Coast cruisers should use on the I phone? As always thanks in advance for your knowledge. Jim Cobb Palmetto Moon 864-921-4304 MTOA-3774

Jim, My iPhone is a great tool for boating, but most of my tools are not apps...they are simply bookmarks in the homescreen, but look just like apps and you name them whatever you want. For those who do not know how to do this, here is a good tutorial: http://lifehacker.com/5809338/add-web-site-bookmarks-to-your-iphones-homescreen For instance, I have homescreen bookmarks for the Chesapeake such as: Bay radar<http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=LWX&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=38.97522736&lon=-77.16133881&label=Cabin%20John,%20MD&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0> Thomas Point Light conditions<http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=TPLM2> Northern Bay Marine Forecast<http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/an/anz532.txt> For apps, I use iNavX<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inavx-marine-navigation/id286616280?mt=8>for navigation. I love Boat Beacon<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/boat-beacon-ais-marine-navigation/id494877039?mt=8>for monitoring AIS all over the world. And I use a simple speedometer app that displays knots, of which there are many. It is terrific to have all this info at your fingertips! Thanks, Bob __________________________ Robert Calhoun Smith, Jr. M/V MARY KATHRYN Hatteras 58 LRC Annapolis, Maryland On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Otis <otisltd@mysc.com> wrote: > > What are the 5 top apps that East Coast cruisers should use on the I phone? > > Jim Cobb >