WindRouter - Sail Planner
iOS Universel / Navigation
Planning your next passage?
WindRouter is the cruiser's complete companion - anchorages, country guides, ocean passages, digital logbook, and professional weather routing in one app.
20 OCEAN PASSAGES
Ready-to-sail routes for major crossings:
- Atlantic: ARC route, Eastbound via Azores, Bay of Biscay
- Pacific: Coconut Milk Run (Panama to NZ)
- Caribbean circuit and Mediterranean routes
- Load waypoints directly into the route planner
- Seasonal windows, currents, and hazard notes
- Wind patterns and optimal timing for each route
200+ CURATED ANCHORAGES
Hand-picked stops with real cruiser intel:
- Caribbean: Grenadines, BVI, USVI, Bahamas, French Antilles
- Mediterranean: Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Italy, Spain
- Pacific: Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia, Whitsundays
- Atlantic: Azores, Canaries, Cape Verde, Madeira
Each anchorage: protection rating, depths, holding quality, amenities, and local tips from cruisers who've been there.
50+ COUNTRY GUIDES
Everything you need for clearance:
- Ports of entry and clearance procedures
- Visa requirements and typical fees
- Currency, language, VHF channels
- Security ratings and medical facilities
- Hurricane seasons and cruising windows
DIGITAL LOGBOOK
Track your miles with traditional compliance:
- Automatic GPS trip recording
- Configurable log reminders (30min to 4hr)
- Weather and barometer capture at each entry
- Speed, distance, and duration statistics
- Lifetime sailing stats
- Export to GPX for backup
WEATHER ROUTING
When you're ready to go, find your optimal route:
- Isochrone algorithm with 16-day forecast horizon
- 7-day departure planning: compare multiple start times
- Choose Fastest, Comfort, or Balanced modes
- Wind, waves, currents - all factored in
- Compare GFS vs ECMWF models side-by-side
15+ BUILT-IN POLAR DIAGRAMS
Your boat's performance, dialed in:
- J/Boats, Beneteau Oceanis, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey
- Bavaria, Hallberg-Rassy, Oyster, Swan, Contest
- Import custom polars from ORC/ORR formats
- Adjust performance % for real conditions
CONNECT TO YOUR BOAT
Works with major marine electronics:
- WiFi NMEA 0183/2000 for live instruments
- B&G Zeus, Vulcan, V-series plotters
- Raymarine Axiom, eS, gS series
- Garmin, Simrad NSS/NSO/GO, Furuno NavNet
- GPX import/export for any chartplotter
CHARTS & WEATHER LAYERS
- NOAA nautical charts (US coastal)
- OpenSeaMap worldwide overlay
- Animated wind forecasts with gust factors
- Wave height, period, and direction
- Cache everything for offline passages
DESIGNED FOR LIFE ABOARD
- Night mode preserves your vision
- Large touch targets for rough conditions
- Works offline with cached data
- iPad split-view, iPhone one-handed use
- VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
From planning your Caribbean season to crossing the Atlantic, WindRouter has everything cruisers need - passage info, anchorages, clearance guides, logbook, and routing.
Note: For passage planning only. Always carry official charts and approved navigation equipment at sea.
Data: NOAA, Open-Meteo, OpenSeaMap, Natural Earth.
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
OCEAN PASSAGES - 12 new passages (20 total)
Mona Passage, Panama Canal, Tehuantepec, Gibraltar, Torres Strait, Malacca, Red Sea, Cape of Good Hope, English Channel, Windward Passage, Suez Canal and Strait of Hormuz. Each with Go/No-Go wind thresholds, bail-out ports, and hazard coordinates. Full Panama Canal transit guide included.
MARINAS - 21 marinas across 7 regions
Approach waypoints, hazard warnings, services (fuel, haul-out, boatyard, sail loft, rigger), pricing in local currencies. Search and filter by region.
DANGER ZONE OVERLAYS
Piracy zones, cyclone basins with season dates, lightning hotspots, and traffic separation schemes. Toggle each layer on/off.
SEA STATE ESTIMATOR
Slide wind speed to see Beaufort scale, wave heights, sea conditions and sailing advice. Plus swell arrival calculator.
PILOT CHARTS
Historical wind roses for North Atlantic and North Pacific, all 12 months. Based on NOAA pilot chart data.
