{"id":146,"date":"2016-06-21T08:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T08:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2018-10-17T14:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T20:52:32","slug":"5-helpful-boating-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/5-helpful-boating-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Helpful Boating Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"header\" style=\"float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" title=\"Docked Boats\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/docked_boat.jpg\" alt=\"Docked Boats\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Today\u2019s age of information gives us access to an endless amount of knowledge, all available at our fingertips. And boaters are no exception! The Apple and Android app stores contain a wide array of boating, fishing and other marine apps to help you gauge the weather, see who else is out on the water and much more. Here are five of the best boating apps to help you as you cruise the lakes this summer.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #548dd4;\">MarineCast:<\/span><\/strong> Is today a safe day for a boating adventure? The MarineCast app, available for $3.99, provides National Weather Service marine forecasts. Among one of the most useful features is the inclusion of wind forecast maps, which show direction and velocity in real time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #548dd4;\">Boat Ramps:<\/span><\/strong> If you own a towable boat, you know that finding a boat ramp isn\u2019t always simple. The Boat Ramps app, available for free, uses your current location to find the nearest ramps. It will display an interactive map that shows ramp names, addresses, distance from your current location and routing directions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #548dd4;\">Marine Traffic Ships and Wind:<\/span> <\/strong>Sick of using radar to \u201csee\u201d the other vessels that share the waters? The Marine Traffic Ships and Wind app, available for $3.99, uses online Automatic Information System (AIS) data to provide you with a map that details AIS-equipped vessels near your current location. This information includes the vessels\u2019 size, speed, course and more helpful tidbits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #548dd4;\"><strong>NOAA Buoy and Tide Data:<\/strong> <\/span>Looking for the perfect location for fishing? The NOAA Buoy and Tide Data app, available for $1.99, uses your current location to find the nearest data buoys, which provide tidal current and temperature information so you can find the ideal fishing spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #548dd4;\"><strong>SST Online:<\/strong> <\/span>Is fishing a lifestyle for you? The SST Online app, available for 99 cents plus a $149 seasonal subscription, provides accurate sea surface temperature charts, which aid in finding temperature hot spots. The subscription fee gives you access to real time sea surface charts in relation to your current location, so you always know when you\u2019re in the right fishing zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 25.6667px; font-size: 16px;\">Comment and let us know which are your favorite boating apps! And to keep up to date with more articles like this,\u00a0<a href=\"www.allins.com\/newsletter.aspx\">join our newsletter<\/a> today!<\/span><\/p>\n<style>\n    body {line-height: 150%;}<br \/>\n    #header {<br \/>\n    width: 50%;<br \/>\n    height: auto;<br \/>\n    max-width: 500px; }<br \/>\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s age of information gives us access to an endless amount of knowledge, all available at our fingertips. And boaters are no exception! 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