Breaking Wind: Boating Map

Yes, it's really called Breaking Wind. Sailors have been waiting for this joke for a long time. It's also the boating app that does the annoying parts for you. Find a route around the land, see where your whole fleet is, work out how much chain to let out, and check whether the tide is doing what it was supposed to, all on one map, on iPhone and iPad. NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Breaking Wind is an aid. It doesn't replace official charts, a lookout or your VHF, and it isn't for emergencies. ROUTES THAT GO AROUND THE ISLAND Tap where you're starting and where you're going. Breaking Wind finds the shortest way there, keeping off land, water under your minimum depth, and charted rocks and wrecks. Check every route against a chart before you go. SEE WHEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY ARRIVE Every route shows its distance and time, total and for each leg, with an arrival time for when you plan to leave. Tap Start and the part you've finished turns green, with a check mark at each point you pass and a running count of the miles left. YOUR WHOLE FLEET, BY NAME Create a fleet and invite the other boats. Everyone shows on the map by name, and tapping a boat shows its speed, depth and wind. Chat with the whole fleet or just one boat, send your numbers in a tap, and share a route so everyone's going the same way. Fleet messages aren't for emergencies. SEE WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE Turn on All boats and you'll see other boaters using the app, in teal, with their speed and direction. Your boat shows to others while you use the app and drops off after 15 minutes. One switch in Settings turns it off. ANCHOR MATH WITH THE REAL TIDE Enter your depth and how long you're staying. Breaking Wind adds the tide for your whole stay and your bow height, then shows the chain to let out at 3:1, 5:1 and 7:1, plus the water under your keel at low tide and your swing room. It's a starting point. Bottom type and holding are yours to judge. THE TIDE, FACT-CHECKED Where a NOAA gauge is close enough, Breaking Wind shows how far the real water is running above or below the forecast right now. TAP THE WATER, GET ANSWERS Tap any spot for its depth, wind and gusts, tide, current, seas, air and rain, then slide through the next 24 hours. THE MAP Start clean and add only what you want: depth, bathymetry with depth numbers, wind, current, waves, rain, temperature, official NOAA chart symbols, marks, your fleet and all boats. MARKS: WHAT OTHER BOATERS LEARNED A mark is a story and photos pinned to an exact place, with that moment's conditions attached so you can compare then and now. Marks are skippers' reports, not charted information. Every post is public, so think before you post: it can show a boat is away from its berth. UNDERWAY Heads-up mode shows speed, direction, position, depth, wind, tide, current, air and rain in big type. Record your trip, even with the screen off, and keep its distance, time and speed graph on your profile, where only you can see it. Recording uses location in the background, which uses more battery. WHERE IT WORKS All US waters, using data from NOAA and the National Weather Service. In Canada, forecasts only: Canadian tides, currents and charts aren't included. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Neither agency endorses this app. WHAT YOU'LL NEED A data connection and an Apple or Google account. Wi-Fi iPads have no GPS chip, so on the water you'll want a cellular iPad or an external GPS receiver. PRIVACY No third-party tracking, no ad SDKs and no sponsored content. Photos have their location data removed before upload. Fleet messages aren't end-to-end encrypted. You can export your data or delete your account from inside the app. PRICE Free for a week, then $1.99 a month in the US, charged to your Apple account. Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple account settings. Terms: https://breakingwind.app/terms/ Privacy: https://breakingwind.app/privacy/