# Helmsman's Kit

> Navigation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1220932986](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1220932986)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1220932986`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dr. Harald Merkel
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-19
- **First published:** 2017-04-01
- **Size:** 4.87 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/helmsmans-kit/id1220932986)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://merkel.de/helmsmans/privacy.html](http://merkel.de/helmsmans/privacy.html)

## Description

This app combines the essential features you need in the cockpit of your yacht, optimized for easy and fast usage.

• Display of a spherical compass as you are used to.
• Man-over-board button, display direction/distance with compass.
• Anchor watch with forwarding to a second device.
• Bearing compass.
• Charts with sea signs.
• Offline charts by caching of all chart access.
• Weather overlay: wind, waves, temperature, pressure.
• Tracking optimized for boats.
• Full access to and export of the tracks in standard format (GPX).
• Post images of your tracks on social media.
• Marine instruments display with the standard values: Position, Heading, Speed over ground, Course over Ground, Heel, Log, Average speed, Time.

No account or registration required, even not for forwarding the anchor watch alarm to a second iPhone or iPad!

## Rankings

- #2,191,256 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1220932986)