BoatTrip Buddy - NL

BoatTrip Buddy NL helps sailors plan trips with known routes, VHF channels, tide timing, weather, maintenance and checklists for Zeeland, IJsselmeer and Wadden.

BoatTrip Buddy NL is the practical sailing companion for cruising sailors in the Netherlands.

Built for Zeeland, the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea, the app helps you prepare your boat, plan your departure and keep the right local information close at hand. It is designed as a companion to your existing navigation tools, not as a chartplotter replacement.

With BoatTrip Buddy NL, you can prepare a trip around the things that matter in real life on board:

known departure routes local VHF channels tide information weather context departure checklists maintenance tracking trip notes and close-out TRIP PLANNING Plan a trip from departure harbor to destination harbor and keep all relevant context together in one place. For recognized routes, BoatTrip Buddy NL can show known departure guidance based on publicly available sailing sources. You can also create your own custom tide-based route rules and reuse them later.

VHF AND LOCAL WATERWAY INFORMATION Find relevant nearby VHF channels for locks, bridges, harbors and traffic areas. This helps you quickly see which communication points matter for your current or selected area, with less searching at the moment you need the information.

TIDE AND WEATHER View nearby tide station information and tide tables for the current and next day, together with weather information relevant to your trip planning. This makes it easier to judge timing before departure.

KNOWN ROUTES For a growing set of common sailing routes, the app highlights destinations with known route guidance and can suggest departure timing based on reference tide stations and published route information.

DEPARTURE READINESS Use checklists to make sure the boat is ready before leaving. Track what still needs attention and keep your departure routine structured and practical.

BOAT PROFILE AND MAINTENANCE Store your boat details, keep maintenance tasks organized and log what needs to be done, what is due soon and what has already been completed.

TRIP HISTORY Save planned trips, reopen them later, and close them out with comments, engine hours and follow-up notes after sailing.

DESIGNED FOR PRACTICAL USE BoatTrip Buddy NL focuses on quick access, calm presentation and useful local sailing context:

iPhone-first design one clear place for trip preparation support for pinned locations and manual planning custom VHF channels, harbors and route rules import and export of manually added planning data IMPORTANT BoatTrip Buddy NL is a planning and preparation companion. It does not replace official nautical publications, notices to mariners, onboard instruments, navigation charts or skipper judgement. Departure suggestions, route guidance, tide context and VHF information are provided as practical support and should always be verified where required.