Waterkaarten: Boat Navigation

Waterkaarten

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About this app

The most comprehensive app for safe and prepared boating navigation. With route planner, water maps, AIS pairing, marinas, bridges and locks, offline use and more. Try now and plan your next trip!

With the Waterkaarten app (formerly ANWB Waterkaarten) you have everything you need at hand:

• 5 countries, 1 price: Complete nautical maps of the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium
• All almanack info: Access all information you need on the water with just a few taps in the app
• All current information about marinas, bridges and locks including opening times
• Plan the optimal route between your starting point and destination, including the objects you encounter
• New! AIS pairing: Connect your AIS device to the app and see at a glance where surrounding ships are located
• Show or hide information on the nautical maps to see exactly what you need
• Stay up-to-date with the current navigation reports and obstructions from the Rijkswaterstaat
• More than 200,000 nautical objects (bridges, locks, markings, mooring places and more)
• Locations of more than 4,000 marinas and all details of existing facilities
• Radio silence on the water? No problem! Download the corresponding charts for offline use
• Regular updates and free access to all new features
• Each user account can be used on up to 3 devices at no extra cost
• Free Windows version included
• Reliable service: We are at your service 7 days a week ([e-mail])

How it works:

Waterkaarten is free for the first 7 days. After that, the app only works with a valid subscription. You can choose from the following options:
• Month (£ 11.99)
• Season (3 months for £ 29.99)
• Year (£ 44.99)

The subscription ends automatically.

Please note: If you purchase a subscription during the free 7-day trial period, we will add your new credit to your remaining balance. Your purchased subscription is not automatically renewed.

Payment methods for subscription:
• The subscription will be charged to your Google account
• At Google you can use different payment methods, such as PayPal or credit card

Even more boating pleasure with a Waterkaarten account
You can create an account in the app to activate your subscription on a total of 3 devices.

Note:
• The file size of the offline map material is very large and you are advised to download it on a stable Wi-Fi connection
• Prolonged use of GPS in the background can considerably shorten the battery life of your device

Do you have questions about the app? Please contact our helpdesk ([e-mail]) or read more on our website: www.waterkaarten.app/en.

Please note that this app is only intended as an aid when navigating on the water. Stay alert to your surroundings while boating.

Ratings and reviews

The app is generally good, the auto routing feature worked well for me. I wouldn't want to navigate the Netherlands without it. There are some factual errors. One bridge height was incorrect. One new bridge was missing. One bridge was noted as closed, but was open and there was no contact information for the bridge, and no way to comment on the bridge information. Auto routing didn't recognize the closure. Routing underestimated transit times for my slow boat, we should be able to set speed

Looks like this app had a big update after I used it for the last time a couple of years ago. At first sight, it looks like an improvement. It does seem like the app doesnt know my compass heading despite the map being set to koers boven? Suggestions: - would be great to zoom in/out by double tapping and then sliding up/down after the second tap, like on Google Maps. Would be very convenient for one-handed use! - dark mode (or I haven't found it yet), nice when it's dark but also battery life

This is a great app (probably the best one) for navigation in The Nederlands. It provides much more valuable information than the paper version of the ANWB waterkaart. For maximum benefit I recommend the use of a tablet, rather than a smartphone, because the larger screen area provides for the better overview. The most valuable feature is the indication of one's own position within the map, which is made possible by means of the location services of the tablet or smartphone. Because I travel frequently to the Nederlands for boating vacation, I decided for a yearly subscription.

What's new

In this release you can now see:
- all moving vessels displayed with an arrow when using AIS+
- more accurate route timing estimates (especially for longer journeys)
In addition we made behind-the-scenes changes to the Fairway structure to prepare for future improvements and fixed bugs with screen centering and German spelling errors.
As always thanks for your feedback and comments!