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Cruise Certificates

One of interesting features coming in version 1.8 is possibility to generate certificates after completed sailing. To support this feature both Trip and Crew member information have been extended with fields which collect information about saling time, visited ports or captain’s opinion.

Most of these entries can be simply synchronised with information from the Trip. Also information about Captain is not collected from the Crew list.

Picture above presents example template for confirmation with information expected for Polish sailing certificates. All templates are stored online and must be downloaded by application. This also means if you need particular passage confirmation it can be configured and added any time – just let me know. Filled documented can be shared by any messaging app or simply printed. Choice is yours!

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Passage Confirmations incoming

When applying for new sailing certificates often we must collect confirmation of trips and passages. Such confirmation is signed by skipper or shipowner and must be presented to certification organisation like PYA or RYA during exam.

Usually such confirmation presents information about time spent under sails, on engine, tidal waters, conditions etc.

Trip view with information about sailing time used for passage confirmation generation.

New version allows to collect most of necessary data under the Trip and then share it with all Crew members. Crew member can also received individual opinion from skipper. All data can be then presented using some templates – during testing there is PYA template available.

Crew member view with information about trip synced from the Trip

Check for beta version and new release soon!

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1.7.3 – Instrument Events

mySailing is coming with small update allowing to capture events directly from Instruments view. What does it mean?

  • First mark one of your trips as default one by swiping it right on view with trips list. And choose orange lightbulb:
Selecting default trip on iPhone by swiping right trip on list of trips
Selecting default trip on AppleWatch by swiping right trip on list of trips

Default trip on list of trips is decorated with green frame while all other trips have blue border. Default trip is also visible on main menu on AppleWatch as a shortcut for adding evens and on top of Instruments view. We can also call it Active trip.

  • Now go to Instruments view:
Instruments view on iPhone showing Default view
Instruments view on Apple Watch
  • On iPhone touch Pin button next to SOG or COG and value will be added to Trip surrounded by green border.
  • On Apple Watch simply tap the view with SOG or COG.

If Settings “Location to all events” is enabled location will be added to the event.

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mySailing 1.7 beta

Version 1.7 beta available for testing https://testflight.apple.com/join/1Rsca767

What’s new:

  • Timed reminders to add events to trip. Touching notification on iPhone when application is in background opens Add Event view
  • Touch “Clock” icon on List Events view to open Reminders view
  • Instruments view showing COG and SOG
  • Fixed Dark Mode display
  • There is signal that event was added
  • Added Launch Screen
  • UI reworked with background borders, unified views.
  • More visible edit option of saved event timestamp
List of trips on phone with example trip to New World
List of events with add events action for selected trip in mySailing app
Captured event with started engine on phone in mySailing app
Instruments' view with speed and course in mySailing app
Trip reminder allowing to get notifications during sailing in mySailing app
Update yacht view on phone in mySailing app
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mySailing – Apple Watch application for sailors

After a few sailing races when I had to update ship’s log I have decided to develop tracker application for events during the watch. It is currently in Beta version, struggling with some icons but more to come.

mySailing should work on any Apple Watch under watchOS 8.7+. It currently allows:

  • Select preferred events to register
  • Course/Speed events
  • Set sails
  • Log state entry
  • Location
  • Engine
  • Works with Complication on watch face
  • English/Polish support
  • iPhone version is also available

More events to come after getting feedback and personal experience during sailing. If you want to join TestFlight – follow link for public beta versions.

Apple Watch view with mySailing complication
Example list of events for a trip