September 3, 2020
The Boating HD Marine & Lakes app from Navionics is an excellent resource to help plan your open water trip and to avoid hidden dangers along the way. The app features extensive nautical charts, real-time weather data, tide and current maps, depth awareness and can even suggest safe routes from your starting point all the way to your destination.
Where to Buy:
Navionics is available for free on Android and iOS. In-app purchases do apply.
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Up to this point, I feel that most electric boats have not been very exciting. The motors have been mainly small portable models for dinghies. There are some high-horsepower motors available, but they look like regular outboard motors to be used on conventional boats. Until now, there hasn’t been an electric boat that really makes a statement. Enter the ENVGO NV1.
Story and photos by Jennifer M. Smith
We’d been north before on a short two-week cruise. At the time, we were unprepared for the isolation, the lack of cell phone coverage, and the spotty VHF reception. Since then we’ve repowered, installed Starlink, and retired from work. Now, with confidence in our engine and our connectivity and more time to sail, we were Superior-ready.
