Smartphones have become indispensable tools for the cruising sailor, offering a myriad of benefits from navigation and weather apps to anchor alarms and AIS trackers.
Smartphones can provide convenience, accuracy, and essential information, enhancing the pleasure and safety of cruising. And like many cruising sailors, we now use our phone rather than the VHF radio to contact marina staff.
But, can your phone also be used when you want to drop the hook?
When it comes to anchoring, good communication between crew members increases safety
