JourSail Shiping logbook

Ahoy there me hearties!!!

If you are a sailor and want to keep an electronic version of your logbook then RockAByte may have the answer for you with the JourSail application available in the AppStore. This app basically allows you to record pertinent data of your voyage, and then send it via email to friends and family.

The GPS and iPhone clock are used to timestamp and log position with each entry. Each entry can be displayed on an interactive map. I assume that this is over the wireless connection which, of course will not be available at sea…

Available for £3.49 or $5.99 this seems to be somewhat overpriced for the functionality provided.

Available on the iTunes AppStore

JourSail Sailing Logbook

Cologne, Germany, 08 July 2009 – RockAByte, developer and publisher of games and applications for online, mobile, and handheld platforms, presents in co-production with Medienkonzepte GbR in Cologne, Germany, the ultimate sailing logbook for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With the new JourSail application, sailing trips and holidays at sea can be documented quickly and easily.

Whether on the way in a small sailing yacht or enjoying the wonders of nature on a Hurtigruten cruise ship, with JourSail all the records are available anytime in a clearly presented form.
Logbook entries can be made hourly, every four hours, or daily. Then the sailing journal can be sent to friends and family as an e-mail with the appropriate layout directly from the iPhone or iPod Touch.

All of the information, such as the current weather, navigation, service, and the changing of the watch, is entered quickly and easily via the optimised and clearly laid out user interface. JourSail uses the internal sensors of the iPhone or iPod Touch to automatically determine the position or to record the date and time of an entry. With the touch of a finger, every position of the ship can be displayed on the interactive map. The reliable determination of the position is guaranteed with the iPhone 3G.

The application will be offered in German, English, French, and Spanish and requires the iPhone 2.0 operating system, but is already compatible with the new iPhone OS 3.0 update.
JourSail is available immediately in the Apple iTunes App Store for sailing fans and those who would like to be at the introductory price of € 4.99 .

Features:
- Save any number of trips, stages, and logbook entries
- Get information at a glance on the total number of sea miles or days at sea
- Create complex entries quickly, easily, and conveniently using icons
- A variety of event types, such as:
o Notes
o Weather (visibility, swell, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, air pressure, water temperature, air temperature)
o Navigation (log, speed, course, hours under power)
o Service (fuel, fresh water, grey water, battery charge)
o Watch change
- Send all tour data via e-mail
- Change the units used as desired (e.g. Beaufort or knots)