Remote Command, Routing and Passage Workflow

iPad Companion App

The iPad app includes the core helm functions and adds a map-centric control station for strategic decisions without weakening command acknowledgement.

Suite Overview Safety + Prevention

What The App Handles

All core helm functionality from the main UI display is available in the iPad app.
Mode and maneuver commands include queued and acknowledgement feedback.
WORK mode entry, exit and status stay visible.
Waypoint and route operations are separated into dedicated pages for clarity.
Track-map views and CSV exports support post-passage review.
Automatic local track logging runs every 10 minutes when underway, including position, heading, speed and weather, and is visible and exportable from app workflows.
Weather tactical pages and corridor visualization are built in.
Sail recommendations and early-squall advisories appear as actionable guidance cards.
Settings and configuration are stored centrally, so changes are shared across the main screen, all UI/LCD modules and the iPad app.

Traffic, Alarms And Safety Workflow

AIS/RADAR warnings are shown in app-level alert context.
Alarm acknowledgement stays synchronized with helm state.
The obstacle-avoid flow includes an explicit resume-route action.
The design keeps warning handling fast and unambiguous offshore.
Night-focused warning design supports earlier reaction when visibility is reduced.

Scale And Engineering

Built as a full native app for operational reliability.
The codebase now exceeds 20,000 lines and continues to evolve.
Total active module code is now above 240,000 lines, excluding external libraries.
The UI keeps control concepts consistent with the helm display logic.
It is designed for quick use under fatigue and at night.
From a software perspective, multiple iPads are effectively unlimited; the practical limits are network capacity and onboard operating policy.

Near-Term Roadmap

Dual-camera ingest, bow and aft, to assist incoming-wave prediction.
Video-informed sea-state cues feeding the advisory layers.
A tighter connection between camera cues, weather context and prevention recommendations.
Expanded tactical overlays for ocean-passage decision support.

Planned Long-Passage Workflow

Create route drafts, compare weather-corridor options, validate wind-angle risks before GOTO, and resume the route safely after tactical dodge actions.

**Track View and Export**
Track visualization with range controls and CSV export.

Related across the suite

Current page focus: Remote command and map-centric passage workflow.

Remote command and map-centric passage workflow.

Routes, waypoints, tactical maps and track export.

AIS/RADAR alarm acknowledgement aligned with helm state.

Weather corridor and sail recommendation cards.

Local track logging every 10 minutes while underway.

Shared settings across main screen, UI/LCD modules and iPad.

Feedback And Comments

This project is still in progress, and I would genuinely like feedback on what is missing, what feels unclear, and what would be most useful offshore. The first sea trial is planned for the 2026 sailing season, and every comment is reviewed by me before it appears publicly.

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Built For Singlehanded Offshore Reality

These public pages focus on what the suite actually delivers offshore: steadier steering, fail-safe automation, and practical offshore support that reduces workload without taking control away from the skipper.