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Yacht Harbors of the World via an App on Your SmartphoneThe yachting portal marinamap
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Yacht Harbors of the World via an App on Your SmartphoneThe yachting portal marinamap.com, one oft he biggest harbor directories on the internet with about 3,000 registered yacht harbors in 95 countries, has released a free smartphone app for Android phones.The app uses the GPS data from the smartphone to display the closest marinas, harbors and anchorages in the user’s vicinity on a map. App users also have access to the social network of marinamap.com where they can communicate with each other, publish reviews or advice regarding berthing in harbors and anchorages, or where they can follow all user contributions of particular locations.Registering additional harbors or anchorages on marinamap.com is quite simple using the app. The user’s geographical coordinates and country are detected automatically, only the name of the location must be typed into the smartphone.Berths and anchorages that are free of charge are marked as such on marinamap.com. „We would love to see yachtsmen exchange tips an information where berthing free of charge is possible”, explains Thomas Hillebrand, founder of the platform.[Categories: Sailing, Yachting, Harbors, Anchoring]