savvy navvy offers free accounts for boating instructors

Marine technology company Savvy Navvy is offering a free account for qualified boating instructors of its navigation app.

“As a leader in digital navigation, we firmly believe in formal training, understanding navigation and knowing what’s going on in the background while the app is doing the heavy lifting,” says David Cusworth, head of partnership and innovation at Savvy Navvy.

“To that end, we encourage all our users to take formal boating training courses and already work with boating instructors around the world. This offering is the next step to give, especially the next generation of boaters, a safety precedence from day one.”

Savvy Navvy says hundreds of instructors have already signed up for an account as they continue to increase safety and use the app to show the importance of route planning, weather and tides when going on the water.

“From my experience, one of the main issues students really struggle with is navigation, and when less experienced, that can certainly be a challenge,” says Oliver Cotterell, Yachtmaster instructor and owner of Oban Yacht Charters. “Sadly, this can lead to dangerous situations on the water, which is why training is so vital. Having a tool like Savvy Navvy available to us, which collates a lot of information needed by boaters today is a great thing,”

Earlier this season, Savvy Navvy rolled out the updated V2 of the app with enhanced features such as navigation mode, anchor alarm upgrade, clouds and rain overlay and wind gust features.

The app, which refers to itself as ‘Google maps for boats’, has over 1m downloads across the globe. Any qualified boating instructors wanting to access a free annual Elite Savvy Navvy account can register via the firm’s website.