Sailings
Sailings Summary
Sailings is a mobile Android app in Maps And Navigation by Navigational Algorithms. Released in May 2015 (10 years ago). It has about 199.1K+ installs and 762 ratings with a 4.00★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 8.2K monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Apr 9, 2025.
Recent activity: 18 installs this week (54 over 4 weeks) showing steady growth View trends →
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Apr 9, 2025 .
4★
Ratings: 762
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App Description
Great Circle and Rhumb line routes
Sailing is a method of solving the various problems involving course, distance, difference of latitude, difference of longitude, and departure.
The app plots on a Google map the route between a departure and a destination point, using the following sailings:
- Rhumb line (loxodromic).
- Great Circle (orthodromic).
And calculates:
- Course & distance.
- Waypoints of the great circle route.
- Save between Rhumb line and Great Circle route.
- Nodes and vertices of the Great Circle.
It also plots the entire Great Circle.
OPERATION
1 - Long click 1: adds the departure point
2 - Long click 2: adds the destination point and plots RL & GC
3 - Tap the Mark to see the information
4- [Output]
- GC course C and distance D
- Save between RL & GC
- Waypoints of the GC route
- Vertices and nodes of the GC
WARNING not for live navigation. Sailings App is a useful calculator for navigation.
User interface:
- Zoom buttons +/-
- Map types: normal, terrain and satellite
- GPS location. ("Location" App permission must be allowed. Switch on you GPS, and then automatic location detection is possible).
See App help for more details.