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Leeuwarden
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Navigate smarteron the water.
Live data, smart tools and an active community. Everything you need for a perfect trip.
- Live data
- Reliable sources
- For every kind of boat
Wind
Leeuwarden
17.9knE 91°
Water level
Harlingen
1.23m
↑ +0.15 mTidal curve in m over 24 hours.
What matters on the water right now
Priorities shift with your context, the chosen mode and the quality of the data.
Live vessels
45 WaterPilot
- Lady DOnderwegharbour
- WaterPilot-boot WP-000059Voor anker • demoWP
- ReddingsboeiAangemeerd • demoWP
- BrandingAangemeerd • demoWP
- SlufterOnderweg • demoWP
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AI assistant
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Favourite route
Demo
Leeuwarden Terschelling
- Distance
- 36.2 NM
- Estimated time
- 4u 15m
- Consumption
- 12.4 L
Hardware status
Demo
- Garmin 923Online
- Victron GXOnline
- AIS ReceiverOnline
- NMEA 2000Online
Community
Preview
- WaterPilot boats nearby49
- Open help requests1
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- Garmin
- Raymarine
- Simrad
- B&G
- Lowrance
- Victron Energy
- Signal K
- NMEA
Your context
What do you sail?
Pick a boat type, without obligation. WaterPilot adjusts its examples and priorities; you can change this at any time.
Why WaterPilot?
A better day on the water
Not just another navigation app. WaterPilot brings navigation, safety, community and current waterway information together — so that boating becomes simpler, more social and more enjoyable.
- Everything in one app
- AI Captain
- Smart navigation
- Community
- Extra safety
- Up-to-date harbours
Startup phase
We are building WaterPilot together
No inflated user numbers. Just a clear goal: to make navigation, safety and community available to every boater.
The more boaters take part, the stronger the network becomes — with better routes, fresher information and more help on the water.
3,148 harboursReal waterway data in the platform — not a user-count claim.
- Live map
Up-to-date layers for routes, bridges, locks and AIS.
- Connected Assets
Tender, SUP, GPS and crew in a single safety network.
- AI Captain
Assistance that thinks along about weather, route and safety.
- Community
Boaters who recognise and help each other on the water.
Connected voyage
Your boat does not stop at the railing.
WaterPilot does not just look at your boat, but at everything that is part of your trip.
MAIN BOAT
Tender / Dinghy
SUP
Canoe
Kayak
Children
Crew
Pets
Phones
Smartwatches
GPS Trackers
Smart life jackets
Start trip
Departure check
Attention
Tender not linked yet.
Subject to privacy settings and future official integrations.
Dad in the dinghy
The tender stays visible to the main boat.
Mum on the SUP
Beyond the railing, everyone stays connected too.
Child in a life jacket
Safety taken along — digitally and on board.
The whole family
Not just navigation. A digital safety network.
For the whole family
Safety does not stop when someone leaves the boat.
Many boaters use a tender. The children go for a spin. Someone heads ashore. A SUP goes out. A kayak paddles ahead. That is exactly when you want to know where everyone is.
That is why WaterPilot supports Connected Assets.
- Main Boat
- Tender
- Child
- GPS
- WaterPilot
When someone leaves in a linked tender, WaterPilot can keep showing its position to the main boat — depending on the privacy settings.
- the children go out on the water
- someone goes shopping
- someone goes fishing
- someone heads off on the SUP
- someone sets off in the canoe
Subject to privacy settings and future official integrations.
Emergencies
When a linked device triggers an SOS:
- The main boat is alerted immediately
- The crew is alerted
- The GPS position is shared
- Chat opens automatically
- The community can help, if permitted
- With future official integrations, relevant information can be shared with professional emergency services
Subject to privacy settings and future official integrations.
Ideal for rental fleets too.
Not every rental boat has AIS. Yet almost every renter has a phone.
So WaterPilot can also work with:
- GPS Tracker
- Smartphone
- Tablet
- WaterPilot GPS Module
This creates an affordable alternative for simple fleet monitoring, finding boats again and extra safety.
Subject to privacy settings and future official integrations.
Our vision
Why is WaterPilot almost free?
We believe safety, navigation and a strong boating community should be within everyone's reach.
Most apps make their money from high subscription fees.
WaterPilot deliberately takes a different approach.
The more boaters use WaterPilot, the more valuable the platform becomes.
More users means:
- a better community
- better AI
- fresher information
- more safety alerts
- more shared knowledge
- better routes
- better harbour information
That is why we want to keep the threshold as low as possible.
Free for virtually every boater.
Free tier
Use it for free
Start with what you already own. No subscription needed for the core.
- Your own smartphone
- Your own tablet
- The equipment you already have
- No compulsory hardware
Usable straight away by virtually everyone.
Community Support
Contribute voluntarily
Anyone who wants to contribute chooses about €20 per season for the Community package.
- WaterPilot flag on board
- Community sticker
- Digital supporter profile
- Community badge
Recognisable on the water — and that is what keeps WaterPilot free for others.
No obligation. But a strong network.
Partners & sponsors
Together with the boating world
We only work with parties that genuinely add something to being on the water.
- Marinas
- Restaurants
- Fuel stations
- Rental companies
- Boating shops
- Insurers
- Always relevant
- Never intrusive
- No random advertising
Local value — not intrusive banners.
Use your own equipment — or choose affordable WaterPilot hardware.
Not every boater has suitable equipment.
That is why we are exploring affordable accessories such as:
- Waterproof IP65/IP67 tablets
- GPS Trackers
- SOS buttons
- Connected Asset modules
- Smart Boat accessories
These products are not developed to maximise profit.
Our principle is simple: good equipment at a fair price.
“Our goal is not to sell as many subscriptions as possible. Our goal is to connect as many boaters as possible.”
The bigger the community, the more valuable the platform — and the easier it is to keep WaterPilot free for virtually everyone.
MiddagOur dream
As self-evident as a life jacket.
Not because anyone has to. But because every boater feels that it makes being on the water simpler, safer, more social and more enjoyable.
When hundreds of thousands of boaters use the same app, something bigger than software emerges: a digital safety network, an active community, and more good days together on the water.
Become part of the WaterPilot community
Help build the largest boating community in Europe.