
VMH chart packages: updated prices and coverage for 2025
13 Nov 2024
21 Aug 2025
Our chart package prices haven’t changed since 2018/19, but from 2025 we’ll be making small, inflation-aligned updates to pricing and coverage.
Unified Charts mid 2024 modifications
01 May 2024
21 Aug 2025
Visit My Harbour has updated the Unified Charts USBs and download ISO images for improved 'plug and play'.
Free updates to our Android 2023 to 2024 Unified Charts now available
08 Nov 2023
21 Aug 2025
This update is for customers who purchased and installed our Android charts within the last 12 months (by download or on a 2023 USB).
Marine Navigator App: Important Q&A for Google Play Customers
17 Oct 2023
21 Aug 2025
This article answers some of the questions we have been asked by our customers who have purchased the Marine Navigator app from Google Play in the past 10 years.
Buy the Marine Navigator App from VMH
01 Dec 2021
21 Aug 2025
Updated Jan 2023 to cover newer Android operating systems.
Video: It's great to be back on the water – but watch out!
01 Aug 2021
21 Aug 2025
With marinas reopening and boaters eager to hit the water, it’s great to be sailing again… but not all trips go smoothly!
Charging Cradle for the STK Tough Tab
12 Feb 2021
21 Aug 2025
Keep your Tough Tab topped up without fiddling with port covers. This drop-in cradle makes charging simple, rugged, and ready for life at sea.
Singing through the Covid storm: Isle of Wight Shantyman Martyn Waitt
23 Jan 2021
21 Aug 2025
Isle of Wight Shantyman Martyn Waitt provides some light relief during the Covid pandemic.
VMH Autumn 2020 update: Retail shop hours reducing
22 Nov 2020
21 Aug 2025
It’s certainly been a strange and unsettled year, but the good news is VisitMyHarbour is still here, working, and adapting.
VMH-Lite: real-time charts on your phone
28 Oct 2020
21 Aug 2025
Access harbours, weather, tides, and seamless 2D VisiCharts from your phone or tablet.
Terms and conditions: Tablet chartplotters
18 May 2020
21 Aug 2025
Learn about our 30-day money-back guarantee, hardware and software warranties, chart licensing rules, and safe usage guidelines to get the most from VisitMyHarbour products.
Update on business directory submissions
04 Dec 2017
21 Aug 2025
To keep our business directory accurate and reliable, we’ve paused user submissions.
Seasickness: general information from personal experience
30 Sep 2017
21 Aug 2025
After more than 25,000 sea miles, over 1,000 nights at anchor, and sailing with many different crew members, VisitMyHarbour has seen a wide range of cases – from mild, temporary discomfort to severe, prolonged illness.

East Coast wind far development update
31 Aug 2016
14 Jan 2026
This update outlines extensions to the Greater Gabbard and Galloper sites and highlights where revised boundaries can be found.
Practical Boat Owner invites VMH team to Beaulieu
24 Dec 2014
21 Aug 2025
VisitMyHarbour's Steve Bryant and harbour research man Don Thomson invited by Practical Boat Owner (PBO) to speak at Beaulieu Boat Jumble on the subject of Navigating a Tablet.
VisitMyHarbour shop/service drop-in centre
02 Aug 2014
21 Aug 2025
VisitMyHarbour now has a dedicated space to welcome and meet our customers in person.
The Tidal Wave as it travels around the coasts of the UK
31 Oct 2012
13 Jan 2026
A simplified way of showing how the timing of the tide progresses around the British Isles.
From silence to signals: fixing an AIS connection in SeaClear
05 Jan 2012
14 Jan 2026
After installing a new GPS and AIS engine, Ron struggled to see any AIS targets in SeaClear despite correct power, lights, and nearby vessel traffic.

SeaClear: latest Windows 10 update causes issues with existing installations
12 Aug 2011
14 Jan 2026
Compatibility issues caused by Windows 10 updates have affected some long-standing Charts for SeaClear installations.
Sailing Alone Around The World: one man's voyage
21 Dec 2009
21 Aug 2025
Fantastic yarn of one man's voyage around the world… a must read for those with a yen to get to sea.
Download: IALA Buoyage System diagram
23 Oct 2009
13 Jan 2026
Download this diagram showing the common types of buoyage, light characteristics, and meanings.
Weather forecasting in UK waters using barometer readings and local observations
14 Oct 2009
13 Jan 2026
Short-term changes in the weather can often be predicted by careful observation of the wind, clouds, sky, and barometer. Local weather lore can also be helpful, but no saying or rule of thumb is ever completely reliable.
Sailing navigation secrets: 7 nautical GPS alarm tips you need to know
11 Oct 2009
13 Jan 2026
Put these seven alarm tips into play today to keep your small cruising or racing sailboat safer than ever before
Crossing a bar: 9 rules to keep you, your crew and your boat safe
24 Sep 2009
13 Jan 2026
What happens when we go cruising along an unfamiliar coastline, where the entrance to our selected haven is protected by a bar?
VisitMyHarbour: Terms and conditions
01 Jul 2009
21 Aug 2025
These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Visit My Harbour websites. By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by the terms set out below. Please note that all website content is provided for general information only and must not be used for navigation purposes.
