Faced with the difficulties encountered by some users in using Google’s free trial codes and the bugs encountered with those from Apple, we have decided to launch an evaluation version (free of course): Avalon Offshore Basic.
The objective of this application is to give sailors the opportunity to try Avalon Offshore before purchasing it. and thus ensure that the ergonomics and possibilities offered by Avalon suit them.
This version contains the vast majority of Avalon Offshore features but is “restricted” to a single weather source: NOAA GFS 0.25 over 24 hours. Thanks to the extension of the winds, it is however possible to test routing on a transatlantic liner and to see the effectiveness of the Avalon routing engine. Of course, this routing will have no real meaning, given too much wind extension.
Below is an Offshore vs Basic comparizon:
| Functionality | Basic | Offshore | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather Routing | Yes | Yes | Limited by the weather model |
| Bathymetric routing | Yes | Yes | France, USA, Carribean, South of England |
| Easy routing (harbor to harbor) | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced routing | Yes | Yes | Weather Routing advanced user |
| Automatic waypoints positioning | Yes | Yes | |
| VPP (standard) | Yes | Yes | |
| Private VPP | No | Yes | |
| Customized VPP | Yes | Yes | |
| VPP acquisition at sea | Yes | Yes | |
| Best start calculation | No | Yes | |
| ETA based calculation | No | Yes | |
| Racing Option and multi scenarii | No | Yes | |
| Weather | Yes | Yes | |
| Premium weather | No | Yes | 85 wind, weather, current and wave models |
| Free weather model | NOAA GFS 24 hours | NOAA GFS 3 weeks | |
| Wind grib import | No | Yes | |
| Meteograms and weather analyses | Yes | Yes | |
| Navigation | Yes | Yes | |
| NMEA 0183 support | Yes | Yes | |
| AIS Alarm | Yes | Yes | |
| Augmented Reality glasses | Yes | Yes | |
| Navionics® support | No | Yes | |
| SHOM® pack puchases | No | Yes (Sores and Avalon e-Shop) | |
| Public maps (USA, NZ, etc…) | Yes | Yes | |
| mbtiles import | No | Yes | |
| Display beacons and lighthouses FR (SHOM®) | Yes | Yes | |
| Display tides (worldwide) | No | Yes | |
| Anchoring alarm | No | Yes | |
| Avalon Cloud | Yes | Yes | Data transfer when upgrading to Offshore |
Hi there,
i’m just exploring Avalon polar for my boat. You are mentioning there is Avalon Offshore BASIC version available but looking in the Google Play store it does not appear as an option – only the “standard” version for 69,99€ is what i can select from the store.
Is the Basic version still available?
Thanks, Primoz
Yes, it is available. You will find it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avalon.avalonoffshorebasic.app&hl=en-US
Hi,
I have the same question about the iPad version, it only shows the paid version in the App Store. Do you also have a link for the basic evaluation version for iPad?
Many thanks!
If you research for Avalon Offshore, you will find both Offshore and Basic.
However, here is the link:
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/avalon-offshore-basic/id6474689183
Dear Philippe,
Thank you for the link but it doesn’t work for me, it shows a blank screen. Also when I search Avalon Offshore I only find the paid Offshore version in the App Store. Can it be that the Basic version is not available in the Dutch App Store?
Many thanks for your help!
Remko
All my apologies. Avalon Basic was not distributed in the Netherlands.
It is now fixed and available in France, USA and EU.
Sorry again,
Philippe