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Trip and berth detection
Your logbook writes itself: the Hub notices when your boat casts off and when it is berthed again, and enters both with time and place, without you typing anything. When berthed it distinguishes "Anchored" and "Docked" by the way your boat moves. It marks the trip as "Motoring" or, when no engine is running, as "Sailing"; on motorboats the app shows this as "Drifting" from 1.48.0. All of this runs on board on the Hub, without internet, without an account and without a subscription. If you connect the Hub to the cloud, you and your Boat Buddies get a push notification with the place when you cast off and arrive.
What you get
On board
- Logbook entries for every departure and arrival, each with place, duration, distance, average speed over ground and sea state of the leg.
- The Hub sets these entries itself (the app’s wording):
| Entry | Meaning | Set by the Hub itself |
|---|---|---|
| “Docked” | Boat is at the pontoon or in the box berth | yes |
| “Anchored” | Boat is at anchor | yes |
| “Motoring” | Trip with the engine running | yes |
| “Sailing” | Trip without the engine (sailing boats) | yes |
| “Drifting” | Trip without the engine on motorboats, from 1.48.0 | yes, shown instead of “Sailing” |
| “Underway” | Boat is under way, the type of trip is not yet determined | yes, shortly after casting off |
| “Not underway” | Boat is berthed, the type of berthing is unclear | yes, rarely |
| “Moored” | Boat is at a mooring | no, only you |
| “Motor sailing” | Sailing with the engine | no, only you (not on motorboats) |
- The type of trip changes along with it: If you start the engine on the way, “Motoring” follows; if you switch it off, “Sailing” follows, on motorboats “Drifting”. The basis is the Hub’s engine detection.
- Correct time, visible a little later: The Hub continuously evaluates the last 15 minutes. This is how it works out: a departure appears in the logbook after about 8 minutes, an arrival after about 23 minutes. It sets the entry’s time back to the approximate real moment.
- Period that fits the trip: When opened, chart, history views and logbook show the leg since the last departure or arrival (see time range selector).
Remotely
- If you connect the Hub to the cloud, you see the same entries in the logbook and in the Dashboard, and so do your Boat Buddies.
- Push notification to you and your Boat Buddies when your boat casts off or arrives, with boat name and nearest place (see Notifications).
How it works
- Nothing to switch on. Detection runs as soon as the Hub has power and receives a position.
- Correcting the type of berthing, for example “Docked” to “Moored”: On board, connected to the Hub, you swipe the detected entry to the left under Menu › “Ship’s Log” and delete it. Then you set the correct entry via ”+” › “Quick Entry”. Your own entries always take priority, and the Hub aligns the following entries accordingly (see Logbook self-correction).
- Mooring and motor sailing you enter yourself with the quick entry. On motorboats the app does not offer motor sailing from 1.48.0.
Requirements
- A Smartboatia Hub on board. It measures position and movement with its built-in GPS and motion sensor, you need no additional devices.
- For “Drifting” instead of “Sailing”: boat type “Motorboat” in the boat configuration, app from 1.48.0.
- For the push notifications: Hub connected to the cloud and internet at the Hub, without a subscription over a Wi-Fi with internet (marina Wi-Fi, hotspot of your phone or tablet), with the Standard subscription also over Hub cellular where there is a network (Hub cellular coverage map). On your phone or tablet the Smartboatia app with notifications allowed.
Permissions and subscription
- Detection works the same on every Hub, fully without a subscription, and the Standard subscription adds nothing extra.
- Viewing: on board anyone connected to the Hub; remotely you and your Boat Buddies.
- Correcting (deleting, setting your own entries): on board only.
| Boat subscription | Push for casting off and arriving |
|---|---|
| Without a subscription | yes, if the Hub has internet over Wi-Fi |
| Standard subscription | also over Hub cellular when there is no Wi-Fi |
Notifications
| When | To whom | How |
|---|---|---|
| Boat casts off | you and your Boat Buddies | Push ”⛵ Departure”: “{Boat} is just leaving {place}.” |
| Boat is at the pontoon | likewise | Push ”⛵ Arrival”: “{Boat} has just docked in {place}.” |
| Boat is at anchor | likewise | Push ”⛵ Arrival”: “{Boat} is now anchored off {place}.” |
| You set “Moored” | likewise | Push ”⛵ Arrival”: “{Boat} has just moored off {place}.” |
| Type of berthing unclear | likewise | Push ”⛵ Arrival”: “{Boat} has just arrived in {place}.” |
- There is a push only for the change between sailing and being berthed, not for the change between sailing and motoring, and not between anchor and pontoon.
- On board the app does not ask about these entries by default. Under Settings › System › “Detected logbook entries” you can switch on the “Status” category (see Logbook in the app).
Messages and special cases
| Situation | What happens |
|---|---|
| Boat sails slowly in a circle or swings around a point | counts as being berthed |
| GPS jumps at the berth | does not count as a trip, because the movement has no direction |
| No engine state ever known | first “Underway”, after a few minutes “Sailing” |
| You correct “Docked” to “Moored” | the push notification for arriving has already been sent |
| A reading arrives with a wrong time | from 1.48.0 the Hub discards it, and detection keeps running |
| Speed over ground is missing, for example at very high speed | from 1.48.0 the Hub calculates the speed from the GPS positions |
The feature has no error messages of its own, it works silently in the background.
Offline behaviour
- Without internet detection runs unchanged, and the logbook on board is complete. The cloud receives the entries as soon as the Hub has internet again.
- Push after an offline period: If your boat is back in its old state in the meantime, no push notification is sent afterwards.
- After a Hub restart it knows the last state from the logbook. The next evaluation needs 15 minutes of data again, and a change in that time appears correspondingly later.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to enter casting off and berthing in the logbook myself?
No. The Hub detects by itself when your boat casts off and when it is berthed again, and enters both with time and place. Its built-in GPS and motion sensor are enough for this, without internet and without a subscription.
Why does casting off only appear in the logbook a few minutes later?
The Hub continuously evaluates the last 15 minutes. A departure therefore appears in the logbook after about 8 minutes, an arrival after about 23 minutes; it sets the entry's time back to the approximate real moment.
Does the Hub detect whether I am at anchor or have berthed?
Yes, it distinguishes "Anchored" and "Docked" by the way your boat moves. You enter "Moored" for a mooring and, on sailing boats, "Motor sailing" yourself via "+" › "Quick Entry".
How do I correct a wrongly detected entry?
On board, connected to the Hub, you swipe the entry to the left in the logbook and delete it. Then you set the correct entry via "+" › "Quick Entry"; your own entries always take priority.
Do my family and friends get a message when I cast off?
Yes, if you connect the Hub to the cloud: you and your Boat Buddies get a push notification with boat name and place when you cast off and arrive. Without a subscription the Hub needs internet over Wi-Fi for this, with the Standard subscription it also works over Hub cellular.