the all new Pinta

the egg of columbus in naval navigation

The Pinta is the Plug & Sail navigation system.
  • Plug & Sail is: unpack, connect to 12 or 24 volt and go boating. litterally, no installing scharts or software. Just go!
  • Plug & Sail is: basic charts are pre-installed, including the UK and Europe. No 'in-app' purchase required.
  • Plug & Sail is: use your own smartphones, tablets, laptops and PC's with the Pinta. They can be old ones, the Pinta isn't picky.
  • The Pinta also works with selected e-readers, which are, of course, day light readable. In fact, more sun light further improves readability.
  • Use several computers, tablets and smartphones concurrently. Everything you do on one is immediately displayed on the others. No export and import required.
  • Th Pinta also shows weather: Gribs, met charts, weatherfax en IAC weather messages. Weather routing is also supported.
  • De Pinta is powered by your service batteries (12V and 24V) and hardly uses power.
  • Connect your Pinta to your AIS receiverto show other vessels on you chart.
  • With third party appliances it is also possible to connect your Pinta to NMEA-0183, NMEA-2000 and SeaTalk, to your Navico/Garmin rader and to your Raymarine autopilot.

Charts included

The Pinta includes Open Sea Map charts of over 300 areas. Ready for sailing - Plug & Sail.

Your Pinta supports AIS onscreen.

Semi-professional

Professional charts can be purchased and installed in no time.

Click here for more on charts.

Split screen

Different chart sources can be sidplayed at the same time so you can reap the specific benefits of each.

Weather

Your Pinta can show weather - GRIB-files - on the screen.

See for yourself

PLUG & SAIL

Connect your Pinta to 12 or 24 volt and go. Everything is up and ready.

USE ANY DEVICE

Your Pinta works on PC, laptop, tablet, smart phone and selected e-readers. An old one will do, all it needs is wifi.

Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 en 10), macOS, iOS, Android, Linux en Chrome.  

ON SCREEN WEATHER

Download and display Grib-files or MET charts with analyses by meteorologists.

Chart your course with the Weather Routing plugin.

MAP A ROUTE AT HOME

Your Pinta connects directly to your TV so take it home and map a route from your comortable couch.

TURBOZOOM & TURBOCHARTS

Your Pinta has very fast turbo-zoom for quickly zooming on details. 

Turbocharts speeds up moving around on the chart and zooming in and out.

ALL AT THE SAME TIME

Everyone on your ship can connect to your Pinta simultaneously, wether with a PC, tablet or smart phone.

PROFESSIONAL CHARTS

Charts supplied by o-charts can be easily and cheaply bought and installed on your Pinta. They are from official cartography sources. 

AIS & RADAR

Your Pinta connects to your AIS receiver through WiFi, UTP or USB.  

Connecting a Navico/Garmin radar and showing radar on your PC, tablet os smart phone is also possible. 

NMEA & SEATALK

Connecting NMEA data to your Pinta using third party devices like the MiniPlex.

Why use an e-reader? See for yourself ...

Websheets: create your own ship-site

Easily create your own websites for your ship using the included websheets and Excel. Protocols, what's where, safety instructions, shopping lists, instruction movies for guests - just put it on your Pinta as a website.

Simply go to http://pinta and browse throught your websites while you are navigating.

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