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Here’s a roundup of today’s best navigation and sailing apps, and a look at their most important features. Better yet, if you climb aboard a buddy’s boat or head off on a sailing vacation, you can have your go-to e-tools ready in your pocket. A growing number of apps give navigators access to information that rivals a vessel’s hard-wired instrumentation.

Thanks to the device’s graphically rich touchscreen interface, cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS receiver, solid-state sensors and onboard storage, smartphones quickly revolutionized navigation. When Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in January 2007, sailors may not have fully appreciated the coming jugger-naut. With a smartphone or ­tablet, a skipper can keep her familiar navigation and weather apps close at hand.