{"id":1960,"date":"2024-04-15T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/le-systeme-e-soft\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:38:58","slug":"navigation-software-for-boats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/en\/navigation-software-for-boats\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueNav&#8217;s Virtual Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1960\" class=\"elementor elementor-1960 elementor-822\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ed22b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0ed22b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a8c71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4a8c71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e030e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e030e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bluenav\u2019s Virtual Anchor<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a41e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5a41e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef230c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ef230c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71b0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c71b0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-1536x912.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-7786\" alt=\"Auto-Pilot - BlueNav Virtual Anchor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auto-Pilot-RS_Virtual-Anchor-copie-2048x1216.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0651098 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0651098\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0705ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0705ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our system Virtual Anchor: simple and efficient<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0131c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0131c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>At BlueNav, we have a mission: to reinvent navigation to make it cleaner, more accessible and more environmentally friendly. With this in mind, we have developed our Virtual Anchor, an innovative solution that transforms the way you stop at sea. <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Thanks to this advanced technology, it&#8217;s now possible<\/span> <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"553\">to maintain your position<\/span> <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">without using a physical anchor, protecting<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"636\"> the fragile seabed<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\"> and <\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"680\">minimising energy consumption.<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">. Disconcertingly simple BlueNav&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"716\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Virtual Anchor is activated in a single gesture, allowing you to<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"826\"> enjoy your surroundings to the full<\/span> <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">without any effort.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df4054 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df4054\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750987e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"750987e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee7140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ee7140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remarkably straightforward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc06412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc06412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1115\">Virtual Anchor has been designed <span data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1002\">to be intuitive and accessible to all.<\/span> In just <span data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1033\">three steps<\/span>, your boat remains stable in the face of the elements, without you having to intervene:<\/p><p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1115\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1115\">\u00a0<\/p><ol data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1834\"><li data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1278\"><p data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1278\"><span data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1145\"><b>One-click activation: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: var(--text-align);\">All you need to do is tap the anchor icon on your screen. Our Virtual Anchor immediately takes over.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1532\"><p data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1532\"><span data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1324\"><b>Positioning against disturbances: <\/b><\/span>The <span data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1354\">BlueSpin<\/span> motors automatically activate and adjust the boat <span data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1459\">to face the wind and current<\/span>, optimising stability and reducing energy consumption.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1834\"><p data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1834\"><span data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1593\"><b>Maintaining position with minimal power consumption: <\/b><\/span>thanks to onboard <span data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1635\">intelligence, the system<\/span> continuously adjusts the corrections needed to <span data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1713\">stabilise<\/span> your boat<span data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1756\"> within a 5-metre radius<\/span> of the activation point, with <span data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1831\">maximum energy efficiency.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27acea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b27acea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04a9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d04a9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AdobeStock_100187026-scaled-qx1e4n27thvrv0mskgax53fyr0bmx790ssg5qhw8jq.jpg\" title=\"AdobeStock_100187026\" alt=\"AdobeStock_100187026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b84f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84b84f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631d785 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"631d785\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af56ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8af56ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pexels-freestockpro-1007836-scaled-r2nsf7fnwpsogvplgeq7jg3uh6nazz4uxr0d2bc2ti.jpg\" title=\"pexels-freestockpro-1007836\" alt=\"pexels-freestockpro-1007836\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca17b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca17b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f746a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6f746a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comfort and performance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d0eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d0eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2034\">No more complex maneuvers and tedious anchoring. With the <span data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1975\">BlueNav<\/span> Virtual Anchor, the process becomes <span data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2031\">instantaneous and free of constraints.<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\"> A new form of freedom is yours:<\/span> <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\" data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2756\">enjoy the pleasures of the sea without constraints, without noise and without impact on the environment<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d535be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d535be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23e5fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d23e5fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef5c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef5c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preserve the seabed<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The impact of traditional anchors on marine ecosystems is well known. Each anchorage can lead to the <span data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4056\">destruction of seagrass beds, coral and other fragile habitats.<\/span> By replacing physical anchoring with electronic stabilisation, <span data-start=\"4127\" data-end=\"4206\">BlueNav eliminates this risk and <b>helps to preserve our seas and oceans.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b946e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37b946e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8faac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc8faac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pexels-ekamelev-920160-scaled-r2nsyj08e48v4bn8mre4skky2bex7zu89dro72oqx2.jpg\" title=\"pexels-ekamelev-920160\" alt=\"pexels-ekamelev-920160\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12051f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c12051f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36279cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36279cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c35bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14c35bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluenav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Capture-decran-2024-06-06-163200-qrz0hx4rrz4y4qo6ud76tekmhe33gpmv9xzf6v98w6.png\" title=\"&#8216;\u00e9cran 2024-06-06 163200\" alt=\"Zodiac semi-rigide RIBS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d5c5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4d5c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ba7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7ba7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quieter navigation that respects marine wildlife<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99ab77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99ab77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2034\">Underwater noise and vibrations generated by the propellers seriously disturb marine fauna. 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