AnchorLink™: monitor your anchor alarm from anywhere

Dropping anchor and heading ashore doesn't mean you have to stop keeping an eye on your boat. AnchorLink™ lets you monitor your anchor alarm status remotely, sending all the relevant information to a second device you can take with you, so you'll know immediately if something changes while you're off board.

AnchorLink™ requires an active Advanced Tools subscription.

Where to find AnchorLink™ settings

AnchorLink™ settings sit at the bottom of the Anchor Alarm settings page.

Mirroring: AnchorLink™'s core feature

Mirroring is the feature most people reach for first, and it's easy to see why. Turn it on, and the Anchor Alarm behavior from your main device (the sender, left on board) gets replicated in real time on a second device (the receiver, the one you bring with you). That means you'll see your boat's position and anchoring status remotely, along with any additional sensor data coming through, wind, depth, and heading.

To use Mirroring, you'll need two devices with Aqua Map installed, both logged into the same GEC Account, and both connected to the internet throughout.

Once active, the sender shares the following with every connected receiver device, essentially letting the receiver act as if it were on board:

• Anchor Alarm information, including status, distance from the anchor, and boat speed;
• any alarms triggered, based on your anchoring parameters;
• additional sensor data coming in through a Wi-Fi connection, including depth, wind, and heading.

The link between sender and receiver runs entirely through your GEC Account, which is why both devices need to be logged into the same one. 

Setting it up takes three steps:

1. Log in to the same GEC Account on both devices.
2. On the sender device (the one staying on board), set up your Anchor Alarm, open the Mirroring settings page, and activate "Send to a remote device".
3. On the receiver device (the one you're taking with you), if it's logged into the same GEC Account, you'll get a prompt to use Anchor Alarm remotely. Tap "Start receiving".

Once the receiver device starts receiving, it enters a dedicated mirroring mode that disables every other menu and function. To exit that mode, tap the alarm info window on screen and switch off the Anchor Alarm.

Telegram notifications

Prefer alerts through Telegram instead? Turn this on, and you'll get Anchor Alarm alerts from your sender device sent directly to your Telegram account. This also requires two devices connected to the internet, and you'll need Telegram installed with notifications enabled on the receiver device.

To pair your Telegram account with Aqua Map, follow the in-app setup process from the Telegram settings page, then switch on "Enable Telegram notifications" once pairing is complete.

Email notifications

Same idea, but by email: enable this option, and Anchor Alarm alerts from your sender device get sent straight to your inbox. Again, you'll need two internet-connected devices, with your email account set up and notifications enabled on the receiver device. Just enter your email address in the designated field and switch the function on.

URI actions

This is a more advanced option: AnchorLink™ can call a specific URI whenever an alarm starts or ends, triggering whatever action that URI is configured to perform. A URI is essentially an HTTP address that can be used to send emails, SMS messages, or other alerts between devices, and some cellular providers let you set up your own custom ones.

Two things worth knowing here: this requires an internet connection to work, and URI Actions are currently available on iOS only. Set your URI up from the URI Actions settings page, and use the "Test URIs" button to simulate an alarm start and end before relying on it.

The AnchorLink™ window

When Mirroring is active, a small blue flashing window appears on the main map view.

It tells you at a glance whether the device you're looking at is the sender or the receiver, and tapping it opens the Anchor Alarm settings page directly. On the receiver device, this window is the only thing you can access while mirroring mode is active.

Want to see it in action?

For a full walkthrough of AnchorLink™, check out our video tutorial.