Finding your favorite spots just got a whole lot easier with our latest update for iOS and Android!
Effortless Navigation: Search Directly on the Map! We’ve seamlessly integrated the search function right into the map. Now, instead of using the search tab in the bottom bar, you’ll find the search box conveniently located in the top right corner of the map. This not only gives the bottom bar a sleeker, cleaner look, but it also displays your search results directly on the map for a more intuitive experience.
Bonus tip: Double-tap on “Map & Search” in the bottom bar to open the search directly.
No More Back and Forth: Introducing Split-Screen Mode
Our new Simplified Search lets you use the search function in split-screen mode. No more tedious switching between search results and the map – your results list stays visible while you navigate the map.
Enhanced Clarity and Easy Favoriting: Updated Markers and Labels! Plus, all markers and labels for spots and places are available on the map with updated markers for better clarity.
You can even make a spot your favorite directly from the map by tapping the star symbol in the pop-up.
Hide or Show: Customize Your Map Experience! To enhance navigation and clarity, we’ve added options to the map menu that let you hide or show labels and favorites. Spots are now available as separate settings alongside webcams and measurement markers.
Simplified Search is now available for iOS and Android.
Still have questions? You can easily reach us by tapping the feedback button in the app or by sending an email to support@windfinder.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
An improvement whose time has come We always aim to keep the layout of the app as simple as possible. Consequently, separating the weather map and the search made sense.
But as we have been adding more features, there are many cases where it would be practical to have a search option available in the weather map and vice versa.
Therefore, all search functions and features are combined into the wind map. We’re also updating the map menu with more display options so that you can adjust the look and feel of the map according to your needs and preferences.
What changes
Search on map We are adding a new button in the top right corner of the map view. Tapping this button toggles the search – simple, isn’t it?
Search results will be displayed as a list, just like before. Tap a search result to reveal its location on the map or to jump directly to weather forecasts and measurement data.
Labels and markers for places, favorites, and Windfinder spots All markers and labels for spots and places will be available on the map. In addition, the markers are adjusted for simplification and a better overview.
We are adding options to hide (or show) these spots, places, and favorites to the map menu. This way, the map is always as dense or lightweight as you want.
New bottom bar navigation We have designed the new navigation symbol to communicate that search and map have been combined.
What doesn’t change
Everything else remains the way you know it.
When it is available
Very soon.
Thanks for reading! As usual, we welcome your feedback or any suggestions you may have to make the Windfinder app better. You can reach us by simply sending an email to support@windfinder.com or using the feedback option in the app. We look forward to hearing from you!
The Kiel Week, one of the biggest sailing regattas in the world and the largest summer festival in Northern Europe has opened today. 4000 sailors from more than 50 countries are coming to Kiel/Germany, which is the home of Windfinder, to compete in 43 sailing classes like 470, 49er, Finn, Laser, Nacra 17, RS:X on 10 race courses from June 20 to June 28 off the coast of the Baltic Sea.
As the partner of Hamburg the city of Kiel wants to host the sailing competitions of the Summer Olympics in 2024 for the 3rd time after having been the venue of the Olympic’s sailing venue in 1936 and 1972. The Kiel week has lost the status of of sailing world cup in 2012 and is looking to regain this status due to some difficulties with the Intenational Sailing Federation. Hamburg’s bid for the Summer Olympics 2024 could help regain this status.
Spectators get to see daring moves and jumps at the at Ocean Jump in the city center. Windsurfers and BMX bikers compete for the world title by jumping off a 30 meter high ramp with a windsurf sail mounted to a skateboard or mountainboard or with a BMX bikes and doing crazy tricks and moves in the air before slumping into the water of the Kiel fjord.
One of the highlights of the Kiel Week is the Windjammer parade on the final weekend of the Kiel Week. The parade of more than 100 traditional and tall ship is headed this year by the German sail training ship “Gorch Fock”. The Polish three-masted full-rigged ship “Dar Mlodziezy” and the biggest traditional windjammer of the world, the Russian four-masted barque “Sedov” also belong to the official parade. The three-masted topsail schooner “Gulden Leeuw” (Golden Lion) from the Netherlands, the Kieler topsail schooner “Thor Heyerdahl” and the 5-star cruise sailors “Sea Cloud II” are also part of the maritime finale of the Kieler Woche. In addition, many other major international and traditional sailing ships, steamers and escort vehicles and many small boats and yachts cruise the Kiel fjord at the windjammer parade.
Today we have released a new version of our Windfinder iPhone App. The app has been completely rebuilt to give you a better user experience. Here is a list of changes:
New forecast layout for improved readability and better screen usage
