Anchorage Risk Support

Help with anchorage planning, live weather, offline marine data, and terrain analysis.

Important: Anchorage Risk is a planning aid. It is not a navigation product and does not replace official charts, notices to mariners, forecasts, warnings, soundings, or prudent seamanship.

Contact support

For technical help, bug reports, or feature requests, email:

johns@pbdna.net

Please include your device model, iOS version, Anchorage Risk version, the selected location, and a screenshot when possible.

Quick checks

  1. 1Confirm Location Services are enabled for Anchorage Risk.
  2. 2Check your internet connection before requesting live weather.
  3. 3Open Offline Data and confirm the regional pack says Installed.
  4. 4Increase the scan radius if an offshore pin contains no nearby land or seabed samples.
  5. 5Close and reopen the app after changing permissions.

Frequently asked questions

Location troubleshooting

If Current GPS is unavailable, open Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Anchorage Risk and allow location access while using the app. You can always plan by selecting a location manually.

Data and privacy

Recent planning locations are stored on the device for convenience. Live weather and official-alert requests send the selected coordinates to the applicable weather service.

Read the Anchorage Risk Privacy Policy
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