Tracking & messaging
Your route live on a weather map. Your family one message away.
A free tracking page designed for sailing: your track, the forecast wind along your route, and a way for family and friends to write to you mid-ocean.
Free, forever · Nothing to install · Ready in minutes
For the people at home
Designed for sailing, from departure to landfall.
Your whole track
Every position kept, colored by speed in knots, with miles covered in 24 h and since departure.
Wind along your route
Forecast wind and gusts around the boat, in knots, with a timeline to see what's coming.
Messages from shore
Family and friends write from the tracking page; the message reaches your inReach.
Archived passages
After a long stop, the passage is archived and a new one starts. GPX export.
Your boat's name
Shown on the tracking page instead of a Garmin code.
One link for everyone
The same address for the whole trip, on phone or computer, with no account for followers.
Satellite messaging
Messaging with home, nothing to install.
Your inReach already sends messages. With reChain, family and friends can also write to you simply, from the tracking page, with no account or app: the message reaches your inReach, even mid-ocean.
You stay in charge of your peace: messaging can be switched off and on whenever you like.
- Length
- Up to 160 characters per message
- Replies
- From your inReach, to the email or mobile number left by the sender
- Control
- The skipper turns the option on or off at any time
- Price
- Free, on your usual Garmin plan
Setup
Ready in three steps.
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Turn on MapShare
In your Garmin account (explore.garmin.com), enable MapShare for your inReach.
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Create your account
Enter your MapShare ID and email, then send the code shown from your inReach. This proves the device is yours.
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Share one link
Send it to family, friends or the boat owner before you set sail.
At a glance
reChain Tracking, the technical side.
Tracking is built on Garmin MapShare and adds what matters for a sailing passage.
- Devices
- Garmin with inReach and MapShare: inReach Mini 2, inReach Mini 3 Plus, inReach Messenger, GPSMAP 67i or 86i, Montana 700i…
- Positions
- At your inReach tracking interval; the page reads MapShare every 10 minutes
- Wind forecast
- NOAA GFS model, 0.5° grid, up to 72 h in 6-hour steps
- Price
- Free, with an active Garmin inReach subscription
FAQ
Tracking, answered.
How do family and friends follow my passage?
You send them a single link before you leave. They see your track, your last position and the forecast wind around the boat, in any browser, with no account or app.
Can they write to me?
Yes, from the tracking page, if you have enabled it. The message, up to 160 characters, arrives on your inReach. You can turn this option off at any time.
Is the position updated in real time?
It updates at the tracking interval set on your inReach; the page reads MapShare every 10 minutes. A gap in the track is usually normal: the device was switched off to save battery or kept inside.
Does tracking work with ZOLEO?
No: tracking is built on Garmin MapShare and works with Garmin inReach devices.
Share your next passage.
Create your page in minutes and send the link to family and friends before you leave.