SailorGuard App · Your smart boat companion
Your boat, in your pocket.
SailorGuard brings real-time awareness, safety automation and remote visibility to your boat. Whether you’re on board or miles away, you always know what’s happening.
- Live instruments
- Smart alarms
- Anchor control
- On board & remotely

Why you need it
Peace of mind when you’re not at the helm.
You can’t see your boat from ashore
Your boat, live, anywhere
Depth, wind, position and your instruments on your phone, on board or miles away.
Conditions change while you sleep
Alarms before it’s too late
Shallow depth, strong wind and geofence alerts the moment something changes.
Anchoring needs a second pair of hands
The anchor on your phone
Raise, lower and stop the windlass from anywhere on the boat, with Anchor Guard.
Anchor Guard →What it does
See, get alerted, act.
All your boat’s data, always up to date.
Depth, wind, speed, course and position from your instruments, in clear marine displays.
- Live depth, wind & position
- Speed and course
- Chain length & depth view
- Remote monitoring (SignalK local & remote)
Needs the SailorGuard Gateway (or an official SignalK server).

How it connects
On board or ashore, the same app.
The app connects to your SailorGuard hardware through a secure cloud link: all you need is an internet connection, no VPN and no configuration.
On your boat
SailorGuard hardware
The Gateway reads your instruments; Anchor Guard drives your windlass.
Encrypted
Secure cloud link
End-to-end encryption, devices paired with secure authentication tokens.
Anywhere
SailorGuard App
Live data, alarms and anchor control on your phone.
What you need
The app does more with each device.
The SailorGuard App works with the SailorGuard hardware on your boat. Choose what you want it to do.

See & control
SailorGuard App
Everything happens here: instruments, alarms and anchor control.
- Live depth, wind & position
- Shallow, wind & geofence alarms
- Works on board and remotely
You are here
Device 1 · Data hub
SailorGuard Gateway
Connects to your instruments and sends their data to the app and to chart apps.
- NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, SeaTalk1, GPS
- Data in Navionics & OpenCPN
- Boots in under 1 second, no SD card

Device 2 · Anchor control
Anchor Guard
Connects to your windlass so you can control the anchor from the app, through the SailorGuard Gateway or an official SignalK server.
- Raise / lower / stop from the app
- Chain counter with beeps
- Needs the Gateway or an official SignalK server
| Feature | Gateway | Anchor Guard + your SignalK server | Gateway + Anchor Guard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live depth, wind & position in the app | Included | Included | Included |
| Shallow depth, wind & geofence alarms | Included | Not included | Included |
| Live data in Navionics & OpenCPN | Included | Not included | Included |
| Raise / lower / stop the anchor from the app | Not included | Included | Included |
| Chain counter with beeps | Not included | Included | Included |
| Scope recommendation from live depth | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Automatic anchor drop on geofence breach | Not included | Not included | Included |
Get started
From the box to your phone in under 30 minutes.
Install the hardware
Connect the SailorGuard Gateway to your instruments and/or Anchor Guard to your windlass. Wiring diagrams included.
Get the app
Download the SailorGuard App from the App Store. It guides you through every step automatically.
Pair securely
Pair your devices with secure authentication tokens and see your boat live, on board or remotely.
Safe by design
Built for safety-critical moments.
- E2E
Encrypted
All communication is encrypted end-to-end.
- Paired
Secure pairing
Devices are paired through secure authentication tokens.
- Offline
Works locally
On the same Wi-Fi as the gateway, no internet needed.
- SignalK
Open standard
Also connects to an official SignalK server, if you already have one.
FAQ
App questions
The app connects directly to your SailorGuard gateway through a secure cloud link. All you need is an internet connection, no VPN, no configuration.
