Reel Nauti Charts · Southwest Florida

Every Florida manatee zone with the rule in effect right now and a warning before you get there, and an AI Captain that plans your day on the water.

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This is the real map. Same chart and zones as the app, off Cape Coral. The boat is a demo; the zone is real.
Official rule

Slow Speed

Waters of San Carlos Bay, the Caloosahatchee River and Cape Coral's residential canals

FWC, Florida Administrative Code 68C-22

They're right where we run.

Manatees feed in the same shallow water boats cross. Watercraft strikes are the leading human-related cause of manatee deaths in Florida.

Our AI Captain

Ask the AI Captain.

Your whole day on the water, planned in seconds from real charts, zones, tides and weather.

Real route · real zones · demo speed
30mph
No manatee zone
Route briefing · Horton Park to Cabbage Key
  • …each way
  • …ride time
  • …Slow Speed, … zones
  • …both clear a center console
  • …charted under 3 ft, in the marked channels
Ask the AI Captain

You’ve got recent sightings within 10 mi:

  • Manatee – 0.1 mi away, mom + calf, reported 10:35 AM. Slow down, keep clear.
  • Dolphin – 1.5 mi away, pod of four feeding, reported 10:10 AM.

Stay alert and enjoy the wildlife!

The Captain's real answer, asked from this spot on Oct 3, 2026. The two sightings are demo reports
Ask the AI Captain

The nearest fuel dock is Monroe Canal Marina – about 1.6 mi from your current spot. Call (239) 283‑8600 to confirm hours and fuel availability before you head out.

The Captain's real answer, asked from this spot on the route on Oct 3, 2026
Ask the AI Captain

Closest spots for food or drinks (within ~3 mi)

  • Tarpon Bar – 1.8 mi, waterfront bar. Call ahead to confirm docking.
  • Beach House – 2.0 mi, waterfront restaurant.
  • Mango’s Café & Grill – 2.9 mi, waterfront café on Bartlett Parkway.

All are a short boat ride away; give them a quick call to verify dock access and hours. Let me know if you’d like a route to any of them or need a lunch stop for your day plan.

The Captain's real answer, asked from this spot on the route on Oct 3, 2026
Ask the AI Captain

You’ll need roughly 1 hour 22 minutes to get back to Horton Park – leaving now (≈4:50 PM) puts you there around 6:12 PM, well before sunset (7:11 PM).

The storm is already bringing very heavy rain within 15 mi (no lightning reported). Keep a close eye on the radar, reduce speed for the rain‑slick water, and stay alert for any sudden squalls. If conditions worsen, consider heading for a sheltered marina or anchorage before the rain intensifies. Safe sailing!

The Captain's real answer, asked at Cabbage Key at 4:50 PM on Oct 3, 2026, from that afternoon's live radar

Lunch, by boat.

Tie up and collect the Cabbage Key stamp in your Boater's Passport: 88 destinations you can only earn by arriving on the water.

Cabbage Key
Fish ID

Snap it. Know if you can keep it.

Point your camera at the catch. Reel Nauti names the fish, then shows FWC's rules for where you are: the size limit, the bag limit and whether it's in season.

An angler holding up a red snapper
Red snapper
  • Keep it at16 in+total length
  • Bag limit2(in the 10 snapper bag)
  • SeasonSet yearlycheck FWC for the dates
Example photo. Gulf rules from FWC, checked October 5, 2026.
Tides and bite times

When the water moves, and when they bite.

Live NOAA tide predictions for the station near you, with the day's major and minor bite windows from the moon.

Live · NOAA Pineland, Pine Island

Getting today's tides…

Wildlife

See what boaters are seeing.

Manatees, dolphins and turtles reported by boaters show on the map, and the app can tell you when one is reported near you.

Example sightings
  • Manatee0.4 mi ahead · 12 min ago
  • Dolphins1.1 mi · 40 min ago
  • Sea turtle2.3 mi · 2 h ago
Tell me when wildlife is reported near me
Hands-free

Talk to the Captain. Keep your hands on the wheel.

Ask out loud while you drive and hear the answer read back. It plans from the same zones, depths and weather as the map.

“What's the route from Horton Park to Cabbage Key?”

Read aloud from the app's plan for this question.
Offline

No signal? Still covered.

Save the water you ride before you go. The map, the zone rules and the alerts keep working miles from a cell tower.

Slow Speedin 0.3 mi · all year
Zones for Lee County saved on the phone
Sunset planner

Make the sunset. Get home safe.

It works back from tonight's sunset and your ride time, and tells you if you'd be running home in the dark.

Live · tonight at Cabbage Key

Working out tonight's sunset…

Trip replay

Every trip, replayed.

Every ride is saved on your phone: the track, the time, your speed and every stop. Watch it back as a 3D flyover, save it as a video, or share a link.

Trip replayExample trip
Time9:40 AMDistance0.0 miSpeed0 mphTop0 mph
Share as a link · Example trip
Safety and navigation, built in · free, always
  • Float plan

    Tell someone where you're going and when you'll be back. If you're overdue, they get an email.

    Example: Back by 7:45 PM · Sarah is your contact
  • Live location

    Share a live location link with family on shore. It expires on its own.

    Example: Link expires at midnight
  • Emergency help

    Pick what's wrong and get the right radio call, Mayday or Pan-Pan, written out with your position. Works with no signal.

    Example: 26°39.4′N 82°13.3′W
  • Anchor alarm

    Drop anchor, set a radius, and get woken if it drags.

    Example: 150 ft radius
  • Storm alerts

    Live radar and lightning on the map, and a notification for small craft advisories, gale warnings and lightning within about 10 miles.

    Example: Lightning within 10 miles
  • Bridge clearances

    Set your boat's height once. Every route lists its bridges and whether you clear them, from the federal bridge records.

    Example: Veterans Pkwy 55 ft · clears 8.5 ft
Demo · hazard reports are live in the appFloating debris ahead · 0.1 mi

Logs, crab traps, lines. Reported 40 min ago, confirmed by 2 boaters.

Reports clear themselves after 72 hours, or sooner when boaters say it's gone.

Boaters warn boaters.

One tap reports a log, a new shoal or a missing marker, and everyone headed that way sees it.

Ride like you know the water.

Live zone rules for all 633 Florida manatee zones, alerts before you reach them, and an AI Captain that plans from real depth, weather and tide data. Free to use.

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The whole day, one app

What you just rode through.

Every scene is in the app today, on the web and on Android. Safety stays free; the planning tools are Plus. Plus

01 · The Captain

Plan the day in one sentence

Say where you want to go and when. The Captain builds the trip for your boat, with the depth, zones, weather, fuel and the sunset worked in.

  • AI Captain
  • Trip planning
  • End-to-end navigation
  • Sunset planner
  • Surprise me adventures
What's in it
  • AI Captain Ask in plain English, or talk hands-free while you drive and hear the answer read aloud. The Captain plans your day using real zones, depth routing, weather, tides and fuel, then starts navigation for you. It never invents a speed, depth or forecast. Plus includes 300 AI requests a month (Captain questions and Fish ID photos).
  • Trip planning Multi-stop itineraries with lunch stops, fuel and sunset timing, built by the Captain for your boat. Save the result as a ride or turn it into a float plan.
  • End-to-end navigation Pick a destination and go. Auto-routes on NOAA depth data through posted channels, around slow zones, under bridges that clear your boat's height and out to offshore reefs, then guides you the whole way with a briefing of distance, time, zones crossed, shallow stretches, fuel left and a go / caution / stop weather timeline. Run a route you drew yourself with waypoint-by-waypoint guidance: distance, bearing, time to the next stop and how far off the line you are.
  • Sunset planner Tell it where you want to watch the sunset and it works out when to leave to get there and be home before dark, with a reminder on your phone or a calendar file.
  • Surprise me adventures Pick how long you have and a mood. The Captain chooses the destination, checks weather, tides and your boat's depth, and builds the whole trip.
02 · The zones

Ride it like a local

Every manatee zone and the rule in effect right now, a warning before the next one, and the channel markers, all working with no signal.

  • Every Florida manatee zone
  • Live zone alerts
  • Map colors and depth shading
  • Channel markers and guide line
  • Offline, even with no signal
What's in it
  • Every Florida manatee zone All 633 zones colored by the speed rule in effect right now, or on any date. Seasonal, weekend and night rules worked out for you, with the official rule text on every zone.
  • Live zone alerts Follow your position on the map with your speed against the limit, the next zone ahead, and voice callouts, chimes and vibration if you're over. In the Android app the alerts keep working with the screen off.
  • Map colors and depth shading Pick the map's look: tropical flats, natural depth, a classic paper chart, deep marine dark, or coastal pastel. The water is shaded by charted depth, shallows to channels, all along Florida's coast.
  • Channel markers and guide line 14,000+ Coast Guard channel markers, with a guide line drawn through the red and green pairs so you can see where the marked channel runs.
  • Offline, even with no signal Drag a box over the water you ride and save it, base map included. Zone rules and alerts keep working far from a cell tower, and the app opens with no signal after one visit.
03 · On the way

Find what you need on the way

Fuel, food, ramps and sandbars near where you are, the boaters' own hazard and wildlife reports, and your own marks and routes.

  • Ramps, marinas, fuel and reefs
  • Red tide and sandbar days
  • Live hazard reports
  • Wildlife sightings
  • Waypoints, your own routes and GPX
What's in it
  • Ramps, marinas, fuel and reefs Over 1,600 boat ramps, nearly 2,000 marinas, fuel docks, hand-launch spots and artificial reefs across Florida, with hours, phone numbers, services, reviews from other boaters, and the best time to go today.
  • Red tide and sandbar days FWC's latest red tide samples on the map, colored by level, with what each level means. And the week's sandbar days: the daytime low tides with light wind and no storms, with the best time to be there.
  • Live hazard reports See debris, new shoals, broken markers and closures flagged by other boaters, and report your own. Reports are confirmed or cleared by the community and expire on their own.
  • Wildlife sightings One tap to report a manatee, dolphin, turtle, shark or bird, with an optional note and photo. See other boaters' recent reports on the map and get a heads-up when you're near a fresh manatee report. The Android app can also alert you about sightings near your favorite spot.
  • Waypoints, your own routes and GPX Drop a waypoint with a long-press, at your position or from typed coordinates. Draw your own route on the map, each leg planned on the charts or run as the straight line you drew, and swap waypoints and routes with Navionics, Garmin and other chart apps as GPX.
04 · The safety kit

Get everyone home safe

Storms and seas before they reach you, someone ashore who knows your plan, and help ready if it goes wrong. All free, always.

  • Weather, tides and currents
  • Float plans, location sharing and anchor alarm
  • Emergency help
What's in it
  • Weather, tides and currents NWS forecasts plus NOAA tides and currents for where you're headed, and a "This weekend" card that rates each day for your spots. The Android app can send a Friday morning outlook.
  • Float plans, location sharing and anchor alarm Tell someone where you're going and get them emailed if you're overdue, share a live location link that expires, and get woken if your anchor drags.
  • Emergency help Pick the situation and get your exact position ready to read out, text or copy, a 911 button, a VHF Mayday or Pan-Pan script, checklists and a man-overboard mark. No account needed.
05 · The memories

Fish it, collect it, relive it

Know a keeper before it's in the cooler, stamp your Passport at the places you reach, and fly the whole day back as a replay.

  • Fish ID
  • Boater's Passport
  • Trip history, replays and stats
  • Saved places and your own rides
What's in it
  • Fish ID Snap a photo of your catch and get what it probably is, with Florida's size, bag and season rules for it and a keep-or-release check. The rules and your catch log stay free.
  • Boater's Passport Collect a stamp at each of 88 Florida boating destinations in 36 counties just by arriving by boat. Earn ranks, finish regional and monthly challenges and share your passport. Featured businesses can add their own stamp with a reward, like 10% off bait.
  • Trip history, replays and stats Every trip saved on your phone: route, moving time, top speed, stops and the zones you went through. Replay it as a 3D flyover, save it as a video, or share a link that lasts 90 days.
  • Saved places and your own rides Save your favorite spots, build and reorder your own multi-stop rides, and browse ready-made rides to 88 destinations, nearest first. Optionally back them up to your account so they follow you to a new phone.
633Florida manatee zones, with the rule in effect right now
14,000+Coast Guard channel markers
1,600+boat ramps, plus marinas, fuel and reefs
88Passport destinations in 36 counties
Plans

Safety is free. Planning is Plus.

Every feature, paid ones included, is yours free for 7 days. No card needed. After that the safety features stay free for good.

Free

$0 forever

Every zone, every alert and the whole safety kit

  • Every Florida manatee zone
  • Live zone alerts
  • Offline, even with no signal
  • Weather, tides and currents
  • Red tide and sandbar days
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  • Float plans, location sharing and anchor alarm
  • Emergency help
  • Live hazard reports
  • Wildlife sightings
  • Map colors and depth shading
  • Channel markers and guide line
  • Ramps, marinas, fuel and reefs
  • Boater's Passport
  • Trip history, replays and stats
  • Saved places and your own rides
  • Waypoints, your own routes and GPX
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Plus

Plus

$9.99 a month

or $99 a year, about two months free

  • Everything in Free
  • AI Captain
  • End-to-end navigation
  • Sunset planner
  • Surprise me adventures
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  • Fish ID
  • Trip planning
Try everything free for 7 days
Questions

Good to know.

What's free, and what costs money?

Everything safety-related is free forever: the manatee zones, live alerts, offline downloads, weather and tides, float plans, location sharing, the anchor alarm, emergency help, hazard and wildlife reports, the Boater's Passport, trip history and replays, and saved places, rides, waypoints and GPX. End-to-end navigation to a destination, the AI Captain, the sunset planner and trip planning are part of the paid plan.

How does the 7-day trial work?

You get every feature, paid ones included, for 7 days. After that the free features stay free and the paid ones need a subscription.

Is the zone information official?

The zones come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with the official rule text on each zone. The app is a reference only. Posted signs and Florida law always apply.

Where does depth routing work?

Routing uses NOAA depth data and covers Florida's coast from Pensacola to Jacksonville and the Keys, including offshore reefs. The zone map, alerts, places and Passport cover the whole state.

Does the AI make things up?

The Captain only answers from real data: zones, depths, weather, tides and fuel. It won't invent a speed limit, depth or forecast, and nothing happens in the app until you tap the button it shows you.

Is there an app, or is it just the website?

Both. The website works in any phone or desktop browser, can be added to your home screen, and opens with no signal after one visit. The Android app adds GPS that keeps running with the screen off, lock-screen zone alerts and push notifications. There's no iPhone app yet.

Who sees my location?

Nobody, unless you choose. Navigation and alerts use your location on your device. It only leaves your phone when you start a live location share, send a float plan, or start a rental with a rental company, where tapping Start means they track you until you're back at the dock. Shared locations expire.

What is the Boater's Passport?

A stamp collection for getting out on the water. Arrive by boat at any of 88 Florida destinations across 36 counties and you earn its stamp, then work toward ranks and regional and monthly challenges. Featured businesses can add their own stamp with a reward.

Know the zone before you go.

Every Florida manatee zone, the rule in effect right now, and a warning before you get there. Free on the web and on Android.

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