Can my boat be part of our crew chat?
Yes. Shimbiri gives the boat a voice in your crew’s conversations. Ask her in WhatsApp or in the crew threads in the app, and she answers from her own instruments, forecasts and manuals, like any other member of the crew.
She also puts together a briefing morning, midday and evening, and you can ask for one at any time.
What it does
- Ask the boat in WhatsApp, and she answers
- Crew threads and group chats in the app, with the boat as a member
- A briefing morning, midday and evening, or whenever you ask
- Photos from the crew published to the boat’s tracking page from the chat
The latest briefing from Shimbiri is on her tracking page right now, shown as sent.
Read her latest briefing →Seen at sea
Underway to Sydney on 19 September 2026, a photo taken at sea, the mast against the Milky Way, was published to Shimbiri’s public tracking page from the chat after a preview, and anyone following the passage could see it straight away. Taking one down again is just as easy, and the photo stays in the boat’s library.
What you need
Works from a phone or PC, and in WhatsApp. Answers about the boat’s live systems need the Chief Engineer pack aboard.