Tresco TrackPilot

Track-keeping and assisted sailing: a much-discussed topic in inland shipping. Tresco turns theory into practice. Today, in 2026, more than 1,000 users sail with the Tresco TrackPilot and SmartTracks on Europe's waterways — and more are added almost daily.

How it works: the pilot follows a track in Navigis. Enter a track yourself, or select a vessel via AIS that the system follows automatically. With SmartTracks you simply enter a destination and our software calculates the ideal route, accounting for water levels too.

The results are measurable. On the river Rhine, the TrackPilot delivered fuel savings of up to 4.4% on a six-hour trip, and over 15% in sharp bends upstream at full load — thanks to up to four steering corrections per second: less rudder movement, less resistance, lower consumption. Curious how much you could save? Visit our stand and we'll calculate it together, based on your own sailing profile.