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Free public docks now show up — plus every facility has a shareable link

A new Dock Wall facility type for free city walls, lock tie-ups, and courtesy docks. And every facility now has a shareable URL with link previews for iMessage, Slack, and Facebook.

Dock Walls — the sixth facility type

Cruising the Loop you stop at a lot of places that aren't marinas: city seawalls, free transient walls, courtesy docks at locks, restaurant docks. We grouped these into a new facility type called Dock Wall.

Each Dock Wall row tells you the depth alongside, whether there are bollards or cleats, how protected the tie-up is, whether there's shore power or water, the time limit if there is one, and the distance to town. Most Dock Walls are free; many are first-come-first-served.

Dock vs Wall — the sub-type matters

A "Wall" is a vertical concrete approach wall — think Trent-Severn lock approach walls. You tie up parallel using bollards or cleats embedded in the wall. A "Dock" is a horizontal floating dock or fixed face dock — think city-marina transient docks or restaurant courtesy docks. The two have different fender-and-line setups, so we surface the sub-type on every Dock Wall card.

Every facility has a shareable URL

Tap the Share button on any facility card and you get a clean URL — `loopcaptain.com/facility/4042` style. Share it in iMessage, Slack, Facebook, or email and the link previews with the facility's name, type, and the right photo. Web Share API on devices that support it, clipboard fallback everywhere else.

Smaller stuff

We also fixed the zoom snap-back behavior on facility deep-link arrivals (the map no longer fights you for control after you land on a /facility/N URL), and added a "Reset to North" button on the zoom bar for when you've spun the map and want to straighten out.