If any of you are looking for good, free charting software, the
developers of OpenCPN have just announced the availability of
release1.3.4, available he

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencpn/

I have already installed in on two of my PCs, one XP and one Vista,
both are working well. The new release adds a very nice track
logging feature with import and export of logs, and fully adjustable
logging intervals by either time or distance. It is a quick
download and easy install.

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:22:04 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote in
:

If any of you are looking for good, free charting software, the
developers of OpenCPN have just announced the availability of
release1.3.4, available he

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencpn/

I have already installed in on two of my PCs, one XP and one Vista,
both are working well. The new release adds a very nice track
logging feature with import and export of logs, and fully adjustable
logging intervals by either time or distance. It is a quick
download and easy install.

Charts can be downloaded freely from NOAA -- see
http://sail.navas.us/#Charts

--
Best regards,
John Navas, publisher of Navas' Sailing & Racing in
the San Francisco Bay Area http://sail.navas.us/

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:22:04 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

If any of you are looking for good, free charting software, the
developers of OpenCPN have just announced the availability of
release1.3.4, available he

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencpn/

I have already installed in on two of my PCs, one XP and one Vista,
both are working well. The new release adds a very nice track
logging feature with import and export of logs, and fully adjustable
logging intervals by either time or distance. It is a quick
download and easy install.


Are international charts available for this program? If so, in what
form are they?

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:54:45 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:22:04 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

If any of you are looking for good, free charting software, the
developers of OpenCPN have just announced the availability of
release1.3.4, available he

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencpn/

I have already installed in on two of my PCs, one XP and one Vista,
both are working well. The new release adds a very nice track
logging feature with import and export of logs, and fully adjustable
logging intervals by either time or distance. It is a quick
download and easy install.


Are international charts available for this program? If so, in what
form are they?


There are some international charts available but I'm not sure about
Asia.

Open CPN will work with any chart in BSB raster format (looks like a
normal paper chart), or in the S57 Vector format which looks more like
a typical GPS/chart plotter display.

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:54:45 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

Are international charts available for this program? If so, in what
form are they?

Here's a source of international charts in digital format:

http://www.chartworld.com/products

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:59:31 -0700, John Navas
wrote:

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:37:29 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote in
:

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:54:45 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

Are international charts available for this program? If so, in what
form are they?

Here's a source of international charts in digital format:

http://www.chartworld.com/products

Be warned that many international charts are based on very old surveys
that aren't terribly accurate.


Gee, you mean that my copy of the chart marked "Based on survey by HMS
Beagle, 1793" might be out of date?

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)