Tag: "marine navigation charts"

New Fugawi Marine5 Screenshot

Northport Systems Announces Fugawi Marine 5

Northport Systems announced that its newest marine navigation software, Fugawi Marine 5, will be available at the end of March for new purchase and upgrade from Fugawi Marine ENC. According to the company, Fugawi Marine 5 takes advantage of the latest Windows technology, including a touch-screen control optimized for use with Win 7 and 8 [...]

Screen Capture of New ActiveCaptain Routes Editing Function

Routes Function in ActiveCaptain Will Change the Game

I know that’s a bold statement, but when I can have access to a library that will eventually likely hold many thousands of already planned (by me AND other boaters) routes, and then someday soon use those routes with more ActiveCaptain technology to tell me what’s up ahead, I will be in a different place [...]

Screenshot of Nobeltec Time Zero Trident 3D Nav View

Nobeltec: The Future Has No Dongle

I have seen the future of Nobeltec, and it has no. . . okay, okay, I couldn’t resist.  But c’mon, let’s admit, that dongle was the only real thing we hated about Nobeltec navigation software.  And yes, I know all the reasons they had for using it, but it really got in the way.  And [...]

Image of the Navimatics Charts & Tides App Via Navimatics Website

Navimatics Charts & Tides App Now Lets iPad, iPhone Update ActiveCaptain Data

Apple has just approved the latest update of the Navimatics Charts & Tides app so that iPhone and iPad users can update ActiveCaptain data from their devices.  The update allows markets to be edited and reviews and comments to be added.  The single license works on both an iPHone and IPad at the same time, [...]

Fugawi X-Traverse

Fugawi X-Traverse Now Compatible with iPad

Yeah, now you can use your Fugawi X-Traverse account to bring it all onboard your cool new iPad. Okay! Okay! I’ll buy an iPad already. . .

Krogen 58' Delivery Route from Florida to North Carolina -- Screenshot from Fugawi Marine ENC 4.5

Review: Fugawi Marine ENC Navigation Software

During a recent offshore delivery of a new Krogen 58′, I had the opportunity to check out Northport System Inc.’s Fugawi Marine ENC charting and navigation software. It loaded painlessly on a new Windows 7 laptop, ran flawlessly for 3 days nonstop, and had an easy learning curve. If you’re looking for something to run [...]

Are Your Charts Missing the Key Piece of Information?  -- Illustration

The Wish List: Auto-Updating Charts

What are the odds that your nav charts are out of date? Pretty high, if you’re like most boaters. Why can’t your chartplotter just update them over the Internet in real time? We take a look at that issue and the one solution, so far, on the market.