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11 Oct 2009

Exp v6.12.2

Enhancements from the last month's regattas.

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31 August 2009

Exp v6.12.1

Tacktick and B&G H3000 updates.

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25 July 2009

Team NZ wins the Cagliari MedCup regatta.

10 June 2009

Exp v6.11.5 includes tidal current models in laylines and Nexus FDX updates.

28 May 2009

Exp v6.11 has a handicap calculator.

25 May 2009

Exp v6.10 integrates a Sail chart.

18 May 2009

Exp v6.9 has Proudman tidal currents.

22 April 2009

Expedition v6.8 supports NMEA 2000 via the Actisense NGT-1 USB adaptor.

09 June 2008

Gulf stream

Information for the Newport to Bermuda race.

www.nmea.org

Update history

v6.12.1

  • Fix a potential crash with bsb charts,

  • Option for slower screen refresh rate - useful for remote desktop,

  • Updated Actisense dll,

  • Option to scale tidal currents,

  • Faster start-up.

v6.12.0

  • Enhanced optimal routing,

  • Option to shade optimal routing time sensitivity,

  • Koden radar update,

  • Update What-if? and Hold wind and/or current functions.

v6.11.6

  • Change message when importing Transpac position report files,

  • Awa and Aws curves on sail chart,

  • B&G Hercules,

  • Option to disable NMEA 2000 devices,

  • Port and starboard on course pane,

  • Pi Toolbox support.

v6.11.5

  • Laylines with tidal current model effects.

v6.11.4

  • Enhancements to optimal routing for complex multiple leg courses.

v6.11.1

  • Update to position reports to import Transpac tracking.

v6.11.0

  • Handicap calculator,

  • Enhanced sending of data to instruments.

v6.10.0

  • Sailchart

v6.9.2

  • Support sending data to Ockam OS4.

v6.9.1

  • Fix to v6.9 to use nav polar for optimal routing and not perf polar.

v6.9.0

  • Proudman tidal current models for northwest Europe,

  • Enhanced tidal current interpolation,

  • Updated support for Tacktick displays,

  • Update to TCP networking.

v6.8.5

  • Multiple exclusion zones,

  • Increased optimal routing resolution,

  • Faster, more reliable instrument data processing,

  • Navigation polar.

v6.8.4

  • Can send current set and drift to Nexus FDX instruments,

  • Rolling start timer,

  • AIS land station support,

  • NMEA 2000 AIS support,

  • Further Bsb chart enhancements,

v6.8.3

  • Enhanced AIS support,

  • Stripchart damping,

  • Faster Bsb chart reading,

v6.8.2

  • Meteogram,

  • Faster charting, especially with Bsb style charts.

v6.8.1

  • AIS updates.

v6.8.0

  • NMEA 2000 support via the Actisense NGT-1-USB adaptor,

  • NKE dynamic display data support,

  • New course window,

  • Simpler instrument interface,

  • Weather display time is now in status-bar to save chart area,

  • New drag to zoom toolbar button,

  • Various other interface enhancements.

v6.7.0

  • New toolbar to save screen space,

  • Add support for Koden MDS-50R, 51R, 52R, 61R, 62R and 63R radars. These require the MDS-5R or MDS-6R Koden control boxes.

v6.6.2

  • Upgrade PredictWind global model to 7 days,

  • Fix intermittent issue with archive and data folder.

v6.6.1

  • Update to Koden radar,

  • Updates to networking for reliability,

  • Update to Wtp interface.

v6.6.0

  • US tidal current models.

v6.5.0

  • New hand toolbar button for chart panning,

    • Old single click panning is accomplished by de-selecting the hand button.

  • Update to start & race display,

  • Distance from stern to line,

  • Track colouring.

v6.4.8

  • Extend maximum serial port to 48.

v6.4.7

  • Updates to Koden radar display and interface,

  • Option for even larger number boxes,

  • Performance update to drawing very high resolution grib data.

v6.4.6

  • Support for Bohlken sensors,

  • Exclusion zone for optimal routing,

  • Updates to tidal currents.

v6.4.2

  • Update to sail analysis,

  • Updates to PredictWind areas,

  • Minimise VolvoSatC and Dfw2Exp to system tray,

  • Option to draw event markers on the screen & tooltip to query.

v6.4.0

  • Now includes custom PredictWind areas.

v6.3.3

  • Updates to position reports for the Volvo Ocean Race.

v6.3.1

  • Display cloud cover from grib files,

  • Update for C-Map charting dusk and night displays,

  • Option of start time ratios on start display.

v6.3.0

  • New transparent weather and tides display,

  • Miscellaneous W/L racing updates.

v6.2.2

  • Option to retain optimal routes when restart,

  • Faster C-Map, especially with USB readers.

v6.2.1

  • Updates to tooltips, including for AIS targets.

v6.2.0

  • NV-Verlag chart support,

  • Small performance enhancement to instrument interfacing.

v6.1.0

  • PredictWind integration,

  • Multiple enhancements to the new v6 interface,

  • Can now shuffle or drag Stripchart panes,

  • Can now rearrange items in the number list window,

  • Can now drag number boxes.

v6.0.3

  • Enhanced tidal support,

  • Option to save screen as a bitmap file,

  • Visual update to polars interface.

v6.0.2

  • Enhanced weather support,

  • Enhanced radar display and interface,

  • Ockam updates for sea temperature and barometer.

v6.0.1

  • Option for larger number boxes,

  • Volvo Ocean race position reporting,

  • Fix for issue with Nexus USB-Serial adaptor and FDX.

v6.0.0

  • New interface,

  • New radar window,

  • New C-Map image window,

  • New What-if window,

  • New AIS window,

  • New numbers windows,

  • New number list window,

  • Rework of display states,

  • Updated weather interface,

  • Update to Nexus FDX,

  • Various small display and performance enhancements.

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