Version history

Main feature updates

12.0

Navionics+ and Platinum+ charting,
New Route, Boat tracking and AIS windows,
Polars upgrade,
Weather display updates,
Improved night mode,
ENC updates,
Faster grib downloads,
Access-C and HRDPS on grib server,
ECMWF AIFS on grib server,
OFS Sailish Sea on grib server,
Previous model available on grib server,
ASCAT update,
Arpege and ECMWF are now at 0.25 degrees,
AEC grib file support,
WRF upgrades,
Saildocs now includes NAM,
C-Map MAX and 4D updates,
YB Tracking option to get position since a specified time,
Several bug fixes,
Many other performance, interface & reliability updates.

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2023

Multithreaded optimal routing,
B&G Edge and Hercules processor support,
ASCAT on grib server,
FMI Harmonie on grib server,
NOAA RAP on grib server,
OFS currents for Chesapeake,
UM-UKV on grib server,
KML image support,
SQLite database.

2022

New download manager,
New log file format,
Non-linear grib interpolation,
Per-model wind scaling,
Model-observation comparison,
Digital Yacht RAW NMEA 2000,
Exocet instrument support,
ASCAT on grib server,
NOAA HRRR and RAP,
DWD ICON EU and D2,
ECMWF HRES and ensemble,
FMI Harmonie,
Meteo France Arome,
OFS currents San Francisco, Lakes Michigan and Huron and Chesapeake,
Copernicus Mercator global, Med, Iberia-Biscay-Ireland and Europe currents,
SQLLite database replaces Access,
Multithreaded optimal routing.

2021

Improved isochronal and grid route optimisation,
Improved ENC charting,
Simple ribbon option,
Tablet mode,
New downloads manager,
Rainviewer weather radar,
Arpège on Expedition grib server,
National Blend of Models (NBM),
Actisense W2K-1,
Iridium GO!

2020

Expedition 11.

UK Met Office global model (UM-Global),
SailFlow weather observations,
AC36 support,
Animated wind flow,
Asymmetric polars for route optimisation,
Canadian GDPS 0.15° grib data,
Navico HALO Dome radar support,
New log file analysis function,
Night and port/starboard polars,
Route builder mode,
Time-on-time table,
XTide .tcd data, including additional Puget Sound currents,
YB Tracking kml.

2019

Expedition grib server for GFS, ICON and GDPS,
1/108º WRF,
Updated route optimisation,
Orthographic chart projection,
Direct2D 1.1 and DirectX to 11.1,
Mer Agitée eTellTale.

2018

Yacht Devices NMEA 2000 USB and Wifi gateways,
NOC Proudman 1.8km UK tidal model,
Navico radar guard zones,
Wind window,
NetCDF,
WRF weather models.

2017

S-63 ENCs,
My images downloader for satellite images and weather charts,
KND Sailing Performance sail chart,
Diverse HLA load cell,
ENC inland waters,
New sail graphic,
New Meteogram,
Support ADCIRC fort.64 current model output,
Chetco Seasmart NMEA 2000.

End of support for Windows XP.

2016

B&G H5000 Websocket (GoFree),
Polar stereographic grib projections,
Draw log file data on polar edit window,
Visit My Harbour charting,
XGate,
GMN optimizer,
GMN Grib downloader,
NOAA HRRR grib files,
NMEA 2000 heel switch,
Todter compass,
Tinley NMEA 2000 load cell,
Hong Kong tidal currents,
Messina tidal currents,
YB Tracking API,
User QAT Ribbon category,
Blue Water Tracks,
SkewT diagrams,
Navico HALO radar,

2015

Isochronal route optimisation,
S-57 ENCs,
NMEA 2000 and 0183 MOB,
Tack analysis,
C-MAP MAX Safe route check,
Theyr, Navimail and Skiron gribs.

2014

AIS MOB and EPIRB SARTs,
AIS target tracking for racing,
AIS CPA Warnings,
C-MAP 4D charting,
C-MAP Safe route & Guardian Alarm,
B&G H390 & H5000,
GEFS Ensemble support,
Great Circle satellite images,
YB Tracking.

2013

Touch-screen,
Draw multiple grib model and ensemble data,
Great Circle weather downloads,
Stowe load-cells,
Windows GPS sensor,
MOB button.

2012

Use GPU for all rendering,
Bsb chart updates.
Garmin USB interface,
Ventus,
Nexus adBox,
Cosworth CAN interface,
DMK Yacht wireless,
Weather observations,
Enhanced weather graphics,
NOAA NAM Weather forecasts.

2011

Graphics processor support,
GPX import/export,
Lambert conformal grib files,
Marks undo/redo,
Race notes,
AIS aids to navigation,
AIS SART,
Cosworth,
Navico 3G and 4G Broadband radar,
Stowe displays,
VOR Wave sensor,
VSPARS.

2010

Expedition 7 with ribbon,
Navico BR24 radar,
DSC,
New interface to waves in optimal routing,
Reintroduction of multiple sail polars for optimal routing,
Tasman Bay Navigation Systems Ltd.

2009

Actisense NMEA 2000,
Proudman tidal currents,
Sailchart reintroduction.

2008

NV-Verlag charts,
US Tidal currents.

2007

Koden radar.

2006

AIS,
NKE,
Bravo Systems,
B&G H3000,
KVH Quadro,
Ocens WeatherNet,
North Sails seminars,
Reseller network expanded to the USA.

2005

C-MAP,
Tacktick,
Saildocs,
Public availability,
Expedition Performance Systems Ltd licensed to sell Exp licences,
Ockam Europe licensed to sell Exp licences in Europe,

2004

Tides and currents,
Exchange calibration values with B&G,
B&G Hydra.

2003

Silva Nexus,
Softcharts,
Reverse isochrones,
Encrypted Bsb charts.

2002 - Expedition

Ockam,
Start and W/L courses,
Multiple boats,
Chart mosaicing,
Laser range finder.

2001

New grib and optimal routing,
Maptech/Bsb charts,
Volvo position reports.

2000

Volvo developments.

1998 - Tasman Explorer

Magnetic field model,
Race schedules,
PCX charts,
Tiff, Bmp and MrSid images,
Trimble GPS support.

1997

Tracer (precursor to Stripchart),
Logging,
NMEA 0183 instrument support,
B&G 790 support - receive data, linear channels, update polars, send performance data to displays etc,
Test database,
Alternating numbers concept,
Advanced sail chart concept.

1996

Tides and currents.

1995 - Navigator

Polars,
Vector charts,
Isochronal optimal routing.