Version history

Main feature updates

11.19.23

Fix for sending data to Expedition, A+T, Sailmon and Ventus.

11.19.22

Fix for sending time vars to B&G Websocket,
Updates to Exp dll.

11.19.21

Fix for sending time vars to Sailmon,
Fix for editing race notes,
Start polar and target bsp % vars,
Various performance, interface & reliability updates.

11.19.20

Update for SailGP,
Update for Sailmon Events.

11.19.19

Updates for B&G Edge and new Hercules.

11.19.18

Update for UM-UKV,
Update for ENC object properties query,
Fix for BSB and NV-Verlag on GPU,
Update for C-Map 4D.

11.19.17

Fix for reissued ENCs,
Updates for NMEA 0183 and 2000 MOB,
Rotated latitude longitude grib projection support,
Update for NMEA AIS AtoNs.

11.19.16

Fix for sending UDP data,
Enable AC37.

11.19.15

UKMet UKV model now on grib server,
Support more grib data,
Update for ENC lights descriptors.

11.19.14

Improved instrument network connections,
Support new B&G Edge and Hercules processors,
Can send NMEA 0183 MOB sentence.

11.19.13

Fix for other boat name and MMSI configurations,
Option to draw mark comments on chart.

11.19.12

Updates to optimal routing,
Update for Expedition grib requests,
Update for Saildocs GFS,
Update for deleting race notes,
Update for NMEA 0183 MOB and TLL sentences,
Support more GPX data,
Iridium GO! trouble-shooting topic in help.

11.19.11

Fix for ASCAT times,
Fix for issue in 11.19.10 that could cause a crash in isochronal routing.

11.19.10

Fix for issue in 11.19.9 that could cause a crash.

11.19.9

Updates for ENCs,
Support more grib formats,
Updates for Sailflow and Rainviewer,
Updates for ASCAT on Exp grib server.

11.19.8

Update to support multiple downloads from Exp grib server,
Update for isochronal routing,
Update for Garmin GND10.

11.19.7

Performance update for C-Map charting.

11.19.6

Update for Race tracking,
Update for isochronal routing,
Updates for mark management.

11.19.5

Sailmon racing events,
Updates for mark management.

11.19.4

Fix for mark management.

11.19.3

Fix for Auto-chart mode performance with ENCs and RNCs,
Update for isochronal routing,
Updates for number boxes,
Updates for marks and routes,
Update for exchanging start information with H5000,
KML images in MyImage.

11.19.2

ENC updates,
Fix for isochronal routing.

11.19.1

Update for chart panning with RNCs and ENCs,
Update for Digital Yacht iKonvert.

11.19.0

Isochronal routing update,
New download manager with resume option,
Update for Iridium GO,
Improved chart panning when using ENCs and RNCs,
NMEA 2000 and B&G fresh water level.

11.18.9

FMI Harmonie on grib server (this will be very useful for the Baltic states),
Isochronal routing update.

11.18.8

Fix for selecting optimal routing drawing options,
Improvements to panning with ENCs and RNCs,
Support more NMEA 0183 XDR data.

11.18.7

Iridium GO updates,
Isochronal routing updates,
NOAA RAP on grib server,
More Mercator data on grib server,
One-click to download YB Tracking,
Updates for chart quilting,
Update for Sailing Performance.

Windows 7 is no longer supported.

11.18.6

Fix for editing sail list,
Update for Sailing Performance sail chart.

11.18.5

Event updates,
Isochronal routing updates, including minimum time step option,
Database updates,
New gate bias and square wind channels.

11.18.4

Isochronal routing update,
Sail chart updates,
Grib server updates.

11.18.3

Fix for xml sail chart that could cause a crash.

11.18.2

Update for fleet routing,
Updates for sending PGN 129285 and 130067,
Grib server updates,
ICON grib data is now at 0.1 degrees resolution,
Compression is optional for grib downloads.

11.18.1

Updates for optimal routing,
Update for Grib projections,
Update for internet settings,
Sail chart no longer needs to be open for optimal routing,
Update for NMEA 0183 XDR support.

11.18.0

Optimal routing is now multi-threaded for increased performance,
Grib server updates,
Right-click to change 3D charting pitch and orientation,
Updates for Exocet,
Update for Grib data on a Lambert projection,
Update for default optimizer settings.

11.17.6

Update for optimal routing meteogram,
Update for Log player,
WRF updates,
Grib server updates.

11.17.5

Option to colour optimal routes by sail,
GFS gusts on grib server,
Update for Squid waves,
Fix for logging other boats.

11.17.4

Update for sails in optimal routing analysis,
Fix for legacy grid routing algorithm,
Updates for ASCAT data.

11.17.3

ASCAT data on grib server,
OFS Chesapeake data on grib server,
WRF Barcelona,
TWS gradient shear,
NKE MOB and keel angle,
Update for Sailcharts,
Update for Bravo,
Update for Hong Kong tidal currents.

11.17.2

Copernicus Iberia-Biscay-Ireland currents on grib server,
Isochronal routing update.

11.17.1

Isochronal routing update,
Fix for simple sail chart,
Update for Exp dll.

11.17.0

Isochronal routing update,
WRF update,
New database for tests, sails and events (SQLite replaces Microsoft Access).

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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 licensed to sell Exp licences.

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.