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Subject: [Nml] Freeware chart program
From: Rick Emerson (rick@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Jan 16 1999 - 15:23:18 EST
FYI
Rick
S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35
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From: "Gerbstadt, Fred" <Fred.Gerbstadt@XXX.XXX>
Sender: owner-live-aboard@XXX.XXX
To: live-aboard@XXX.XXX
Subject: lv-ab: SeaClear Is GREAT Free Software.
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:57:54 -0500
I wrote a program which I thought was a help in planning cruises.
You enter a set of waypoints and it would prepare a report of distances
between waypoints, bearing to each waypoint and sailing time at the average
speed you select. A really boring program! But it helps me dream of all
the places I want to see before hanging up the oilies for good.
In searching the web I found a site that has a million times better
program. It is the program I wanted to write but decided it would take me
too long to prepare. It displays a chart of the area you want to cruise
(charts come with the program!) and you just place a cursor on a waypoint
and 2 click. Voila! You have captured the waypoint Lat/Lon. It also
interfaces with a GPS to indicate the position of your boat on the chart!
Also you can interface it to your autopilot! The only drawback I can detect
is that it does not make the morning coffee. I am sure the author, Olle
Soderholm, is working on that, too.
I have no connection with Olle.... I just found it on the web,
installed it and took it for a test spin and have to give Olle Soderholm,
the author, a hats off.
The site for downloading it is:
http://www.maritimo.com/freesoft.stm
Sorry but you'll have to copy the URL to your browser. I can't make
it a link with MS Exchange (bad software!).
FRED N3UZD
COOCHI, laid up for winter in N Chesapeake. The days are getting
longer... it won't be long now. Only a few more winter storms to endure ...
then I'm outa here!
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