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From: john paterson jr (no email)
Date: Thu Aug 04 2005 - 13:15:41 EDT
Len,
I have had some trouble finding the source of Transas products but finally
did find www.transasnautic.com <http://www.transasnautic.com>. I see that
they have both Tsunamis '99 and Tsunamis Navigator in three versions. Is
Tsunamis '99 adequate? Do you have any comments it's selection?
I am planning to shove off within a few months, myself, and am trying to
select the best chart plotting option. My plans include the Gulf coast, East
coast of Mexico and Central America, Bahamas and islands to the south, and
possibly Europe and the Mediterranean.
John Paterson
S/V Fine Feather
Kemah, Texas
On 8/4/05, Len den Besten <> wrote:
>
> Hi Sal,
>
> We are still busy preparing our boat and ourselves for a long stay
> on board... We're planning on leaving Holland for the Med in 2007,
> maybe 2008, so I haven't bought any paper charts yet.
>
> When you're referring to electronic charts, I use a vector-based PC-
> chartplotter called Tsunamis by Transas. It's a MSWindows-
> application. Next to paper charts I use it as a backup for an
> unplanned landfall. Wherever I am, Tsunamis allows me to navigate
> with my own position plotted on the chart-screen.
>
> Because I've installed an AIS-receiver and Tsunamis '99 doesn't
> support AIS, I can copy any chart of any detail-level from Tsunamis
> into my other chartplotter, SeaClear, which does support AIS and
> presents all AIS-sending vessels around me on the screen, together
> with their course, speed, name, MMSI-nr, etc.. Especially at night
> in an unfamiliar region this increases safety. Still have to use
> radar and/or look out for other non AIS-transmitting vessels of
> course...
>
> I use the complete version with the World Chart Folio 2000.
> It takes a bit of getting used to, cause the user-interface has this
> oldfashioned use of the mouse, but it's 100% stabile and never
> crashes on me. It covers the world with detailed maps of all world
> wide coastal lines, tidal info, port-info, etc. The level of detail
> is great. The vector-charts allow me to drill down from total world-
> view to the various piers in every marina.
>
> Regards, Len.
> S/v Present
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