software

So I have never had anything nice to say about Vista and now I am finding out that Maptech Offshore Navigator software will not install with 64 bit vista. Can any of you tech gurus comment on this? I just bought a new laptop with 64 bit vista installed and was really hoping to use it on the...

FYI: I suppose everyone knows about this, but just in case you didn't you can download free NOAA ENC electronic navigation charts and Windows software from the following sites: http://www.fugawi.com/web/products/fugawi_view_enc.htm http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ChartServerV2.0/jsp/index.jsp...

Can anyone recommend a program/game that will better my sailing/racing skills? What I really want is a game that will show me why I continuelly get my ass kicked in our lakes races. 3 last places and one 4th place out of 8 boats. The low point of the year was losing to a Cape Dory 23, flying...

Well, I got out on "Peligroso" last night. What a beautiful maxi-racer that thing is. 9.5-10 knots upwind in 11-17 knots of true wind, and peaked at over 14 downwind with a chute that's bigger than all of my sails combined. I was, of course, only one of about 20 crew aboard, and was assigned...

I found this post in the seven seas cruising association website for the Maptech free downloadable electronic charts. I believe they are the latest NOAA charts and they have them divided up into regions with just about the entire coastal US available. You can download all the charts for your...

What software do you need to read the specifications sections that are listed as 'zipped pdf'? I can not seem to get them to come up on the library computers. Gareth

I saw Gareth mention that he switched over to a laptop, so I was curious as to what others are using/have used for Nav. software. I plan on getting Nobeltec for the upcoming season, but I am open to ideas.