Version history
Main feature updates
12.1.12
Fix for searching for RNCs,
YB Tracking updates from Hobart race,
Various performance, interface & reliability updates.
12.1.12
2025-2030 World Magnetic Model,
Expedition 4D is now a 64 bit app,
Ensemble 10m wind and mslp mean and standard deviations,
Updated ensemble weather display,
Support more grib data,
Copernicus NWS is now to 10 days,
ECMWF gusts,
Update for grid routing.
12.1.11
Update for custom position report downloads,
Updated Actisense dlls,
Update for optimal routing tooltip,
Fix for saving settings.
12.1.10
Import multiple race tracking position reports,
Fix for loading some calibration and wave tables.
12.1.9
Fix for saving wave tables.
12.1.8
Update for waves in optimal routing,
Race tracking updates.
12.1.7
Support NMEA 2000 MOB with no position from B&G,
Updates for position reports.
12.1.6
Updated custom position report downloads,
Updates for position reports,
Option to use ENC dusk palette in night mode,
Fix for issue where performance polar could be lost,
Fix for set first mark,
Fix for calibrations.
12.1.5
Update for B&G websocket and fix issue that could cause a crash,
Update for Aisstream.io.
12.1.4
Fix for Saildocs and Squid.
12.1.3
Start updates,
Fix issue where isochronal routing might not yield a unique solution,
Import Vendee Globe waypoint files.
12.1.2
Increased isochronal routing resolution,
Update for optimal routing motoring times,
Track tooltips,
Night mode updates,
Function to convert legacy mark databases,
Support multiple NMEA 2000 batteries.
12.1.1
Faster route optimisation,
Optimised polars and calibration tables,
Change to sending instrument data to UDP,
Several fixes for new marks.
12.1.0
New marks and routes,
Important bug fix for isochronal routing,
Improved grib data interpolation,
Navionics updates,
Update for Actisense NGT-1 and NGX-1,
Update for querying C-Map 4D currents.
12.0.23
Improved isochronal routing,
Centre ahead of boat chart mode is now based on the predictor line,
Support more grib data,
Update for Bravo.
12.0.22
Improved isochronal routing,
Fix for sending some data to Garmin displays,
Updates for route and boat tracking windows,
Navico radar update.
12.0.21
Update for AIS docking window,
Performance update for sending data to NMEA 2000 (requires Actisense NGT-1/NGX-1 or Digitial Yacht iKonvert),
Fix for Bravo,
Can now use 32 bit Dfw2Exp with Expedition x64 for legacy WTP systems.
12.0.20
Navionics update,
Arpège 0.1° for Europe,
Option to include an air density effect in optimal routing,
Air density and predicted air density vars,
More parameters on grib server.
12.0.19
Update for start times to line,
Fix for reading some simple sail charts.
12.0.18
Support PGN 127233 with no position,
Update for colour legend window.
12.0.17
Air density var and in optimal routing,
Update for Navico radar,
Updated radar palette options,
Grib server updates,
Update for IMOS and BOM in MyImage,
Update for OpenSkiron in MyGrib.
12.0.16
FCOO NorthSea and Baltic currents in MyGrib,
SHOM tidal currents are now free,
Stripchart update,
WRF Marseille,
Support more GRIB data,
Update for YB Tracking email requests,
Update for Navico radar.
12.0.15
New chart quilting.
12.0.14
Improved ENC and RNC chart quilting.
12.0.13
Update for drawing high resolution grib data.
12.0.12
Rebuild to fix intermittent crash.
12.0.11
AIS updates,
Fix for drawing some grib data.
12.0.10
Improved instrument reconnections,
AIS updates,
Aisstream.io,
Fix for route window.
12.0.9
Faster ENC rendering,
Support more grib data,
Fix for NMEA 2000 AIS COG.
12.0.8
Fix for drawing tests on polars.
12.0.7
Fix for selecting NMEA 2000 nodes.
12.0.6
Grib server updates,
Updates to grib model lists.
12.0.5
Fix for Tide station list,
Fix for AIS window docking.
12.0.4
Improved contouring and shading of grib data,
Update for licensing on virtual machines.
12.0.3
Fix for editing Stripcharts.
12.0.2
NMEA PGN 129797,
Fix for saving sail charts.
12.0.1
Minor updates, mainly for Navionics layers.
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.
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.