This new marine planning software is a must-have tool for mariners heading out on the open water. HomePort enables the use of existing BlueChart® data from your pre-loaded chartplotter(*) or pre-programmed data card to help plot a course and/or waypoints on your PC. You can then transfer this planned trip back to your chartplotter and head out on your adventure. In addition to managing waypoints, routes and tracks, the HomePort application will also help predict fuel usage, tides, depth profiles (with g2 Vision), and more. It can plot a course to avoid hidden underwater hazards and keep your vessel away from shallow or rocky shorelines. You can easily create point-to-point routes, determine distance and bearing measurements between checkpoints, and calculate your estimated travel time for each leg of the journey.

Special Features Include:

• Displays both fishing charts and navigational charts from BlueChart g2 Vision
• Displays charts in North-Up, Head-Up or Course-Up
• Allows to measure distance and bearing on the charts
• Displays gridlines for longitude/latitude
• Displays route/track depth profile from BlueChart g2 Vision
• Converts tracks into point-to-point routes and specifies speed for each leg of the route
• Provides ETA and arrival times for each leg
• Calculates fuel consumption (based on fuel flow data provided by the user)
• Displays celestial information such as sunrise, sunset and moon phase
• Displays photos and point of interest detail
• Supports BlueChart vector charts
• Includes worldwide basemap

System Requirements:

Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista or Windows 7, 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent, 250 MB disk space, 1 GB RAM, 1024 x 768 display, video card that supports DirectX 9.0, microSD/SD card reader, USB port.

Device Compatibility:

GPSMAP® 400 series, GPSMAP 500 series, GPSMAP 600 series, GPSMAP 3000 series (trip planning only), GPSMAP 4000 series, GPSMAP 5000 series, GPSMAP 620, chartplotters pre-loaded(*) with BlueChart mapping.

Map Compatibility:

BlueChart g2 Vision®, BlueChart g2 and BlueChart (all formats: CD-ROM, microSD/SD and Garmin data card formats).