GL: Mac nav. programs

[Lawrence Zeitlin]

On Apr 20, 2009, Pat wrote:

> For us Mac types (I'll save that rant for another day, but for now, I
> will just say our house is a Windoze-free zone!), there are a  
> couple of
> good nav programs.  GPSNaxX is the inexpensive one, but it only reads
> the raster charts.  MacENC is a bit more expense (but still a LOT less
> expensive than Coastal Explorer) that can read both raster and vector
> charts.


You might also look into GPSy Pro which reads both raster and ENC  
programs. A copy of GPSy Pro or GPSNavX and a CD of NOAA and Corps of  
Engineers charts should suffice for navigating anywhere in U.S.  
waters. The cost of the chart CD and the software together should be  
less than $150. Too bad you have to buy Canadian charts at Tiffany  
prices. But I suppose it is only fair. They give us their geese for  
free.

Larry Z