Expedition
Navigation and yacht racing software
Expedition is simply the best tactical and navigation
software available. Expedition supports more instrument systems, is
easier to use and has the most powerful and useful functions for the
racing navigator.
Expedition and its tools have been developed since the
1993/4 Whitbread by veteran Volvo Ocean Race navigator and Whitbread
winner, physicist Nick White. Expedition has been used in multiple Volvo
Ocean, America's Cup and Grand Prix events since.
Expedition is continually refined by a core group of
world-renowned navigators, including two-time America’s Cup winning
navigator Peter Isler.
The end result is a system that wins more races and is
far more advanced and usable in all aspects than any other tactical
software available - whether racing around the world or your
local harbour.
Features
Requires Windows XP SP3, Vista or Windows 7. Windows 7 is recommended.
Chart-plotter that seamlessly rotates, mosaics and
moves between charts
C-Map NT+ and MAX,
Bsb charts up to v5,
Softcharts,
NV-Verlag charts,
Maptech PCX charts,
Day, dusk and night display modes.
Advanced weather display and tools.
Integrated PredictWind, Saildocs and Ocens weather
services,
Sophisticated display options,
Intelligent merge of multiple grib file datasets.
Simply the best weather routing available
Display multiple optimum routes,
Optimal routes for fleet,
Reverse isochrone function for graphical interpretation of routing.
Start display and advanced buoy racing functions
What if? functionality,
Instrument calibration
Time to marks, laylines etc,
Start line functions
Time to ends & line,
Time to burn,
Hold wind,
Display grid
Rate of turn and acceleration,
Line bias,
... and much more
Tides and currents,
Instrument input and output functions to exchange data with all popular instrument systems, including polars and calibration values
Support for most instrument types
AIS receivers,
B&G,
Koden radar,
KVH Quadro,
Nexus NX2, FDX and NXR,
NKE,
NMEA 0183,
NMEA 2000 (not yet certified),
Ockam,
Racing Bravo (as used by the leading Americas Cup teams),
Tacktick,
Various compasses, lasers and other sensors.
Stripchart program to graph and analyse any instrument
function,
Displays marks, courses, laylines, track, AIS targets, race schedule information etc. on the chart,
Polar functions to output, analyse and create or modify a yacht’s performance polars,
Race schedule functions to track and analyse competitors,
Simple handicap support,
Logging functions to record race data that can be replayed or analysed later to assist with instrument calibration or polar modifications,
Networking support.
... and much more!