Yes there is. The US Power Squadron dropped CAPN for OpenCPN in their Senior
Navigator Course. I was partially completed in the course when my cataracts
worsened and made fine work difficult. I suspended course work until I was
able to get Lasik surgery on both eyes.
Now I have the option of reloading my older version of CAPN and completing the
original course or upgrading to OpenCPN and following the new course. Having
taught all squadron courses, I am partial to
ComputerizedAmericanPracticalNavigator. I was one of their first users, but
it's gotten so complex and the functionality is being contested by many other
technologies. I don't want to go down a failing path. Costs more in the long
run.
So, cheap is good...
Cheers, Allen
30-2
Hampton, VA
From: Russ & Melody via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 1:30 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Russ & Melody
Subject: Re: Stus-List Route Planning and Uploading to Chart Plotter
You mean, there's a reason for using Open CPN other than "Being the cheap SOB
that..." ?
:)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
OpenCPN user too
At 08:26 AM 24/12/2015, you wrote:
Joel,
I am looking at OpenCPN for another reason, but it exports a .gpx file and I
don't know what that is or what accepts it as an input.
Fred,
What do you think of Raymarine RayTec RNS Navigation Software?
Allen
30-2
Hampton
From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:36 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Route Planning and Uploading to Chart Plotter
Allen,
Being the cheap SOB that I am, I run OpenCPN on my laptop, but I have never
tried to transfer routes to my e7. I also use the free Ray charts on the e7
rather than the Navionics charts.
Voyager does not look like it runs independent of the plotter - for that you
would need RNS Navigation software.
Let me know which solution you go with.
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 9:27 AM, allen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
My old laptop died and I've replaced it with a refurbished Panasonic
Toughbook. Nice upgrade for cheap. Windows 7 with upgrade to 10 option
Next issue, what software to install. For the past 20 years I've used CAPN
for route planning and then just connected my laptop into the onboard GPS for
cruising.
Now I've upgraded to Raymarine E units on the pedestal and in the nav
station. Both are equipped with Navionics cards.
I want to be able to construct routes here at home and upload them onto my
E units. I will take my Toughbook with its GPS dongle along, but that's for
backup.
Seems like I have three options:
Reinstall latest and greatest version of CAPN
Install Raymarine Voyager
Install Navionics PC App
I sense the technology moving away from large systems like CAPN toward
mobile devices. What's the best route looking forward or am I looking at a
tech war in progress with no clear winner in sight?
Allen Miles
s/v Septima
C&C 30-2
Hampton VA
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