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		Visual Passage Planner 2 used by the US Power Squadrons The United State Power Squadrons (USPS) is the largest boating education organization in the world with the most comprehensive marine education program available. They have chosen Visual Passage Planner as a key element of their latest Celestial Navigation course being taught to hundreds of their members.

		Visual Passage Planner 2.1 Now Available Visual Passage Planner version 2.1 is now available. This new version is now fully Windows 7 compliant (for both 32 and 64 bit versions). The new version also includes some new features such as waypoint export and improved user interface elements.

		Visual Passage Planner 2.1 Demo Version Available A new demonstration version of Visual Passage Planner 2.1 is now available for downloading from the Downloads Section of this web site.

		Visual Passage Planner 2 being used by 'Pedal The Ocean' Greg Kolodziejzyk is using Visual Passage Planner to plan his route in preparation for his attempt at a new world record for a HUMAN POWERED expedition from Victoria, BC Canada to Hawaii. Find out more about Greg and his amazing accomplishments by visiting his web site PedalTheOcean.com.

		'African Cats' Chooses Visual Passage Planner African Cats B.V. (www.africancats.com) are the builders of comfortable, lightweight, performance, leisure catamarans for sailing enthusiasts that demand the highest levels of performance, comfort, speed, security and reliability. As such, they have selected Visual Passage Planner to be preinstalled on all of the catamarans they build. African Cats B.V. has also become a distributor of Visual Passage Planner in South Africa. You can contact them at Rainbow Nation Yacht Building, 58 Henwood Rd., 3600 New Germany, Durban, South Africa. Tel: +27317057907

		Visual Passage Planner 2 Featured in Zeilen Magazine Visual Passage Planner 2 (VPP2) was the main featured product in a 10 page article on Route Planning. Thanks to the author of the article, here is a translated excerpt from the original Dutch. "Visual Passage Planner uses the same statistical data that forms the basis of traditional pilot charts. Just like the printed version information about wind and current is shown for a given month. Translating that information into an ideal route however forms a real brainteaser. But not so for a computer. In Visual Passage Planner you just click on the point of departure, the destination and possible intermediate waypoints and you choose the month of the trip. Next the software calculates the effects for the entire route. All wind and current information is taken into account and the result is presented in conveniently arranged tables. After entering the type of boat and its predicted performance the program can generate even more output. For instance the expected duration of the trip, the average wind angles but also the estimated fuel consumption. Really impressive is the possibility in which the software shows the optimal route between two waypoints. In some cases that resulted in surprisingly new views. Visual Passage Planner costs significantly less than a complete set of Pilot Atlases for the entire world. But even if that wasn’t the case, we would gladly turn in our pile of paper for the CD-Rom."

		Visual Passage Planner 2 Receives Positive Press in Yachting Monthly Magazine Visual Passage Planner 2 (VPP2) was just reviewed by the U.K.'s Yachting Monthly Magazine. To quote from the article, "Its (VPPs) latest incarnation, Version 2, has a worldwide library of pilot charts and information on over 4,600 ports, cunningly interfaced with a route planning programme that tells you everything about your proposed voyage at the click of a mouse". The article goes on to say, "Visual Passage Planner is a powerful passage planning tool that deserves a place in every navigator's laptop". The complete review will be published in the next issue of Yachting Monthly.

		Visual Passage Planner 2.0 Reviewed by Ocean Navigator Visual Passage Planner 2.0 (VPP2) was just reviewed by Ocean Navigator for inclusion in the next edition of their email newsletter. Here are some quotes from the article: "Version 1 of this program came out in the early 90s, and was a good effort. I’m testing the just released Version 2, and it’s a vast improvement. For instance, you can now switch the data graphic views from the 5-degree blocks that could be fit on the paper charts to the 1-degree blocks possible in the original data. You can also change the standard Mercator chart projection to a more realistic spherical view, and spin the image like a globe. Unlike a globe, you can switch weather data, and other layers like port and country names, on and off. And when you zoom in, you’ll find a fair amount of detail on the upgraded 1:1,000,000 vector chart. You can also lay out a route, and have VPP report on the wind and wave conditions you can expect to find along it. If you build a simple “Vessel Speed Profile” (much like a polar diagram), the program will estimate leg speeds, or even try to optimize the route."

		Visual Passage Planner 2.0 Now Available Digital Wave unveils Visual Passage Planner 2.0 (VPP2), the latest version of it's award winning Pilot Chart based passage planning software. With 25 times the Pilot Chart data and 60 times the map resolution of version 1, VPP2 bring the passage planning process to new heights.