Created as a navigation tool for yacht racing, the software provides a wide range of features that can find the best route in the water to achieve the best weather conditions and ability to ship. Whether you want to get up close and personal with great white sharks off the great barrier reef or take a firsthand look at what the king crab fishing crews really go through on the tv hit deadliest catch near dutch harbor, alaska, an expedition yacht sometimes known as an explorer yachtis the best vessel for the job. Expedition yacht charter fleet luxury expedition yachts. For a complete list of expedition yachts please click for password. Expedition has been used in multiple volvo ocean race, americas cup and grand prix events and is the most advanced and usable software available. Expedition supports more instrument systems, is easier to use and has the most powerful and useful functions for the racing navigator. They provide yachtsmen with minutetominute integrated performance, tactical and navigational information either on deck or at the chart table. Read about some of the top expedition yachts and long range cruiser yachts in the world. Shorthanded offshore racing is all about making life as easy as possible and the ipad is a great tool for supplying all the information i need, and more. Quick video on how to setup expedition sailboat racing software for the 2019 transpac with expert navigator artie means. The most common expedition configuration on a race boat is a dedicated computer in the nav station and a roaming tablet. Expedition has been used in multiple volvo ocean, americas cup and grand prix events and is the most advanced and usable software available for racing around the world or your local harbour. Actisense nmea adaptors brookhouse chetco digital yacht wln10 dmk yacht shipmodul yacht devices. The yacht is scheduled to be on display at the fort lauderdale international boat show.
Setting up expedition software for transpac 2019 with. Expedition includes an advanced chartplotter that supports charts from several sources, route planning and navigation tools, managing boat details including polars and multiple sail plans, weather route optimization. Expedition navigation software sales, support, training and seminars. The route also showed us sailing along the edge of the great barrier reef in 50kts, maybe some automatic cyclone danger. Expedition yachts, long range cruiser yachts yachting. If you are looking for expedition yachts for sale or to purchase, sell, or even charter a yacht, atlantic yacht and ship, inc. Expedition yachts for charter view all luxury expedition yachts for charter an expedition yacht charter allows you the opportunity to experience all the comforts associated with luxury superyacht vacations while embarking on extensive longrange voyages in the far reaches of the globe. A gentle introduction to expedition software scuttlebutt sailing. Please check your email after purchase to begin your webinar. Expedition is simply the best tactical and navigation software available. A ship to convert into a long range expedition ship. Solo sailor henry bomby uses an ipad for everything from navigation and ais to weather forecasts and routeing. Expedition is continually refined and developed with input from a core group of worldrenowned navigators.
Henry bomby, 23, is one of britains top young offshore sailors. Sailboat racing software ockam sailing instruments. Presented live in one threehour session or at your own pace ondemand. Sailboat racing software and state of the art displays. His first transocean passage was at age 16 when he sailed doublehanded with his father from palau to madang in papua. Expedition navigation and race software to improve your racing. One of the unusual experiences with expedition routing was when racing up along the east coast of australia was the routing expedition showed with a optimum route straight into the eye of cyclone iris and then back out again. I am an avid user of expedition on our texas based j109.
We also cover how to make connections over wifi and satellite to. Expedition has been in development since the mid1990s. At this moment accomodation for 5 crew in 5 cabins with washbowl, toilet and one bathroom. While it is possible to run expedition on a tablet, there are several advantages to having a fixed computer in the navstation, with everything displayed on the main computer being reflected on the ondeck display. Expedition software the information age is hitting sailing full force.
Expedition has been in development since the mid 1990s by veteran volvo ocean race navigator and whitbread winner nick white. Polar functions to output, analyze, create or modify a yachts polars. With a bulb bow to soften pitching and reduce drag, the yacht uses a pair of 624 horsepower cat diesels to cruise at knots. Seatrack the marine, racing and navigation software. Expedition yachts for sale worth avenue yachts expert. Both files are crucial to our racing strategy and they usually start out pretty rough and can get very honed over time. The explorer 54 is a strong all aluminum sailboat for expedition, charter, adventure and life aboard. The rise of explorer yachts has seen many projects specified with far more crew space. Aluminum centerboarder sailboat for expedition and round. A growing library are available for streaming at american sailing association with new ones being released frequently during the pandemic. Professional yacht racing navigation electronics, computer and instrument systems supply and support. Pip hare tests 5 weather routeing programs yachting world. The variables involved in accurate weather routeing are many and its easy to get confused with all the packages available. Thats why you explore on a stateoftheart expedition yacht.
Expedition v7 and newer versions require a new license key. My exuma my exuma is an awardwinning 50m expedition superyacht from picchiotti, a division of renowned italian builder perini navi. Expedition software description, a powerful navigation and performance software. Supplier of expedition based navigation and yacht racing solutions.
Expedition race schedules webinar expedition s race schedule tool provides strategic information in an offshore race by tracking rival boats from their position reports. Official supplier to the volvo ocean race, americas cups, sail gp and many other events. Todays top racers and cruisers use expedition software to optimize racing strategy and boat performance on the. Expedition is believed to be the most widely used navigation racing software in the englishspeaking world. Will oxley is a lifelong sailor and racing yachtsman. Top 4 download periodically updates software information of expedition 11. Expedition navigation software diverse performance systems. The power of expedition navigation and routing software in the palm of your.
Windows 10 windows 8 windows 7 and faq android ipad. Offshore routing software recommendations ocean racing. 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 harbor. On the t1 cpu, the polar file can be selected with a software command. Setting up expedition software for transpac 2019 with artie means. Ockamsoft 5 sailboat racing software addresses modern color graphics and the confluence of ethernet, wifi and internet technologies, and the multiple devices that can exploit data from them. Modern race navigation is a highly readable survey of expeditions use in serious offshore racing and is full of tips for racing navigators. Expedition is an intuitive yet powerful navigation and performance racing program. Expedition adventure explorer yachts worlwide search. Expedition is continually refined and developed with input from a core group of worldrenowned navigators, including twotime americas cup. Ftdi usb to rs232 and usb to rs422 moxa brainboxes usb to.
There is no need for a separate, standalone navigation program. Pip hare tests five popular programs to assess their usefulness. Top yacht apps for racing and cruising yachting world. Thousands of professional and amateur sailors use tidetech as an essential part of their racing programme. This explains the growing popularity of longrange expedition yachts with vast storage capacity for food, fuel and water, enabling them. When integrated with your boats instruments and polars, expedition software can provide valuable information such as time to starting line, time to layline. Expedition and its tools have been developed since the 19934 whitbread by veteran volvo ocean race navigator and whitbread winner, physicist nick white. Use the expedition timer with a 15, 10, 5, or 3 minute countdowncount up timer or a revolving 5 minutes timer. Most users are navigators, but there is a great advantage in skippers, boat captains, owners, tacticians, and other crew members knowing how to operate it. Expedition uses inputs such as instrument data, polarvpp data, grib data, and nautical charts to provide information for advanced yacht racing and passagemaking. She is the only ice breaking mega yacht in the world. The program has been developed since the mid1990s by professional navigator nick white.
Heesen joins hull and superstructure on 184foot superyacht. Expedition is continually refined by a core group of worldrenowned navigators, including twotime americas cup winning navigator peter isler. For easiest access to this webinar, be sure to create an account with login name and password at checkout. Sophisticated yacht owners eventually tire of the mediterranean and caribbean fleshpots and start looking for more challenging cruising areas. The seatrack systems there are two seatrack systems one for use with a pc seatrack grand prix and the other for use with an android tablet seatrack smart. Todays top racers and cruisers use expedition software to optimize racing strategy and boat performance on the fly while also compiling data for later analysis. The display apps race, eyeapp and vysion are designed for different platforms, but all provide a.
Expedition supports maptech pcx or bsb charts as well as softcharts. Specialist crewmembers are often needed for longrange expeditions, such as local guides, helicopter pilots, ski instructors or even documentary videographers. Expedition wear android watch app for expedition data nmea remote truenorth garmin watch app for expedition data ventus navigation android app for expedition data. Todays top racers use onboard computers to optimize racing strategy and boat performance on. Expedition is not exactly easy to use, the softwares scope is astonishing and a bit overwhelming. Your instruments must measure the boat and its environment accurately and precisely to give you a good idea of the actual performance. There is marine navigation software and sailing software.
Offshore sailor henry bomby shares his top ipad yacht apps for racing and cruising. Apart from providing great graphing tools and options, this software can. For easiest access to this webinar, be sure to create an account with login name and password. My force blue is a stunning expedition yacht, and is available for charter in the western mediterranean for eur 245,000 per week. Expedition is targeted at serious racing enthusiasts and offers all the tools you may need in one integrated software package. Using expedition software, twotime americas cup winning navigator and racing guru peter. There are multiple players at this level, but among the most featurerich is expedition marine, which was developed by volvo ocean race navigator nick white. Tasman bay navigation systems expedition is one of the best and easiest tactical and navigation software on the market. Another detail that should be obvious, but really isnt. She sits currently as a hull and engines and has been designated as project x. The proven world cruiser features a panorama jacuzzi on the main deck, large sales throughout, welcoming cocktail bars, movie theaters, exclusive balinese spa. Wills racing began in sabots at age 7 out of the royal brighton yacht club victoria,australia then later manly juniors out of royal prince alfred yacht club on pittwater. This vessel created waves upon its launch due to her novel design, which. A pure expedition yacht from delta is princess gloria, a 108footer with the high bow of a north pacific crabber and a range of more than 6500 nautical miles.
The step up comes in the form of computer software running on an onboard computer. Will oxley is well known internationally as an offshore racing navigator. Northu has a full lineup of peters recent webinars featuring expedition software and sailing instrumentation available for streaming. Full user control over waypoints, marks, laylines, track and race schedule information. Crn collaborate with harrison eidsgaard to develop new 86meter yacht. Polar functions to output, analyse and create or modify a yachts performance polars.