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U.S. Sailboat Show Interview: Fugawi
May 11, 2010 · 5 min · 2K views
What this video covers
Fugawi navigation software, demonstrated at the U.S. Sailboat Show by company president Robin Martell, runs on PC laptops and Pocket PC or Palm handhelds as a route-planning complement to a dedicated chartplotter.0:20 The core workflow: plan a complex route below decks using a mouse and keyboard, then transfer it via compact flash or SIM card to the helm chartplotter, where it displays on the same Navionics cartography used during planning.1:37 Chart data options include free NOAA downloads covering all U.S. waters or paid Navionics charts purchased directly.2:26 A built-in directory lists over 25,000 marine services, searchable by state and category, with address and phone number.3:17 A free five-day weather forecast overlay displays directly on the chart.3:57 The Pocket PC version pairs with a Bluetooth GPS receiver so a sailor can track boat position anywhere aboard.4:12 The product targets sailors who find chartplotter interfaces too slow for detailed waypoint-heavy route planning in unfamiliar waters.1:13
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