Coastal Explorer versions

v3.1 [Oct 24, 2013]
_ It fixes a problem where some buoys were displayed in the wrong color on vector charts when using simplified symbols as well as a potential crash at startup if some related files were somehow corrupted.

v3.0 [Mar 6, 2011]
Coastal Explorer 2011 has a completely new Planning Mode interface that has been streamlined to help you find the tools you need to get your planning done quickly and efficiently.
Traditional menus and toolbars tend to get cluttered up with new commands each time a program is enhanced, so as a program matures and gains the features users ask for, it also becomes more complex and harder to use.
In order to prevent that from happening to Coastal Explorer, we have replaced the menu and toolbar with a new tab-based interface that provides a more task-oriented access to commands and will let us continue to add the features you ask for without compromising ease-of-use.
Each chart panel now has controls for adjusting scale, orientation, the auto-scroll mode, and other chart viewing options. These controls work the same in both Planning Mode and Cruising Mode.
Guide Book information has always been tightly integrated into Coastal Explorer's charts. Sailing directions from the US Coast Pilot® and NGA Enroute for Canada and Mexico have been included since day one.
Now other guide book add-ons are also available, including ActiveCaptain and the Atlantic Cruising Club's Guides to Marinas. Soon we will offer even more options!
Manipulating routes has never been easier. Coastal Explorer 2011's new route controls let you add new waypoints along a route by simply clicking on the leg where you want to add one and then dragging the waypoint to the correct location. It's just as easy to add new waypoints to the end or even the beginning of a route.
After making it easier to use the text and graphical weather forecast features that Coastal Explorer has had since version 1.1, we added live weather observations from the National Data Buoy Center as well as METAR stations around the world.
These observations are automatically downloaded when you use the Conditions tab and are displayed on your chart as a "station plot" that indicates wind speed and direction. Clicking on a station plot reveals more detail provided by that station.
The new Route Monitor instrument panel provides estimated times of arrival and time-to-go information for your current waypoint, your final destination, and every waypoint in between.