Antares Charts

[ctva]

I go with Bob's advice, and access the charts through Memory Map. It does seem quite a faff to get them onto my tablet, but that's probably because I'm a computer numpty, and only do it once a year, by which time I've completely forgotten how. Once on the tablet, they're great. Thanks, Bob.

Ditto.

Each year, it takes me 5 mins to remember how to do it. Best thing since sliced bread. :encouragement:

 

[JumbleDuck]

I suspect that surveying is more fun than publishing. Perhaps your enquiry came just after I asked him about getting them on Seatrak, he was not dismissive and Seatraks publishers in Norwich showed a bit of interest and they had talked but they do not have enough customers up here to motivate them.

It is a shame that he - or more likely his lawyers - won't allow third party distribution. If he - or they - did then the MX Mariner chap (as just one example) could take on the burden of converting a set and then sell them. A shame, but understandable.

Like you and others I am just grateful for what he does, I am sure at times the distribution to folk like us must be a pain. It is just magic to switch over to them on and know immediately to within a few metres where the nearest big black scary rock is.

Indeed. Very useful. I treat some of his underwater suggestions with a considerable amount of salt, as I don't think the algorithms he uses to generate contours are particularly robust for the amount of information they are being fed, but for general guidance they are very handy, and coverage is now so good that even places included no longer fill up as they did in the early days. The sheep still stick to Puilladobhrain, of course, and good luck to them.