Managing The Waterway

Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Radio Interview

Mark and Diana — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:07:51 +0000

Claiborne Young, cruising guide author and moderator of the Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net website, has recently launched a new radio podcast series.

His first interview was with Tom Neale, author and frequent contributor to BoatU.S. Magazine.

For his second interview, he speaks with Mark on the topic of electronic charting and bringing a laptop aboard.

You can listen to this 45-minute podcast by pointing your browser to http://cruisersnet.net/category/ssecn-podcast-index/

NauticalAuthors.com Retail Consortium Launched!

Mark and Diana — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:37 +0000

NauticalAuthors.com is a growing collection of 8 authors and 22 independently-published titles by some of the most entertaining and knowledgeable people in the marine industry.

Topics range from yoga and taking care of your onboard pets to galley cooking, extended cruising, onboard electronics, e-charting, and jumping island music!

Current members include Mark & Diana Doyle (cruising guides & electronic charting), Kim Hess (yoga and healthy cruising), Charles Kanter (catamaran how-to), Corinne Kanter (galley cooking), Dr. David LaVigne (pets onboard), John Otterbacher (inspirational sea tales), and Eric Stone (island music).

Retailers may place orders for as few as 3 titles (mix-and-match) and receive up to a 48% discount. All orders ship same or next business day.

www.nauticalauthors.com.

Media Contact: media@nauticalauthors.com

Retailer Contact: sales@nauticalauthors.com

New 2010 Chart DVDs are now available

Mark and Diana — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:24:43 +0000

The fifth edition of Managing the Waterway: Complete Electronic Chart and Nautical Reference Library (2-DVD Set) has now been released. Whether you already own navigation software and only need updated charts and reference materials, or you are a newbie who wants free or trial software and charts to test the e-charting waters, this 2-DVD set makes you good to go!

U.S. Raster and Vector Charts—Charts are cataloged and organized into popular cruising geographies. Chart files are standard BSB (raster) and S-57 (vector) charts provided by NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps and display in all computer-based navigation packages that support these formats.

Nautical Reference Library—This third annual update now includes just under $3000 and over one gigabyte of government publications, reference texts, and nautical calculators in searchable Adobe Acrobat PDF or HTML web browser format.

Free and Trial Software—Contains free and trial software applications for both PC and Macintosh operating systems.

FurledSails Podcast on E-Charting!

Mark and Diana — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:28:27 +0000

FurledSails.com, the sailing podcast focusing on cruising and recreational sailing, has posted its Podcast #150 on E-Charting.

Listen to an interview with Mark Doyle about our book Get Onboard With E-Charting. The 50-minute podcast is available for download at www.furledsails.com. It can be played directly or downloaded for use with an iPod or other MP3 player.

MadMariner Podcast on E-Charting!

Mark and Diana — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:05:53 +0000

Mad Mariner is launching a new marine podcast series titled, The MadCast. Three of their initial podcasts feature Mark talking about electronic charting and topics relating to the cruising computer. The MadCasts are available on Mad Mariner (www.madmariner.com/podcasts), iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes), and BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com). They can be played directly or downloaded for use in an iPod or other MP3 player. All of them last about 30 minutes.

Introduction to E-Charting
Learn How These Systems Work and Why They Are Useful

In Part 1 of a 3-part podcast series, Mark Doyle, author of the book Get Onboard With E-Charting and the multipart series Hard Facts on Software, explains e-charting systems, the history of these systems and why they are helpful to all kinds of boaters.

Set Up an E-Charting System
Assess Your Needs, Buy a Computer and Software

In Part 2 of a 3-part podcast series, Mark Doyle, author of the book Get Onboard With E-Charting and the multipart series Hard Facts on Software, explains how boaters can set up their own e-charting system, including how to ascertain your needs; buy a laptop (or evaluate what you have); and integrate the instruments on your boat.

Buying E-Charting Software
Learn to Assess and Purchase Navigation Software

In Part 3 of a 3-part podcast series, Mark Doyle, author of the book Get Onboard With E-Charting and the multipart series Hard Facts on Software, explains how boaters can sort through, assess and purchase computer-based navigation software. With more than a dozen viable products on the market, a few pointers can be valuable.