The new WinGPS 4 Voyager version 4.0.16.1 is now made to show your time of arrival and the strait times along the route points. This makes choosing the best route for your ship very easy.

Planning a route with Voyager based on the weather is done as follows: Update the GRIB files and click to create a route on the chart. By sliding the route points around and creating points, it is simple to find the ideal route for your ship.
This may be the fastest route but also the route which uses the least fuel. Voyager will display on the chart which rack you should tack and the best point to start your engine. You may click on the figure to your right to see a screenshot.

Before this update, the only way to display the route, was to make it able to be sailed or where the engine was turned on. If for example a shift of the wind would make the route unsailable, the time of arrival would not be calculated and you would have to slide route points.

In Routes/Standard settings, you may indicate on the new tab Planning that you wish to use the motor if your average speed across a rack is lower than (for example) 5 knots. The head to wind courses with VMG of more than 5 knots as windward leg are displayed by a zigzag line. In the route overview, the average speed and the status (sail leg, windward leg or motor leg) of each rack are shown. The chart indicates this as well, trough the bolded letters S, T or M (Sailing, Tracking, Motor)`.

The visibility of a route has been increased as well and with the follow button you can now enable/disable the following of the chart. A next free update is expected in 1 or 2 weeks for the 24 hour race.

License holder can download this new update for free trough 'Help'/'Search for Update'. The new Voyager can be ordered trough our online shop. License holders of WinGPS 4 Navigator or Pro may use an advantageous upgrade price.