NEWv360The 3-D shore matches the chart
The ground in the 3-D view now follows the chart's water closely, so narrow city waterways and harbour basins you can sail on the chart are open water in 3-D too, and no land shows where the chart has water.
What's new in the bridge simulator
Every release of the SkipperCheck COLREG and ship-handling simulator, newest first: what changed, in plain words, and a link that opens it straight in the simulator.
NEWv352Glass bridge on the tanker and the cruise ship
On the big ships the bridge view opens out to 140° across, you can step out onto the bridge wings and LOOK AFT, and the consoles are live. The glass-bridge layout puts the radar, the chart and the controls into the bridge's own screens, so the view has the whole window.
NEWv347⧉ SECOND SCREEN: a view on another display
Open the 3-D view, the docking plan, the radar, the chart or the instruments in a window of its own and put it full screen on a TV, a second monitor or a projector, while the controls stay on your computer.
NEWv340TIME at a glance, autopilot ±90°, DOCK invites you in
TIME shows green and steady at ×1, orange at ×10 and red at ×100. The autopilot has −90° and +90° for a quarter turn, and ⚓ DOCK blinks once she is inside a harbour.
NEWv326A real wheelhouse on the tanker and the cruise ship
On your own tanker and cruise ship the bridge view has a full wheelhouse: raked front windows with wipers that run in rain and snow, live radar, chart and conning screens, and a wheel, telegraph, pod levers and joystick that move with your orders.
NEWv325City views from the water
Riga, Pärnu, Kuressaare, Ruhnu and the coast towns as seen from the water: landmarks modelled one by one, every building with its district's roofs and colours, and a skyline out to the horizon.
NEWv314Night at sea
At night ships show their deck and cabin lights with their bridges dark, the ports and towns glow on the horizon, and lights reflect on the water under a night sky with the moon, twilight and stars.
NEWv304Real weather, and a sea built by the wind
Fog, rain, cloud and visibility in the 3-D view follow the MET Norway forecast, with rain clutter on the radar. The waves grow from the wind and the fetch, slow her and make her pitch and roll, and buoys and beacons wear their correct IALA colours and topmarks.
Free Mode is free for everyone, with no account. The shared sea and regattas need a free SkipperCheck account. The detailed Baltic and Croatian charts and every docking lesson come with Marine Simulator Training or the Skipper Refresher Course. The simulator is a training tool, not a navigation product.