Boats, boat electronics and software
Finland is a country with one of the highest number of boats per capita. There are 1.2 million boats in Finland and only 5.5 million people which means that more than every fifth Finn owns a boat. Reasons Finland is the home of so many boat brands Finland has MANY islands Greece is known for … Read More “Why does so many boat brands come out of Finland?” »
Commercial marine navigation charts do not include local restrictions or notices. I had hard time finding a gpx file for those, so I decided to create a gpx waypoint file. This information may not all be up to date, so you should use the information as reference only and always check them. This file includes … Read More “gpx map layers for Finnish marine charts: speed limits and no-wash restrictions” »
oeSENC maps are great for OpenCPN. They include all the information and data from S-57 charts from the official body. However, they do not include any Points of Interest (PoI) information, such are guest harbors, pumpout stations and fuel. I had hard time finding a gpx file for the PoI’s, so I decided to create … Read More “gpx map layers for Finnish marine charts: guest harbors, pumpout stations and fuel” »
