HomePort 2.1.0 is now available.

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- Both land maps and navigation charts are now supported.

- Improved the display of tide level and tide current properties.

- HomePort 2.1 overall user interface layout and controls have changed to more closely match BaseCamp 3.3.

- United States Federal Mineral release blocks are now shown on the fishing chart.

- Data shown on the fishing chart more closely matches that shown on the chart plotter.

- The create tools for routes, tracks, and waypoint have been separated and are always enabled.

- User Data Sync devices, such as the GpsMap 78s handheld marine device are now supported. This change includes support for Garmin Birdseye Satellite imagery and Garmin Custom Maps on compatible devices.

- The time toolbar has been replaced with a Tide Prediction Time dialog. Tide levels and tide currents are now always displayed on the chart and no longer depend on the state of the time toolbar.

- Tide level diagrams and current arrows can be disabled using the Display Options.

- Fuel consumption calculations outside of the values given by the Boat’s Speed / Fuel Flow table now use the rule that fuel consumed is proportional to the cube of the speed.

- Anonymous usage information is now collected, provided that the user agrees by opting in.

- The route tool no longer picks up names and symbols from the map data and no longer snaps to close lines.

- The route properties dialog now has an add waypoint button.

- Route leg information is now presented with better numerical precision.

- Corrected issue with gray boxes drawn at some zoom levels when certain buoy types were present.

- Improved the import and export of data in GPX file format. (Larger files can now be imported and exported at a higher speed, with a practical file size limit of 50 – 100 MB depending on the contents of the file.)

- The data backup file format has changed. Backups made with version 2.0.4 or earlier will not restore onto version 2.1.0 or later.


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Version 2.1.1 is available via auto update or load direct: [Please Register or Login to download file]


- Return to the previously used map when the program is started.
- Print range, bearing, and position of next waypoint in the route directions list.
- Fixed startup problem caused by attempt to read older maps on CDs which were part of legacy MapSource installations.
- Fixed various other problems in response to user-submitted crash reports.

HomePort 2.2.1 is available.

Changes:

Added the ability to display and search for markers from ActiveCaptain.

Added the playback of recorded sonar data.

Added support for Garmin Cloud Storage.

Added the ability to display the virtual starting line from the Quatix device.

Revised the user interface for finding places.

Added ability to report map errors.

Added Russian language.

Fixed problem with reading Marine Maps from 2 Gigabyte Garmin-Proprietary cards.

Fixed incorrect tide prediction time display when daylight savings time is in effect.

Fixed unexpected application shutdown when attempting to modify data on a write-protected data card.

Fixed various stability issues.

Version 2.1.1 is available via auto update or load direct: [Please Register or Login to download file]