At 12:00 AM 8/26/2003 -0400, you wrote: >None of this new S-57 format provides one with Electronic Computer >Navigation (ECN). To do that you will still need a commercial ECN >application of some kind. However, it would seem logical that as the >charts are available free, some ECN publishers will have to rethink >their offerings. MaxSea already supports S-57 charts. In fact, if you buy MaxSea from www.setsail.com, depending on the version you order, they include a CD with the complete most current version of the S-57 charts free of charge. No affiliation with MaxSea (the makers of great ECN software that just works and doesn't crash all the time) or SetSail, just a satisfied customer. Jim McCorison M/V Manana currently at Van Isle Marina, Tsehum Harbor, Sidney, BC, Canada http://manana.mccorison.com