[thebob]

Hi all

System all Raymarine driving an Autohelm Tillerpilot 1000. I have an iBook G4 1Ghz. 1Gb RAM. 160Gb HD.

To be honest researching GPS for the Mac has been very confusing. The software it self is not the problem, but finding maps, always leads to a spiral that drags me to US based resourses.

I am based in the Philippines on British Admaralty Chart 4473 South Tannon Straight.

So looking at this purely in an availability of maps way, what reccomendations do you suggest.

My crusing areas are centered in the Philippines but include, Borneo, Sumartra, Java, Honk Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. Possibly as far as Darwin in Australia.

I am quite computer literate, especially on the Mac, but it appears to me the market is not yet global in it's reach. Are there any sites that give a beginers guide to this field?

I can understand that sales are driven by the popular US market, but I am hunting for the global aspect of GPS, that will allow me to finally rest my paper charts and Davis Mk III.

Thanks in advance.