Quarterly updates are available again for the popular DKW UK1 and for two Imray charts, the DKW ID40 and DKW ID100. Will you be sailing in these areas in the coming weeks? Update your chart now, so that you have the latest changes on board.

This chart set is specially designed for North Sea sailors and England sailors and fits seamlessly with the DKW 1800 series. Both series share the same bright colours: deep water is shown in white and very shallow water in light green, which provides a clear display. See the image below for an example.

Important updates to the depth image and buoyage have been implemented, including at Immingham and Hull, as well as in the rivers Humber, Ouse and Trent.

This chart covers the Atlantic coast of France, Spain and Portugal up to Gibraltar. incl. the Canary Islands and the Azores. The chart fits perfectly with the DKW ID20, ID30 and ID50.

The most important changes have taken place in the Canary Islands and the Azores.

    

DKW 100 -  Imray 
This chart covers the eastern Caribbean Sea, including the islands of the Virgin Islands up to and including Tobago. This chart is compatible with NOAA's free map of Puerto Rico.

The most important changes have occurred at the islands of Anguilla, St. Barthélemy and Sint Maarten.

    

Did you wait until the last minute to decide where to travel? Now that the sun is shining and the weather looks favorable for the coming period, we notice that many WinGPS users are updating their navigation at the last minute.

Is your navigation system up to date for your last-minute trips? Always check:


1. Hardware: think about checking your laptop battery and running Windows updates after any winter break. Test your USB GPS receiver before you leave, as well as your AIS and any other on-board equipment.

2. Charts: Do you have all the up-to-date charts for your journeys on board? This will prevent you from getting stuck and increase your safety during unexpected fog or storms.

  

3. WinGPS: is your WinGPS version still to your liking? The DKW charts can be used in the different WinGPS versions simultaneously. View our overview of WinGPS versions and think about how you can optimally set up your navigation on board. This way you have the best overview and always the right navigation information at hand.

4. Service: Are you having trouble with WinGPS navigation? Our specialized team will be happy to help you. Our helpdesk department can be quite busy from time to time during the sailing season. In order to help you as best as possible, we have redesigned the service in recent years, including the Service Subscription. This allows you to use our service for free, use WhatsApp and request a callback.
These benefits are also included in the Premium Subscription, which also keeps your WinGPS for Windows up to date.

Many of you use our 2024 charts, including the popular DKW1800 with weekly BaZ updates.
Unfortunately, due to changes in Windows, we temporarily cannot guarantee that WinGPS 5 and WinGPS 6 will automatically download chart updates or show them in the News Center.We are currently working hard on a solution.

The updates work well in the WinGPS versions for Android and iOS. These are shown when you start WinGPS Marine with an internet connection.

In the meantime, to be assured of our (weekly) updates, we recommend the following:

• First close WinGPS and open DKW Manager.
• Click on 'Install / Update'.
• Then choose 'DKW2 charts from the internet' and click 'Next'.
• Enter your Stentec account here (if it has not already been automatically filled in) and click 'Next'.
• You will now see the list of your DKW charts. Available updates are indicated in green as 'Updates Available' and are automatically checked.
• Click 'Next' to download and install the updates.
• When DKW Manager is finished, click 'OK' and you can restart WinGPS. The updated charts are now loaded and you can use them for navigation again.

Another major update is available for our most popular charts: DKW 1811 and DKW 1812 for the Dutch Wadden Sea.

Major changes in this update include:

• Adjustments to the depth image at various locations.
• Changes in the (protected) fishing areas.
• Relocation of some shipping channels, such as the shipping route over the Waardgronden.
• Of course updated with the latest weekly Notices to Mariners (BaZ updates).

Do you already have the 2024 edition of the DKW 1811 and/or 1812 for the Wadden Sea? Then you can download the above updates easily and quickly:

• In WinGPS on Windows you download the updates via Help > News Center.
• In WinGPS on Android and iOS, the updates are automatically shown when you start WinGPS Marine with a working internet connection.

Do you still have an older edition? Then don't wait any longer and order a new chart now. 

Last week, we made several major updates, including for the DKW German Bight and DKW German Baltic Sea Coast. The KNMI Harmonie model, a source for detailed weather forecasts on Dutch waters implemented in WinGPS, has also undergone significant improvements. Below, we would like to share more details with you, so that you can be even better prepared on the water.

Do you have the 2023 edition? Then you can opt for the affordable upgrade to the 2024 edition.