The owner of the pretty catamaran “Phlat Chat” has sent in an updated copy of the passage plan that I first posted here.
You can download the updated passage planner here…
…Yes, its free and its virus free too!
The update is a useful calculator for fuel consumption especially if you have two engines and anticipate motoring for any length of time.
So now you get the following displays inside the passage plan:
..or if the calculations shows you havn’t got enough fuel then the display shows…
“Phlat Chat” will be cruising up the east coast of Australia over the Christmas period from Sydney to Lake Macquarie….am I envious?….no we love the rolling fog and bitter cold of the English Channel in December 
Nice template, however it would (in my view) be better if it had similar boxes as the Dep and Arr ones for the most likely alternate(s).
There are boxes for alternate in the form of WPs etc but the comments boxes do not encourage (or remind) the entry of details in the same way as the Dep and Arr boxes do; eg tides, VHF channels, main port this (secondary) alternate is based on etc.
If you have to divert, it’s highly possible things are going pear shaped, you don’t want to also have to dig out the pilot book to get this info while on the back foot.
Just a thought…