A Reader's Review: RayTech RNS 5.0

An upgrade to Raymarine's latest nav software prompts some useful feedback.

Raymarine's RayTech RNS 5.0 in action at the nav station.

After reader Joe Kosheff purchased version 5.0 of Raymarine's RayTech RNS nav software (he was upgrading from 4.0) and installed it on board his Sabre 362, he tried it out for a few months, and then sat down to write the following assessment. He offered it to us unsolicited. (Kosheff is a retired financial executive; he's not affiliated with Raymarine nor any of its competitors.) We shared Mr. Kosheff's comments with Raymarine and have interspersed the company's official responses throughout the text. …