FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April9, 2009 / Thomas J. Hilton
Hilton’s Fishing Charts, LLC
713 530-2267
FUGAWI X-TRAVERSE SUPPORTS
HILTON’S REALTIME-NAVIGATOR ONLINE CHARTS
SoftwareLeader’s Partnership with Innovative Online Fishing Map Server Marks Exciting New Chapter in Offshore Fishing Capabilities Using Fugawi Navigation Software and iNavX for iPhone™
HOUSTON, Texas – Hilton’s Fishing Charts LLC announced today the strategic partnership between software manufacturer Northport Systems Inc. and Hilton’s online map server Realtime-Navigator.com. Hilton’s ocean condition imageries will be supported on Northport’s online Fugawi X-Traverse collection for use with Fugawi™ navigation software, Apple iPhone™ and MacENC for Apple OS X. The combination of Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator with Fugawi X-Traverse provides anglers the unprecedentedability to navigate upon the highest resolution ocean condition imagery available using their iPhone or laptop.
Realtime-Navigator.com has pioneered the internet’s fish forecasting industry in the past 5 years providing unlimited access to the dynamic imageries that affect offshore fishing conditions such as sea surface temperature, water color, altimetry, and surface currents. This trend-setting format has allowed anglers, by cross-referencing the different data sets, to direct strategies toward areas of greatest fish concentrations from their home or office in the days preceding their fishing trip. This has resulted not only in increased angling success, but in reduced fuel costs based on the knowledge of where to go before they even leave the dock. Now, this partnership with Northport is providing Hilton’s subscribers the best of both worlds - monitor the conditions from your home or office in the days preceding your trip to determine the tendencies, AND now take it out on your boat and navigate on the latest imageries.
With the addition of Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator maps to its Fugawi X-Traverse system, users can now download up-to-date maps directly from the internet to their navigation software. Fugawi X-Traverse’s support for the Realtime-Navigator information allows users to have full navigational abilities on Hilton’s imageries using the popular iNavX software for iPhone, Fugawi Marine ENC navigation software for a PC or MacENC software for Mac OS X. X-Traverse costs $99/year which allows users to plot waypoints and save tracks in Fugawi Marine ENC and transfer them to iNavX software on the iPhone, or vice versa.
X-Traverse subscribers can get access to Hilton’s imagery via their iPhone with iNavX,an approved app on iTunes that you can purchase and download intoyour iPhone for $49. The iPhone has a true satellite GPS imbedded in it, so you don't need to be in cell range to navigate (but you do need to be in cell range to download the imagery before you leave the dock). This will be great for the guys with center consoles who don't want to drag a laptop on board - the phone stays nice and dry in your shirt pocket or duffle bag until you need it. Additionally, this is a great safety net in case your electronics go out - you have a full-bore navigation program in your shirt pocket that will get you home, or on your spot if your electronics fail.
“This is a game-changer,” said Thomas Hilton, president of Hilton’s Fishing Charts. “Our partnership with Northport Systems provides offshore anglers unparalleled abilities to use the latest high-resolution water condition imagery to navigate to the most-productive fishing grounds, while at the same time maximizing their time and fuel efficiency.”
“Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator gives the saltwater angler a powerful new tool,” said Robin Martel, president of Northport Systems. “Providing up-to-date maps of sea conditions as a complement to our already broad feature set gives Fugawi X-Traverse customers a tremendous advantage to help them target and catch fish.”
Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator maps are expected to be live in the Fugawi X-Traverse system in May of 2009.
For more information on Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator, go to or contact (713) 530-2267. For more information on Fugawi X-Traverse, or to learn more about Northport Systems and its entire product line, please contact (416) 920-9300 or visit or
About Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator:
Established in 2002 in Houston, Texas, Hilton’s Fishing Charts LLC ( has been an industry leader in providing cutting-edge technologies to the fishing community. In May 2004, Hilton’s launched which revolutionized the fish-forecasting service industry via the internet by providing unlimited access to sea temp, water color, altimetry, and surface current imageries. Hilton’s provides data that both neophyte and veteran anglers can use to increase their angling success while at the same time maximizing time and fuel efficiencies. “Catch More Fish Using Less Fuel”.
About Fugawi X-Traverse:
Fugawi X-Traverse ( is designed for marine and outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy flexible charting and planning. The innovative web application enables users of mobile software to exchange data with PC or Mac based software. X-Traverse provides seamless waypoint transfer between an iPhone or iPod Touch and a PC or Mac, and allows users to safely save, retrieve and move data without cabling between a desktop and a mobile device. X-Traverse also facilitates the direct download of Fugawi Touratel Maps to a variety of desktop and mobile application. A regularly updated list of compatible applications, supported handsets, and available maps and chart can be accessed on the X-Traverse website.