BearboatXL is the latest member of a family of programs for designing kayaks and similar small craft. The original program distributed on the web was Bearboat Classic, originally known simply as Bearboat. It was released in 1998 and ran only on Windows PCs.
In 2002, Bearboat Classic was superseded by Bearboat Pro, which ran on both Mac and PC computers. In 2009, BearboatSP replaced Bearboat Pro. Finally, in 2026, BearboatXL, which runs exclusively on the Mac, replaced BearboatSP.
Access to the older programs is being maintained for the time being, but changes in both the Windows and macOS operating systems have made them impossible or nearly impossible to run on modern machines.
There is no direct or automatic way to read earlier Bearboat file formats using BearboatXL. Although BearboatXL uses many of the same design parameters as earlier versions, files cannot be imported directly. However, if you have access to BearboatSP files — which are, to some extent, human-readable — it is usually possible to manually recreate earlier designs in BearboatXL with a high degree of accuracy.
This is a program to access many images of human anatomy. These images are useful for learning anatomy and as reference tools for medical practitioners, radiologists in particular.
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XojoDeprecatedThis remains available for historical reasons. Users are directed to ASK_Palette which has the same functionality and more.
KM_GridPalettesAvailable here are charts which have been formatted as to be useful to kayakers. These are free and cover areas that I have recently kayaked.
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Nice short hike on the northwest corner of Nootka island to the ruins of a World War II radar station near Ferrer Point
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Fox Island CemeteryI maintain a small blog where I post occasional updates about the software and resources available on this site. While my current focus is on BearboatXL, updates to other projects are also announced there. My responses to questions and comments will also be found here when they are considered of general interest.
This is where I announce new releases, fixes, and other significant changes.
You can find the blog here:
https://bearboat.pika.page/
The blog is intentionally quiet — posts appear only when there is something substantive to report. I welcome feedback. rlivingston@me.com