76CSx functionality now that BlueChart CDs are discontinued

I was horrified to learn today that Garmin had discontinued the CD version of BlueChart map data and dropped nRoute.

I use my 76CSx and a laptop as a chart plotter when sailing on the West coast of Canada and in the Virgin Islands area of the Caribbean.

Do I have all of the following right?

• I have MapSource (6.15.7), nRoute 2.7.6, BlueChart Americas v9.00. Nobody can take this away, so I can always use it.
• I can never get any newer BCAMR data on my laptop now.
• I can buy MicroSD cards with newer data (BlueChart, but not the g2 or g2-Vision), but since I rarely look at the little screen on the 76CSx, there isn't much point. This map data cannot be copied to the laptop.
• HomePort doesn't help me in any way.
• If I junk all this and buy Fugawi or MapTech, they'll work with my 76CSx but even if they didn't (or I choose some other system) I can use gpsgate to translate to NMEA.

Right on all counts. Plus:

- GPSGate will create a virtual Garmin protocol port so you can use a non-Garmin NMEA GPS with nRoute.

...ken...

It appears to me that Garmin has decided to once again make BlueCharts available on CD?:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?...06#overviewTab

BlueChart® Americas

Part Number: 010-10317-00
Suggested Retail Price: $ 151.65 USD Normally ships in 1 - 3 business days
Item: CD-ROM

Edit: I'm not so sure now if this is correct? It may just be an error on Garmin's web page system that still shows it for sale?

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=254

I noticed that too, but this other page still says discontinued:

Garmin: MapSource - BlueChart

I clicked on Add To Cart and Checkout for the CD version, and it did not stop me. That's as far as I went though; I don't need to buy it again.

I tried that as well this morining before I posted. I also do not need an update yet so I stopped there as well. We'll have to see if someone does manage to purchase one.