January 14, 2004

Set Sail with the Newly Expanded Garmin® MapSource BlueChart 6.0
Expanded Bahamas coverage part of latest edition

OLATHE, Kan./January 14, 2004 — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced a major expansion to its worldwide coverage of MapSource® BlueChart® marine cartography (version 6.0), including enhanced coverage of the Bahamas.

"BlueChart 6.0 marks a significant expansion by Garmin to offer one of the most detailed and extensive electronic chart libraries available anywhere," said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s director of marketing. "Mariners equipped with Garmin chartplotters now can have access to electronic cartography that isn’t currently available on other GPS units."

One of BlueChart 6.0’s most anticipated features is expanded coverage of the Bahamas — through Garmin’s relationship with Lewis Offshore Ltd. and their highly detailed and respected Explorer Chartbooks®. The charts — covering the Near Bahamas, Far Bahamas, and Exumas — were developed by the husband and wife team of Monty and Sara Lewis, who have been painstakingly charting the region since the mid-1990s.

"We’ve always been proud to be the paper ‘charts of choice’ for boaters traveling in the Bahamas," said Monty Lewis. "Now, boaters can get the same highly accurate, one-of-a-kind charts directly on their Garmin chartplotters."

Like all other releases, BlueChart 6.0 features details like depth contours, inter-tidal zones, spot soundings, wrecks, navaids, restricted areas, cable areas, anchorages and much more. In addition to the expanded Bahamas coverage, BlueChart 6.0 is also enhancing its coverage by including:

• Imray charts of the Caribbean
• New coverage of Greenland and the Faeroes
• Port services for the United Kingdom
• New coverage of Portugal
• Completed coverage of Croatia

MapSource BlueChart 6.0 is available as a CD-ROM (Americas, Atlantic, or Pacific versions) or on pre-programmed data cards. The data is compatible with all Garmin chartplotters, including the new GPSMAP® 172/178, the GPSMAP 162/168, GPSMAP 182/188, GPSMAP 232/238, GPSMAP 2006/2010, GPSMAP 176C, and the handheld GPSMAP 60C/60CS. The GPSMAP 76 series, GPS V, iQue™ 3600, Rino® 120, Rino 130, eTrex Legend® and eTrex Vista® also offer limited compatibility with BlueChart.

MapSource BlueChart 6.0 will be available in late January, with a suggested retail price of $151.65. Pre-programmed regular-sized data cards are available for a suggested retail price of $160.70. Click here to view screen shots of the new BlueChart Americas v6 Bahamas coverage. For consumers wishing to upgrade to the new version from an earlier version of BlueChart, Garmin suggests visiting http://www.garmin.com/unlock/ for further details.

BlueChart Americas v6 Bahamas screen shots

Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices — most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin, MapSource, BlueChart, GPSMAP, GPS V, Rino, eTrex Legend, and eTrex Vista are registered trademarks, and iQue is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

Explorer Chartbooks is a trademark of Lewis Offshore Ltd.

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