Sorry for the bad pun, but it looks like the boating simulation, Ship Simulator 2008 has been officially released for sale. I remember the start of the series and they surely have come a long way since then. They say they have given players the option of piloting 16 unique watercraft and have added alot more to the 'free-float' game mode.

Release:
Leading computer software publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP, invite you to sail the open sea in the World’s best nautical simulator. Today they announced that Ship Simulator 2008 has begun shipping to major retailers across Canada and the US...
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