Boating & Sailing
Whether you're an expert or just a beginner you'll find something useful and interesting in the boating and sailing Web sites listed below. The first two things a sailor wants to know when he's about to set out are the weather and tides. Several sites providing marine weather and sea conditions are listed below. Marine forecasts and tide charts are provided online by the US government for the entire United States' coastline. Additional sites provide information on all aspects of sailing and boating - from nautical terminology to racing and extreme sailing.
Maine Harbors
www.maineharbors.com
Tide and weather for the New England mariner. Tide charts from Downeast Maine to Connecticut, coastal marine conditions and forecasts from the Canadian Maritimes to Sandy Hook, NJ plus offshore and high seas forecasts, Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay-Vineyard Sound currents, New England nautical links, and Moon phase. A truly marvelous site.
SailMaine
www.sailmaine.org
SailMaine is a state-wide non-profit organization formed to support sailing in Maine at the grass-roots, community level.
Agamenticus Yacht Club in York, Maine
www.aycsail.org/
Links to other Yacht Clubs along the coast.
Tides Online
tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tidal charts for the entire coastal United States.
National Weather Service
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm
Marine and coastal weather services, tide information, sea surface temperature, download coast pilot nautical books, order up-to-date paper nautical charts.
National Data Buoy Center
ww.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Northeast.shtml
Northeast recent marine data.
Daily Predictions of Tides
www.tides.com/tcpred.htm
Charting and Navigation
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov
NOAA's nautical charts for navigating all U.S. coastal waters, the Great Lakes and the U.S. territories.
U.S. Coast Guard
www.uscg.mil
Official United States Coast Guard site.
U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Safety
www.uscgboating.org
Regulations, recalls & safety defects, news, statistics, glossary of boating terms, FAQs, links.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
www.cgaux.org
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Education
nws.cgaux.org/visitors/pe_visitor/index.html
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary courses provide instruction to boaters at all levels, from the fundamental to the advanced.
NOAA
www.noaa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides world-class information products and services to aid domestic and global commerce, promote safe and efficient marine and air transportation, and add to our understanding of the world's oceans.
All About Sailing
sailing.about.com
All about sailing. What more can I say?
Everything About Sailing
everythingaboutsailing.com
Over 2500 links - boat brokers, dealers, designers; chandlery, charter, organizations, extreme sailing, racing, safety and skills, and much more.
Yacht Club Finder
www.yachtclubfinder.com/
World-wide yacht club finder.
YachtClub.com
www.yachtclub.com/
World-wide yacht club finder.
Nautical Terms
www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/gloss.htm
Don't know a bowline from a bow line, a binnacle from a barnacle? This is the place to find out the meanings of nautical terms and phrases.
Boating Knots
netknots.com/html/boating_knots.html
Rope, knots and boats go hand-in-hand. Whether tying an anchor to a line or tying up a boat at a dock, the wrong knot will lead to trouble and the right knot, properly tied, will hold under extremely heavy loads. The selection of knots included in this Web site will cover most boating situations involving the use of a rope. Learn a few key knots well because whether you sail or power boat, sooner or later you'll need to know them!
Boating Basics Online
www.boatingbasicsonline.com
Online boating safety course.
America's Cup
www.americascup.com
News about the America's Cup.
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