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More Sailing Information and Links
General Sailing Resources from our friends at ASA
Boat Maneuvering
Docking
Downwind under sail
http://www.ehow.com/how_12599_sail-downwind-slip.html
In reverse
http://www.boatdocking.com/other/Sternway.html
Keelboat under power
http://www.ehow.com/how_12601_dock-keelboat-slip.html
Powerboat
http://www.boatsafe.com/books/dock2.htm
Under sail - general
http://www.mum.edu/exss_dept/sailing_club/sail/learn_to_sail/lesson5.html
Upwind under sail
http://www.ehow.com/how_12598_sail-upwind-slip.html
With wind on beam under sail
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/dock0308.htm
Educational Resources
Practical Sailor
www.practical-sailor.com - We take the guesswork out of boat & gear buying.
Knots
"Exploding" knots - Knots untied with one tug
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/explode.htm#5
Knot tying - Another excellent animated illustrations
http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm
Knot tying - Excellent animated illustrations
http://www.animatedknots.com
Knot tying - Basic knots - animated illustrations
http://131.230.57.1/knots.htm
Knot typing - Intermediate knots, illustrated and misc rope information http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/knotindex.html
Map Links
American Somoa
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/american_samoa.html
Australia and the Pacific
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html
Bahamas and Cuba
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/bahamas.gif
Bermuda
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/bermuda.jpg
Islands in the Caribbean
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html
Europe
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html
Mapuse
http://mapmuse.com/
Massachusettes State with Cape Cod
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/MA_213.n14.96sep30_1810.html
Polar Region and Oceans Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/polar.html
St. Vincent & Grenadines
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/stvincentgrenadines.jpg
The World Fact book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/refmaps.html
Trinidad & Tabago
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/trinidad_and_tobago.gif
Turks & Caicos
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/islands_oceans_poles/turks_and_caicos_islands.jpg
United States - maps as a whole and by state (may use for FREE)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/usa/hammonds1910/
Virgin Islands
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/virginislands.jpg
World Ocean Currents
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/ocean_currents_1943.jpg
Maritime Communication
Aids to Navigation Illustrations
Chart example
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/chart.htm
Lateral System
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/lateral.htm
Non-lateral Aids
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/non_lateral.htm
Road signs example
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/buoyage.htm
Uniform State Waterways Marking System
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/state_marking_system.htm
Western Rivers
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/rivers_marking_system.htm
Bowditch's The American Practical Navigator - (pdf download)
http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/
Download Free Morse Code training software
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=1080
Learn Morse Code online
http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/cours/CW_course.html
Maritime Mobile Services page from FCC
Terms, who needs a license, proper use
http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/fctsht14.html
Nautical Almanac pages for user-specified date
http://www.tecepe.com.br/scripts/AlmanacPagesISAPI.isa
Safety Valve
http://www.aquatrol.com/
Star Chart for user-specified location and date
http://www.tecepe.com.br/cgi-win/cgiasvis.exe
VHF Channels - List of channels and authorized uses for
http://www.americansternwheel.org/Articles/marine_vhf_radio_channels.htm
VHF - Proper use overview
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/anglerboater/2000/00julaug/vhfradio.htm
VHF - Proper use overview - (pdf download)
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/anglerboater/2000/00julaug/vhfradio.pdf
Navigation & Safety
Boating Safety - U.S.C.G. resources
http://www.uscgboating.org/
Great circle navigation charts
http://www.stormsurf.com/gc/mht/globe.html
Navigation Rules - U.S.C.G. online rules
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm
Sailing History
Evolution of the Sextant
http://home.earthlink.net/~nbrass1/cardart.htm
Historic Vessels
http://www.ils.unc.edu/maritime/ships.shtml#historic
Maritime Museums of North America Directory
http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Museums/mmna.html
Sailing Terms
Basic sailing terms in other languages
English - French - Italian - Netherlands - German - Spanish - Polish http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/dictionary/dict.html
English to French detailed sailing dictionary - .pdf download http://www.glenans-ireland.com/files/ENtoFR.PDF
Sails & Ships
How to Draw a ship:
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/rogerart/seven.html
Kathleen D Sailing Catamaran:
41 Foot Charter Cat for up to 18 Passengers
http://www.kathleend.net
Sail Diagrams
http://www.theageofsail.com/images/sails.jpg
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/Shared/images/shipsails_diagram.jpg
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/virtual/rigging/sails.htm
Sail Names - Cool diagram of a classic ship:
http://www.rmhh.co.uk/files/interest/sails.jpg
Satellite Images
State of California
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/CA_213.n14.96aug01_2047.html
State of Florida
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/FL_sst.n14.97jan21_0800.html
Tall Ships
Tall ship sail names and rig types
http://tallships.sailtraining.org/sailrigs.htm
The American Sail Training Association (ASTA) site
http://tallships.sailtraining.org/
Travel & Vacation
Buckhead Atlanta Hotels
http://www.buckheadatlantahotels.com/
Find hotels near Buckhead Atlanta Hotels!
Gtahotels.com
http://www.gtahotels.com - Save on hotel reservations. Accommodation at cheap, budget, discount and luxury hotels.
Travel Directory
The Travel Directory - Directory presents more than five thousand resources on traveling, holiday and vacation planning and other travel related resources.
Travel-Island.com
http://www.travel-island.com/directory.links/New - This directory offers many kinds of information and resources and has an array of subjects to choose from.
Water Sports & Activities
Crackerjack Sportfishing Charters
Alaska Halibut Fishing - State of the art charter boats specifically designed for saltwater fishing in Alaska make us the first choice for quality Seward Alaska fishing charters for salmon, halibut and lingcod.
Fishing Directory
http://www.allfishinginfo.com/
Your one-stop destination for anything you can think about Fishing. This Fishing Directory designed to help its users find the Fishing information, source, companies, products and services.
Kayaks HQ
http://kayakshq.com
Everything Kayaks, from Abeltasman And Kayak to Wooden Kayaks.
Scuba Diving Directory
http://scubadiving.ezresearch.info - directory resource for Scuba Diving!
Water Sports Directory
Directory organized by subject, including Water Sports.
Weather
Beaufort Wind Scale - descriptions and photo illustrations
http://www.boatingandmarineinfo.org/beaufort.html
Beaufort Wind Scale - (download pdf reference card)
http://www.boatingandmarineinfo.org/forces.pdf
Beaufort Wind Scale - Historical piece & graphs of wind forces
http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/beaufort.html
Buoy locations by Latitude and Longitude
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/wstat.shtml
Detailed maps showing wind direction and strength
Click on this URL and change buoy number to see different locations.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=41001
Global Marine Weather
http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/
National Data Buoy Center (NOAA)
Find current wind, wave and temperature information for a specific buoy
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/rmd.shtml
National Weather Service - U.S. Local Forecasts by City and State
Alaska Region http://www.arh.noaa.gov/
Central Region http://www.crh.noaa.gov/
Eastern Region http://www.erh.noaa.gov/
Pacific Region http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/hq/
Southern Region http://www.srh.noaa.gov/
Western Region http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service - U.S. Marine Forecasts
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marine_map.htm
Weather observation station locator (NOAA)
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html
Tropical Cyclones - Short online course with University of Wisconsin
http://dmc.engr.wisc.edu/courses/hazards/BB02-05.html
Boat Maneuvering
Docking
Downwind under sail
http://www.ehow.com/how_12599_sail-downwind-slip.html
In reverse
http://www.boatdocking.com/other/Sternway.html
Keelboat under power
http://www.ehow.com/how_12601_dock-keelboat-slip.html
Powerboat
http://www.boatsafe.com/books/dock2.htm
Under sail - general
http://www.mum.edu/exss_dept/sailing_club/sail/learn_to_sail/lesson5.html
Upwind under sail
http://www.ehow.com/how_12598_sail-upwind-slip.html
With wind on beam under sail
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/dock0308.htm
Educational Resources
Practical Sailor
www.practical-sailor.com - We take the guesswork out of boat & gear buying.
Knots
"Exploding" knots - Knots untied with one tug
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/explode.htm#5
Knot tying - Another excellent animated illustrations
http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm
Knot tying - Excellent animated illustrations
http://www.animatedknots.com
Knot tying - Basic knots - animated illustrations
http://131.230.57.1/knots.htm
Knot typing - Intermediate knots, illustrated and misc rope information http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/knotindex.html
Map Links
American Somoa
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/american_samoa.html
Australia and the Pacific
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html
Bahamas and Cuba
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/bahamas.gif
Bermuda
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/bermuda.jpg
Islands in the Caribbean
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html
Europe
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html
Mapuse
http://mapmuse.com/
Massachusettes State with Cape Cod
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/MA_213.n14.96sep30_1810.html
Polar Region and Oceans Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/polar.html
St. Vincent & Grenadines
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/stvincentgrenadines.jpg
The World Fact book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/refmaps.html
Trinidad & Tabago
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/trinidad_and_tobago.gif
Turks & Caicos
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/islands_oceans_poles/turks_and_caicos_islands.jpg
United States - maps as a whole and by state (may use for FREE)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/usa/hammonds1910/
Virgin Islands
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/virginislands.jpg
World Ocean Currents
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/ocean_currents_1943.jpg
Maritime Communication
Aids to Navigation Illustrations
Chart example
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/chart.htm
Lateral System
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/lateral.htm
Non-lateral Aids
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/non_lateral.htm
Road signs example
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/buoyage.htm
Uniform State Waterways Marking System
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/state_marking_system.htm
Western Rivers
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/aton/rivers_marking_system.htm
Bowditch's The American Practical Navigator - (pdf download)
http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/
Download Free Morse Code training software
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=1080
Learn Morse Code online
http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/cours/CW_course.html
Maritime Mobile Services page from FCC
Terms, who needs a license, proper use
http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/fctsht14.html
Nautical Almanac pages for user-specified date
http://www.tecepe.com.br/scripts/AlmanacPagesISAPI.isa
Safety Valve
http://www.aquatrol.com/
Star Chart for user-specified location and date
http://www.tecepe.com.br/cgi-win/cgiasvis.exe
VHF Channels - List of channels and authorized uses for
http://www.americansternwheel.org/Articles/marine_vhf_radio_channels.htm
VHF - Proper use overview
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/anglerboater/2000/00julaug/vhfradio.htm
VHF - Proper use overview - (pdf download)
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/anglerboater/2000/00julaug/vhfradio.pdf
Navigation & Safety
Boating Safety - U.S.C.G. resources
http://www.uscgboating.org/
Great circle navigation charts
http://www.stormsurf.com/gc/mht/globe.html
Navigation Rules - U.S.C.G. online rules
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm
Sailing History
Evolution of the Sextant
http://home.earthlink.net/~nbrass1/cardart.htm
Historic Vessels
http://www.ils.unc.edu/maritime/ships.shtml#historic
Maritime Museums of North America Directory
http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Museums/mmna.html
Sailing Terms
Basic sailing terms in other languages
English - French - Italian - Netherlands - German - Spanish - Polish http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/dictionary/dict.html
English to French detailed sailing dictionary - .pdf download http://www.glenans-ireland.com/files/ENtoFR.PDF
Sails & Ships
How to Draw a ship:
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/rogerart/seven.html
Kathleen D Sailing Catamaran:
41 Foot Charter Cat for up to 18 Passengers
http://www.kathleend.net
Sail Diagrams
http://www.theageofsail.com/images/sails.jpg
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/Shared/images/shipsails_diagram.jpg
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/virtual/rigging/sails.htm
Sail Names - Cool diagram of a classic ship:
http://www.rmhh.co.uk/files/interest/sails.jpg
Satellite Images
State of California
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/CA_213.n14.96aug01_2047.html
State of Florida
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/FL_sst.n14.97jan21_0800.html
Tall Ships
Tall ship sail names and rig types
http://tallships.sailtraining.org/sailrigs.htm
The American Sail Training Association (ASTA) site
http://tallships.sailtraining.org/
Travel & Vacation
Buckhead Atlanta Hotels
http://www.buckheadatlantahotels.com/
Find hotels near Buckhead Atlanta Hotels!
Gtahotels.com
http://www.gtahotels.com - Save on hotel reservations. Accommodation at cheap, budget, discount and luxury hotels.
Travel Directory
The Travel Directory - Directory presents more than five thousand resources on traveling, holiday and vacation planning and other travel related resources.
Travel-Island.com
http://www.travel-island.com/directory.links/New - This directory offers many kinds of information and resources and has an array of subjects to choose from.
Water Sports & Activities
Crackerjack Sportfishing Charters
Alaska Halibut Fishing - State of the art charter boats specifically designed for saltwater fishing in Alaska make us the first choice for quality Seward Alaska fishing charters for salmon, halibut and lingcod.
Fishing Directory
http://www.allfishinginfo.com/
Your one-stop destination for anything you can think about Fishing. This Fishing Directory designed to help its users find the Fishing information, source, companies, products and services.
Kayaks HQ
http://kayakshq.com
Everything Kayaks, from Abeltasman And Kayak to Wooden Kayaks.
Scuba Diving Directory
http://scubadiving.ezresearch.info - directory resource for Scuba Diving!
Water Sports Directory
Directory organized by subject, including Water Sports.
Weather
Beaufort Wind Scale - descriptions and photo illustrations
http://www.boatingandmarineinfo.org/beaufort.html
Beaufort Wind Scale - (download pdf reference card)
http://www.boatingandmarineinfo.org/forces.pdf
Beaufort Wind Scale - Historical piece & graphs of wind forces
http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/beaufort.html
Buoy locations by Latitude and Longitude
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/wstat.shtml
Detailed maps showing wind direction and strength
Click on this URL and change buoy number to see different locations.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=41001
Global Marine Weather
http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/
National Data Buoy Center (NOAA)
Find current wind, wave and temperature information for a specific buoy
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/rmd.shtml
National Weather Service - U.S. Local Forecasts by City and State
Alaska Region http://www.arh.noaa.gov/
Central Region http://www.crh.noaa.gov/
Eastern Region http://www.erh.noaa.gov/
Pacific Region http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/hq/
Southern Region http://www.srh.noaa.gov/
Western Region http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service - U.S. Marine Forecasts
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marine_map.htm
Weather observation station locator (NOAA)
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html
Tropical Cyclones - Short online course with University of Wisconsin
http://dmc.engr.wisc.edu/courses/hazards/BB02-05.html