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Index of Links

Boating Safety resources
Cruising Sailors' resources
How-to articles
Just for fun
Liveaboard boating resources
Manufacturers & Products recommended by our subscribers
Misc. Links

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Boating Safety Information Resources

	Item	Link to Detail
Boating Safety Information
	US Coast Guard accident statistics for 2004 (latest year available online)	Link
	US Coast Guard safety page	Link
	US Power Squadrons - Civic group that offers beginning & advanced courses on Seamanship, Piloting, Navigation, Cruise Planning and other topics.	Link
	- Akron, OH Power Squadron	Link
	- Bayside, NY Power Squadron	Link
	- Beaufort, SC Power Squadron	Link
	- Beverly, MA Power Squadron	Link
	- Catawba Power Squadron, Serving the Lake Wylie area of South Carolina and North Caroliina	Link
	- Cutler Cove Power Squadron, Miami-Dade FL	Link
	- Daytona Beach, FL Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- Dearborn, MI Power Squadron	Link
	- Evansville Bend, IN Power Squadron	Link
	- Everett, WA Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- Houston, TX Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- Lake Candlewood (CT) Power Squadron	Link
	- Lake Norman, NC Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- Las Vegas, NV Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- Miles River Sail and Power Squadron, Talbot County MD	Link
	- Mobile, AL Sail and Power Squadron	Link
	- New London, CT Power Squadron	Link
	- Ocean City, MD Power Squadron	Link
	- Oklahoma City Sail and Power Squadron	Link
Free Online Training Courses
	BOAT/US - Online boating safety course	Link
	Free site - practice the USCG exam for your Captain's license	BoatSafe.com
	Free site - USCG captain's license, celestial navigation and more	SeaSource.net

Online Training Courses - Fee applies
	State-by-state certification (Note: most states do NOT require certification for a person older than 16 years old to operate a boat)	Boat-ed.com BoaterExam.com

Cruising Sailors' Resources

	Item	Link to Detail
Crew
	Find A Crew - International crew finder service; thousands of listings

Cruising Guides - Websites, Books and Videos
	Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association	Link
	Duncan & Ware - The classic guide to the New England Coast - enfire book online for free	Link
	CruiseGuides.com - for ICW travel	Link
	"Snowbirders Guide South Along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway"	Link
	Waterway Guide - popular guide to the ICW	Link

Destinations
	Bahamas
	Bermuda
	Caribbean
	Chesapeake
	FL Keys - An online cruising guide for the Florida Keys and Cuba	BootKeyHarbor.com
	Great Lakes - links page from the Great Lakes Cruising Club	Link
	New England
Living the Dream
	Cruising Life online magazine	TheCruisingLife.com
	Cruising sailboat webring	Link
	Cruising World magazine	Link
	Latitudes & Attitudes magazine	Link
	Multihull cruising	CruisinCats.com
	Sailing and cruising news/stories	CruiseNews.net
	Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA)	Link
Weather
	Live NOAA bouy data - very easy to use	Link
	East Coast US - fantastic site for wind speed and direction . Click on the chart for regional NWS wx forecasts.	Sailflow.com

How-to

	Item	Link to Detail
Collections of How-to Articles
	BOAT/US - Tom Neal's Cruising articles	Link
	Cruising World's Hands-on Sailor articles	Link
	DIY Boat Magazine - Online articles	Link
	Good Old Boat Magazine	Link
	SailNet - library of online articles	Link
	West Marine Advisor	Link
	Yacht-Survey.com - library of online articles	Link
Boating Advice
	"Ask the experts " - submit questions to sailing experts	Sail Magazine online

Just For Fun :-)

	Item	Link to Detail

	Boating cartoons at bottomjob.com	Link
	Eileen Quinn - songs for cruising sailors and those who dream of the cruising life	Link
	Knot tying - site with animations on how to tie knots	Link
	Sail 24/7 - Terrific sailing photos on a site for sailors, by sailors.	Link
	The Parrothead WebRing (for Jimmy Buffett fans)	Fins Up!
	What's my pirate name?	Arrrgh!

Live Aboard Boating Resources

	Item	Link to Detail
General
	Living Aboard Magazine - discussion groups - various topics	Link

Manufacturers and Products

SmartCaptain subscribers have recommended these products and services:

	Item	Link to Detail
Cruising Sailboats
	Island Packet - Full keel cruising sailboats	Link
	Nordica Boats - Traditional Cruising sailboats N-16, N-20 and N-30	Link


Equipment

Misc.

	Item	Link to Detail
Other Links / Indices / Collections
	"The Mother of all Maritime Links " - thousands of links in hundreds of categories.	Link
	Seven Seas Cruising Association links page - hundreds of links oriented towards cruising sailors.	Link
	"Sail the Net" - Directory of links for cruising, charter, learn to sail, and more	Link
Cruising / Racing / Yacht Clubs
	Bird Key Yacht Club - "A jewel on Sarasota Bay"	Link
	Broad Bay Sailing Assoc. - Promoting sailing around Virginia Beach and on Chesapeake Bay	Link
	Cruising Club of Virginia, Portsmouth VA	Link
	Duck Island Yacht Club, Westbrook CT - Racing and cruising on Long Island Sound	Link
	Hunter Sailing Association - Cruising and Racing Hunters throughout the middle Chesapeake Bay	Link
	Seaford Yacht Club, Seaford VA - "Home of the friendliest people on the Chesapeake Bay"	Link

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