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Boating Related Website Links
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Boating Organizations
| American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) | http://www.abycinc.org/ |
| America's Great Loop Cruisers Association (AGLCA) | http://www.greatloop.com/ |
| American Power Boat Association | http://www.apba-racing.com |
| BoatUS : Boat Owners Association of the United States homepage. | http://www.boatus.com/ |
| Canada Coast Guard Auxiliary | http://www.ccga-gcac.org/ |
| Canada Coast Guard Home Page | http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/ |
| Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons | http://www.cps-ecp.ca/ |
| Canadian Yachting Association | http://www.sailing.ca/ |
| National Association of State Boating Law Administrators | http://www.nasbla.org/ |
| National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Maritime Safety Information Page.: | http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/ |
| National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) : More than 1400 companies belong to this organization. | http://www.nmma.org |
| NIMA publications site : Free downloads of The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch), Publication 229, Chart No. 1, light lists and other useful publications. You'll want a high-speed Internet connection for some of the larger downloads. | http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/ |
| NOAA Charts : Nautical charts, including free downloads of electronic chart data. | http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ |
| Transport Canada Marine : | http://www.tc.gc.ca/marine/ |
| U.S. Power Squadrons | http://www.usps.org/ |
| U.S. Sailing | http://www.ussailing.org/ |
| US Coast Guard : Recreational Boating | http://www.uscgboating.org/ |
| US Coast Guard Auxiliary | http://www.cgaux.org/ |
| US Coast Guard Home Page | http://www.uscg.mil/ |
| US Coast Guard Mariner Licensing : | http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm |
| US Naval Observatory (USNO) Astronomical Application Department : Publications and software relating to celestial navigation. | http://aa.usno.navy.mil/ |
| USCG Boatbuilder's Handbook : | http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/ boatbuilder/index.htm |
| USCG Boating Safety : Homepage for recreational boating safety and regulations. | http://www.uscgboating.org/ |
| USCG Vessel Documentation Center : Information on documenting your boat. | http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/vdoc/nvdc.htm |
Interesting Sites
| Best Boating Web Pages : Contains links to other boating-related sites rated as the best sites. | http://www.bestboating.org/ |
| Boat Mall : Boat listing, links to boating organizations and boat manufacturers, marinas, and lots of other information. | http://www.boatmall.com |
| Boat TraderOnline.com : Lists more than 100,000 boats for sale. | http://www.boattraderonline.com |
| BoatingLinks.com : Contains links to plenty of other boating-related sites. | http://www.boatinglinks.com/ |
| Boatlinks.com : Contains links to other boating related sites. Very comprehensive. | http://www.boatlinks.com/ |
| BoatSafe : General safety information. Online boating courses. Lots of information and tips on boating | http://www.boatsafe.com/ |
| Bruce Roberts Yacht Design : This is for people interested in metal boats, sailboats, and powerboats. | http://www.bruceroberts.com/ |
| Canada Tourist Information : | http://www.etourist.ca/travel/ |
| Covey Island Boatworks: Specialize in wood/epoxy construction | http://www.coveyisland.com/ |
| Gerr Marine: Interesting boat designs | http://www.gerrmarine.com/ |
| Guide to Sailing and Cruising Stories : Personal cruising stories make for interesting reading. Articles on anything to do with boats. | http://cruisenews.net |
| Kasten Marine Design Inc : This site contains several informative articles on boat design and building. | http://www.kastenmarine.com/ |
| MarinePlanner : This site specializes in route planning tools, including downloadable charts and weather plots. Also has a "MariPedia," which has links to many other sites. | http://www.marineplanner.com/ |
| NADA Guides.com : Used car and boat price guide. | http://www.nadaguides.com/ |
| Open Directory -Boating Laws and Regulations : This site has links to various state boating-related websites. | http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Boating/ Safety/ Boating_Laws_and_Regulations/ |
| Pat's Boating in Canada : An excellent website with all kinds of information pertaining to boating in Canada, including regulations, safety, and other general interest information. Includes links to other site. | http://boating.ncf.ca/ |
| Reed's Nautical Almanac Home page.: | http://www.reedsalmanac.com/ |
| World Wide Boat Shows Calendar by NMMA : | http://www.nmma.org/calendar |
| Yachtsurvey.com : A collection of more than 150 articles on boats by David H. Pascoe, marine surveyor. He also has some books for sale. If you're thinking of buying a boat, these are books that might just save you a lot of money and headaches. | http://www.yachtsurvey.com/. |
| YachtWorld.com : More than 70,000 boats for sale. | http://yachtworld.com/ |
Equipment and Supplies
| Bearing Buddy : Produces boat trailer bearing lubrication system. | http://www.bearingbuddy.com/ |
| Boat Manufacturer Directory : A comprehensive listing of most powerboat manufacturers. | http://www.rbbi.com/links/pbl.htm |
| Boater's World : Major chain of boating supply stores. They have over 130 stores and catalog and internet ordering. | http://www.boatersworld.com/ |
| Celestaire : This company specializes in sales of traditional navigation equipment including a variety of sextants. They also have the newer stuff like GPS. They are quite price competitive. After shopping around, I ended up buying my own sextant here. | http://www.celestaire.com/ |
| Fulton Performance Products. Produces boat trailer bearing lubrication system. : | http://www.fultonperformance.com |
| Liqua-Lube, Inc : Produces boat trailer oil bath lubrication system. | http://www.liqualube.com |
| SailNet : Store that carries almost everything but with an emphasis on sailing. | http://www.sailnet.com |
| Tie Down Engineering : Produces boat trailer oil bath lubrication system. | http://www.tiedown.com |
| West Marine : The Home Depot of marine supplies and equipment. More than 350 stores. Catalog and internet sales. | http://www.westmarine.com |
Magazines
| Boating Life Magazine : | http://www.boatinglifemag.com/ |
| Boating Magazine : | http://www.boatingmag.com/ |
| Cruising World : | http://www.cruisingworld.com |
| Discover Boating : | http://www.discoverboating.com/ |
| Go Boating : | http://www.goboatingamerica.com |
| Latitudes and Attitudes : | http://www.latsandatts.net/ |
| Motor Boat and Yachting : | http://www.mby.com/ |
| MotorBoating : | http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/ |
| Multihulls Magazine for sailing multihulls: | http://www.multihullsmag.com/ |
| Ocean Navigator : Emphasis on navigation and weather. | http://www.oceannavigator.com/ |
| Passagemaker : Emphasizes trawler type boats. | http://www.trawlertravel.com |
| Power and Motoryacht : | http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com |
| Power of Multihulls for power multihulls: | http://www.powermultihulls.com/ |
| Powerboat Reports : This periodical reviews powerboats, and powerboat equipment and supplies. Powerboat Reports does not accept commercial advertising. Sister publication of Practical Sailor. | http://www.powerboat-reports.com |
| Practical Sailor : This periodical reviews sailboats, and sailboat equipment and supplies. Practical Sailor does not accept commercial advertising. Sister publication of Powerboat Reports. | http://www.practical-sailor.com/ |
| Sail : | http://www.sailmag.com/ |
| Sailing World : | http://www.sailingworld.com/ |
| Sea : | http://www.goboatingamerica.com/sea/ |
| Trailer Boats Magazine : | http://www.trailerboats.com/ |
| Wooden Boat : | http://www.woodenboat.com/ |
| Yachting : | http://www.yachtingnet.com/yachting/ |
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