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Excellent Website for Reading and Providing Cruising Information
 

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Cruising Distances - Canadian West Coast

  Start Date pending for Oct 1, 2007
Nolhi & Mike   (1978 San Juan - Sloop) Gig Harbour, WA to Alaska - A great story with wonderful photos.
                    Submitted by  - Bob and Barb McCoy - sv Athena S-1330 Hull 16  S.Y.O.G.   
Adventures of sv Watermelon   -  Suggested by Kim on Cheers S-53 Hull 25
Sail Gemini     -    An excellent site
The Voyages of "Out of Bounds" -    An around the world trip on a Sailboat - A good story.
The Sleavin Family - A very interesting site - Worth a Look
The U.S.S. Maverick -   A Great Cruising Website 

Check this site for Oregon Coastal Surf
http://www.oregonsurfcheck.com/

Important Links from above page
Coastal Marine Forecast
Oregon Surf Page
Buoy Reports
Oregon Climate Service
National Weather Service - Portland
Wind Observations
Tide Predictor
buoyweather.com
Magic Seaweed

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Looking for a little R & R  Try this spot  Click Here
Don't forget your Sunscreen
A link to Mexico Vacation Travels

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BEACON REGISTRATION FROM NOAA
Register your 406 EPRIB Online
VERY IMPORTANT

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We need to Talk
Satellite Phones - Information

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Cruising the San Juans?
The folks at www.guidetosanjuans.com produced a great
Interactive Map - Click Here

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This Link is an absolute must for Cruisers to browse
Click on the Logo

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Current Information From Latitude 38
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YOTREPS
Tracking the Cruisers

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 Piracy Reports by I.C.C.S. 
  (International Chamber of Commerce)

Click on Logo

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Kids Onboard - Children can and should
Notice to Mariners - American
Marine Planner - Commercial
Cruisers Log    General Cruising Information from another Cruiser
Tracking Cruising Vessels    A Unique method of locating and Communication with Cruisers
Entering Foreign Waters    Reliable Information from Sailnet.com  
Mexican Insurance - Commercial Site
Jimmy Cornell's World Cruising Information    Cruising Information Site
Sea Rescue    Lots of links to go through.  Interesting
Heavy Weather Sailing    From Northwest Yacht Deliveries - A lot of good information to view.
Drag Devices    As published in Ocean Navigator Magazine - Issue #70
Survival    Survival Table of Contents. - Sea and Land
San Diego Government and Contacts    Loads of Link - Governments Contacts
Money Exchange    From the Bank of Canada
Anchoring    A Scrape in the Dark by Bill Wallace
Operating in Reduced Visibility    Good advice from BoatSafe.com  Rules and Regulation you got to know.
Running Aground    Immediate Action Requirements
Man Overboard    An important review from BoatSafe.com
GPS    GPS Updates from BoatSafe.com
Tropical Storm 'Mitch'    A 53' Hans Christian goes up against Hurricane Mitch.
Preparing for Cruising    A code of practice for the Cruising Yachtsman
Taking your Boat to Mexico    Very important reading if you plan on taking your boat in to Mexico.
Basic Sailing Manual    If you need to brush up or are new to sailing - then this is for you.
Radio Propagation and Aurora    If your are into Communications Equipment then you will understand this site well.
Reading Tide Tables     A Step by Step Guide to reading and understanding Tide Tables  Excellent Explanation
Marine Radio Use -         You have legal responsibilities if you operate a Radio.  You should know them.
International Dateline - Questions 
Disease Control - From the Centre of Disease Control
Sea Sickness - Sooner or later you will deal with it
 

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National Date Buoy Center
Buoy Locations for Recent Observations
Click Here

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As a Matter of Interest - Catalina Info.
This was sent to me by a Catalina Yacht Owner
Click Here

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Boat Stability and Ability   
Myth or Math - Get the Real Specs.  A Must to Know Your Boat
Have you ever stood on the dock with other sailors and someone starts
talking about a boats offshore ability, righting moment, sea kindliness and so on. 
All the words you have heard before.  Here is how to put some substance to those conversations.
Click on the little black boat below and carefully and accurately put in the correct information.
You may be surprised.  Here is an example of some numbers you can input for the Spencer 35 and 35MKll

Waterline 25 - Length 35 - Displacement 12000 - Ballast 4200 lbs - Draft 5' 3" - Beam 9' 6" - Sail Area 522 (485 for MKll)

Click on the little black sailboat to Enter and follow the instructions

Click Here
When you enter this Site - Read and then scroll down for your calculations.
Very good information - Courtesy of Carl Adler

Carl reported that most of his formulae are based on Ted Brewers findings
See Ted Brewers Webpage
Be sure to click on "Yacht Design - A Primer" when you get in to Ted's site.

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Hydrovane Self Steering
www.hydrovane.com

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European Internet
Boating and Sailing - Click Here  (Non English)

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Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter

.Guardians of the Waterways    Canadian Coast Guard    US Coast Guard    Danish Guard

Search & Rescue    SW North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea

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Cruising Associations

      
Three Excellent Cruising Organizations - Find the Links below

Bluewater Cruising Association  Seven Seas Cruising Association  DanishOceanCruisingAssociation

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More Links

Sailboat Calculator    I repeated this excellent site here.  Be accurate with your numbers that you input.
Great Lakes    From the Ontario Marine Operators Association
Hypothermia in Water    If you end up in the water or have a MOB you had better review this article.
Brian Toss - Rigging    Located in Port Townsend
Money Exchange    From the Bank of Canada

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